Dell launches MD3000i for SMB

New Delhi

September 19th, 2007

Dell has announced the launch of MD3000i, a simplified storage consolidation
solution designed specifically for small and medium-sized customers to meet
their storage needs.

"We are committed to simplifying IT for our customers and changing the
economics of storage," said Pallab Talukdar, director-Enterprise Business,
Dell India. "The MD3000i is an example of how we drive out costs, drive up
functionality, and drive industry adoption of technologies and standards to meet
customer needs."

The Dell MD3000i is an easy-to-use, expandable iSCSI SAN array leveraging the
modularity and availability of the Dell Modular Disk series. It provides a
simplified solution - from installation to ongoing maintenance and management to
powerful performance and the ability to grow as a business grows.

"iSCSI is a breakthrough technology revolutionizing storage for SMBs,"
said Praveen Asthana, global storage director, Dell. "The MD3000i delivers
features that a few years ago would have only been found on systems costing five
to 10 times more."

He further added, "At Dell, our goal is to provide the SMB customer with
a complete iSCSI-based infrastructure. This includes our PowerEdge servers, our
PowerConnect network switches and PowerVault storage options that are all
designed specifically for iSCSI. This solution makes it easier for our customers
to get and grow the capacity they need."

It supports SAS or SATA Hard Disk Drives Dual Active/Active RAID controllers
and is equipped with Dual 1Gb Ethernet host ports/controller, mirrored cache
w/72 hours of battery backup. iSCSI supports up to 16 redundant servers and up
to 18TB of data across 45 drives and Microsoft Windows and Linux operating
systems.