Catalogue · Pure Storage
Pure FlashArray//E
Midrange · all-flash · dual controller - Capacity-optimized all-flash FlashArray priced against disk for archives, snapshot retention and backup repositories.
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OEM | Pure Storage |
| Family | FlashArray |
| Class | Midrange |
| Architecture | Dual controller (HA pair) |
| Status | Current |
| Released | n/a |
| Operating system | Purity//FA |
| Controllers | n/a |
| Nodes | n/a |
| Cache / memory | n/a |
| Availability | n/a |
| Capacity and media | |
| Media | All-flash |
| Drive types | n/a |
| Drive note | DirectFlash Modules (sizes not published) |
| Flash drive sizes | n/a |
| HDD sizes | n/a |
| Maximum drives | n/a |
| Controller enclosure | height n/a |
| Expansion | n/a |
| Raw capacity | 750 TB - 6 PB |
| Cluster maximum | n/a |
| Effective maximum | n/a |
| Data reduction | n/a |
| Protection | n/a |
| Protection note | Everpure//E family lists compression, global erasure coding, always-on encryption, SafeMode Snapshots and file replication; controller layout not stated for //E specifically. |
| Performance and connectivity | |
| Maximum IOPS | n/a |
| Maximum throughput | n/a |
| Latency | n/a |
| Conditions | Raw 750TB–6PB per the Everpure//E family data sheet. The FlashArray product page shows 'Up to 6 PB' under an effective-capacity heading, so no separate effective figure is recorded. Block transports (FC/iSCSI) are from the FlashArray family data sheet; //E is described as unified block and file. Physical, power and performance specs not published. Pure Storage now trades as Everpure; purestorage.com URLs redirect to everpuredata.com. |
| Protocols | Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS, SMB / CIFS |
| Fibre Channel | - |
| Ethernet | n/a |
| Host ports | n/a |
| Limits | |
| Volumes / LUNs | n/a |
| File systems | n/a |
| Snapshots | n/a |
| Management and support | |
| Management | Pure1 |
| Power | n/a |
| Positioned for | Backup target, Archive, File shares |
| Warranty | n/a |
| Design terms | Array capacity (single global pool) · Volume · Host group · Asynchronous replication (protection groups) / ActiveDR |
| 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.purestorage.com/content/dam/pdf/en/datasheets/ds-pure-e-family.pdf |
| Datasheet | https://www.purestorage.com/content/dam/pdf/en/datasheets/ds-pure-e-family.pdf |