The document outlines specifications for Isilon's all-flash and hybrid scale-out NAS storage systems, detailing node attributes, drive types, capacities, operating systems, power consumption, and network support. It highlights enhancements in scalability, data protection, and efficiency features provided by Isilon software. Various model configurations are included, showcasing a range of capacities and performance metrics suitable for diverse data storage needs.

1. ISILON All Flash and Hybrid Scale-Out NAS Storage Systems
Node Attributes & Options H400 H500 H5600 H600 A200 A2000 F800 F810
HDD / SSD Drive Type 2 TB 4 TB 8 TB 12 TB 2 TB 4 TB 8 TB 12 TB 10 TB 12 TB 600 GB 1.2 TB 2 TB 4 TB 8 TB 12 TB 10 TB 12 TB 1.6 TB 3.2 TB 3.84 TB 7.68 TB 15.36 TB 3.84 TB 7.68 TB 15.36 TB
Chassis Capacity (RAW)
1
120 TB 240 TB 480 TB 720 TB 120 TB 240 TB 480 TB 720 TB 800 TB 960 TB 72 TB 144 TB 120 TB 240 TB 480 TB 720 TB 800 TB 960 TB 96 TB 192 TB 230 TB 460 TB 924 TB 230 TB 460 TB 924 TB
HDD / SSD Drives per Chassis 60 x 3.5" 4KN SATA 60 x 3.5" 4KN SATA 80 x 3.5" 4KN SATA 120 x 2.5" 512N 60 x 3.5“ SATA 80 x 3.5“ SATA 60 x 2.5” SSD 60 x 2.5“ SSD
Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) Option
2
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (3.84 TB and 7.68 TB SSD No) Yes (3.84 TB and 7.68 TB SSD No)
Operating System OneFS 8.2 OneFS 8.2 OneFS 8.2 OneFS 8.2 OneFS 8.2 OneFS 8.2 OneFS 8.2 OneFS 8.2
Chassis Rack Units 4U 4U 4U 4U 4U 4U 4U 4U
Number of Noders per Chassis 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
CPU Type (per node) Intel® Xeon® D-1527, 4 cores, 2.20 Ghz Intel® Xeon® E5-2630 v4, 10 cores, 2.20 Ghz Intel® Xeon® E5-2680 v4, 14 cores, 2.40 Ghz Intel® Xeon® E5-2680 v4, 14 cores, 2.40 Ghz Intel® Pentium® D1508, 2 cores, 2.20 Ghz Intel® Pentium® D1508, 2 cores, 2.20 Ghz Intel® Xeon® E5-2697A v4, 16 cores, 2.60 Ghz Intel® Xeon® E5-2697A v4, 16 cores, 2.60 Ghz
ECC Memory (per node) 64 GB 128 GB 256 GB 256 GB 16 GB 16 GB 256 GB 256 GB
Cache SSDs (Qty. 1 or 2 per node) 800 GB SSD, 1.6 TB SSD, or 3.2 TB SSD 1.6 TB SSD, or 3.2 TB SSD 1.6 TB SSD, or 3.2 TB SSD 1.6 TB SSD, or 3.2 TB SSD 400 GB SSD 400 GB SSD - -
Self-Encrypting Drive (SED SSD) Option Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Front-End Networking (per node) 2 x 10 GbE (SFP+) 2 x 10 GbE (SFP+) or 2 x 40 GbE (QSFP+) 2 x 10 GbE (SFP+) or 2 x 40 GbE (QSFP+) 2 x 10 GbE (SFP+) or 2 x 40 GbE (QSFP+) 2 x 10 GbE (SFP+) 2 x 10 GbE (SFP+) 2 x 10 GbE (SFP+) or 2 x 40 GbE (QSFP+) 2 x 10 GbE (SFP+) or 2 x 40 GbE (QSFP+)
Infrastructure (Back-End) Networking (per node)
2 InfiniBand connections supporting QDR
links or 2 x 10 GbE (SFP+)
2 InfiniBand connections supporting QDR
links or 2 x 40 GbE (QSFP+)
2 x 40 GbE (QSFP+)
2 InfiniBand connections supporting QDR
links or 2 x 40 GbE (QSFP+)
2 InfiniBand connections supporting QDR
links or 2 x 10 GbE (SFP)
2 InfiniBand connections supporting QDR
links or 2 x 10 GbE (SFP)
2 InfiniBand connections supporting QDR
links or 2 x 40 GbE (QSFP+)
2 InfiniBand connections supporting QDR
links or 2 x 40 GbE (QSFP+)
Typical Power Consumption @ 240V (per chassis) 1120 Watts (@25°C) 1330 Watts (@25°C) 1668 Watts (@25°C) 1700 Watts (@25°C) 1060 Watt (@25°C) 1120 Watts (@25°C) 1300 Watts (@25°C) 1300 Watts (@25°C)
Maximum Power Consumption @ 240V (per chassis) 1560 Watts 1910 Watts 1948 Watts 1990 Watts 1460 Watts 1520 Watts 1800 Watts 1800 Watts
Typical Thermal Rating 3800 BTU/hr 4540 BTU/hr 5628 BTU/hr 5840 BTU/hr 3600 BTU/hr 3800 BTU/hr 4440 BTU/hr 4440 BTU/hr
Cluster Attributes & Options H400 H500 H5600 H600 A200 A2000 F800 F810
Number of Chassis 1 to 63 1 to 63 1 to 63 1 to 63 1 to 63 1 to 63 1 to 63 1 to 63
Number of Nodes 4 to 252 4 to 252 4 to 252 4 to 252 4 to 252 4 to 252 4 to 252 4 to 252
Cluster Capacity (RAW)
1
120 TB to 45.3 PB 120 TB to 45.3 PB 800 TB to 60.4 PB 72 TB to 9.0 PB 120 TB to 45.3 PB 800 TB to 60.4 PB 96 TB to 58 PB 230 TB to 58 PB
Cluster Capacity (Effective)
3
- - - - - - 77 TB to 46.5 PB 184 TB to 138 PB
Rack Units 4 to 252 4 to 252 4 to 252 4 to 252 4 to 252 4 to 252 4 to 252 4 to 252
Environmental Specifications H400 H500 H5600 H600 A200 A2000 F800 F810
Power Supply
Dual-redundant, hot-swappable 1050 W (low line) 1100 W (high line) power supplies with power factor
correction (PFC); rated for input voltages 90 - 130 VAC (low line) and 180 - 264 VAC (high line)
Dual-redundant, hot-swappable 1450 W power supplies with power factor correction (PFC); rated for input
voltage 180 - 265 VAC (optional rack mount step-up transformer for 90 - 130 VAC input regions)
Dual-redundant, hot-swappable 1050 W (low line) 1100 W (high line) power supplies with power factor
correction (PFC); rated for input voltages 90 - 130 VAC (low line) and 180 - 264 VAC (high line)
Dual-redundant, hot-swappable 1450 W power supplies with power factor correction (PFC); rated for input voltage
180 - 265 VAC (optional rack mount step-up transformer for 90 - 130 VAC input regions)
Operating Environment Compliant with ASHRAE A3 data center environment guidelines
Dimensions / Weight
Height: 7” (17.8 cm)
Width: 17.6” (44.8 cm)
Depth (NEMA)
4
: 35.8” (91.0 cm)
Depth
5
: 37.6” (95.5 cm)
Weight: 245 lbs. (111.1 kg)
Height: 7” (17.8 cm)
Width: 17.6” (44.8 cm)
Depth (NEMA)
4
: 35.8” (91.0 cm)
Depth
5
: 37.6” (95.5 cm)
Weight: 250 lbs. (113.4 kg)
Height: 7” (17.8 cm)
Width: 17.6” (44.8 cm)
Depth (NEMA)
4
: 40.4” (102.6 cm)
Depth
5
: 42.2” (107.1 cm)
Weight: 285 lbs. (129.3 kg)
Height: 7” (17.8 cm)
Width: 17.6” (44.8 cm)
Depth (NEMA)
4
: 35.8” (91.0 cm)
Depth
5
: 37.6” (95.5 cm)
Weight: 215 lbs. (97.5 kg)
Height: 7” (17.8 cm)
Width: 17.6” (44.8 cm)
Depth (NEMA)
4
: 35.8” (91.0 cm)
Depth
5
: 37.6” (95.5 cm)
Weight: 240 lbs. (108.9 kg)
Height: 7” (17.8 cm)
Width: 17.6” (44.8 cm)
Depth (NEMA)
4
: 40.4” (102.6 cm)
Depth
5
: 42.1” (107.1 cm)
Weight: 285 lbs. (129.3 kg)
Height: 7” (17.8 cm)
Width: 17.6” (44.8 cm)
Depth (NEMA)
4
: 35.8” (91.0 cm)
Depth
5
: 37.6” (95.5 cm)
Weight: 170 lbs. (77.1 kg)
Height: 7” (17.8 cm)
Width: 17.6” (44.8 cm)
Depth (NEMA)
4
: 35.8” (91.0 cm)
Depth
5
: 37.6” (95.5 cm)
Weight: 170 lbs. (77.1 kg)
Minimum Service Clearances Front: 40” (88.9 cm), rear: 42” (106.7 cm)
(1) Usable capacity will be lower than the raw capacity reflected in this specification sheet.
(2) Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) option is available for all available capacity and cache drive types (HDD and SSD). Isilon cluster must be running OneFS version 8.1.0.1 to support Gen6 SED drives. 12 TB drives in H5600 are non SED.
(3) Effective capacity is based on an 80% storage utilization rate. Actual storage utilization will vary by configuration. For Isilon F810, effective capacity is also based on a data compression ratio of up to 3:1. The actual data compression ratio will vary by dataset.
(4) Depth NEMA: Front NEMA rail to rear 2.5” SSD cover ejector.
(5) Depth: Front of bezel to rear 2.5” SSD cover ejector.
Product Attributes
Scale-Out Architecture Distributed, fully symmetric clustered architecture that combines modular storage with Isilon intelligent software
Modular Design 4 self-contained nodes include compute assembly and storage media in a 4U rack-mountable chassis. Integrates easily into existing Isilon clusters
Operating System Isilon OneFS distributed file system: creates a cluster with a single file system and single global namespace; fully journaled, fully distributed, globally coherent write/read cache
High Availability No single point of failure; self-healing design protects against disk or node failure; includes back-end intra-cluster failover
Scalability
With Isilon OneFS 8.2 and higher, Isilon clusters scale from 4 to 252 nodes in a single cluster. Add an additional chassis to scale performance and capacity in about a minute. Isilon F800 scales from 4 to 144 nodes in a single
cluster with up to 33 PB capacity (raw). Isilon F810 scales from 4 to 144 nodes in a single cluster with up to 33 PB capacity (raw) and up to 79.6 PB of effective storage capacity
Data Protection FlexProtect™ file-level striping with support for N+1 through N+4 and mirroring data protection schemes
Data Replication SyncIQ® fast and flexible file-based asynchronous replication
Data Retention SmartLock® policy-based retention and protection against accidental deletion
Security File system audit capability to improve security and control of your storage infrastructure and address regulatory compliance requirements
Efficiency SmartDedupe data deduplication option, which can reduce storage requirements by up to 35 percent
Automated Storage Tiering Policy-based automated tiering options, including Isilon SmartPools and CloudPools software, to optimize storage resources and lower costs
Network Protocol Support NFSv3, NFSv4, NFS Kerberized sessions (UDP or TCP), SMB1 (CIFS), SMB2, SMB3, SMB3-CA, Multichannel, HTTP, FTP, NDMP, SNMP, LDAP, HDFS, ADS, NIS reads/writes
ISILON Software
Dell EMC Isilon InsightIQ No charge software that maximizes the performance of your Isilon scale-out storage system with performance management, monitoring and reporting capabilities
Dell EMC ClarityNow
Locate, access and manage data in seconds, no matter where it resides – across file and object storage, on-prem or in the cloud. Gain a holistic view across heterogeneous storage systems with a single pane of glass, effectively
breaking down data trapped in siloes
Dell EMC Isilon SmartConnect Enable client connection load balancing and the dynamic NFS failover and failback of client connections across storage nodes to optimize the use of cluster resources
Dell EMC Isilon SmartQuotas Assign and manage quotas that seamlessly partition and thin provision storage into easily managed segments at the cluster, directory, subdirectory, user and group levels
Dell EMC Isilon SnapshotIQ Protect data efficiently and reliably with secure, near-instantaneous snapshots, while incurring little to no performance overhead and speed the recovery of critical data with nearimmediate on-demand snapshot restores
Dell EMC Isilon SyncIQ
Replicate and distribute large mission-critical data sets to multiple shared storage systems in multiple sites for reliable disaster recovery capability and use push-button failover and failback simplicity to increase the availability of
mission-critical data
Dell EMC Isilon SmartLock Protect your critical data against accidental, premature, or malicious alteration or deletion with our software-based approach to WORM and meet stringent compliance and governance needs, such as SEC 17a-4 requirements
Dell EMC Isilon SmartDedupe Increase efficiency and reduce storage capacity requirements by up to 35 percent with deduplication of redundant data across multiple sources
Dell EMC Isilon SmartPools Implement a highly efficient, automated tiered storage strategy to optimize storage performance and efficiency
Dell EMC Isilon CloudPools Seamless tiering of infrequently accessed data to public or private cloud storage options including Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, Virtustream, Dell EMC ECS or Dell EMC Isilon
Aspera for Isilon Benefit from high-performance wide area file and content delivery
ISILONSD Edge Free & Frictionless Version Flex Version Edge Version
Number of Nodes per Instance 3 to 6 nodes 3 to 6 nodes 3 to 6 nodes
Capacity per Instance Up to 36 TB Up to 36 TB Up to 36 TB
Operating System OneFS 8.0.0.0 or higher OneFS 8.1.0.0 or higher OneFS 8.0.0.0 or higher
Physical Servers Min. 1 / Recommended 3 Min. 1 / Recommended 3 Min. 1 / Recommended 3
Can be used in Production? No Yes, with paid Flex License Yes
Version of VMware ESX VMware ESXi 6.0, 6.5, 6.7 VMware ESXi 6.0, 6.5, 6.7 VMware ESXi 6.0, 6.5, 6.7
Version of vCenter vCenter 6.0, 6.5, 6.7 vCenter 6.0, 6.5, 6.7 vCenter 6.0, 6.5, 6.7
ISILON Software Included
ISILON SmartConnect,
SnapshotIQ, SmartQuotas,
SmartPools, InsightIQ, SyncIQ
All ISILON Software
included
All ISILON Software
included
OneFS
8.2.0
Snapshot Domains
Job Engine
File Policy Job
ShadowStore Defrag
SmartQuotas
Scale
WebUI
ShadCloud & Cloud Pools
SmartConnect & FlexNet
Leaf & Spine
Massive Scale Analytics Security
ZRBAC
SMB Performance Dataset Monitoring
SyncIQ
Upgrade / NDU
Hardware
NDMP
SSH Multi-factor Authentication
OneFS Auditing
HDFS TDE
SmartLock
Deep File to Object
Integration
Broad Enterprise
Enhancements
ISILON 4U Chassis - rear view ISILON H500 Hybrid - front view with bezel ISILON A200 Archive - front view with bezelISILON F810 All Flash - front view with bezel ISILON H5600 Hybrid - front view with bezel
ISILON 252 Node Cluster Rack View (Sample)
Dell Technologies continually develops and improves its products. Therefore, technical specifications and design variations may change over time. // Version v1a, August 2019 by Juergen Pruss© 2019 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved. Dell, EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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