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The New EMC CLARiiON CX4: Leading-Edge Midrange Storage for Virtualized Environments
Realize what innovation can do for you
EMC CLARiiON CX4 delivers more, for less
CLARiiON CX4 networked storage delivers more advanced technologies than any other midrange system—at the lowest cost of ownership.
Powered by Intel® Xeon® processors, CX4’s next-generation architecture lowers costs and energy use through innovative technologies like flash drives, unique UltraFlex™ technology, and virtual provisioning. CX4 systems also offer comprehensive support for virtualized environments, with expandable Fibre Channel and iSCSI connectivity and advanced data protection. And, they’re built on CLARiiON’s proven 99.999 percent availability.
Introducing the CLARiiON CX4 series:
More capabilities. More capacity.
Lowest cost of ownership.
Lowest cost of ownership.
Lower costs
CLARiiON CX4 systems deliver the scale, performance, and advanced technologies you need to run your infrastructure for less.
Consolidate twice the workload in a single system
Supporting:
Microsoft
Oracle
SAP
VMware
Microsoft
Oracle
SAP
VMware
FibreChannel
iSCSI
iSCSI
CX4
Consolidate workloads
Consolidate twice the workload in a single system. One CLARiiON CX4 array delivers the capacity and performance of multiple alternative arrays, so you can more effectively support your VMware, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP applications. And, you can mix Fibre Channel and iSCSI connectivity in the same array for more consolidation flexibility.
Virtual Provisioning increases storage utilization
Common Storage Pool
Applications
CX4
Optimize storage capacity
Improve storage utilization and defer the purchase of new capacity. CLARiiON virtual provisioning simplifies allocation and helps to maximize storage capacity across storage tiers for more efficient utilization. And CLARiiON’s unique Virtual LUN technology allows you to move data non-disruptively between storage tiers as requirements change.
Dual protocol connectivity
Flexibility to easily expand online
Fibre Channel
iSCSI
iSCSI
Protect your investment with future expansion
Future-proof your investment
Get ready for the technologies of tomorrow today. New UltraFlex™ technology enables online expansion via hot-pluggable IO modules so you can meet current FC and iSCSI needs and accommodate new technologies, too. CLARiiON CX4 systems also protect your investment with dual protocol connectivity, data-in-place upgrades, and full software support across generations.
Save energy
CLARiiON CX4’s power-saving technologies help you reduce energy use—without sacrificing performance or scalability.
Datacenter power
Min
Max
Flash drives
Low-power SATA drives
Policy-based disk spin down
Adaptive cooling
Flash
15k Fibre Channel
Flash drives—Get 98 percent better efficiency per I/O than with 15K FC disks, and 30 times the performance.
Low-power SATA drives—Use 32 percent less energy than traditional SATA disks.
Policy-based disk spin down—Automatically place inactive drives in sleep mode; activate on-demand to meet application requirements.
Adaptive cooling—Dynamically adjust cooling based on system activity.
Simplify virtualization
VMware-certified CLARiiON CX4 systems deliver the reliable, high-availability storage required for virtualized environments.
Virtual Machines
ESX Servers
CX4
Storage Network
99.999% availability
Share storage easily
CLARiiON CX4 systems make sharing storage easy. Dual protocol Fibre Channel and iSCSI connectivity gives you more flexibility to meet application needs. And CX4 systems are built with CLARiiON 99.999 percent availability and support for VMware Storage VMotion, for the best resiliency in the midrange.
Virtual Machines
ESX Servers
CX4
Site-level failover
Simplify disaster recovery
Ensure rapid, reliable disaster recovery. Use VMware Site Recovery Manager with EMC replication solutions to simplify and automate disaster recovery setup, failover, failback, and testing.
Virtual Machines
ESX Servers
CX4
Application Performance
Improve resource management
Manage your resources more efficiently. Integrated CLARiiON Navisphere Quality of Service Manager and VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) software provide end-to-end application service level management. And CLARiiON virtual provisioning allows you to quickly and efficiently provision storage to meet the dynamic needs of virtual machines.
Protect your data
CX4 systems combine CLARiiON’s proven 99.999 percent availability with built-in support for concurrent local and remote replication.
Concurrent local and remote replication
CX4
CX4
Proven system-level availability—All CX4 systems are built on technology that has achieved 99.999 percent availability, the highest in the midrange.
Comprehensive site-level protection—The CX4 offers concurrent local and remote replication, so you can simplify deployments and manage operational and disaster recovery from a single interface.
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