Dell PowerScale H7100 80-Bay Hybrid NAS Storage

• Enterprise file services: Centralize large volumes of business files within a distributed NAS architecture.
• Unstructured-data repositories: Provide high-capacity storage for rapidly growing file-based datasets.
• Media and content repositories: Support large file collections where capacity density is a primary procurement requirement.
• Research and analytics environments: Provide scalable shared storage for data-intensive workflows.
• Backup and secondary storage: Consolidate large backup datasets on high-capacity HDD-based storage.
• AI and data pipelines: Provide shared file storage for large datasets feeding compute and analytics environments.
• Large-scale departmental consolidation: Replace multiple isolated NAS systems with a scale-out namespace.
• Enterprise data centers: Deploy high-capacity storage while retaining the ability to expand the cluster as requirements increase.
• Mixed performance/capacity workloads: Combine HDD capacity with SSD cache to balance storage economics and access performance.

• Brand: Dell
• Product Family: PowerScale
• Model: H7100
• Product Type: Hybrid Scale-Out NAS Platform
• Architecture: Distributed, symmetric scale-out cluster
• Nodes per Chassis: 4
• HDD Drives per Chassis: 80 × 3.5-inch
• Supported HDD Capacities: 12 TB, 16 TB, 20 TB, 24 TB
• Chassis Raw Capacity: 960 TB / 1.28 PB / 1.6 PB / 1.9 PB
• Memory per Node: 384 GB ECC
• Processor: Intel Xeon 5416S, 2 GHz, 16 cores, 150W TDP
• Storage Media: SATA and SAS
• SSD Cache per Node: 3.2 TB or 7.68 TB
• SSD Cache Quantity: 1 or 2 per node, depending on HDD configuration
• Front-End Networking: 2 × 100GbE QSFP28 or 2 × 25GbE SFP28 per node
• Infrastructure Networking: 2 × EDR InfiniBand or 2 × 100GbE QSFP28 or 2 × 25GbE SFP28 per node
• Operating System: OneFS 9.11.0.0 or later
• Cluster Chassis Range: 1–63 chassis
• Cluster Node Range: 4–252 nodes
• Maximum Listed Cluster Capacity: 100 PB
• Rack Units: 4U per chassis
• SED Option: FIPS-compliant SED HDD options available
• FIPS Coverage: FIPS 140-2 for 2TB–16TB drives; FIPS 140-3 for 20TB+ drives listed as CMVP pending
• Compatibility: PowerScale H7100; supported OneFS 9.11+ configurations
• Primary Workload: Demanding enterprise file workloads
• Deployment Type: Data center / enterprise storage

Why Choose This Product?

• High-capacity chassis design - 80 HDD bays provide a dense foundation for large enterprise data repositories.
• Up to 1.9PB per chassis - Reduces the number of chassis required when capacity is the dominant procurement driver.
• Scale-out architecture - Supports expansion from 4 nodes to large multi-chassis clusters without abandoning the distributed storage model.
• High-speed networking options - 100GbE, 25GbE and EDR InfiniBand choices help align storage connectivity with existing data-center fabrics.
• HDD plus SSD cache architecture - Delivers a capacity-focused platform without relying exclusively on flash storage.
• Unified namespace - OneFS combines storage into a single distributed file system and global namespace, simplifying access to data across the cluster. 
• Enterprise memory capacity - 384GB ECC memory per node provides a substantial memory resource for demanding file workloads.
• Long-term capacity planning - Multiple HDD sizes and scalable chassis/node configurations give infrastructure teams flexibility as unstructured data grows.