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Using Direct Matrix Architecture®, Symmetrix® DMX-3 Model 950 supports 360 disk drives to store and protect up to 180 TB of data. Design is fully fault-tolerant, offering component-level redundancy and ability to replace all critical system components without affecting information availability. System supports full non-disruptive operations, including break/fix, code patches, software upgrades, configuration changes, data migrations, and system expansion.
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New EMC Symmetrix DMX-3 950: Cost-Effective, Power-Efficient High-End Storage In a Compact Footprint
EMC Unveils New Entry Point to Symmetrix DMX-3 Performance and Functionality; Extends #1 High-End Storage Array Line
HOPKINTON, Mass., Oct. 23 // -- EMC Corporation, the world leader in information management and storage, today announced a new entry- level configuration for its flagship EMC(R) Symmetrix(R) DMX-3 family of storage systems. The Symmetrix DMX-3 model 950 offers customers a new, cost- effective entry point for enterprise-class storage, delivering the full performance, functionality and availability of Symmetrix DMX-3 systems in a compact footprint for maximum storage density and power/cooling efficiency.
Extending the features and functionality that have distinguished Symmetrix as the market-leading high-end storage platform for more than a decade, the new Symmetrix DMX-3 model 950 is optimized to meet the storage management challenges of high-end computing facilities, mid-sized organizations requiring high-performance storage and stringent data protection, and data centers with constrained space, power and cooling resources.
One of the largest challenges faced by data center managers is the cost and availability of adequate power and cooling. Symmetrix DMX-3 systems configured with standard 300 gigabyte disk drives help address these challenges by using 10% to 30% less electricity than comparably configured alternative high-end storage platforms while placing lower demands on data center cooling equipment. The power savings increase dramatically when Symmetrix DMX-3 systems are configured with 500 gigabyte low-cost Fibre Channel (LC-FC) drives. In comparison testing, Symmetrix DMX-3 systems configured with 500 gigabyte disk drives deliver up to 70% greater power efficiency compared with HDS/HP XP 12000 systems and IBM DS8300 systems configured with 300 gigabyte disk drives. The Symmetrix DMX-3 model 950 supports both 300 gigabyte and 500 gigabyte disk drives simultaneously.
"Since its introduction a little over a year ago, the EMC Symmetrix DMX-3 platform has become the benchmark for high-end storage and has been widely adopted by customers around the world," said David Donatelli, EMC Executive Vice President, Storage Product Operations. "The Symmetrix DMX-3 model 950 is the direct result of customer demand for a more compact yet fully functional high-end system, and it opens up these capabilities to a whole new range of customers. This is especially important for customers who need more capacity and performance as well as remote replication using SRDF(R)/S and SRDF/A software, but simply do not have the space or access to additional power and cooling resources. This new system meets those requirements and gives customers a level of deployment flexibility that they previously did not have."
Customers can deploy the new Symmetrix DMX-3 model 950 system, which supports the full range of Symmetrix software, in a number of scenarios, including:
o Tiered Storage in a Single Array: With support for multiple types of disk drives, the Symmetrix DMX-3 model 950 enables advanced tiered storage in a small footprint to enhance end users' information lifecycle management strategies. Additionally, customers can use the 500 gigabyte LC-FC disk drives for disk-based backup and recovery, reducing backup windows and enabling fast restores. In large enterprise environments, customers can leverage the space-saving Symmetrix DMX-3 model 950 as a dedicated array for storing and managing large applications and/or to distribute storage resources across multiple frames.
o Consolidation for Improved Management: The Symmetrix DMX-3 model 950 offers the functionality and flexibility to enable customers to cost- effectively consolidate multiple application tiers, server platforms and connection protocols in a single array without compromising performance or availability. Consolidating multiple systems under a single, browser-based management console also alleviates staffing resource and training constraints. In addition, EMC's Symmetrix Management Console software (v5.3) makes it easier than ever before to configure Symmetrix systems and manage and monitor key functions like remote replication.
o Remote Replication and Data Protection: For the highest level of information protection, the compact Symmetrix DMX-3 model 950 is an ideal primary or secondary site platform to support remote replication of critical data over any distance using the industry-leading EMC SRDF/S (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility), SRDF/A (asynchronous) and EMC TimeFinder(R) family of software solutions.
Mario Shahidian, Director of Information Systems and Technology, STERIS Corporation, said, "Our clients look to STERIS for critical health science technologies and services that help protect people from the dangers of infection and contamination. We selected the Symmetrix DMX-3 950 to ensure superior data availability and reliable performance that can handle our most demanding workloads, in a form factor that maximizes storage density in a small foot print."
The Symmetrix DMX-3 model 950 uses EMC's Direct Matrix Architecture(R) to deliver superior, predictable and reliable performance for data-intensive work loads. This capability helps customers meet stringent service level agreements, scaling both performance and capacity from 32 disk drives to 360 disk drives to store and protect up to 180 terabytes of data. Additionally, the Symmetrix DMX-3 model 950 hardware design is fully fault-tolerant, offering component-level redundancy and the ability to replace all critical system components without affecting information availability or performance. All Symmetrix DMX-3 systems support full non-disruptive operations, including break/fix, code patches, software upgrades, configuration changes, data migrations and system expansion to assure uncompromising information availability.
Arun Taneja, founder of the Taneja Group, added, "The addition of the EMC Symmetrix DMX-3 950 provides an excellent entry point for customers that require high-end functionality. It will provide a more cost-effective way for these customers to implement features like remote mirroring for disaster recovery. Also, the space and energy saving aspects of this system should not be underestimated. Customers are facing major challenges in this area and EMC is helping address them with a cost-effective system that provides reliable, predictable performance and functionality in a compact footprint."
Availability
The Symmetrix DMX-3 model 950 is available today. The Symmetrix DMX-3 model 950 supports all major open systems environments, including IBM iSeries (AS/400), via Fibre Channel, Gigabit Ethernet and iSCSI connectivity.
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