Disk arrays don't just supply primary
storage for enterprise users and applications; arrays are also
increasingly popular
backup targets, leveraging the performance
and reliability of
Fibre Channel and SATA disk to protect
mission-critical data. Enterprise-class disk arrays are noted
for their huge storage capacities which can range from several
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 reaching 60 GB/s. Other features include high
availability, high reliability, disk hot swapping and support
for automation tools that streamline management tasks. The
following specifications are current as of
September
2006.
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:3PAR InServ E200 Storage Server (1)
Usable Capacity:2.0 to 56.1 TB depending on
configuration (2)
Raw Capacity2.3 to 63.1 TB depending on configuration
(2)
# of Drives:16 ti 128 hard drives (2)
Drive Types:FC and NL (Nearline)
Drive Capacity:147GB FC, 300GB FC, 500GB 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:August 2006
Base price range:starting at $65,000.00 USD
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:3PAR InServ S400 Storage Server (1)
Usable Capacity:2.0 to 170.6 TB depending on
configuration
Raw Capacity2.3 to 192 TB
# of Drives:16 - 1,280 hard drives (2)
Drive Types:FC and NL (Nearline)
Drive Capacity:147GB FC, 300GB FC, 500GB 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:2002
Base price range:starting at $115,000.00 USD
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:3PAR InServ S800 Storage Server (1)
Usable Capacity:2.0 to 341.3 TB depending on
configuration
Raw Capacity2.3 to 384 TB
# of Drives:16 - 2,560 hard drives (2)
Drive Types:FC and NL (Nearline)
Drive Capacity:147GB FC, 300GB FC, 500GB 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:2002
Base price range:starting at $145,000.00 USD
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:EMC Symmetrix DMX-3 (1)
Usable Capacity:6 TB to 526 TB (RAID5) depending on
configuration
Raw Capacity7 TB to 1,054 TB
# of Drives:96 to 2,400 (2)
Drive Types:Dual-ported Fibre Channel
Drive Capacity:73 GB, 146 GB, 300 GB, 500 GB Fibre
Channel
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:not provided
Connectivity:2 Gb FC
Release date:July 2005
Base price range:Entry level configuration starts at
$200,000 USD
Software:http://www.emc.com/dsp/DisplayProducts
Detailed Specs:http://www.emc.com/products/systems/symmetrix/DMX_series/pdf/C1304_Symmetrix_DMX3_SS_ldv.pdf
Vendor URL:www.emc.com
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Product:HP StorageWorks XP10000 Disk Array
(1)
Usable Capacity:144GB to 51TB; depending on
configuration
Raw Capacity288GB to 69TB
# of Drives:Up to 240 hard drives (2)
Drive Types:Dual ported Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop
(FC-AL) interface
Drive Capacity:73 GB 15K rpm; 146 GB 10K rpm; 146 GB 15K
rpm; 300 GB 10K rpm
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:Sequential Reads – 1.3 GB/sec; Cache
random reads – 700,000 IO/sec
Connectivity:2 Gb FC; 4 Gb FC; ESCON; 2 Gbps FICON;
iSCSI
Release date:July 2005
Base price range:Base price around $230,000
Software:HP StorageWorks Command View XP Advanced
Edition; HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager; HP StorageWorks
XP Provisioning Manager; HP StorageWorks XP Replication Monitor; HP
StorageWorks LUN Configuration & Security Manager XP; HP
StorageWorks Performance Advisor XP; HP StorageWorks Performance
Control XP; HP StorageWorks Auto LUN XP; HP StorageWorks Data
Exchange XP; HP StorageWorks Business Copy XP/Snapshot XP; HP
StorageWorks Continuous Access XP/XP Extension/XP Journal; HP
StorageWorks External Storage XP; HP StorageWorks RAID Manager XP;
HP StorageWorks Flex Copy XP; HP StorageWorks Secure Path XP/Auto
Path XP; HP StorageWorks Cluster Extension XP; HP StorageWorks XP
Data Shredder; HP StorageWorks XP Disk/Cache Partition; HP
StorageWorks Fast Recovery Solution XP; HP Storage
Essentials
Detailed Specs:http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/xp10000/index.html
Vendor URL:www.hp.com
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Product:HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array
(1)
Usable Capacity:288 GB - 290 TB; depending on
drives
Raw Capacity576 GB - 332 TB
# of Drives:Up to 1,152 hard drives (2)
Drive Types:Dual ported Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop
(FC-AL) interface
Drive Capacity:73 GB 15K rpm; 146 GB 10K rpm; 146 GB 15K
rpm; 300 GB 10K rpm
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:Sequential Reads – 9.9 GB/sec; Cache
random reads – 2.5 million IO/sec
Connectivity:2 Gb FC; 4 Gb FC; ESCON; 2 Gb FICON;
iSCSI
Release date:September 2004
Base price range:Base price around $350,000
Software:HP StorageWorks Command View XP Advanced
Edition; HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager; HP StorageWorks
XP Provisioning Manager; HP StorageWorks XP Replication Monitor; HP
StorageWorks LUN Configuration & Security Manager XP; HP
StorageWorks Performance Advisor XP; HP StorageWorks Performance
Control XP; HP StorageWorks Auto LUN XP; HP StorageWorks Data
Exchange XP; HP StorageWorks Business Copy XP/Snapshot XP; HP
StorageWorks Continuous Access XP/XP Extension/XP Journal; HP
StorageWorks External Storage XP; HP StorageWorks RAID Manager XP;
HP StorageWorks Flex Copy XP; HP StorageWorks Secure Path XP/Auto
Path XP; HP StorageWorks Cluster Extension XP; HP StorageWorks XP
Data Shredder; HP StorageWorks XP Disk/Cache Partition; HP
StorageWorks Fast Recovery Solution XP; HP Storage
Essentials
Detailed Specs:http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/xp12000/index.html
Vendor URL:www.hp.com
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Product:HDS; TagmaStore AMS1000 (1)
Usable Capacity:173.8TB SATA Intermix; 129.4TB Fibre
Channel
Raw CapacityOver 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:HDS; TagmaStore USP1100 (1)
Usable Capacity:Up to 330 TB internal (up to 32 PB
externally virtualized storage)
Raw Capacity280GB 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:IBM System Storage DS8000 Series (1)
Usable Capacity:414GB to 249TB depending on
configuration
Raw Capacity1.168 to 320TB
# of Drives:Up to 640 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:Network Appliance Inc.; FAS6000
series
Specifications unavailable at this time
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Product:Sun StorageTek 9985 System (1)
Usable Capacity:56.5 TB, open systems,
RAID5
Raw Capacity69 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:Sun StorageTek 9990 System (1)
Usable Capacity:287.8TB (with 300GB 10K rpm drives);
open systems, RAID-5
Raw Capacity332 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:September 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