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DATA SHEET

EMC CLARiiON AX4

Storage System

Simplifying the move to networked storage

The EMC

CLARiiON

AX4 is a versatile and cost-effective solution for organizations looking for an

alternative to server-based storage. The AX4 delivers performance, scalability, and advanced data

management features in one, easy-to-use storage solution.

Affordable and scalable

Advanced capabilities start with the scalability to meet the needs of today and the requirements of

tomorrow. Single-controller AX4 models are a low-cost approach to deploying external storage and

provide an economical storage platform for applications such as backup-to-disk and a variety of data

archiving tasks. Dual-controller models offer the superior availability, connectivity, and performance

that business-critical data and applications require.

Need more capacity and performance than 12 disk drives can provide? The AX4 can scale up to 60

drives through four expansion enclosures and up to 120 TB of capacity for headroom that will keep

users and applications in their comfort zone. The capabilities of the AX4 go beyond simply providing

generous storage capacity. With the ability to provide consolidated storage for up to 64 hosts, the

AX4 provides maximum ﬂexibility for growing organizations that want to add servers and applications.

Well connected

With both iSCSI and Fibre Channel models, the AX4 enables organizations to choose a network inter-

connect that is right for their environments. AX4 iSCSI arrays provide the foundation for cost-effective

shared storage using widely available IP networking components for either direct-attach or for a net-

work using conventional Ethernet switches. AX4 arrays with 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel connections utilize

low-cost host bus adapters to provide cost-effective direct-attach conﬁgurations with a wide range of

SAN switch options to create SANs for up to 64 high-availability servers. Each controller supports two

front-end ports—either 4Gb/s Fibre Channel or 1 Gb/s iSCSI.

Tiered storage—mix it up

The concept of tiered storage is simple—having a range of storage types to match the storage needs

of the data. What makes this simple concept powerful is having the option to easily mix drives geared

for performance, as required by I/O-intensive applications, with those that deliver cost-effective

capacity for backup and archiving, among other needs. The AX4 can be equipped with serial-attached

SCSI (SAS) drives for performance-oriented applications and serial ATA (SATA) drives to deliver the

lowest cost per gigabyte and highest capacity per drive. The ability to mix SAS and SATA drives within

each enclosure provides the most ﬂexible and economical system conﬁgurations for all needs.

The EMC CLARiiON AX4 series delivers functionality that unleashes the beneﬁts of tiered storage.

Users can easily deploy, expand, and re-deploy storage with the AX4 series.

Users can migrate data seamlessly between different classes of drives and RAID types to deliver the

optimal combination of performance, availability, and economy. With CLARiiON’s unique virtualLUN

and metaLUN technologies, users are able to unlock the full capabilities of tiered storage, easily

The Big Picture

• Full-function network storage for

Windows, Linux, NetWare, Solaris,

AIX, HP-UX

• Most cost-effective iSCSI SAN solution

for VMware environments

• Flexible connectivity—select from iSCSI

and Fibre Channel models

• 3 Gb/s SAS and SATA disk drives for a

variety of storage needs

• Scalable to 60 drives and up to 120 TB

• Intuitive management interface and

customer-replaceable components

simplify use and maximize availability

• Snapshot capabilities simplify backup for

demanding application environments

• Includes path management functionality

with EMC PowerPath

• Unique combination of performance, ease

of use, and available software

support

• Built on the advanced CLARiiON software

capabilities that have proven to deliver

the industry’s most highly available

midrange storage systems

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Página 1 - Storage System

DATA SHEETEMC CLARiiON AX4 Storage SystemSimplifying the move to networked storageThe EMC® CLARiiON® AX4 is a versatile and cost-effective solution fo

Página 2 - IP Network

migrating, expanding, and reconﬁguring their storage capacity to meet changing application require-ments. AX4 users can also easily expand existing di

Página 3 - Speciﬁcations

Comprehensive interoperability support for multi-vendor environments The EMC CLARiiON AX4 is the answer to storage consolidation for heterogeneous env

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System Expansion AX4 AX4 with Expansion PackStorage Processors Single or Dual DualDisk Drive Quantity 4 to 12 4 to 60Disk Drive Type SAS and SA

Página 5 - Warranty and Support Options

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