EqualLogic Peer Storage

EqualLogic PS6100
iSCSI is more and more implemented also in bigger storage networks as it is easy to mange and, using load balancing, offers a performance comparable to Fibre Channel. But companies often start with smaller solutions that have to grow with the time.
EqualLogic with her Peer Storage systems offers a modular iSCSI solutions where scalability is practically unlimited. And what is more: all virtualization like RAID, replication, snapshots, load balancing and thin provisioning are included from the very beginning. There is no extra fees of software upgrades. So there are only three questions to start with: How much capacity? Single or dual controller? SATA or SAS od SSD disks?
By the way: EqualLogic iSCSI systems have not only been qualified for VMware: EqualLogic is "Technology Alliance Partner" of VMware.
Features
- iSCSI RAID for 16/24 or 48 SATA / SAS disks
- also with faster Solid State Disks (SSD)
- 2x 10 Gbit or 4x 1 Gbit iSCSI ports per controller
- heterogenious OS support (Windows, Linux, Unix)
- data protection by RAID 10, 5, 50, 6, with hot spare ยท
- battery backup for 72 h
- 1 GB cache
- redundante PSU and fans
- single or dual controller
- volume snapshots with scheduler, ReadOnly and ReadWrite (up to 512 snapshots per volume)
- volume cloning
- thin provisioning
- replication between two ore more systems
- automatic load balancing
- Peer Storage Architecture for easy and efficient scaling
- VMware certified
- optional on-site installation and service
Overview
| model | PS4000/ PS4100 | PS6000/ PD6100 | PD6500 | PS6010 | PS6510 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| host ports | 2x 1 Gbit iSCSI per controller | 4x 1 Gbit iSCSI per controlle | 2x 10 Gbit iSCSI per controller | ||
| height | 3 U | 3 U | 4 U | 3 U | 4 U |
| disks | 16 | 16 | 48 | 16 | 48 |
| disk size | 3 TB SATA | 3 TB SATA | |||
expandability (Peer Storage Group) | max. 2 systems | max. 16 systems, including up to 2 PS4000 | |||
Details
Detailed information on EqualLogic Peer Storage products and technology can be found on the EqualLogic homepage.

