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Dell PowerMax 8000
High-end · all-flash · multi-controller - First-generation high-end NVMe PowerMax for mixed open systems, mainframe and IBM i consolidation, superseded by PowerMax 8500.
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OEM | Dell Technologies |
| Family | PowerMax |
| Class | High-end |
| Architecture | Multi-controller |
| Status | Legacy / superseded |
| Released | n/a |
| Operating system | PowerMaxOS |
| Controllers | 16 |
| Nodes | 2 - 16 |
| Cache / memory | 16,384 GB |
| Availability | 99.9999% |
| Capacity and media | |
| Media | All-flash |
| Drive types | NVMe SSD, Storage-class memory |
| Drive note | Dual-ported 2.5in NVMe flash plus Intel Optane SCM drives (750 GB, 1.5 TB) |
| Flash drive sizes | 0.75, 1.5, 1.92, 3.84, 7.68, 15.36 TB |
| HDD sizes | n/a |
| Maximum drives | 288 |
| Controller enclosure | 4U |
| Expansion | 1-8 Bricks/zBricks (4U engine with two directors) with 24-slot NVMe Drive Array Enclosures; system bay dispersion up to 25 m - 24 bays |
| Raw capacity | n/a |
| Cluster maximum | n/a |
| Effective maximum | 4.5 PB |
| Data reduction | Future-Proof guarantee 3.5:1 average data reduction (up to 5:1) |
| Protection | RAID 5 (7+1), RAID 6 (6+2), RAID 1 |
| Protection note | SRDF replication incl. SRDF/Metro active/active and Smart DR; SnapVX secure snapshots; FICON for mainframe |
| Performance and connectivity | |
| Maximum IOPS | 7,500,000 |
| Maximum throughput | 350 GB/s |
| Latency | 100 µs |
| Conditions | Max capacity per array (open) 4.5 PBe, based on over-provisioning ratio 1.0. IOPS = random read hits within a single array on one floor tile (rack); 350 GB/s = 64K random read hits; latency = under 100 us for 8K random read hits. eNAS max 3,584 TB usable. |
| Protocols | Fibre Channel, NVMe over FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB / CIFS |
| Fibre Channel | 32 Gb |
| Ethernet | 25 GbE |
| Host ports | 256 |
| Limits | |
| Volumes / LUNs | n/a |
| File systems | n/a |
| Snapshots | n/a |
| Management and support | |
| Management | Unisphere for PowerMax, Dell AIOps |
| Power | n/a |
| Positioned for | Mission-critical, Databases, Virtualization, Analytics |
| Warranty | n/a |
| Design terms | Storage Resource Pool (SRP) · Device (TDEV) · Masking view (initiator group + port group + storage group) · SRDF/A |
| Data services | |
✓ Deduplication
✓ Compression
✓ Thin provisioning
✓ Snapshots
? Clones
✓ Asynchronous replication
✓ Synchronous replication
✓ Active-active / metro
✓ Encryption at rest
✓ Immutable snapshots
? Ransomware detection
? Quality of service
? Automated tiering
? Cloud tiering
✓ VMware vVols
✓ Kubernetes CSI
✓ Native file services
? Native object (S3)
✓ Non-disruptive upgrades
✓ Scale-out
✓ stated by the OEM · ✕ not offered · ? not stated | |
| Source | |
| Product page | https://www.delltechnologies.com/asset/en-us/products/storage/technical-support/h16739-20PowerMax-2000-8000-ss.pdf |
| Datasheet | https://www.delltechnologies.com/asset/en-us/products/storage/technical-support/h16891-powermax-family-ds.pdf |