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PowerMax 2500 and 8500 arrays are built on the 30-year legacy of PowerMax and Symmetrix core platform reliability, availability, and serviceability.
This makes PowerMax 2500 and 8500 series arrays the ideal choice for critical applications and 24x7x365 environments that demand uninterrupted access to information.
PowerMax array components have a mean time between failure (MTBF) of several hundred thousand to millions of hours for a minimal component failure rate. A redundant design allows systems to remain online and operational during component replacement.
All critical components are fully redundant, and PowerMax OS constantly scans and reports on all component and environmental conditions.
PowerMax OS validates the integrity of data throughout its lifetime in the array.
The objective of this white paper is to provide an overview of the architecture of PowerMax 2500 and 8500 arrays, and their reliability, availability, and serviceability features.