Technical information

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4 PS Series storage arrays
PS Series storage SANs provide a peer storage architecture comprised of one or more independent arrays.
Each array contains its own controllers, cache, storage, and interface ports. Grouped together, they can
create one or more single instance storage pools that are based on the IETF iSCSI standard. The
capabilities of the PS Series solution are provided through a unique set of software and hardware
capabilities that, when used cooperatively, can provide a full featured SAN solution. The following sections
provide additional insight into specifications and functions of PS Series arrays.
4.1 Array models
The array models available prior to introduction of the PS4100/PS6100 family are shown in Table 1 below.
Table 1 Array Models prior to PS4100/PS6100
Array Model
Drive Type
Number of Drives
PS4000E
SATA
16
PS4000X, PS4000XV
SAS
16
PS5000E
SATA
16
PS5000X, PS5000XV
SAS
16
PS5500E
SATA
48
PS6000E
SATA
16
PS6000X, PS6000XV
SAS
16
PS6000S, PS6010S
SSD
16
PS6010E
SATA
16
PS6010X, PS6010XV
SAS
16
PS6000XVS, PS6010XVS
SAS / SSD
8 / 8
PS6500E
SATA
48
PS6510E
SATA
48
PS6510X
SAS
48
PS6500ES
SAS / SSD
41 SAS + 7 SSD
PS6510ES
SAS / SSD
41 SAS + 7 SSD
Starting with the introduction of the PS4100 and PS6100 family of arrays, configurations using 2.5” and
3.5” disks are available.