Leading-edge Dell/EMC Storage Systems Bring High-End Functionality at Mid-Tier Affordability

Storage capabilities that were once only relevant to high-end enterprise-class storage systems are now necessary

criteria in smaller businesses and departments within larger enterprises. Criteria such as a proven architecture and

data availability and integrity, all at an affordable price, are necessities in todays mid-tier market.

Dell/EMC storage meets these criteria. From the entry-level Dell/EMC AX100i, AX100 and CX300 to the robust

CX500, powerful CX700 and flexible NS500G, these storage systems offer a balanced mix of features, power,

capacity and versatility to help you gain the most value for your organization.

Dell/EMC Architecture Built to Last, Built for Value

Grow when and how you need to with one of the industrys safest investments. Protect past, present, and

future investments with data-in-place upgrades between new and existing CX systems, consistent software

capabilities among generations, and non-disruptive hardware and software upgrades.

Dell/EMC networked storage systems feature a high availability architecture that enables the AX100i and

AX100 along with the CX and NS series to span a broad range of storage solutions, from the workgroup to

the data center including SAN, NAS and DAS environments. Dell/EMCs CX series arrays can scale from five

disk drives all the way to 240 without having to transfer data1. Plus, the modular design of the CX series

systems enables you to start with smaller configurations, the CX300 array for example, and grow to the CX500

or CX700 arrays as your needs and your business expand.

Dell/EMC AX and CX Series Benefits Brief

Proven, high performance architecturescales from three to 240 drives in modular,pay-as-you-grow increments.

The new AX100i and award-winning AX100 arrays accommodate entry-level SAN environments while the CX series accommodates NAS, SAN and DAS deployments.

Designed to prevent a single-point-of-failurewhile providing multi-path data access, mirrored cache and automated system diagnostics along with many other featuresto ensure high availability.

Investment protection through incrementalscalability and future-generation data-in-place upgrades for the CX series.

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Dell/EMC NS Series Benefits Brief

Easy-to-use browser based managementtools with configuration wizards, remoteadministration capability and simple management interface.

By allowing both block and file data to bestored on a CX series array, the NS500G simplifies operations and helps improve utilization rates.

Dell/EMC Storage is Designed

to Fit Your Exact Needs

Dell/EMC AX100i, AX100, CX300, CX500, CX700 and

NS500G storage devices are built to power your small

and mid-tier network with high performance and dynamic

scalability in an easy-to-manage format. With the

AX100i, you gain the choice of a non-Fibre Channel

solution with this iSCSI array. The AX100i connects as

many as eight servers using standard IP infrastructure so

that you can enjoy the benefits of a SAN on your LAN.

The AX100 and CX arrays utilize the full potential of Fibre Channel by integrating 2Gbs Fibre Channel and delivering

both high data throughput and high I/O performance. Yet they provide exceptional flexibility by also supporting

ATA disk drives as a lower cost alternative to Fibre Channel technology.

Dell/EMC AX100i and AX100 Storage Arrays

Each Dell/EMC system is designed to meet the particular needs of your organization during different phases of its

growth. For instance, the AX100i and AX100 RAID arrays are ideal for organizations implementing their first storage

network, including those moving from Direct Attach Storage solutions. The AX100 is also perfect for customers

wanting a SAN-capable DAS system to be able to easily expand storage capability in the future. And the AX100i

solution makes it simple to implement a SAN using familiar and well-understood IP equipment. Both systems deliver

high availability storage and are easy to install, even for people with little IT knowledge. These customer-installable

arrays featuring integrated management software are easy to manage from virtually anywhere. In fact the Dell/EMC

AX100i and AX100 are the first SANs specifically designed to be easy to install, easy to use and easy on the budget for

small organizations and workgroups making them exceptionally cost-effective solutions for your first SAN.

Dell/EMC CX300 Storage Array

For customers who require higher-level performance and scalability than the AX100i and AX100 storage systems offer,

the Dell/EMC CX300 array is similarly small in size and price, but offers large capacity. The CX300 boasts cached

performance of up to 680MB/s and 50,000 I/Os per second. Available in a rack-mount chassis, the Dell/EMC CX300

provides an attractive storage entry point of just five disk drives that scale dynamically to 60.

The Dell/EMC CX300 storage system is ideal for organizations deploying cost-effective Windows, Linux, NetWare

and UNIX workgroup SAN and direct-attach storage solutions. It offers the ease of management and performance

required by companies running file/print, e-mail, light database and Web services applications.

Dell/EMC CX500 Storage Array

For customers who want high performance and mirroring capabilities, the Dell/EMC CX500 array extends

the CX family into the heart of the mid-tier storage market. The CX500 delivers exceptional performance with

cached throughput rates of up to 760MB/s and 120,000 I/Os per second along with providing up to 35.7TB of

raw storage.

The CX500 array delivers this tremendous amount of power in an amazingly small form factor. The entry CX500

configuration is only 4U high and fits in an industry-standard rack. The CX500 can be configured with as few as

five and up to 120 disk drives in a maximum of 26U of rack space.

Dell/EMC CX700 Storage Array

For customers who demand enterprise-class storage functionality, the CX700 array expands storage infrastructure

easily beyond the CX500. The Dell/EMC CX700 provides one of the industrys most powerful mid-tier storage

platforms. The CX700 delivers over 1,520MB/s of cached throughput and more than 200,000 cached I/Os per

second. Additionally, the CX700 can be configured with five to 240 disk drives, and it fits easily in an

industry-standard rack.

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A Typical SAN Configuration

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Dell/EMC NS500G NAS Gateway

The NS500G is an enterprise-class NAS device that offers outstanding flexibility and choice for Dell customers

looking to consolidate their file serving needs. It converts file data to block data so that it can be stored on a CX

SAN array instead of on a separately managed NAS device. Not only does this help improve SAN utilization and

simplify operations, it brings SAN performance and data protection to NAS applications while minimizing costs.

With dual Pentium 4 processors and 4GB of DDR RAM memory, the NS500G NAS gateway offers excellent

performance. Its enterprise-class features include 2x2Gbs Fibre Channel ports and 4X10/100/1000 BaseT ports.

The NS500G NAS gateway can significantly improve the storage utilization rate of high value SAN attached

storage, thereby helping organizations to receive a higher return on their SAN investments.

Continuous Availability and Data Integrity to Keep Your Business Running

A high-performance array such as the CX700 is meaningless without uninterrupted information access.

All Dell/EMC systems feature advanced high availability technology designed to keep your information where

you need it when you need it.

With Dell/EMC products, your data is protected at the fundamental storage processor level in addition to being

protected throughout the data path as it travels and is stored in your network. Each storage processors cache

mirrors the other processors cache. As a result, the write cache in each storage processor contains both its own

primary cached data and a secondary copy of the cache of its peer storage processor. If a storage processor fails,

the cached data in the surviving storage processor, both primary and secondary, are immediately written to disk

ensuring writes are safely stored. Whats more, if your power should fail, full-system battery backup and an

orderly shutdown process saves cached data on disks to provide data protection.

RAID Flexibility for Easy Configuration

Dell/EMC CX systems also offer a variety of RAID data-protection choices. These include RAID levels 1/0, 0, 1, 3 and

5 (RAID 1/0 and RAID 5 are offered on the AX100i and AX100). All levels can co-exist in the same array

simultaneously to match the right protection characteristics to the value of the data. All disks are dual-ported for

redundant access should one port fail. And all major Dell/EMC components such as power supplies, disk drives

and storage processors are capable of being replaced without shutting down your entire system or disrupting data

access.

Dell/EMC products and services provide you with a complete solution for data availability and integrity. The AX100i

and AX100 storage arrays offer data integrity with battery-backed cache, cache de-staging, hot disk sparing

and active/active failover storage processor modules. Likewise, continuous cache and disk data integrity

detection/correction, fault isolation, automatic diagnosis and phone-home capabilities round out the CX series data

integrity features. As a result, you can rely on peace-of-mind and a cost-effective storage system designed to help

your organization achieve its goals.

Match Drive Technologies to Application and Performance Requirements

The Dell/EMC AX100i and AX100 support the lower cost, SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) hard

drive, while the Dell/EMC CX series and the NS500G supports both Fibre Channel and ATA hard drives. This

deployment flexibility enables customers to better match their application requirements with their performance

and cost requirements.

ATA devices, which attach to the CX line, are ideal for:

Backup-to-disk applications improving their service levels over traditional tape solutions

Data replication deploying low cost ATA drives with EMC SnapView and MirrorView replication storage2

Large file applications enabling applications that can handle massive data sets

DELL ENTERPRISE SERVICESBy utilizing the proven advantages of our direct model,including tailored service and support, low cost and a single point of accountability, Dell Services can provideyou with fast, effective, affordable service offerings at anypoint in your IT process. By doing so, we offer a combination of bundled best practices and tailored solutions that work together to provide maximum value toyou. Whether you need support, deployment, training andcertification programs, or professional consulting services,individually or bundled as a total package, Dell promises tobe your single point of accountability at all times.

Professional ServicesDell Professional Services enables Dell customers to optimize ROI by utilizing complex technologythrough the design, development and deployment of innovative, robust and scalable business-criticalsolutions. With each engagement, we utilize ourproven methodology and project managementexpertise to understand your business objectives,design plans that are flexible to adapt to your currentenvironment and then deliver the desired results.

Deployment ServicesWe bring you deployment assistance that delivers truevalue from beginning to end. Dell can tailor systems to our customers specifications by customizing the hardware and software configuration during the initialsystem build to reduce redundancy and time. We canmanage the delivery, installation and disposal of yourassets with the same eye for efficiency.

Training and CertificationOur approach to Training and Certification allows youto outsmart your competitors not outspend them with industry-standard learning across Dell hardwareand industry-standard software. Dell can assist youwherever you need us, whether on-site, on-line or ina classroom setting, to help your organization takefull advantage of information technology.

Enterprise Support ServicesTechnology is a significant investment, and it pays to have a partner who can help you minimize costlydowntime. Through our Premier Enterprise SupportServices (PESS) offerings, Dell provides tiered supportservice packages with the flexibility to customize theoffering to meet your specific needs across a widerange of computing environments. With proactive and reactive support options which include hardwareand software support with varied response levels,account management and remote resolution, Dell provides support solutions that meet your needs, cost-effectively.

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FEATURES

Dell is not responsible for pricing or other errors, and reserves the right to cancel orders arising from such errors. 1Dell recommends that all data on an array be backed up prior to any planned upgrades. 2SnapView is not supported on the AX100, MirrowView is not supported on the AX100 or CX300. 3Initial estimates for dual storage processor systems. Source: www.spec.org (SPEC SFS97 benchmarks NFS v3). 4Host-based software solution. Dell, the Dell logo, PowerEdge and PowerVault are trademarks of Dell Inc. EMC is a registeredtrademark and MirrorView, SANCopy and SnapView are trademarks of EMC Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. HP is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard. Sun and Solaris are trademarks of Sun Microsystems.IBM is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation. Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. Compaq is a registered trademark of Compaq. RedHat is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. UNIX is aregistered trademark of The Open Group in the U.S. and other countries. Sparc is a trademark of SPARC International, Inc in the United States and other countries. LEGATO and RepliStor are registered trademarks of LEGATO Systems, Inc. Celerra is a trademark of EMCCorporation. 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 in the marks and names of others. Copyright 2005 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. For more information contact Dell. June 2005, Kolar.

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Novell Data Center, Web Additions) NetWare, Red Hat Linux and Sun Solaris 8, 9, 10Variety of Dell PowerEdge, Compaq, HP and IBM servers Variety of Dell PowerEdge, Compaq, HP and IBM serversTwo Four8 83TB with SATA drives 3TB with SATA drives12 one-inch SATA drives 12 one-inch SATA drivesUp to 12 drives Up to 12 drivesUp to 150MB/s; 30,000 cached I/Os per second3 Up to 300MB/s; 30,000 cached I/Os per second1GB 1GB5, 1/0 5, 1/0Snapshot management Snapshot managementDisk array enclosure: 2U; standby power supply: 1U Disk array enclosure: 2U; standby power supply: 1U(for dual storage processor configurations) (for dual storage processor configurations)

Dell/EMC AX100i Dell/EMC AX100

Dell/EMC CX300 Dell/EMC CX500 Dell/EMC CX700

Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, Novell NetWare, Red Hat Linux, SGI, Irix and TRU-64Variety of Dell PowerEdge, Compaq, HP and IBM servers

Four648.8TB with Fibre Channel drives or 16.5TB with ATA drives15 one-inch FC2 or ATA drives5 to 60 drives680MB/s; 50,000 cached I/Os per second2GB0, 1, 1/0, 3, 5LEGATO RepliStor, SnapView software and Replication Manager Local and Replication Manager SEDisk processor enclosure: 3U; disk array enclosure: 3U; standby power supply: 1U

Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, Novell NetWare, Red Hat Linux, Irix and TRU-64Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell/EMC supported servers; Variety of Compaq, HP, IBM and Sun SPARC serversFour12817.5TB with Fibre Channel drives or 35.7TB with ATA drives15 one-inch FC2 or ATA drives5 to 120 drives760MB/s; 120,000 cached I/Os per second4GB0, 1, 1/0, 3, 5Optional SnapView, Replication Manager Local and Replication Manager SE and MirrorView softwareDisk processor enclosure: 3U; disk array enclosure: 3U; standby power supply: 1U

Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, Novell NetWare, Red Hat Linux, Irix and TRU-64Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell/EMC supported servers; Variety of Compaq, HP, IBM and Sun SPARC serversEight256 35TB with Fibre Channel drives or 74.2TB with ATA drives15 one-inch FC2 or ATA drives5 to 240 drives1,600MB/s; 200,000 cached I/Os per second8GB0, 1, 1/0, 3, 5Optional SnapView, Replication Manager Local and Replication Manager SE, SANCopy and MirrorView softwareStorage processor enclosure: 4U; disk array enclosure: 3U; standby power supply: 1U

FC: 8TB; FC and ATA: 16TBUp to 4 CX arrays4 10/100/1000 BaseT 25,891 ops/s NFS v34

2 X 1.6 GHz Pentium 42GBDME: 3U; CS: 1U3 and 5 with FC drives; 3 and 5 with ATA drives

FC: 16TB; FC and ATA: 32TBUp to 4 CX arrays8 10/100/1000 BaseT50,335 ops/s NFS v34

4 X 1.6 GHz Pentium 44GB DME: 3U; CS: 1U3 and 5 with FC drives; 3 and 5 with ATA drives

Celerra Manager Basic Edition; Celerra Manager Advanced EditionSnapSure and Celerra Replicator (Replication Manager/SE for iSCSI)

NFSv2, NFSv3, CIFS, FTP, iSCSI, NLMv1, NLMv3, NLMv4, SNMP, NDMPv1, NDMPv2, NDMPv3, NDMPv4, ARP, ICMP, NTP client, SNTP, Kerberos Authentication, LDAP

Celerra Anti-Virus Agent; NS Celerra Replicator; NS Celerra Manager Advanced Edition; SnapSure for Microsoft ExchangeDell PowerEdge Servers and Dell/EMC supported servers; variety of Compaq, HP, IBM and SUN servers

Dell/EMC NS500G: Single DM Dell/EMC NS500G: Dual DM