EMC has unveiled its latest high-end storage product,
the Symmetrix DMX-3, which is capable of storing a Petabyte of
data. DMX-3 is targeted at users carrying out datacentre
consolidation.
Based on the company's Direct Matrix Architecture, the DMX-3
offers users tiered storage in a single system to support
information lifecycle management, EMC said.
The storage array will enable users to replace multiple existing
storage platforms with a single system. EMC said it supports up to
960 disc drives. This will be increased to to 1,920 disc drives in
the first half of 2006 and more than 2,000 by the end of next
year.
According to EMC, the DMX architecture provides the Symmetrix
DMX-3 with near linear performance scalability. It offers double
the internal bandwidth and processing power of its predecessor and
EMC has added fully mirrored global memory directors based on dual
data rate SDRam technologies.
The initial release of the Symmetrix DMX-3 will support
Ficon-attached IBM mainframes and iSCSI or Fibre Channel-based
hosts running AIX, HP/UX, Linux, Solaris and Windows.
The storage array will be made compatible with additional host
environments throughout 2005 and early 2006, EMC said.