| Capacity per drive (7.2k rpm) | 1 TB*, 2 TB, 3 TB or 4 TB |
|---|---|
| Number of disk drives (min/max) | 72/180 |
| Maximum number of CPUs | 15 Intel Xeon Processor E5645 |
|---|---|
| Maximum number of CPU cores | 90 physical (180 logical cores with Intel Hyper-Threading technology) |
| Maximum memory | 1 TB/2 TB/3 TB drive-based: up to 360 GB (24 GB of memory per module) 4 TB drive -based: up to 720 GB (48 GB of memory per module) |
| Maximum cache-to-disk bandwidth | 480 Gbps |
| SSD caching | Up to 6.0 TB |
| Maximum number of ports—Fibre Channel§ | 24 (8 Gbps ports) |
|---|---|
| Maximum number of ports—iSCSI over gigabit Ethernet | 22 (1 Gbps ports) or 12 (10 Gbps ports) |
| Temperature | 10°C – 35°C (50°F – 95°F) |
|---|---|
| Altitude (max) | 2,134 m/7,000 ft |
| Humidity | 25% – 80% noncondensing |
| Dimensions (height × width × depth) | 202 cm × 66 cm × 120 cm (79.53 in. × 25.98 in. × 47.24 in.) |
| Maximum weight | 1,041.5 kg (2,296 lb) |
| Clearance front/rear | 120 cm/120 cm (47.24 in./47.24 in.) |
| Redundant power feed | √ |
| Input voltage | 180 – 264 V ac at 60 A or 30 A (±10%) |
| Power usage | See power usage table below |
| Fibre Channel rates | 8 Gbps |
|---|---|
| iSCSI rates | 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps |
| Capacity-on-demand configurations | √ |
| Warranty | 1 and 3 year limited warranty, onsite service, same day 24×7 |
| Number of modules | Number of disks | Usable capacity (TB, decimal) 1 TB*/2 TB/3 TB/4 TB |
Fibre Channel ports 8 Gbps |
iSCSI ports 1 or 10 Gbps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 72 | 28/55/84/112 | 8 | 6 or 4 |
| 9 | 108 | 44/88/132/177 | 16 | 14 or 8 |
| 10 | 120 | 51/102/154/207 | 16 | 14 or 8 |
| 11 | 132 | 56/111/168/225 | 20 | 18 or 10 |
| 12 | 144 | 63/125/190/254 | 20 | 18 or 10 |
| 13 | 156 | 67/134/203/272 | 24 | 22 or 12 |
| 14 | 168 | 75/149/225/301 | 24 | 22 or 12 |
| 15 | 180 | 80/161/243/325 | 24 | 22 or 12 |
| Number of modules | Number of disks | Number of CPUs | XIV memory (GB) 24 GB per module/ 48 GB per module |
SSD (TB) (optional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 72 | 6 | 144/288 | 2.4 |
| 9 | 108 | 9 | 216/432 | 3.6 |
| 10 | 120 | 10 | 240/480 | 4.0 |
| 11 | 132 | 11 | 264/528 | 4.4 |
| 12 | 144 | 12 | 288/576 | 4.8 |
| 13 | 156 | 13 | 312/624 | 5.2 |
| 14 | 168 | 14 | 336/672 | 5.6 |
| 15 | 180 | 15 | 360/720 | 6.0 |
| Number of modules | Number of disks | 1 TB*/2 TB/3 TB/4 TB kVA |
With optional SSD 1 TB*/2 TB/3 TB/4 TB kVA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 72 | 2.4/2.4/2.5/2.5 | 2.5/2.5/2.6/2.6 |
| 9 | 108 | 3.5/3.5/3.7/3.7 | 3.6/3.6/3.8/3.8 |
| 10 | 120 | 3.9/3.9/4.1/4.1 | 4.0/4.0/4.2/4.2 |
| 11 | 132 | 4.2/4.2/4.4/4.4 | 4.3/4.3/4.5/4.5 |
| 12 | 144 | 4.6/4.6/4.8/4.8 | 4.7/4.7/4.9/4.9 |
| 13 | 156 | 4.9/4.9/5.2/5.2 | 5.0/5.0/5.3/5.3 |
| 14 | 168 | 5.3/5.3/5.5/5.5 | 5.5/5.5/5.7/5.7 |
| 15 | 180 | 5.6/5.6/5.9/5.9 | 5.8/5.8/6.1/6.1 |
§ Fibre Channel ports are capable of auto-negotiation
* System utilizing 1 TB per disk capacity
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