Install Guide

Introduction
5 Dell EMC SC Series Storage with SAS Front-end Support for VMware vSphere | 3027-CD-VM
1 Introduction
SC Series arrays configured with Fibre Channel or iSCSI continue to be the preferred front-end transport
option for most environments due to their flexible, robust, and highly scalable configurations. However, for
smaller locations, such as a branch office, SAS FE is an appealing solution. SAS FE SC Series environments
do not require any additional switching hardware, as the hosts are connected directly to the array, and can
include as many as four hosts.
1.1 Supported Hardware
The following SC Series arrays support SAS FE:
 SCv2000
 SCv3000
 SC4020
 SC5020
The SCv2000 and SCv3000 arrays are affordable, entry-level systems that offer many of the same enterprise-
class features as other SC Series arrays, and the SC4020 and SC5020 are fully featured arrays. Each of
these SC Series arrays support three different front-end transport options: FC, iSCSI, or SAS FE. Customers
can decide at the time of purchase the type of front-end connectivity that is right for each SC Series array in
their environment.
Front and rear views of an SCv2000/SC4020 array with SAS FE ports