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Dell PowerScale F910
High-end · all-flash · scale-out - Densest 2U all-NVMe PowerScale node aimed at AI/GenAI and high-capacity media workloads.
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OEM | Dell Technologies |
| Family | PowerScale |
| Class | High-end |
| Architecture | Scale-out cluster |
| Status | Current |
| Released | n/a |
| Operating system | PowerScale OneFS 9.8 or later |
| Controllers | 252 |
| Nodes | 3 - 252 |
| Cache / memory | 512 GB |
| Availability | n/a |
| Capacity and media | |
| Media | All-flash |
| Drive types | NVMe SSD, QLC NVMe |
| Drive note | 24 x 2.5in NVMe SSDs per node (TLC and QLC); SED option. Raw node capacity 92 TB to 2.9 PB; 61.4 TB drives need OneFS 9.10 (SED 9.11), 122 TB drives need OneFS 9.11; 400GbE NIC needs OneFS 9.13 |
| Flash drive sizes | 3.84, 7.68, 15.36, 30.72, 61.44, 122.88 TB |
| HDD sizes | n/a |
| Maximum drives | n/a |
| Controller enclosure | 2U, 24 drive bays |
| Expansion | Scale out by adding nodes (3 to 252 per OneFS cluster); no expansion shelves |
| Raw capacity | 276 TB - 737 PB |
| Cluster maximum | n/a |
| Effective maximum | n/a |
| Data reduction | n/a |
| Protection | FlexProtect N+1 to N+4, Mirroring |
| Protection note | FlexProtect file-level striping across nodes; SmartLock WORM retention; SyncIQ async replication; SmartDedupe and inline compression/dedupe; front-end 200Gb HDR InfiniBand NIC option, NFS over RDMA |
| Performance and connectivity | |
| Maximum IOPS | n/a |
| Maximum throughput | n/a |
| Latency | n/a |
| Conditions | Base figures describe one 2U node. raw_tb_min/raw_tb_max are cluster raw (3 to 252 nodes; cluster scaling limits may apply). cache_gb_max is ECC memory per node. power_w = max per node at 25C. No IOPS/throughput figures published in the spec sheet. |
| Protocols | NFS, SMB / CIFS, S3 object, HDFS, FTP, InfiniBand / RDMA file |
| Fibre Channel | - |
| Ethernet | 400 GbE |
| Host ports | n/a |
| Limits | |
| Volumes / LUNs | n/a |
| File systems | n/a |
| Snapshots | n/a |
| Management and support | |
| Management | OneFS WebUI, InsightIQ, CloudIQ / Dell AIOps |
| Power | 877 W |
| Positioned for | AI / ML, Media & entertainment, HPC, Analytics, File shares |
| Warranty | n/a |
| Design terms | Node pool · LUN · Host group · SyncIQ |
| Data services | |
✓ Deduplication
✓ Compression
? Thin provisioning
✓ Snapshots
? Clones
✓ Asynchronous replication
? Synchronous replication
? Active-active / metro
✓ Encryption at rest
? Immutable snapshots
? Ransomware detection
? Quality of service
✓ Automated tiering
✓ Cloud tiering
? VMware vVols
? Kubernetes CSI
✓ Native file services
✓ Native object (S3)
? Non-disruptive upgrades
✓ Scale-out
✓ stated by the OEM · ✕ not offered · ? not stated | |
| Source | |
| Product page | https://www.delltechnologies.com/asset/en-us/products/storage/technical-support/h15963-ss-powerscale-all-flash-nodes.pdf |
| Datasheet | https://www.delltechnologies.com/asset/en-us/products/storage/technical-support/h15963-ss-powerscale-all-flash-nodes.pdf |