Dell PowerStore 9200T (SMB)

Model number: 9200T
Storage Category: All Flash Storage
Drive quantity, size, type: 21x NVMe SSD Capacity 28TB
Storage configuration: RAID 6
Firmware version: 3.6.0.0 Build 2132104 and 4.0.0.0 Build 2264718
Connection protocol and speed: 100 GbE SMB
Additional support: All models and configurations of Dell PowerStore (3.6.0.0 Build 2132104 and 4.0.0.0 Build 2264718) 9200T  with specifications equivalent or greater than the above

General product family overview: 
Dell PowerStore is an Intelligent all-flash storage. Unified design consolidates block, enterprise file, and vVols storage formats in a single high-density footprint, providing a convenient, easy-to-manage platform. Built from the ground up for NVMe technology, PowerStore leverages dual-port Intel® Optane™ NVMe SSDs both within the appliance base chassis and expansion enclosures, plus NVMe/TCP and NVMe/FC in the external network.
PowerStore’s software-driven architecture is designed to provide a permanent agility advantage while eliminating management complexity.

Veeam Build Number: 

• 12.0.0.1420 P20230718 (for 3.6.0.0 Build 2132104 )
  
• 12.1.1.56 (for 4.0.0.0 Build 2264718)

Vendor Settings:

• Caching used: yes
• Read/write caching: 
  • 4x 8GB NVMe NVRAM 
  • Cache at File System level, for metadata and data 
• Multipathing / link aggregation used: SMB 3.0
• Array deduplication used in testing: Yes
• Array compression used in testing: Yes
• Does vendor solution support SMB write-through?   Yes
• How is SMB write-through enabled/disabled? Select option “Sync Writes Enabled” under “Advanced SMB Settings” during SMB file system creation.
  
• Was SMB write-through enabled during the testing? Yes