Maximum Number of Controllers
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16*
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System Cache (dual-controller, expanded with the number of controllers)
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256 GB to 2 TB
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512 GB to 4 TB
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512 GB to 4 TB
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1 TB to 8 TB
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Supported Storage Protocols
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FC, iSCSI, InfiniBand, HTTP, and FTP
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Type of Front-end Ports
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8 Gbit/s, 16 Gbit/s FC, 10 GE iSCSI, and 56 Gbit/s InfiniBand
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Type of Back-end Ports
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SAS3.0
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PCIe 3.0
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SAS3.0
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Maximum Number of SSDs
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800
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200
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2,400
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Supported Disk Types
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600 GB/900 GB/1.8 TB/3.6 TB/7.68 TB* SAS SSD
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1 TB/2 TB/4 TB NVMe SSD
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600 GB/900 GB/1.8 TB/3.6 TB/7.68 TB* SAS SSD
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Supported RAID Levels
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RAID5, RAID6, and RAID-TP (tolerating simultaneous failure of 3 SSDs)
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Maximum Number of Hosts
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8,192
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Maximum Number of LUNs
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16,384
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Value-added Features
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SmartDedupe (intelligent inline de-duplication) SmartCompression (intelligent inline compression)
SmartThin (intelligent thin provisioning) SmartVirtualization (intelligent heterogeneous virtualization)
SmartMigration (intelligent LUN migration) HyperSnap (snapshot)
HyperReplication (remote replication) HyperMetro (gateway-free active-active solution)
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Storage Management Software
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DeviceManager (device management) UltraPath (multi-path management)
eService (remote maintenance management)
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Operating System Compatibility
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AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, and Windows
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Supported Virtualization Environment Software
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Huawei FusionSphere, VMware, XenServer, Hyper-V, and other virtualization platforms
VMware VAAI/VASA/SRM, Hyper-V, and other value-added features
Integration with vSphere and vCenter
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