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PowerMax Terminology
What are Bricks?
Storage building blocks in the PowerMax 2000 and 8000 are defined by appliance-based entities called Bricks (or zBricks for Mainframe).
What's in a Brick?
- An engine with 2 PowerMax directors
- Packaged software
- Cache
- 24-slot drive array enclosures
What are Node Pairs?
The modular storage components in the PowerMax 2500 and 8500 are defined by units called node pairs.
What's in a Node Pair?
- 2 PowerMax nodes
- Packaged software
- Cache
- Ability to add additional 48-slot Dynamic Media Enclosures (DMEs).
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Expert Advice
Contact Mojo Systems to discuss the PowerMax storage options and what will work best for your business environment. See our model comparison chart.
Start a chat with us, call us at 1-866-230-MOJO or fill out the form below. We'll get started on a custom configuration for you of a new PowerMax storage device.
What Can You Do With PowerMax?
- Consolidate Demanding Mixed Workloads
PowerMax delivers extreme levels of performance and incredible response times - Enjoy High Efficiency
Ships with Dell's 4:1 Data Reduction guarantee. - Extend to the Cloud
Take advantage of simple data mobility to and from hybrid clouds - Relax More
PowerMax was designed to prevent unauthorized access to your system resource - Upgrade Anytime
Its nodes can be upgraded non-disruptively while preserving your existing drives and expansion enclosures
Dell EMC PowerMax Models
Compare PowerMax Models
| PowerMax 2000 | PowerMax 8000 | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Xeon E5-2650-v4 2.5 GHz 12 core⁴ | Intel Xeon E5-2697-v4 2.8 GHz 18 core4 |
| Cache-Per-Engine Options | 512 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB | 1 TB, 2 TB |
| No. of Bricks or zBricks | 1 to 2 | 1 to 8 |
| Max. Bandwidth | 80 GB per second | 350 GB per second |
| Max. Front-End Host Ports | 64 | 256 |
| PowerMax 2500 | PowerMax 8500 | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Xeon Gold 5218 2.8 GHz with 16 core | Intel Xeon Gold 6254 3.9 GHz with 18 core |
| No. of Node Pairs | 1 to 2 | 1 to 8 |
| Cache-Per-Node Pair Options | 896GB, 1.792TB, 3.584TB | 1.792TB, 3.584TB |
| Nodes per Array (for Scale Out) | 2 to 4 | 2 to 16 |
| Max. Front-End Host Ports | 64 | 256 |
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