SAN Storage Solutions

Compellent’s Storage Center is the first modular storage area network (SAN) that integrates enterprise capabilities into a single, comprehensive solution that every company can afford and any storage administrator can use.

Compellent’s modular product offering, Storage Center, includes: a scalable hardware platform that enables you to mix and match any number or type of disk drives, controllers and enclosures; a foundation of core storage capabilities that have been traditionally offered as add-on modules by other storage vendors; a powerful suite of software applications that optimizes utilization and speeds data recovery; and a single, intuitive, centralized management interface that streamlines administration of all your storage resources.

Core

Compellent’s Storage Center Core is shipped with every system and provides essential storage features that increase performance and availability - features that have been traditionally offered as add-on modules by storage vendors.

• Virtualization – provides efficient utilization of storage resources and boosts performance
• Read and Write Cache - boosts overall performance and availability
• Boot from SAN – eliminates need for internal disk for each server
• Data Prioritization - ensures the highest performance for key resources
• Unified User Interface - streamlines administration across all systems

Applications

Compellent’s Storage Center Applications place enterprise storage capabilities at customers’ fingertips through a suite of powerful management applications that can be tailored by Compellent’s business partners to meet each customer’s individual requirements for capacity, growth and redundancy.

• Efficient Utilization - creates any size volume, allowing storage to be added only when needed.
• Storage Tiering - automates migration to the appropriate class of storage
• Automated Replay - reduces backup and data restoration to a couple of mouse clicks
• Remote Replay – enables efficient remote replication and data restoration
• Dynamic Controllers - automates controller failover across any number of controllers

Hardware

Compellent’s Storage Center Hardware employs a modular, build-as-you-go approach that provides a low cost of entry, unlimited scalability and investment protection.

• Technology Independence - mix and match any server/host interface or drive technology
• Unlimited Capacity and Connectivity - add any number of disk drives, enclosures or controllers
• Tailorable Performance – incorporate the speed and bandwidth your business requires

Management

Compellent’s Storage Center Management platform provides a single, intuitive interface for consistent management across any Storage Center- reducing licensing and support costs, minimizing training, and eliminating long hours of administration.

• Rapid Setup and Installation – system is fully configured and ready for production in minutes
• Common Interface – Interface minimizes training and eliminates need for specialized skills
• Streamlined Administration – core administrative tasks are accomplished through unified toolset

Storage Center Product Overview