Dell EMC CX400 Fibre Channel

Storage System

The Dell™/EMC® CX400 is a

versatile, rack-dense midrange

2GB Fibre Channel storage system

that delivers cost effective

continuous availability into

business critical storage area

networks or direct attach

storage applications.

Dell/EMC CX400

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Scalable, High-performance Mid-Tier Storage with Unsurpassed Software CapabilityThe Dell/EMC CX400 offers the mid-tier networked storage market sixth-generation, full Fibre Channel storagefunctionality and 2GB Fibre Channel end-to-end connectivity. Sharing consistent software and hardware architecturewith the Dell/EMC CX600, the Dell/EMC CX400 delivers excellent investment protection. It also provides a “data-in-place” upgrade option to the Dell/EMC CX600 so you can easily and cost-effectively scale to meet your expandingconnectivity and performance requirements.

A fully redundant, highly available storage system designed with no single points of failure, the Dell/EMC CX400 consistsof industry-proven Dell/EMC data integrity and availability features. Features such as global hot spares, redundant powerand cooling, online RAID group expansion and end-to-end data integrity checking help ensure that your business-criticaldata is there when you need it.

Powerful SoftwareAdditionally, the Dell/EMC CX400 system includes many high availability software features. Non-disruptive upgradesbuilt into the software enable you to upgrade core code without interrupting data access. MirrorView™ software offersremote disaster recovery capabilities with synchronous mirroring to other Dell/EMC storage systems. Plus, SnapView™

array-based software allows parallel access to data by creating instantaneous snapshots of information, and itsupports cloning. Also, both MirrorView and SnapView free host resources with independent replication functionality.Plus, PowerPath™ integrates automatic failover, dynamic load balancing and information access optimisation to ensuredata availability and high performance. The Dell/EMC CX400 array also includes cache vaulting to protect your valuabledata from loss or corruption.

Exceptional Bandwidth for Demanding ApplicationsRevolutionary throughput capabilities enable the Dell/EMC CX400 to deliver outstanding bandwidth. With four full 2GBfront-end and back-end ports, it offers the highest bandwidth in its product class. Speeds of 680MB/s of sustained throughput make the Dell/EMC CX400 ideal for sequential applications, such as graphics and videostreaming in addition to many other demanding uses.

Modular Design for Simple, Non-Disruptive ScalabilityThe Dell/EMC family’s consistent architecture offers distinct advantages. The modular design of the Dell/EMC CX400allows you to start small with advanced storage functionality and easily grow. As your requirements expand, simply adddisk array enclosures (DAE2s) with additional drives. What’s more, adding capacity to the Dell/EMC CX400 can be donenon-disruptively for optimum uptime. Additionally, if you need to consolidate your servers, 2GB front end ports along withsupport for nine Windows® and UNIX®-based platforms accelerate the consolidation process.

Help Minimise Risk and Increase ROI with Data-In-Place UpgradeabilityWith data-in-place upgradeability, you can upgrade the Dell/EMC CX400 to the Dell/EMC CX600 without moving data.As your connectivity, scalability or performance requirements expand, the consistent architecture family gives you theflexibility to extend the life of the Dell/EMC CX400 and protect your investment.

Configuration Flexibility and Economy from High Storage DensityThe Dell/EMC CX400 rack-mount array can be configured with a wide range of 5 to 60 drives. Its dense form factoroffers a maximum capacity of 4.4TB in 13U of rack space (22.75 inches). As a result, the Dell/EMC CX400 deliversmaximum density and one of the highest capacity per unit of rack space in the industry. The average configuration of theDell/EMC CX400 utilises half of the space required by the Dell/EMC FC4700.

DELL PREMIER ENTERPRISE SERVICESDell™ offers a broad portfolio of services designed to help organisations optimise their use ofDell/EMC technology, rapidly deploy systems andattain the highest possible levels of system uptime.

Consulting and Deployment Services(Required)• Pre-Sales Design and Site Readiness

Assessment • Hardware Installation – On-site installation

of Dell/EMC storage systems, rack mounting of systems, connection to power sources andpower-on of devices

• NAS Implementation – System planning, designdocumentation, select software installation, configuration of switches, NAS cabling, host connectivity, creation of storage groups, productorientation session and extensive custom options

Standard Support Services for Dell/EMCSystems (Required)Dell Gold-Level Premier Enterprise Support Services featuring: • 24x7 high level Engineer-to-Engineer telephone

support with direct access to Gold Queue• Technical account management team• 24x7 4-Hour On-Site Support1

• Remote software and storage telephone support – unlimited resolutions

• Storage system remote monitoring• Pre-Failure Alert Program• Seamless support between Dell and key

third party providers• Change notification/software subscription

Optional Services• Customer training• Proof-of-concept at Dell Application Solution

Centre• Back-up and recovery design and implementation• Cluster implementation for Microsoft Exchange

and SQL Server • SnapView™ and MirrorView™ implementation • On-site engineers and on-site parts

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Subject to availability, prices and specifications are correct at the date of publication and may change without notice. Dell’s Terms and Conditions of Sale and Service apply and are available on request and atwww.euro.dell.com. 1. Response times may vary according to the remoteness or accessibility of product location. Service may be provided via telephone or internet where appropriate. Certain restrictionsapply. © 2002 Dell Computer Corporation. Dell, and the Dell logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation. IP4700 EMC, EMC2, and Navisphere are registered trademarks, andSnapView, Application Transparent Failover and MirrorView are trademarks of EMC Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft . Unix is a trademark of The OpenGroup. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Sun and Solaris are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. Linux is a registeredtrademark of Linus Torvalds. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell disclaims proprietary interest inthe marks and names of others.

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Dell EMC CX400 Fibre Channel Storage System

FEATURES DESCRIPTIONPerformance 60,000 cached I/Os per second 680MB/s throughput

Server platforms supported Dell PowerEdge™ servers and a variety of Compaq®, HP®, IBM®

and SUN™ Sparc servers

Operating systems supported Microsoft® Windows NT®, Microsoft Windows® 2000, Sun Solaris™, HP-UX, IBM AIX,NetWare®, Linux®, Irix, TRU-64

RAID levels

RAID 0 Data striped across three to 16 drives

RAID 1 Mirrored pairs of two drives

RAID 1/0 Data mirrored, then striped across four to 16 drives

RAID 3 Independent data access on five or nine drives (with dedicated parity disk)

RAID 5 Independent data access on three to 16 drives (with striped parity)

Any combination of these RAID levels can exist on a single Dell/EMC CX400

RAID stripe depth configurable to 4, 16, 64, 128, or 256 sectors per disk

Rebuild priority tuning: adjustment of minimum I/O reserved for server use during rebuild

Configurable global hot spares

Front end (host) connectivity Two storage processors per Dell/EMC CX400

Each storage processor has two 200MB/s fibre channel optical ports

Maximum cable length Shortwave optical: 300 metres (2GB/s), 500 metres (1GB/s)

Cache 2GB

Automatic write cache destaging: cache can be mirrored between storage processors

Back-end (disk) connectivity Each storage processor has two 200MB/s fibre channel arbitrated loops

Multiple RAID groups may be distributed across redundant loops to maximisebandwidth to disks.

Drive interface Dual, independent FC-AL interface ports on each drive, operating at 200MB/s

Failover from each storage processor to both fibre channel loops is possible

Maximum storage capacity Up to 4.4TB per storage array

Support for 36GB and 73GB 1" drives

60 drives per array

Available software Consult your Dell account manager for availability, software configuration, andcompatibility information

SnapView™ Point-in-time view of information for nondisruptive backup

MirrorView™ Remote synchronous mirroring for disaster protection

Nondisruptive Upgrade (NDU) Online upgrades of storage software and microcode

Navisphere® Manager Complete configuration, management, and event notification

Navisphere Analyser Comprehensive performance, management, and trends analysis

Storage System Constant system monitoring and remote diagnosticsRemote Monitoring

Access Logix™ Data protection, shared storage access, and security for heterogeneous SAN environments

ESN Manager™ Data protection, shared storage access, SAN management

StorageScope™ Storage asset management

PowerPath™ Path failover for continuous data access and dynamic load balancing