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EMC VNX
EMC VNX 5500 servers
DeveloperEMC Corporation
TypeStorage server
Release date2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Discontinued2016; 8 years ago (2016)
CPUx86 (Intel)
PredecessorEMC Clariion; EMC Celerra
SuccessorDell EMC Unity
RelatedEMC VMAX

Dell EMC VNX is Dell EMC’s midrange enterprise storage array product line.

History

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In 2011, EMC introduced the new VNX series of unified storage disk arrays intended to combine and replace both CLARiiON and Celerra products. Internally the VNX is labeled the CX5.[1] In early 2012, both CLARiiON and Celerra were discontinued.

The new suite of VNX SAN/NAS arrays included three product lines: an entry-level VNXe,[2][3] the VNX5000 series and the VNX7000 series. The new VNX line was marketed as the only storage system offering automated file and block sub-LUN tiering using its FAST technology.[4]

In early 2012, with development continuing on the VNX lines, both CLARiiON and Celerra were discontinued. Development efforts in 2012 and 2013 included a strong focus on supporting data warehousing applications and multicore architectures, culminating in MCx, billed by some as the second generation of VNX. The massive hyperthreading enabled by multicore architectural support led to significant improvements in caching, file IOPS and database transaction rates.[5] In 2014, MCx support was added to the VNXe line.[6]

Models

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EMC VNX model list
Position Form Factor unkn before 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 after
Entry Rack-

mount

2U 3100 3200
3150
3U 3300
Entry exp. VNXe Series Expansion Enclosure
Mid-range 5U 5100 5200[7]
7U 5300 5400
7-9U 5500 5600
Rack cabinet 5700 5800
Hi-end Rack-

mount

Rack cabinet Dual 7500 7600
Triple 8000

Specifications

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The 5000 and 7000 series supports SAS/NL-SAS HDD's, or Flash storage.

References

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  1. ^ "EMC combines Clariion, Celerra line in VNX, revamps entire storage line". computerworld.com. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  2. ^ "EMC VNXe3150 VNXe3100 and VNXe3300 unified arrays from Storage Networks compared with HP and NetApp models". storagenetworks.com. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  3. ^ "EMC VNXe SERIES UNIFIED STORAGE SYSTEMS" (PDF). storagenetworks.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "EMC combines Clariion, Celerra line in VNX, revamps entire storage line". ComputerWorld. IDG. 2011-01-18.
  5. ^ "EMC Announces Next-Generation VNX – Takes It Full Multicore". GeekFluent. Dave Henry. 2013-09-04.
  6. ^ "EMC Announces Next-Generation VNX – Takes It Full Multicore". Divi. Dave Henry. 2013-09-04.
  7. ^ Lab, StorageReview Enterprise (2015-01-27). "EMC VNX5200 Review". StorageReview.com. Retrieved 2021-06-19.