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storage systems using low-cost, high-capacity SATA disk for replication and backup tasks. Enterprise-class disk arrays are noted for their huge storage capacities which can range from tens of terabytes (TB) into the low petabytes (PB). Enterprise arrays also offer powerful connectivity to the enterprise SAN using dozens of Fibre Channel ports, resulting in data throughput rates exceeding 60 GB/s. Other features include high availability, high reliability, disk hot swapping, storage tiers within the array, and support for automation tools that streamline management tasks. The following specifications are current as of November 2007.These specifications are periodically updated, and vendors are welcome to submit their updates and new product specifications to sbigelow@techtarget.com.
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Product Snapshot #1
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Product: 3PAR InServ E200 Storage Server (1)
Usable Capacity: 2.0 to 85.3 TB depending on configuration (2)
Raw Capacity 2.3 to 96 TB depending on configuration (2)
# of Drives: 16 ti 128 hard drives (2)
Drive Types: FC and NL (Nearline)
Drive Capacity: 147 GB FC, 300 GB FC, 750 GB NL
Drive Hot Swap: Yes
Transfer Rate: http://www.3pardata.com/products/performance.html
Connectivity: 0, 4, 8 or 12 FC ports, 0 or 4 iSCSI ports
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: Starting at $70,000.00
Software: InForm Operating System, Rapid Provisioning, Access Guard, Full Copy, Virtual Copy, Remote Copy, Dynamic Optimization, Thin Provisioning, System Tuner, System Reporter, Multipath I/O for Microsoft Windows, Multipath I/O for IBM AIX, Recovery Manager for Oracle, Recovery Manager for Microsoft Exchange
Detailed Specs: http://www.3par.com/products/inservmodels.html
Vendor URL: www.3par.com
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Product Snapshot #2
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Product: 3PAR InServ S400 Storage Server (1)
Usable Capacity: 2.0 to 266.7 TB depending on configuration
Raw Capacity 2.3 to 300 TB
# of Drives: 16 - 640 hard drives (2)
Drive Types: FC and NL (Nearline)
Drive Capacity: 147 GB FC, 300 GB FC, 750 GB NL
Drive Hot Swap: Yes
Transfer Rate: http://www.3pardata.com/products/performance.html
Connectivity: 0-64 2Gb FC ports and 0-8 iSCSI ports
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: Starting at $120,000.00
Software: InForm Operating System, Rapid Provisioning, Access Guard, Full Copy, Virtual Copy, Remote Copy, Dynamic Optimization, Thin Provisioning, System Tuner, System Reporter, Multipath I/O for Microsoft Windows, Multipath I/O for IBM AIX, Recovery Manager for Oracle, Recovery Manager for Microsoft Exchange
Detailed Specs: http://www.3par.com/products/inservmodels.html
Vendor URL: www.3par.com
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Product Snapshot #3
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Product: 3PAR InServ S800 Storage Server (1)
Usable Capacity: 2.0 to 533.3 TB depending on configuration
Raw Capacity 2.3 to 600 TB
# of Drives: 16 - 1,280 hard drives (2)
Drive Types: FC and NL (Nearline)
Drive Capacity: 147 GB FC, 300 GB FC, 750 GB NL
Drive Hot Swap: Yes
Transfer Rate: http://www.3pardata.com/products/performance.html
Connectivity: 0-128 2Gb FC ports and 0-16 iSCSI ports
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: Starting at $150,000.00
Software: InForm Operating System, Rapid Provisioning, Access Guard, Full Copy, Virtual Copy, Remote Copy, Dynamic Optimization, Thin Provisioning, System Tuner, System Reporter, Multipath I/O for Microsoft Windows, Multipath I/O for IBM AIX, Recovery Manager for Oracle, Recovery Manager for Microsoft Exchange
Detailed Specs: http://www.3par.com/products/inservmodels.html
Vendor URL: www.3par.com
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Product Snapshot #4
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Product: EMC Symmetrix DMX-4 (1)
Usable Capacity: 6 TB to 526 TB (RAID 5) depending on configuration
Raw Capacity 7 TB to 1,103 TB
# of Drives: 96 to 2,400 (2)
Drive Types: Dual-ported Fibre Channel, SATA II
Drive Capacity: Fibre Channel: 73 GB, 146 GB, 300 GB, 500 GB; SATA II: 500 GB, 1 TB (1 TB drives available for DMX-4 in Q1 08)
Drive Hot Swap: Yes
Transfer Rate: Not provided
Connectivity: 4 Gb FC, iSCSI, 4 Gbps FICON, ESCON
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: Entry-level configuration starts at $250,000
Software: http://www.emc.com/dsp/DisplayProducts
Detailed Specs: http://www.emc.com/products/systems/symmetrix/DMX_series/pdf/c1166-dmx4-
ss.pdf
Vendor URL: www.emc.com
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Product Snapshot #5
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Product: HP StorageWorks XP20000 Disk Array (1)
Usable Capacity: 59 TB
Raw Capacity 69 TB
# of Drives: Up to 236 hard drives (2)
Drive Types: Fibre Channel
Drive Capacity: 73 GB 15K RPM; 146 GB 15K RPM; 300 GB 10K RPM; 300 GB 15K RPM
Drive Hot Swap: Yes
Transfer Rate: Sequential reads: 1,207 MB/sec; Sequential writes: 646 MB/sec.
Connectivity: 4 Gbps FC; 4 Gbps FICON; ESCON
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: Base price $189,000
Software: HP StorageWorks XP Thin Provisioning Software; HP StorageWorks XP Array Manager Software; HP StorageWorks XP External Storage Software; HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software; HP StorageWorks XP Continuous Access Software; HP StorageWorks XP Business Copy Software; HP StorageWorks XP Command View Advanced Edition Software; HP StorageWorks XP Provisioning Manager Software; HP StorageWorks XP Replication Monitor Software; HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager Software; HP StorageWorks XP Auto LUN Software
Detailed Specs: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12711_div/12711_div.html
Vendor URL: www.hp.com
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Product Snapshot #6
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Product: HP StorageWorks XP24000 Disk Array (1)
Usable Capacity: 290 TB
Raw Capacity 332 TB
# of Drives: Up to 1,148 hard drives (2)
Drive Types: Fibre Channel
Drive Capacity: 73 GB 15K RPM; 146 GB 15K RPM; 300 GB 10K RPM; 300 GB 15K RPM
Drive Hot Swap: Yes
Transfer Rate: Sequential reads: 11,000 MB/sec; Sequential writes: 5,400 MB/sec
Connectivity: 4 Gbps FC; ESCON; 4 Gbps FICON
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: Base price $247,000
Software: HP StorageWorks XP Thin Provisioning Software; HP StorageWorks XP Array Manager Software; HP StorageWorks XP External Storage Software; HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software; HP StorageWorks XP Continuous Access Software; HP StorageWorks XP Business Copy Software; HP StorageWorks XP Command View Advanced Edition Software; HP StorageWorks XP Provisioning Manager Software; HP StorageWorks XP Replication Monitor Software; HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager Software; HP StorageWorks XP Auto LUN Software
Detailed Specs: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/xp24000/specs.html
Vendor URL: www.hp.com
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Product Snapshot #7
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Product: HDS; TagmaStore AMS1000 (1)
Usable Capacity: 173.8TB SATA Intermix; 129.4TB Fibre Channel
Raw Capacity Over 200 TB
# of Drives: 4–450 Fibre Channel; 0–420 SATA (2)
Drive Types: SATA; Fibre Channel;
Drive Capacity: 73GB (10K & 15K RPM); 146GB (10K & 15K RPM); 300GB (10K RPM); 250GB SATA (7200 RPM); 500GB SATA II (7200 RPM)
Drive Hot Swap: Yes
Transfer Rate: 13.7 Gbps cached bandwidth
Connectivity: Fibre Channel: 8 @ 1, 2, or 4 Gbit/sec; OR 4 Fibre Channel ports AND iSCSI: 4 @ 1Gbit/sec; OR NAS: 8 @ 1Gbit/sec
Release date: April 3, 2006
Base price range: Under $80,000
Software: IBM AIX; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003; Windows Server 2003; Microsoft Simple SAN compliant; HP Tru64 UNIX; SGI IRIX; Novell NetWare; Linux; HP OpenVMS; VMWare; Apple MAC OS; IBM z/OS
Detailed Specs: http://www.hds.com/products_services/midrange_specifications/
Vendor URL: www.hds.com
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Product Snapshot #8
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Product: HDS; TagmaStore USP1100 (1)
Usable Capacity: Up to 330 TB internal (up to 32 PB externally virtualized storage)
Raw Capacity 280GB to 332TB internal
# of Drives: 129-1152 drives (2)
Drive Types: Fibre Channel
Drive Capacity: Not available
Drive Hot Swap: Yes
Transfer Rate: 81 GB/sec (maximum aggregate bandwidth)
Connectivity: Up to 192 Fibre Channel, 96 ESCON, or 96 FICON ports
Release date: September 7, 2004
Base price range: $600,000 USD
Software: IBM AIX; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003; Windows Server 2003; Microsoft Simple SAN compliant; HP Tru64 UNIX; SGI IRIX; Novell NetWare; Linux; HP OpenVMS; VMWare; Apple MAC OS; IBM z/OS
Detailed Specs: http://www.hds.com/products_services/universal_storage_platform/specifications/
Vendor URL: www.hds.com
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Product Snapshot #9
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Product: IBM System Storage DS8000 Series (1)
Usable Capacity: 414GB to 425TB depending on configuration
Raw Capacity 1.168 to 512TB
# of Drives: Up to 1,024 hard drives (2)
Drive Types: FATA; FC
Drive Capacity: 500 GB FATA; 73, 146, 300 GB FC
Drive Hot Swap: Yes
Transfer Rate: up to 3GB/sec
Connectivity: 2Gb and 4Gb FC/FICON; ESCON
Release date: December 2004; New DS8000 Turbo: September 2006
Base price range: $200,000 and up
Software: i5/OS, OS/400, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Linux for System z, z/OS, z/VM, VSE/ESA, TPF, Linux for System i, Linux for System p, Linux for Intel systems, OpenVMS, TRU64, NetWare, VMWare, Apple Macintosh OS X, Fujitsu Primepower, SGI IRIX
Detailed Specs: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_sp/n/TSD00374USEN/TSD00374USEN.PDF
Vendor URL: www.ibm.com
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Product Snapshot #10
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Product: Sun StorageTek 9985 System (1)
Usable Capacity: 56.5 TB, open systems, RAID 5
Raw Capacity 69 TB
# of Drives: 0-240 hard drives (2)
Drive Types: FC active-active
Drive Capacity: 73GB 10K prm, 73GB 15K rpm, 146GB 10K rpm, 146GB 15K rpm, 300GB 10K rpm
Drive Hot Swap: Yes
Transfer Rate: 12.1 GB/sec aggregate bandwidth
Connectivity: FC, NAS, ESCON, FICON, iSCSI
Release date: July 11, 2005
Base price range: Varies according to configuration and local business practices
Software: Not provided
Detailed Specs: http://www.sun.com/storagetek/disk_systems/data_center/9985/
Vendor URL: www.sun.com
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Product Snapshot #11
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Product: Sun StorageTek 9990 System (1)
Usable Capacity: 287.8TB (with 300GB 10K rpm drives); open systems, RAID-5
Raw Capacity 332 TB
# of Drives: 5-1152 drives (2)
Drive Types: FC active-active
Drive Capacity: 73GB 10K rpm, 73GB 15K rpm, 146GB 10K rpm, 146GB 15K rpm, 300GB 10K rpm
Drive Hot Swap: Yes
Transfer Rate: 81GB/sec (aggregate bandwidth)
Connectivity: FC, NAS, FICON, ESCON, iSCSI
Release date: Sept. 7, 2004
Base price range: Varies according to configuration and local business practices
Software: not provided
Detailed Specs: http://www.sun.com/storagetek/disk_systems/data_center/9990/index.xml
Vendor URL: www.sun.com
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NOTES:
(1) There are various configurations of this product model. Exact specifications depend on the selected/expanded configuration.
(2) The exact number of drives/slots depends on selected options or expansion chassis.
** All prices shown are in US dollars (USD)
LEGEND:
FC: Fibre Channel
GB: Gigabyte
Gb: Gigabit
iSCSI: Internet SCSI
NL: Nearline
RAID: Redundant Array of Independent Disks
RPM: Rotations Per Minute
SATA: Serial ATA
TB: Terabyte
This was first published in November 2007
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