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EMC CLARiiON CX4 Series
Next-Generation Innovation for the Midrange
CLARiiON: The Leader inMidrange External RAID
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Introducing the CLARiiON CX4 Series
SERVICE LEVELS
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CX4-480 • Up to 480 drives• 16 GB cache• Standard 8 Fibre
Channel/4 iSCSI• Maximum 24 front-end
Fibre Channel and/or iSCSI
• Flash drives
CX4-960 • Up to 960 drives• 32 GB cache• Standard 8 Fibre
Channel/4 iSCSI• Maximum 32 front-end
Fibre Channel and/or iSCSI
• Flash drives
CX4-240 • Up to 240 drives• 8 GB cache• Standard 4 Fibre
Channel/4 iSCSI• Maximum 20 front-end
Fibre Channel and/or iSCSI
CX4-120 • Up to 120 drives• 6 GB cache• Standard 4 Fibre
Channel/4 iSCSI• Maximum 16 front-end
Fibre Channel and/or iSCSI
New
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Flash drivesTier “0” storage with 30 times more IOPS
Virtual ProvisioningIncreased utilization and easy provisioning
Drive Spin Down, low power SATA II drives, Adaptive CoolingNew energy-efficiency technologies
Concurrent local and remote (CLR) replicationIntegrated RecoverPoint splitterto simplify deployments
UltraFlex technologyDual protocol, hot pluggable, and future-ready
CLARiiON CX4Next-generation architecture
Next-Generation Innovation for the Mid-tier
64-bit FLARE and multi-core processors Up to twice the performanceand scale
New
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CLARiiON CX4 Software: Innovative, Intuitive, Powerful
NavisphereManager
Virtual Provisioning
Virtual LUN technology
RecoverPoint
SAN Copy
SnapView
Navisphere Quality of Service Manager
MirrorView
Replication Manager
New
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UltraFlex = Dual Protocol, Expandable, and Future-Ready Systems
New Architecture
x8 CMI
LCCLCC
High-performance Flash drives
Spin DownLow power SATA II drives
Adaptive Cooling
Virtual Provisioning= Capacity optimization
= Energy efficiency
Multi-core processors
Increased memory
64-bit FLARE
Up to 960 drives
= up to twice the performance, scale
SPSSPS
Power Supply
Power Supply
IO Complex
iSCSI module
Fibre Channel module
iSCSI module
Fibre Channel module
Fibre Channel module
Fibre Channel module
CPU Module
Multi-Core Processors
Memory
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
IO Complex
iSCSI module
Fibre Channel module
iSCSI module
Fibre Channel module
Fibre Channel module
Fibre Channel module
CPU Module
Multi-Core Processors
Memory
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
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New UltraFlex Technology
Flexibility to mix and match Fibre Channel and iSCSI
Easy, online expansion via hot pluggable IO modules
Upgrade IO modules to accommodate future technology changes and integrate with existing investments
Designed for Flexibility, Expansion, and Future Technologies
FUTURE CONNECTIVITYi.e., 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel, 10 Gb/s iSCSI
Fibre Channeland IP
Fibre Channel
base
iSCSI base
Fibre Channel
base
iSCSI base
Fibre Channeland IP
Openslot
Openslot
Openslot
Openslot
Fibre Channel
add
Fibre Channel
add
iSCSI add
iSCSI add
Thenextthing
Thenextthing
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Flash Drives for Tier “0” Requirements
Faster performance– 30 times IOPS and less
than 1 millisecond response time
More energy efficient– 38 percent less per terabyte
and 98 percent less per IO
Better reliability– No moving parts, faster RAID
rebuilds
First and only midrange storage array to support Flash drives
AvailableOctober 2008
Flashdrives
IO per second
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1 Flash drive
1 15K FibreChannel drive
10 15K Fibre Channeldrives
30 15KFibre
Channel drives
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CLARiiON Virtual Provisioning
Simple to create– Assign a pool name (e.g., “Test and dev pool 2”)– Select resources (e.g., # of disks or GB capacity)– Choose your protection level (e.g., RAID 5 or 6)
Simple to assign– Select a pool – Choose a host– Specify virtual capacity
Simple to manage– Expand pools nondisruptively– Monitor usage versus virtually allocated capacity– Trigger alerts and generate reports
Supports advanced capabilities: Virtual LUN, Navisphere Quality of Service Manager,
Navisphere Analyzer, SnapView
AvailableOctober 2008
LOGICAL APPLICATION USER VIEW
Common Storage Pool
User A10 GB
User B10 GB
User C10 GB
PhysicalAllocation
3 GB 3 GB4 GB
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Drive Spin Down
Inactive disks are placed in sleep mode; disks spin up on demand
Leverages robust array capabilities to maintain drive quality
Array-wide flexibility: ability to support a mix of disparate applications—some that utilize Spin Down, others that do not
Spin Down Use Cases
Backup to disk
Disk-based archiving
Test and development
Selective applications
Future-ready
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5.4K 1 TBSATA II
267 kWh/yr
New Low-Power Drive Options
1 TB Data on Different Capacity/Performance Drives
HIGH-CAPACITY DISKS CONSUME LESS ENERGY
15K 73 GB 15K 146 GB 10K 300 GB 7.2K 500 GB
787 kWh/yr
1,434 kWh/yr
3,048 kWh/yr
6,096 kWh/yr96%
91%
81%
7.2K 750 GBSATA II
525 kWh/yr
66%
7.2K 1 TBSATA II
393 kWh/yr
49% New32%
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RecoverPoint/SE Concurrent Local and Remote (CLR) Replication
Easy to deploy– RecoverPoint splitter built into FLARE – Protection for Fibre Channel and iSCSI environments– Optimizes bandwidth up to 10 times
Simple to manage– One product for local and remote replication– Supports all major applications and operating systems– Integrated with VMware Site Recovery Manager
One Solution for Data Protection, Replication, and Disaster Recovery
Supports virtual and physical environments
Delivering Next-Generation Protection…TodayConcurrent local and remote replication
Up to 2,048 LUNs per array
Any-point-in-time roll-back
Bandwidth reduction—up to 10 times
RecoverPoint appliance
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Energy Efficiency
Lowest Cost of Ownership
Next-generation CX4 architectureFlash drives for Tier “0” • Virtual Provisioning • UltraFlex technology • drive Spin Down •
low power SATA • concurrent local and remote replication
NewCLARiiON CX4 Series Business Impact
Optimized for Virtualized Environments
Availability and Protection
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Consolidate More, Provision Less, and Extend Useful Life With CLARiiON CX4 Series
Consolidate workloads – New CLARiiON CX4 architecture with up
to twice the scale and performance– Consolidate connectivity via multi-protocol
support across all CLARiiON CX4 systems
Reduce/defer capacity requirements– CLARiiON Virtual Provisioning for efficient
capacity allocation and increases utilization
Protect technology investments– UltraFlex technology for online expansion
and future-ready connectivity
A single CLARiiON CX4 system can deliver the scale and
performance of multiple arrays
Do more with less…
Lowest Cost of Ownership
CONSOLIDATE
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CLARiiON: Hardware Platform Upgrade Path
Supports data-in-place upgrades between CLARiiON CX series– CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX700 to CLARiiON CX3 UltraScale and CX4
series– CLARiiON CX4 series systems to larger CLARiiON CX4 systems
Preserves investment in disk drives and DAEs
Reduces planned downtime
CX3-10 CX500 CX3-20
CX3-40CX700
Investment protection for three generations of CLARiiON CX customers
The Industry’s Best Investment Protection
CX4-120
CX4-480
CX4-960
CX300
CX3-80
CX4-240
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The Industry’s Best Investment Protection
Software investment protection across
CLARiiON CX series platforms
CLARiiON CX4: Leverage Existing Investments in Skill Sets
Navisphere Manager for Web-based centralized management CLARiiON Virtual Provisioning to simplify allocation of storage capacity across storage tiers Virtual LUN technology for nondisruptive data mobility Navisphere Quality of Service Manager for application service-level management RecoverPoint for concurrent local and remote data protection with any-point-in-time recovery Replication Manager for integration with Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle SAN Copy for the ability to migrate date between EMC and other vendors’ array MirrorView and SnapView for array-based snapshot and replication
CX CX3 CX4
NavisphereManager
Virtual Provisioning
Virtual LUN technology
RecoverPoint
SAN Copy
SnapView
Navisphere Quality of Service Manager
MirrorView
Replication Manager
New
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Lowest Cost of Ownership with Navisphere Task Bar
New levels of ease of use– Simple, wizard-driven management tool
Provides management and allocation of LUNs and replicas
Includes new reporting capabilities
Enhancement included with Navisphere Manager
“The Task Bar wizards take complexity out of managing a storage network. It’s amazing how it can be made to look and feel so easy to manage and use.”
— Andrew Waithaka, Network Systems Manager, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Leverage Simplicity for Common Management Tasks
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Navisphere Quality of Service Manager and Navisphere Analyzer
Manage CLARiiON resources based on service levels
– Monitor and tune storage resources based on performance objectives
Optimize performance based on policy management
– Set performance goals for critical applications
– Set limits on lower priority applications– Schedule policies to run at different
intervals
Measure and control storage based on different metrics
– Response time (e.g., Microsoft Exchange)
– Bandwidth (e.g., backup to disk)– Throughput (e.g., OLTP applications)
Provides real-time and historical CLARiiON performance data
Pinpoints performance bottlenecks
Manage, Optimize, and Measure Application Service Levels
MediumPriority
HighPriority
LowPriority
Fileservices
OLTPe-mail
Test anddevelopment
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With Navisphere Quality of Service
Manager
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Tier 1 Applications
Tier 2 Applications
Virtual LUN technology
MetaLUN stripe
MetaLUN concatenate
Dynamically Expand and Migrate LUNs in Real Time
Virtual LUN Technology
Nondisruptive data movement across storage tiers
– Higher performance– Lower cost
MetaLUN Technology
Dynamic extension of volumes– Higher performance– Better protection– Better utilization of capacity
FlashFlashFlash FlashFlashFlash
LP SATALP SATALP SATA LP SATALP SATALP SATA
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CLARiiON CX4: Energy Efficiency
Flash drive technology– 98 percent better efficiency per IO
compared to 15K Fibre Channel disks
Low power SATA II drives – Consume 32 percent less energy
compared to 7.2K SATA drives
Policy-based drive Spin Down – Reduce energy for inactive drives
while maintaining online access
Adaptive Cooling– Dynamically adjust cooling based on
system activity
EMC Power Calculator to accurately determine energy requirements
Consume Less Power and Cooling Resources
Power Calculator provides:Current draw and heat output
Annual operating cost
Weight and floor space
Sound levels
Power drops required
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One Flash drive equals the performance of 30 15K Fibre Channel disks
CLARiiON CX4: Energy Efficiency
=
30 15K rpm Fibre Channel disks
38% less energy per terabyte
98% less energy per IO
58% less weight per terabyte
More IOPS in less footprint
Reduce Requirements in Performance Configurations
Flashdrive
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
15K rpmFC disk
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CLARiiON CX4: Energy Efficiency
Consolidate the Same Workload More Efficiently
Doesn’t include additional energy-saving capabilities:Spin Down, Flash drives, Virtual Provisioning
HP StorageWorks EVA 810030 TB using a mix of 300 GB Fibre Channel 15K and 1 TB SATA
CLARiiON CX4-24030 TB using a mix of
300 GB Fibre Channel 15K and 1 TB low power SATA
21 PERCENT LESS ENERGY
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CLARiiON CX4: Availability and Protection from Planned and Unplanned Outages
System-Level Availability Persistent cache for improved
performance through an SP failure
Enhanced signal integrity for increase resiliency and simplify serviceability
Advanced fault detection, isolation, error-correcting for increased resiliency
Site-Level Protection
• Integrated CLARiiON splitter for RecoverPoint to simplify deployments
• Supports all major applications and operating systems
• Protects both physical and virtual environments
The only proven Five 9s mid-tier storage platform
PRODUCTION DISASTER RECOVERY
VirtualCenter SRM SRA
VMware Infrastructure
VirtualCenter SRM SRA
CLARiiONReplicationAdapters
VMware Site Recovery Manager
RecoverPoint, MirrorView
Virtual Machines
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VMware Infrastructure
ServersServers
CLARiiON CX3CLARiiON CX4
VMware Site Recovery Manager
Integrated with VMwareSite Recovery Manager
New New
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MirrorView/AsynchronousRPO: 30 minutes to hours
• Target updated periodically
• Unlimited distance
• Restartable copy on secondary if session fails
• Optimized for low network bandwidth (consumes 100 Mb/s maximum)
• One primary to one secondary
MirrorView/SynchronousRPO: Zero seconds
• Both images identical
• Limited distance
• High network bandwidth
• One primary to one or two secondaries
CLARiiON’s Array-Based Remote Replication Software
Limited distance
Primary Secondary
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Unlimited distance
Primary Secondary
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All backed by EMC-qualified Reference Architectures, best practices, and supporting technical validation documents
CLARiiON CX4 Series: Optimized for Virtualized Environments
Virtual Machines
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ESX Servers
VirtualCenter Management Server
VMFS
EnterpriseStorage
EnterpriseNetwork
EnterpriseServers
Virtual SMP
Consolidated BackupDRS
High Availability
Shared storageThe right connectivity, availability, and performance at the right costVMware VMotion • UltraFlex technology • Flash drives • Five 9s
Backup and recoveryMaking backup-to-disk more affordable and energy efficientVMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) • low power SATA • drive Spin Down
ReplicationDisaster recovery that is rapid, reliable, manageable, automatedVMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) • RecoverPoint • MirrorView/S
Resource managementEfficiently meet service levels with end-to-end quality of serviceVMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) • Navisphere Quality of Service Manager • Virtual Provisioning • Virtual LUN
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CLARiiON Replication with VMware Site Recovery Manager
Replicate VMware VMFS (Virtual Machine File System)
Compress data, optimize bandwidth (up to 10 times)
Protect and recover a single virtual machine or the entire VMware ESX Server
Protect virtual environments with local and/or remote point-in-time recovery
PRODUCTION DISASTER RECOVERY
VirtualCenter SRM SRA
VMware Infrastructure
VirtualCenterSRMSRA
CLARiiONReplicationAdapters
VMware Site Recovery Manager
RecoverPoint
Virtual Machines
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VMware Infrastructure
ServersServers
Heterogeneous StorageHeterogeneous Storage
VMware Site Recovery Manager
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CLARiiON CX4 Series and VMware in Action
COMBINE NATIVE VMWARE AND CLARiiON CX4 SERIES QUALITY OF
SERVICE FUNCTIONALITY
LEVERAGE ULTRAFLEX TECHNOLOGY TO ACHIEVE THE ULTIMATE IN
FLEXIBLE CONNECTIVITY
Combined iSCSI and Fibre Channel connectivity in every CLARiiON CX4 series system
VMware ESX ServerDistributed Resource Scheduler CPU/Memory
CLARiiON CX4 SeriesNavisphere Quality of Service ManagerStorage Processor
Manage environment resources based on service levels
Optimize predictable performance based on application service levels
VMware ESX Server
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Ethernet
iSCSI SAN
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CLARiiON CX4 Series and Microsoft
High performance: Support critical SQL Server databases and allow Windows server consolidation
Scalability: Manage rapid growth across applications
CLARiiON Virtual Provisioning: Add the flexibility to storage that Hyper-V adds to Windows Servers
Tiered storage: Use Flash drives to ATA for information lifecycle management
Advanced backup: LAN-free, VSS-based snaps
Disaster recovery: Flexible options for recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives (RTO)
Flexibility: Start with iSCSI, move to Fibre Channel
CLARiiON Delivers One Way to Protect, Manage, and Scale—at Lowest TCO
CLARiiON CX4 Consolidated infrastructure for Microsoft environments
Microsoft Windows
SharePointExchange SQL Server
Hyper-V
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CLARiiON CX4 Series and Oracle
CLARiiON Simplifies and Accelerates Oracle Deployments with Proven Solutions
Scalable performance: Enable Oracle RAC Grid clustered consolidation; provides additional tiers for performance and Oracle partitioning
Flexibility: Scale from iSCSI to Fibre Channel as Oracle application requirements change
Integrated management: Oracle system monitoring for EMC; EMC Navisphere Quality of Service Manager for Oracle—bi-directional quality of service
CLARiiON Virtual Provisioning: Flexibility to speed dev/test process
Disaster recovery: Concurrent local and remote replication for flexible RPO/RTO requirements
“EMC Consulting helped us understand what ILM could do for us, and we definitely wanted to adapt it. That expertise, along with the visit to Oracle’s Technology Center, helped get everyone—from the Oracle and SQL DBAs to the Storage and Server Administrators—on the same page to see how it could all be used. We were excited to learn that EMC had co-developed a joint Proven Solution with Oracle to optimize database layout and performance.”
— Fran LoPresti, Director of Database Services, Magellan Health Services
Decision Support
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Developand Test
Production
Unified Management
Backup and Recovery
Enterprise Security
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CLARiiON CX4 Series and SAP
High performance: Performance improvement for read-intensive SAP components (SAP BI and SAP Portal/TREX)
Scalability: Manage rapid growth across SAP landscape
Virtualization: Nondisruptive storage allocation for SAP when provisioning to VMware ESX Servers
Reduced total cost of ownership: CLARiiON CX4 series’ advanced tiers let you optimize your infrastructure for simplicity, performance, and economics— tackling every SAP instance from a single platform
Disaster recovery: Concurrent local and remote replication protection for SAP landscape for business continuity and disaster recovery
Leverage CLARiiON CX4 to Optimize, Manage, and Protect the Entire SAP Landscape
In their 10-plus year partnership, EMC and SAP have helped more than 5,000 customers run their mission-critical businesses every day. These businesses benefit from test-proven solutions, Reference Architectures, and implementation experts.
Accelerate
Optimize
Enable
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Support Options for CLARiiON CX4 Series
Three-year Enhanced warranty includes 5x9, next-business-day, onsite response; customer replacement of specified parts; and around-the-clock remote technical support
Upgrade to Premium Support Option for 7x24 mission-critical coverage, four-hour response, and EMC replacement of all parts
Available Professional Services include installation and implementation
Flexibility to Match Support Option to Your Requirements
Mission-critical support
PREMIUM
Rapid resolution
ENHANCED
Installation of platform operating system updates
Installation of replacement parts
Four-hour onsite response for hardware
Next-business-day onsite response for hardware
OnsiteSupport
Root-cause analysis
Critical account case-escalation management
Secure remote support monitoring for hardware
ProactiveService
7x24 hardware and software technical support and remote troubleshooting
Cooperative support escalation processes
Customer-managed case severity level
TechnicalSupport
7x24 access to Powerlink eService support toolsSecureSelf-Help
“CLARiiON Support Options deliver unprecedented choice and flexibility without compromise. Count on EMC’s world-class support, paired with CLARiiON self-service capabilities—delivering easy installation, management, and support—to keep your information available and working for you.”
— Leo Colborne, Senior Vice President, EMC Global Services
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CLARiiON CX4—The EMC Impact
Lowest Cost of Ownership UltraFlex IO modules 64-bit FLARE plus multi-core processors Up to twice the performance and scale CLARiiON Virtual Provisioning Leading capacity utilization Data-in-place upgrades
Availability and Protection Persistent cache Concurrent local and remote (CLR) replication Customer replaceable units Enhanced Fault Isolation/Correction
Energy Efficiency Flash drives Low power SATA II drives Policy-based drive Spin Down Adaptive Cooling
Optimized for Virtualized Environments Replication integration with VMware Site Recovery
Manager VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler integration
with Navisphere Quality of Service Manager CLARiiON Virtual Provisioning Virtual LUNs and metaLUNs
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CLARiiON—#1 in Midrange External RAID (IDC)*
Optimized for virtualized environments– Unique software, system-level capabilities,
and integration
Lowest cost of ownership– The most affordable and highest
performance midrange platform in the market
Best energy efficiency– Innovative, energy-efficient capabilities
Highest availability—Five 9s– System- and site-level high availability and
data integrity features ease of use
Nondisruptive data mobility– Comprehensive “in-the-box” mobility and
heterogeneous data migrations
Easiest to use– Easy for customers and partners to install,
manage, and scale
* Midrange External RAID Market based on IDC product-line estimates
CLARiiON CX4
The Proven Midrange Storage Solution