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2 Citrix XenServer and Dell Storage product overview
This section provides an overview of Citrix XenServer and the Dell SC Series storage technologies presented
in this paper.
2.1 Citrix XenServer
Citrix XenServer is a leading server virtualization and hypervisor management platform that enables
reductions in total cost of ownership for desktop, cloud, and server virtualization infrastructures. The ability to
consolidate and contain workloads on XenServer provides a means for any organization to address the
challenges present in today’s IT data center by transforming their compute infrastructure.
2.2 SC Series storage
SC Series storage is the Dell EMC enterprise storage solution featuring multi-protocol support and self-
optimizing, tiering capabilities. SC Series storage can be configured with all flash, as a hybrid system, or with
only traditional spinning disks and features automatic migration of data to the most cost-effective storage tier.
Efficient thin provisioning and storage virtualization enable disk capacity usage only when data is actually
written, enabling a pay-as-you-grow architecture. This self-optimizing system can reduce overhead cost and
free up the administrator for other important tasks.