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Array Family | PowerMax 2500 | PowerMax 8500 |
Number of Node Pairs | 1 to 2 | 1 to 8 |
Node Pair Module | 3U | 3U |
CPU | Intel® Xeon® Gold 5218, 2.8 GHz with 16 cores. 64 cores per engine/node pair. 128 cores per system | Intel® Xeon® Gold 6254 3.9 GHz with 18 cores. 72 cores per engine/node pair. 576 cores per system |
Dynamic Fabric | Direct Connection InfiniBand: 100Gbps per port | InfiniBand Dual Redundant Fabric:100 Gbps per port |
Cache -System Min (RAW) | 896GB | 1792GB |
Cache -System Max (RAW) | 15.36TB | 45.056TB |
Cache-per node pair options | 896GB, 1.792TB, 3.584TB, 7.680TB | 1.792TB, 3.584TB, 7.680TB |
Vault Strategy | Vault to NVMe Drives | Vault to NVMe Drives |
Vault Implementation | 2 to 4 NVMe SED Flash Module/Node Pair | 4 NVMe SED Flash Module /Node Pair |
Max Front-End IOMs/Node Pair | 8 | 8 |
Front – End I/O Modules and Protocols | 4 x 32Gbs (FC, FICON, SRDF) 4 x 25GbE (iSCSI, SRDF, NVMe/TCP) 4 x 10GbE (iSCSI, SRDF, NVMe/TCP) 1 x zHyperlink Port (MF, zHyperlink) | 4 x 32Gbs (FC, FICON, SRDF) 4 x 25GbE (iSCSI, SRDF, NVMe/TCP) 4 x 10GbE (iSCSI, SRDF, NVMe/TCP) 1 x zHyperlink Port (MF, zHyperlink) |
Max File I/O Modules | 4 | 4 |
File I/O Modules Supported | 10 GbE: 4 x 10GbE File 25 GbE: 4 x 25GbE File | 10 GbE: 4 x 10GbE File 25 GbE: 4 x 25GbE File |
Max Software File Nodes | 4 (1 per Node, 2 per Node pair) | 8 (1 per Node, 2 per Node pair) |
Max File Capacity/Array (PB) Usable | 8PiBe | 18PiBe |
Cloud Mobility I/OM’s Supported | 25GbE: 2 x 25GbE | 25GbE: 2 x 25GbE |
Min required to support Cloud Mobility | 2 x 25GbE: 2 ports out of each 25GbE SLIC | 2 x 25GbE: 2 ports out of each 25GbE SLIC |
Max Capacity per Array (Open) | 8PiBe / 8.8 PBe | 18 PiBe / 20 PBe |
Base capacity (Open) | 15.36TBu | 30.71TBu |
Max Capacity per Array (Mainframe) | 3.8PiBe / 4.1PBe | 9.8 PiBe / 10.7PBe |
Base capacity (Mainframe) | 15.36TBu | 15.36TBu |
Incremental Flash Capacity Upgrades | 3.84TB, 7.68TB, 15.36TB, 30.72TB | 3.84TB, 7.68TB, 15.36TB |
Maximum Drives per Array | 96 | 384 |
Maximum Drives per System Bay | 96/192/288 | 192/384 |
Minimum Drive Count per System | 10 | 10 |
NVMe units accepted (2.5 in.) | 3.84TB, 7.68TB, 15.36TB, 30.72TB | 3.84TB, 7.68TB, 15.36TB |
Backend Interface | NVMe/NVMeoF using InfiniBand fabric | NVMe/NVMeoF using InfiniBand fabric |
Flexible Raid options with support | RAID1 (1+1) RAID 5(4+1)6 RAID 5(8+1) RAID 5(12+1) RAID 6(12+2) | RAID1 (1+1) RAID 5(8+1) RAID 5(12+1) RAID 6(12+2) |
Mixed RAID group support | No | No |
Support for Mixed Drive Capacities | Yes | Yes |
48 x 2.5” Drive Media Enclosure | Yes | Yes |