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| Processors per controller | 1 x 6-core processor
1 x 10-core processor (enhanced) |
| Cache size per controller | 24 GB (only applicable to the 6-core processor)
48 GB (only applicable to the 6-core processor)
64 GB |
| Maximum number of controllers per enclosure | 2 |
| Maximum number of IP scale-out controllers | 8 |
| Maximum number of disks | 750 |
| Controller enclosure configuration | 2 U controller enclosure with twenty-five 2.5-inch disks
2 U controller enclosure with twelve 3.5-inch disks |
| Supported disk enclosure types | 2 U SAS disk enclosure with twenty-five 2.5-inch disks
4 U SAS disk enclosure with twenty-four 3.5-inch disks
4 U SAS high-density disk enclosure with seventy-five 75 x 3.5-inch disks |
| Maximum number of disk enclosures | 2 U SAS disk enclosure: 31
4 U SAS disk enclosure: 31
4 U SAS high-density disk enclosure: 10 |
| Maximum number of disk enclosures connected to back-end channels (ports) | A maximum of eight SAS disk enclosures can be connected to a pair of SAS ports. Two is recommended.
A maximum of eight high-density disk enclosures can be connected to every two pairs of SAS ports (a pair consists of two adjacent ports on the same card). Two is recommended.
Common disk enclosures and high-density disk enclosures cannot be connected in a mixed manner in the same back-end loop of a SAS interface module. |
| Supported disk types | SSD, SAS, and NL-SAS |
| Supported hot-swappable interface module types | 8 Gbit/s Fibre Channel
16 Git/s Fibre Channel
GE
10GE (electrical)
10 Gbit/s FCoE
56 Gbit/s (4×14 Gbit/s) IB
SmartIO |
| Supported hot-swappable expansion module type | 12 Gbit/s SAS |
| Maximum number of hot-swappable I/O interface modules per controller | 2 |
| Length of expansion SAS cables | Common disk enclosure
Electrical cables: 1 m, 3 m, and 5 m
Optical cables: 15 m
High-density disk enclosure
Electrical cables: 5 m |
| Redundancy of main components | BBU: 1+1
Power modules: 1+1
Fans: 3+1 |
