High-end disk arrays are
absolutely essential for organizations that depend on high
performance and huge storage capacity. Such complex platforms often
demand careful attention and management, but will also include a
suite of powerful features, such as replication, virtualization and
support for multiple storage tiers. These are normally large
capital investments with relatively long service lives and limited
redeployment options due to their significant facilities needs. The
product snapshots in this chapter highlight key specifications for
a cross section of popular high-end disk storage array products.
The following products were selected based on input from industry
analysts and SearchStorage.com editors, and specifications are
current as of
February 2007.
The following specifications have been provided by vendors and
are periodically updated. Vendors are welcome to submit their
updates and new product specifications to
sbigelow@techtarget.com.
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Product:3PARdata Inc.; InServ S400 Storage
Server
Usable Capacity:2.0 to 170.6 TB depending on
configuration
Raw Capacity2.3 to 192 TB
# of Drives:16 to 1,280 hard drives
Drive Types:FC and NL (Nearline)
Drive Capacity:147 GB FC, 300 GB FC, 500 GB
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:3PARdata Inc.; InServ S800 Storage
Server
Usable Capacity:2.0 to 341.3 TB depending on
configuration
Raw Capacity2.3 to 384 TB
# of Drives:16 - 2,560 hard drives
Drive Types:FC and NL (Nearline)
Drive Capacity:147 GB FC, 300 GB FC, 500 GB
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 Corp.; Symmetrix DMX-3
Usable Capacity:6 TB to 526 TB (RAID5) depending on
configuration
Raw Capacity7 TB to 1,054 TB
# of Drives:96 to 2,400
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
Usable Capacity:144 GB to 51 TB; depending on
configuration
Raw Capacity288 GB to 69 TB
# of Drives:Up to 240 hard drives
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
Usable Capacity:288 GB - 290 TB; depending on
drives
Raw Capacity576 GB - 332 TB
# of Drives:Up to 1,152 hard drives
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
Usable Capacity:173.8 TB SATA Intermix; 129.4 TB
Fibre Channel
Raw CapacityOver 200 TB
# of Drives:4–450 Fibre Channel; 0–420 SATA
Drive Types:SATA; Fibre Channel;
Drive Capacity:73 GB (10K & 15K RPM); 146 GB (10K
& 15K RPM); 300 GB (10K RPM); 250 GB SATA (7200 RPM); 500 GB
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
Usable Capacity:Up to 330 TB internal (up to 32 PB
externally virtualized storage)
Raw Capacity280GB to 332TB internal
# of Drives:129-1152 drives
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
Usable Capacity:414 GB to 249 TB depending on
configuration
Raw Capacity1.168 to 320 TB
# of Drives:Up to 640 hard drives
Drive Types:FATA; FC
Drive Capacity:500 GB FATA; 73, 146, 300 GB
FC
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:up to 3 GB/sec
Connectivity:2 Gb and 4 Gb 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:Sun StorageTek 9985 System
Usable Capacity:56.5 TB, open systems,
RAID5
Raw Capacity69 TB
# of Drives:0-240 hard drives
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
Usable Capacity:287.8 TB (with 300 GB 10K rpm
drives); open systems, RAID-5
Raw Capacity332 TB
# of Drives:5-1,152 drives
Drive Types:FC active-active
Drive Capacity:73 GB 10K rpm, 73 GB 15K rpm, 146 GB 10K
rpm, 146 GB 15K rpm, 300 GB 10K rpm
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:81 GB/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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