Dell EMC CX4-120 Features

DELL |EMC CX4-120
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Bringing a new level of performance, flexibility, and resource utilisation to
enterprise-class storage
EntErprisE-CLass storagE
Dell/EMC CX series storage arrays have built a reputation for performance, ease of use, scalability,
flexibility, reliability, and investment protection since their initial launch in 2002. Now in their fourth
generation, the new CX4 arrays build on that reputation and are designed to greatly increase
performance and capacity from the previous generation. The CX4 series provides impressive
flexibility and investment protection with the introduction of new UltraFlexTM technology.
CX4-120
The Dell/EMC CX4-120 is the entry point to the CX family arrays and offers enterprise storage
features at an affordable cost. It is an ideal product for customers who require increased capacity
and modularity in a small but scalable footprint with enterprise-level data protection and high
availability.
ULtraFLEX tEChnoLogy
The CX4 series introduces UltraFlex technology that enables the user to customise the network
interconnect and number of ports needed to meet current and future storage requirements
The CX4-120 comes standard with both true end-to-end 4Gbit Fibre Channel and 1Gbit iSCSI
connectivity and can be expanded with additional FC or iSCSI ports, as well as new network
technologies, such as 8Gbit Fibre Channel and 10Gbit iSCSI, as they become available.
MassivE sCaLabiLity anD FLEXibiLity
The CX4-120 supports up to 120 hard drives, connects to as many as 128 highly available hosts
in a SAN, and has six UltraFlex I/O slots (three per controller) for connectivity customisation,
helping to provide investment protection for your enterprise storage needs. The CX4-120 consists
of a 2U storage processing enclosure (SPE), a 1U standby power supply (SPS), and 3U disk array
enclosures (DAEs), which contain up to 15 hard drives.