Release Notes

Storage System Supported Maximum
SC9000 (Dual-Controller) with 128 GB or 256 GB
of memory per controller
• 3.1 PB raw and 2.0 PB addressable storage space using the standard 2 MB page
size
• 750 TB raw and 500 TB addressable storage space using a 512 KB page size
SC8000 (Dual-Controller) with 64 GB of memory
per controller
• 3.1 PB raw and 2.0 PB addressable storage space using the standard 2 MB page
size
• 750 TB raw and 500 TB addressable storage space using a 512 KB page size
SC8000 (Dual-Controller) with 16 GB of memory
per controller
• 750 TB raw and 500 TB addressable storage space using the standard 2 MB
page size
• 400 TB raw and 300 TB addressable storage space using a 512 KB page size
SC7020 (Dual-Controller) with 128 GB of memory
per controller
• 3.1 PB raw and 2.0 PB addressable storage space using the standard 2 MB page
size
• 750 TB raw and 500 TB addressable storage space using a 512 KB page size
SC4020 with 16 GB of memory per controller
• 1054 TB raw and 700 TB addressable storage space using the standard 2 MB
page size
• 263 TB raw and 175 TB addressable storage space using a 512 KB page size
NOTE: In previous versions of the Storage Center 7.1 Release Notes, the
supported maximum storage space for an SC4020 using a 512 KB page size
was incorrectly calculated as 500 TB raw and 400 TB addressable. The
correct supported maximum storage space for an SC4020 using a 512 KB
page size is 263 TB raw and 175 TB addressable.
SCv2000 Series with 8 GB of memory per
controller
• 672 TB raw and 450 TB addressable storage space using the standard 2 MB
page size
Storage Center Scalability Guidelines
The following scalability guidelines are the maximum recommended design guidelines for storage systems running Storage Center 7.1.
SC9000, SC8000, SC7020, and SC4020 Storage Systems
The following scalability guidelines are the maximum recommended design guidelines for SC9000, SC8000, SC7020, and SC4020 storage
systems running
Storage Center 7.1.
Storage Center
Object Supported Maximum
Disk Folder 10 disk folders
Server
• 500 servers (Total number of servers includes physical servers, virtual servers, and server
clusters.)
• 500 server folders
• 1000 server HBA initiator ports (Total number of HBA initiator ports includes all physical and virtual
ports that are visible to the SAN.)
Volume
• 500 TB maximum volume size (or the maximum addressable storage space, whichever is less)
• 2000 volumes
• 500 volume folders
Deduplication 1 PB data ingestion limit (SC4020 – 500 TB data ingestion limit)
Live Volume 100 Live Volumes
Thin Import 10 volumes (maximum simultaneous imports)
QoS Profiles
• 100 Volume QoS Profiles
• 100 Group QoS Profiles
• 100 Volumes per Group QoS Profile
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