Dell EMC PowerProtect DD6900 Description
The Dell EMC PowerProtect DD6900 is an enterprise-grade data protection storage appliance, representing the next generation of Dell EMC Data Domain appliances. It is designed for efficient data protection and management from edge to core to cloud, offering high-performance backup and recovery capabilities for enterprise environments.
Originally marketed as the Data Domain DD6900 under EMC, it was later rebranded by Dell as part of the PowerProtect DD series.
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Processor | 2 x Intel Xeon Silver (2095 MHz) |
| Memory | 128 GB |
| Internal Storage | 12 x 4TB HDD + 2 x 800 GB SSD (rear) |
| Maximum Throughput | Up to 15 TB/hr |
| Logical Capacity | Up to 18.7PB with Cloud Tier |
| Usable Capacity | 48TB – 288TB with Cloud Tier |
| Networking | - Up to four quad port 10G Base-T (auto-negotiates to 1GbE) - Up to four quad port 10G SFP+ |
| Power Supply | 4 hot-swappable power units |
| Power Consumption | 429 VA |
| Thermal Rating | 488 Watts |
| Form Factor | 2U rack-mounted |
| Dimensions | 17.1" x 29.6" x 3.5" |
| Weight | 73 lbs (with 16 HDDs or 6 SSDs) |
| Operating Temperature | 10°C to 35°C |
| Operating Humidity | 10% to 80% |
| Acoustic Noise | 58 dB (Sound Pressure) |
Series Model Comparison
| Model | DD3300 | DD6900 | DD9400 | DD9900 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | 40 GB | 128 GB | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Processor | 1 x 8-core Intel 4110 | 2 x Intel Xeon Silver | 2 x Intel Xeon Gold | 2 x Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Form Factor | 2U | 2U | 2U | 4U |
| Power Units | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Key Features
- Global Compression™ technology
- Data Invulnerability Architecture
- Snapshot capability
- Scheduled capacity reclamation
- Ethernet failover and aggregation
- Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
- VLAN tagging
- DD Boost
- DD Encryption
- DD Extended Retention
- DD Retention Lock
- DD Virtual Tape Library (VTL)
Common Applications
- Enterprise backup and recovery
- Disaster recovery
- Long-term data retention
- Cloud-enabled data protection
- Virtual environment protection
- Database backup and recovery
- File system backup
- Application backup
