Dell EMC AX150 Storage

Dell Updated: 2008-09-10 RSS
Dell EMC AX150 Storage

The Dell/EMC AX150 extends the proven Dell/EMC architecture-providing connectivity choice (Fibre Channel or iSCSI), integrated functionality, and ease-of-use at an entry-level price. If you're looking for a cost-effective way to get into networked storage, you've found it.

* Shared storage up to 9TB
* A simple, customer friendly installation process that helps you create a SAN
* All the easy to use software you need is bundled with the AX150 including Navisphere®  Express, SnapView Express and PowerPath® .
* Your data is highly available thanks to the AX150's redundant architecture, now including N+1 power supplies
* You can select the installation and support services that best fit your needs

Storage Capacity
Up to 12 SATA II(Serial Advanced Technology Attachment - 2nd Generation) disk drives and 9TB of raw storage capacity

Scalability
Support for up to 10 highly available servers attached to a single AX150 array in either a Fibre Channel or an iSCSI SAN
Directly connect up to 4 servers via Fibre Channel (AX150) or the iSCSI (AX150i)
Four front-end Fibre Channel optical (AX150) or Gigabit Ethernet copper (AX150i) ports per array. With the use of PowerPath®  failover and load balancing software for multipath I/O, users can operate all four ports simultaneously

Cache
512MB Battery-backed for the single storage processor system
1GB UPS-backed mirrored cache for the dual storage processor system
Cache-destaging to disk on dual storage processor system

RAID Levels
RAID 5 and 1/0

Supported Servers
Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell PowerVault 745n, and a variety of Compaq® , HP®  and IBM®  servers having 2 or more processors