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VxBlock 1000 includes a single PowerMax 8000 storage array that is used as the FC SAN storage to host both Oracle and SQL Server databases. The following table lists the configuration details of the PowerMax 8000 array that is used in this solution.
Table 11. PowerMax 8000 storage array component details
Storage array component |
Details |
Chassis |
4-CPU configuration |
Number of bricks |
2 |
Front-end FC ports |
16 x 16 Gbps FC (8 ports per director) |
Cache per engine |
1 TB (512 GB per director) |
Number of disks |
40 NVMe disks (8 x 1.9 TB and 32 x 3.8 TB) |
RAID type |
RAID 5 (7+1) |
Raw/usable capacity |
132/110 TB |
Number of storage groups |
2 (one for Oracle and one for SQL server) |