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Disk Subsystems & Solid State (SAN/iSCSI/NAS/DAS)
The Heart and Soul of your Data Center. SANDirect is the nation’s premiere reseller of enterprise storage systems. Our "Vendor Agnostic" approach, coupled with 30+ years of experience, ensures you get a solution that is designed for your specific needs.
Storage Infrastructure Components
Your storage network will only perform as fast as it's slowest link. SANDirect's full line of storage networking components will ensure that you prevent bottlenecks and increase performance regardless of your storage protocol (Fibre Channel, iSCSI, FCoE, etc).
Tape Libraries & Virtual Tape Libraries
An ounce of prevention... From traditional magnetic tape systems (LTO, SDLT, etc.) to the latest Disk Based Virtual Tape Libraries and Deduplicating Storage Systems. SANDirect offers expert advice and best in class products from the industry leaders.
Backup & Archiving
Availability, retention, and security of data is the foundation of your backup strategy. A third party data protection solution allows you to centrally protect and ensure availability of your most critical server and application data. Industry Leaders like Bakbone and InMage provide solid solutions
SANDirect Government Services
50% of the profit earned by SANDirect Government Solutions is donated to select organizations in support of our troops
Enterprise Storage Blog and Article Repository
At SANDirect, we pride ourselves on having the most comprehensive set of product data in the industry. We also provide our own unique literature on emerging technology, industry changes, and product reviews, written by our in house storage architects that have over 30 years of experience.
EMC
AX4

EMC CLARiiON AX4 Networked Storage System

EMC CLARiiON AX4 brings easy-to-use networked storage to small to medium businesses and branch offices at an affordable price. CLARiiON AX4, a VMware certified solution, combines proven reliability and availability with simple installation and management capabilities. And its powerful Intel Xeon processors can handle even the most challenging workloads.

Your business thrives on information. But as your information grows, your servers struggle to keep up. You need to speed backups, ensure availability, and prevent downtime.

Now there's a way to do all that and more, with EMC CLARiiON AX4 networked storage. It's a VMware certified solution powered by Intel® Xeon® processors that consolidates your storage and simplifies how you manage it. Keep your critical information available and safe, be ready for growth, and simply make your life easier.

If you’re looking for low-cost consolidation and advanced data protection, CLARiiON AX4 is the right choice. Configure a system that matches your needs—from file sharing to e-mail to backup and recovery. You can always add capacity or expand capabilities as your business grows.

Capacity to 60 TB

Scale up to 60 drives quickly and easily to meet your ever-expanding storage needs.

High-availability architecture

Keep your critical information available and safe with CLARiiON’s proven high-availability, high-reliability design.

Connectivity options

Choose convenient iSCSI or high-bandwidth Fibre Channel connectivity.

SAS and SATA drives

Mix high-performance SAS drives and low-cost, high-capacity SATA drives to meet a broad range of requirements.

Virtual LUNs

Migrate data between drive types smoothly and non-disruptively.

Wizard-driven management

Set up, manage, and monitor your CLARiiON AX4 quickly and easily.

Snapshots

Create snapshot copies of data for non-disruptive backup and recovery.

Advanced capabilities

Get powerful software capabilities for operational recovery, disaster recovery, and multi-array management.

VMware certified

Virtualize with confidence. Fully tested for VMware environments, the AX4 is ready for powerful Virtual Infrastructure 3 functionality such as VMotion, VMware HA, and Site Recovery Manager.

CLARiiON AX4 Networked Storage System
EMC AX4 Documentation
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System Configuration
Max. Raw Capacity: 60TB
Max. HDD Count: 60
Min. HDD Count: 4
HDD Support:
146GB 3Gb SAS 15K
146GB 3Gb SAS 10K
300GB 3Gb SAS 10K
300GB 3Gb SAS 15K
450GB 3Gb SAS 15K
600GB 3Gb SAS 10K
600GB 3Gb SAS 15K
750GB SATA 7K
1TB SATA 7K
2TB SATA 7K
RAID Support:
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 1+0
RAID 3
RAID 5
Host Connections:
2Gb FC
4Gb FC
1Gb iSCSI
Dual Controllers: Optional
OS Support:
AIX
HP-UX
Hyper-V
Netware
Red Hat Ent. Linux
Sun Solaris
VMWare
Windows
XenServer
NAS/iSCSI Support: iSCSI Model Available
Model Upgrade Options: N/A
Performance Specifications
Non-Disruptive Options
Component Replacement: Yes
Hot-Pluggable Disks: Yes
Microcode Updates: Yes
 
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Raw Storage Capacity Requirement (TB):
Total number of servers to be connected:
Anticipated purchase cycle:
Primary Application/Purpose:
Exchange
Oracle
SQL
SAP
PeopleSoft
Media Archiving
Media Streaming
Consolidation
Healthcare
Other
Preferred HDD Support:
146GB 3Gb SAS 15K
146GB 3Gb SAS 10K
300GB 3Gb SAS 10K
300GB 3Gb SAS 15K
450GB 3Gb SAS 15K
600GB 3Gb SAS 10K
600GB 3Gb SAS 15K
750GB SATA 7K
1TB SATA 7K
2TB SATA 7K
Preferred RAID Support:
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 1+0
RAID 3
RAID 5
Preferred Host Connections:
2Gb FC
4Gb FC
1Gb iSCSI
Preferred OS Support:
AIX
HP-UX
Hyper-V
Netware
Red Hat Ent. Linux
Sun Solaris
VMWare
Windows
XenServer
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What makes us Different?
We focus solely on data storage solutions. Our storage architects have more than 30 years of experience designing and implementing solutions that will meet the most sophisticated challenges. 
A certified Storage Architect will respond to your request within 4 business hours.
We are "Vendor Agnostic". We offer a broad line of storage products to solve any storage need. This approach allows us to design secure, reliable and cost-effective solutions that will easily integrate with your existing applications.
EMC CLARiiON AX4 Networked Storage System
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AX4
CURRENT
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COMPARABLE
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System Configuration
Max. Raw Capacity60TB120TB313TB
Max. CacheN/A6GB8GB
Min. CacheN/AN/A4GB
Max. HDD Count60120159
Min. HDD Count454
HDD Support
146GB 3Gb SAS 15K
146GB 3Gb SAS 10K
300GB 3Gb SAS 10K
300GB 3Gb SAS 15K
450GB 3Gb SAS 15K
600GB 3Gb SAS 10K
600GB 3Gb SAS 15K
750GB SATA 7K
1TB SATA 7K
2TB SATA 7K
73GB EFD SSD
146GB FC 15K
200GB SSD
300GB FC 15K
400GB FC 10K
400GB SSD
450GB FC 15K
600GB FC 15K
600GB FC 10K
1TB SATA 5K
1TB SATA 7K
2TB SATA 5K
2TB SATA 7K
200GB SSD
300GB 3Gb SAS 15K
450GB 3Gb SAS 10K
600GB 3Gb SAS 15K
1TB SATA 7K
2TB SATA 7K
RAID Support
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 1+0
RAID 3
RAID 5
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 1+0
RAID 3
RAID 5
RAID 6
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 1+0
RAID 5
RAID 6
Host Connections
2Gb FC
4Gb FC
1Gb iSCSI
1Gb FC
2Gb FC
4Gb FC
8Gb FC
1Gb iSCSI
10Gb iSCSI
2Gb FC
4Gb FC
8Gb FC
1Gb iSCSI
1GbE
Fibre Bandwidth to HostN/A4GBN/A
Fibre Bandwidth to DiskN/A4GBN/A
Dual ControllersOptionalYesYes
OS Support
AIX
HP-UX
Hyper-V
Netware
Red Hat Ent. Linux
Sun Solaris
VMWare
Windows
XenServer
AIX
HP-UX
Hyper-V
Linux
Red Hat Ent. Linux
Sun Solaris
VMWare
Windows
XenServer
AIX
HP-UX
Hyper-V
Linux
Mac OS X
Netware
OpenVMS
Red Hat Ent. Linux
Sun Solaris
Suse Linux Ent.
Tru64
UNIX
VMWare
Windows 2000
Windows Server 2003
NAS/iSCSI SupportiSCSI Model AvailableiSCSIYes
Model Upgrade OptionsN/ACX4-240, CX4-480, CX4-960AMS2300, AMS2500
Performance Specifications
Bandwidth to HostN/AN/AN/A
IOPS Cache Burst RateN/AN/AN/A
SPC-1 IOPS BenchmarkN/AN/AN/A
MB/s Transfer RateN/AN/AN/A
Non-Disruptive Options
Component ReplacementYesYesYes
Hot-Pluggable DisksYesYesYes
Microcode UpdatesYesYesYes
NotesN/AN/AN/A
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