The Dell Compellent SC8000 is a high-performance, efficient, scalable solution designed to support the needs of an enterprise datacenter. The Dell SC8000 is architected on the Dell PowerEdge 12th generation server platform and can dynamically scale to meet business requirements.


Featuring a 2U rack chassis with dual six-core, 2.5GHz Intel Xeon E5-2640 processors, the Compellent SC8000 can support full high-availability and failover capabilities with a dual controller system.

Dell Compellent SC8000 Features:

Processor Two 2.5 GHz Six-Core (Sandy Bridge) Intel processors per controller
Memory (Read Cache) 16GB to 64GB total available cache per controller, with a max 128GB per dual controller system
Storage capacity Supports up to 960 SAS drives
Drive interfaces SAS and NL-SAS drives; Backwards compatible with existing Compellent Fibre Channel and SATA drives. Different drive types, transfer rates and rotational speeds can be mixed in the same system
RAID 0,5,6 10, and 10 DM (dual mirror)
Front-end connectivity Fibre Channel (4Gb, 8Gb, 16Gb), iSCSI (1Gb, 10Gb), FCoE (10Gb); Simultaneous interface support
Back-end connectivity SAS (6Gb, 3Gb); Fibre Channel (2Gb, 4Gb, 8Gb)
Chassis 2U Rack Size
Rack support ReadyRails II static rails for tool-less mounting in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in 4-post threaded-hole racks
For pricing on new or used Dell Compellent SC8000 storage models, upgrades or parts, please contact Vibrant sales at sales@vibrant.com or call 888-443-8606 or 952-653-1700.