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Dell PowerMax 8500
High-end · all-flash · multi-controller - Scale-out mission-critical NVMe array (up to 16 nodes) for massive consolidation of open systems, mainframe and file.
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OEM | Dell Technologies |
| Family | PowerMax |
| Class | High-end |
| Architecture | Multi-controller |
| Status | Current |
| Released | n/a |
| Operating system | PowerMaxOS 10 |
| Controllers | 16 |
| Nodes | 2 - 16 |
| Cache / memory | 45,056 GB |
| Availability | 99.9999% |
| Capacity and media | |
| Media | All-flash |
| Drive types | NVMe SSD |
| Drive note | Dual-ported 2.5in NVMe flash (TLC; QLC 15.36/30.72 TB on 2500 only), SED; 30.72 TB requires Mem Config 4 |
| Flash drive sizes | 3.84, 7.68, 15.36, 30.72 TB |
| HDD sizes | n/a |
| Maximum drives | 384 |
| Controller enclosure | 3U |
| Expansion | 1-8 node pairs (3U each) and up to 8 48-slot NVMe Dynamic Media Enclosures (DME) over dual 100Gb InfiniBand fabric; system bay dispersion up to 25 m - 48 bays, up to 8 |
| Raw capacity | n/a |
| Cluster maximum | n/a |
| Effective maximum | 20 PB |
| Data reduction | Max effective capacity based on 5:1 data reduction; Future-Proof 5:1 guarantee (open systems), 3:1 (mainframe) |
| Protection | RAID 1 (1+1), RAID 5 (8+1), RAID 5 (12+1), RAID 6 (12+2), RAID 6 (24+2) |
| Protection note | Flexible RAID; RAID 6 (24+2) with 15.36/30.72 TB drives only; SRDF/S, SRDF/A, SRDF/Metro; FICON and zHyperlink for mainframe |
| Performance and connectivity | |
| Maximum IOPS | n/a |
| Maximum throughput | 480 GB/s |
| Latency | n/a |
| Conditions | 18 PiBe = 20 PBe open systems (mainframe 10.7 PBe at 3:1). Raw maximum not published. Throughput: 70/30 random read/write, 128K, cache hits (Dell internal test). Cache is raw system cache. |
| Protocols | Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NVMe over FC, NVMe over TCP, NFS, SMB / CIFS |
| Fibre Channel | 64 Gb |
| Ethernet | 100 GbE |
| Host ports | 256 |
| Limits | |
| Volumes / LUNs | n/a |
| File systems | n/a |
| Snapshots | 65,000,000 |
| Management and support | |
| Management | Unisphere for PowerMax, Dell AIOps |
| Power | n/a |
| Positioned for | Mission-critical, Databases, Virtualization, File shares |
| 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/powermax-2500-8500-spec-sheet.pdf |
| Datasheet | https://www.delltechnologies.com/asset/en-us/products/storage/technical-support/powermax-2500-8500-data-sheet.pdf |