Catalogue · Pure Storage
Pure FlashBlade//E
Midrange · all-flash · scale-out - Capacity-optimized scale-out file and object flash for multi-petabyte repositories, backup targets and archives at disk-like cost.
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OEM | Pure Storage |
| Family | FlashBlade |
| Class | Midrange |
| Architecture | Scale-out cluster |
| Status | Current |
| Released | n/a |
| Operating system | Purity//FB |
| Controllers | n/a |
| Nodes | ? - 10 |
| Cache / memory | n/a |
| Availability | n/a |
| Capacity and media | |
| Media | All-flash |
| Drive types | QLC NVMe |
| Drive note | DirectFlash Modules, 20/40 per chassis; 150TB DFMs are QLC per Pure's Sept 2025 launch blog |
| Flash drive sizes | 75, 150 TB |
| HDD sizes | n/a |
| Maximum drives | n/a |
| Controller enclosure | 5U, 40 drive bays |
| Expansion | Minimum 1 EC chassis (storage + compute) + 1/2 EX chassis (storage) + 2 XFMs; grows in 1/2-chassis steps to 10 chassis (EC + EX) |
| Raw capacity | 4.5 PB - 60 PB |
| Cluster maximum | n/a |
| Effective maximum | n/a |
| Data reduction | n/a |
| Protection | Erasure coding |
| Protection note | Global erasure coding in Purity//FB (scheme not published); SafeMode Snapshots; file and object replication. |
| Performance and connectivity | |
| Maximum IOPS | n/a |
| Maximum throughput | n/a |
| Latency | n/a |
| Conditions | Nodes = 5U chassis. Starts at 4.5PB raw with 75TB DFMs (9PB with 150TB DFMs), growing in 1.5PB / 3PB steps; 60PB max raw from the Everpure//E family data sheet (product page shows it under an effective heading). power_w = 2,500 W nominal per fully populated chassis; XFMs 310 W each. No performance figures published. Pure Storage now trades as Everpure; purestorage.com URLs redirect to everpuredata.com. |
| Protocols | NFS, SMB / CIFS, S3 object |
| Fibre Channel | - |
| Ethernet | 100 GbE |
| Host ports | 16 |
| Limits | |
| Volumes / LUNs | n/a |
| File systems | n/a |
| Snapshots | n/a |
| Management and support | |
| Management | Pure1 |
| Power | 2,500 W |
| Positioned for | Archive, Backup target, File shares |
| Warranty | n/a |
| Design terms | FlashBlade namespace · LUN · Host group · File system / object replication |
| 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-storage-flashblade-e.pdf |
| Datasheet | https://www.purestorage.com/content/dam/pdf/en/datasheets/ds-pure-storage-flashblade-e.pdf |