Name: Dell POWERVAULT MD3600F
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Planning: MD3600f Series Storage Array Terms and Concepts 57

Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk

When you create a snapshot virtual disk, it automatically creates a snapshot

repository virtual disk. A snapshot repository is a virtual disk created in the

storage array as a resource for a snapshot virtual disk. A snapshot repository

virtual disk contains snapshot virtual disk metadata and copy-on-write data for

a particular snapshot virtual disk. The repository supports one snapshot only.

You cannot select a snapshot repository virtual disk as a source virtual disk or

as a target virtual disk in a virtual disk copy. If you select a snapshot source

virtual disk as the target virtual disk of a virtual disk copy, you must disable all

snapshot virtual disks associated with the source virtual disk.

CAUTION: Before using the Snapshot Virtual Disks Premium Feature in a

Windows Clustered configuration, you must map the snapshot virtual disk to the

cluster node that owns the source virtual disk. This ensures that the cluster nodes

correctly recognize the snapshot virtual disk.

CAUTION: Mapping the snapshot virtual disk to the node that does not own the

source virtual disk before the snapshot enabling process is completed can result

in the operating system incorrectly identifying the snapshot virtual disk. This can

result in data loss or an inaccessible snapshot.

For more information on mapping the snapshot virtual disk to the secondary

node, see the Dell PowerVault MD3600f and MD3620f Storage Arrays With

Microsoft Windows Server Failover Clusters on support.dell.com/manuals.

Virtual Disk Copy

Virtual disk copy is a premium feature to:

•Back up data

• Copy data from disk groups that use smaller-capacity physical disks to disk

groups using greater capacity physical disks

• Restore snapshot virtual disk data to the source virtual disk

Virtual disk copy generates a full copy of data from the source virtual disk to

the target virtual disk in a storage array and can be performed either online or

offline.

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Dell POWERVAULT MD3600F Specifications

General

HDD speed	15000 RPM
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Data transfer rate	8 Gbit/s
Storage drive size	3.5 \
Storage drive capacity	600 GB
Storage drive interface	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drives installed	Yes
Installed storage drive type	HDD
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Total installed storage capacity	3.6 TB
Maximum supported storage capacity	36 TB
Number of storage drives installed	6
Number of storage drives supported	12
Chassis type	-
Product color	Gray
LED indicators	Power, Status
AC input voltage	90-264 V
AC input frequency	47/63 Hz
Number of power supply units	1
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	600 W
Operating altitude	-16 - 3048 m
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80 %