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Table 3 Before you begin (continued)
VMAX All Flash arrays offer the simplest packaging ever delivered for a platform. The
basic building block is an appliance-based entity called a V-Brick in open system arrays
and a zBrick in mainframe arrays. Each V-Brick or zBrick includes:
An engine with two directors (the redundant data storage processing unit)
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Flash capacity in Drive Array Enclosures (DAEs):
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VMAX 250F: Two 25-slot DAEs with a minimum base capacity of 13TBu
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VMAX 450F, VMAX 850F: Two 120-slot DAEs with a minimum base capacity of
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53TBu
VMAX 950F (open or mixed systems): Two 120-slot DAEs with a minimum base
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capacity of 53TBu
VMAX 950F (mainframe systems): Two 120-slot DAEs with a minimum base
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capacity of 13TBu
Multiple software packages are available: F and FX packages for open system
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arrays and zF and zFX for mainframe arrays.
This document uses the term V-Brick for planning purposes. All guidelines that apply
to V-Bricks also apply to zBricks.
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Power, cooling and ventilation, humidity control, floor
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load capability, system placement, and service clearances
as required in the data center.
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