EMC CLARiiON CX500 Networked Storage System

Mid-size, maximum functionality.
Designed for demanding application environments, the EMC CLARiiON CX500 networked storage system delivers the advanced functionality of the top-of-the-line EMC CLARiiON CX700—in a mid-sized solution. The CX500 scales up to 38 TBs capacity in just 25U of rack space. And with flexible configuration options, you can deploy a mix of high-performance Fibre Channel and cost-effective ATA drives to meet your requirements.

CX500: Reliability, scalability, extensive connectivity.
Based on a proven seventh-generation architecture, the CX500 delivers industry-leading availability and reliability. As the foundation to your Fibre Channel SAN, the CX500 scales to support up to 128 dual-connected hosts to meet the needs of your most demanding applications.

For mid-size environments that require a simple, cost-effective solution, the EMC CLARiiON CX500i networked storage system offers the economy and familiarity of IP networking through iSCSI host or fabric connectivity.

Simple management and high-end functionality.
With the CX500, you get all the advanced software functionality you need to ensure that your storage infrastructure is managed efficiently, always highly available—and protected from the unexpected:

* Easily discover, configure, manage, and monitor all aspects of your CLARiiON system with the EMC Navisphere Management Suite.
* Increase application availability while reducing backup windows with EMC SnapView.
* Ensure information is protected from system and site failures with EMC MirrorView.
* Provide high-speed data mobility between CLARiiON CX series and other supported storage systems with EMC SAN Copy.
* New Virtual LUN technology offers non-disruptive migration of volumes within the CLARiiON CX500—for increased capacity and performance.
* And online LUN expansion is available to maintain application availability when adding capacity to your CLARiiON CX500 system.

Unparalleled investment protection.
Unlike any competitive product, the CX500 offers data-in-place upgrades to the more powerful CX700 system. The CLARiiON CX series also safeguards your investment with consistent software capabilities among generations, non-disruptive hardware and software upgrades—and by continuously offering new functionality designed to work with both new and existing systems.

The CX500 offers support for a wide range of server operating environments: Microsoft Windows, Linux, NetWare, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, and Tru64—with Windows and Linux environments also supported by the CX500i system.

NEBS certification, DC-powered operation.
With NEBS Level-3 certification—and new, DC-powered configurations—CX500 systems provide ideal solutions for telecommunications central-office or mobile deployments requiring CLARiiON-class reliability and availability with the capability of DC-powered operation.

The industrys top-rated service and support.
CX500 systems are covered 24x7 by the same top-rated, on-site EMC support as the rest of the CX series. And with CLARiiON Proactive Support—included at no charge—you get automatic monitoring, diagnostics, and dial-in and repair to enhance your CLARiiON investment. CLARiiON Proactive Support helps you ensure high availability by preventing system outages and mitigating performance issues—all while lowering IT staffing costs.

Take the next step.
Learn more about how your organization can benefit from EMC CLARiiON solutions—for storage consolidation, backup and restore, and more. Call toll-free now: 866-463-3372.