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Seagate Exos X 5U84
Entry · disk (hdd) / hybrid (ssd + hdd) / all-flash · dual controller - Dense 5U84 dual-controller block array with auto-tiering, snapshots and async replication, scaling to 336 drives for mass-capacity data-centre storage.
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OEM | Seagate Technology |
| Family | Exos X |
| Class | Entry |
| Architecture | Dual controller (HA pair) |
| Status | Current |
| Released | n/a |
| Operating system | n/a |
| Controllers | 2 |
| Nodes | n/a |
| Cache / memory | 48 GB |
| Availability | 99.999% |
| Capacity and media | |
| Media | Disk (HDD), Hybrid (SSD + HDD), All-flash |
| Drive types | SAS HDD (10K/15K), NL-SAS HDD, SAS SSD |
| Drive note | Up to 84 x 2.5- or 3.5-inch drives per 5U enclosure (SAS HDD, NL-SAS HDD, SAS SSD). |
| Flash drive sizes | n/a |
| HDD sizes | n/a |
| Maximum drives | 336 |
| Controller enclosure | 5U, 84 drive bays |
| Expansion | 5U84 expansion enclosures; up to 4 enclosures including the controller enclosure (336 drives) - 84 bays, 5U, up to 3 |
| Raw capacity | n/a |
| Cluster maximum | n/a |
| Effective maximum | n/a |
| Data reduction | n/a |
| Protection | ADAPT, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10 |
| Protection note | Seagate ADAPT erasure coding or RAID 0/1/5/6/10; Autonomous Drive Regeneration (ADR); redundant hot-swap active-active 4006 VelosCT controllers; mirrored cache with supercapacitor backup and non-volatile flash cache backup; SED support. |
| Performance and connectivity | |
| Maximum IOPS | 725,000 |
| Maximum throughput | 12 GB/s |
| Latency | n/a |
| Conditions | Seagate 4006 VelosCT controllers (2 per enclosure): up to 12 GB/s read, 10 GB/s write, 725K random-read IOPS (block size not given). 48 GB system memory. Host models: 32/16 Gb FC, 10/25 Gb iSCSI, 10GBASE-T, or 12/6 Gb SAS; 4 ports per controller, 8 per system. SSD read cache supported. No capacity figure published in this datasheet revision. PSU max output 2,200 W. |
| Protocols | Fibre Channel, iSCSI, SAS direct attach |
| Fibre Channel | 32 Gb |
| Ethernet | 25 GbE |
| Host ports | 8 |
| Limits | |
| Volumes / LUNs | 1,024 |
| File systems | n/a |
| Snapshots | n/a |
| Management and support | |
| Management | Seagate Systems storage management console (web GUI), CLI, Redfish |
| Power | n/a |
| Positioned for | n/a |
| Warranty | n/a |
| Design terms | Storage pool · LUN · Host group · Asynchronous 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.seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/system-rebrand/exos-x-5u84/exos-x-5u84-DS1982-13-2309US-en_US.pdf |
| Datasheet | https://www.seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragments/products/datasheets/system-rebrand/exos-x-5u84/exos-x-5u84-DS1982-13-2309US-en_US.pdf |