Dell Delivers Software-Driven Storage Innovation for Unity XT Arrays

By Ben Jastrab, lead, product marketing team, responsible for storage and software-defined infrastructure portfolio, Dell.

Dell Technologies, Inc. continues to deliver enhancements to Unity XT hybrid flash arrays (HFAs), including cloud-based storage, SDS and cyber security solutions, allowing customers to successfully achieve their expected business outcomes.

This software-driven release focuses on strengthening security functionality across the array, a top concern for organizations around the globe, and ensures the serviceability and reliability of non-disruptive upgrades is intact.

Our investment commitment for Unity XT HFA roadmaps has never been stronger, and with that, the company announces the latest Unity XT Operating Environment (OE) 5.3. OE 5.3 supports several Dell ecosystem technology enhancements, including CloudIQ integrations and reporting and Ansible automation support for several Unity XT HFA software features. The firm’s ecosystem solutions, coupled with the OE 5.3, empower customers to implement DevOps functions, replicate over-metro distances, create continuous application availability and mobility, deploy copy data management and much more – without compromise.

Here are some of OE 5.3 highlights:

• HTTP Security Headers provide additional layers of defense versus cross-site scripting and MIME sniffing attacks.

• vCenter Certificate Verification verifies certificates when communicating with new vCenter.

• Remote Secure Credentials (RSC) use an one-time generated credential, reducing service costs and response time.

• Remote Support Connectivity enables direct connect and gateway connection.

• Dynamic Pre-upgrade Health Check (PUHC) allow audiences to run GUI any time to determine NDU readiness state or health state of array.

• Periodic Online Drive Firmware Updates (ODFU) checks and upgrades any out-of-date drives that are installed into the Unity system.

With this release, Unity XT HFAs also become the 1st storage product to meet the USGv6r1 profile capability requirement IPv6-Only Functional v1.1.

Hybrid flash arrays continue to be a compelling storage solution for SMBs right through to the enterprise. It’s why IT managers with a good understanding of their latency requirements can deploy cost-effective solutions such as Unity XT HFAs to meet the performance needs of general-purpose workloads that run their organization. Through effective workload evaluation, businesses can lower their storage infrastructure costs without compromising performance, availability and data services, while also benefiting from a markedly more aggressive TCO profile.

Our customers frequently cite economics, flexibility and management familiarity as key reasons why they still invest in HFAs. Unity XT HFA systems are a choice for customers searching for an all-inclusive, no-compromise hybrid flash array solution.

The company recognizes the essential value that Unity XT HFAs provide to many businesses – regardless of size – to achieve their desired business outcomes for 1,000s of general-purpose applications, affordably and without compromise. Unity XT HFAs have certainly lived up to this mission since inception, with hardware and software innovation helping Dell sustain a leadership position.

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Information about Unity XT HFA