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Expert Overview

The EMC VMAX 250F All-Flash SAN is a storage device, powered by the Multi-engine Intel Xeon (1-8 engines), running HYPERMAX OS. The HP Nimble Storage CS300 Hybrid SAN is a storage device, powered by the Dual Intel Xeon, running NimbleOS (InfoSight). The EMC VNXe3200 Compression v2 SAN is a storage device, powered by the Dual Intel Xeon (active/passive), running VNXe OE (Unisphere).

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Powered by Multi-engine Intel Xeon (1-8 engines) processor 256 GB per engine (up to 2 TB total) RAM Runs HYPERMAX OS SAN (All-Flash) storage architecture Up to 4 PB effective (with dedupe/compression) capacity Up to 240 Flash drives per engine drive bays Powered by Dual Intel Xeon processor 64-128 GB per controller RAM Runs NimbleOS (InfoSight) SAN (Hybrid Flash) storage architecture Up to 120 TB raw HDD + 48 TB flash cache capacity 21x 3.5-inch (HDD) + 6x 2.5-inch (SSD) drive bays Powered by Dual Intel Xeon (active/passive) processor 32 GB per Storage Processor RAM Runs VNXe OE (Unisphere) SAN (Unified Block + File) storage architecture Up to 500 TB (with expansion) capacity 25x 2.5-inch (2U base enclosure) drive bays Powered by Dual Intel Xeon (Storage Processors) processor 24 GB per Storage Processor RAM Runs Flare OE / Unisphere Up to 250 TB raw capacity Up to 125 drives (DAE expansion) drive bays Powered by Dual Intel Xeon (Active/Active SPs) processor Runs VNX OE / Unisphere Up to 500 TB raw capacity Up to 250 drives (DAE expansion) drive bays