EMC CLARiiON CX4 and AX4 Systems: How They Compare
Networked Storage Systems
![]() CLARiiON AX4 |
![]() CLARiiON CX4 Model 120 |
![]() CLARiiON CX4 Model 240 |
![]() CLARiiON CX4 Model 480 |
![]() CLARiiON CX4 Model 960 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maximum capacity per system |
60 TB |
120 TB |
231 TB |
471 TB |
951 TB |
HA hosts per array |
64 |
128 |
256 |
256 |
512 |
Maximum logical units |
512 |
1024 |
1024 |
4096 |
4096 |
Host ports per array |
4 FC or 4 IP |
4 FC and 4 iSCSI |
4 FC and 4 iSCSI |
8 FC and 4 iSCSI |
8 FC and 4 iSCSI |
System memory |
2 GB |
6 GB |
8 GB |
16 GB |
32 GB |
Drives per array |
60 |
120 |
240 |
480 |
480 or 960 |
Disk type |
SATA II and SAS |
Fibre Channel, SATA II, and LP SATA II |
Fibre Channel, SATA II, and LP SATA II |
Fibre Channel, SATA II, LP SATA II, and Flash drives |
Fibre Channel, SATA II, LP SATA II, and Flash drives |
Software |
AX4 Integrated Software Suite, Navisphere Express, Navisphere Manager, SAN Copy, RepliStor, SnapView, MirrorView/A, MirrorView/S |
Navisphere Management Suite, Navisphere Quality of Service Manager, SnapView, MirrorView/A, MirrorView/S, SAN Copy, Replication Manager/SE, RecoverPoint/SE, PowerPath, CLARiiON Virtual Provisioning |
Navisphere Management Suite, Navisphere Quality of Service Manager, SnapView, MirrorView/A, MirrorView/S, SAN Copy, Replication Manager/SE, RecoverPoint/SE, PowerPath, CLARiiON Virtual Provisioning |
Navisphere Management Suite, Navisphere Quality of Service Manager, SnapView, MirrorView/A, MirrorView/S, SAN Copy, Replication Manager/SE, RecoverPoint/SE, PowerPath, CLARiiON Virtual Provisioning |
Navisphere Management Suite, Navisphere Quality of Service Manager, SnapView, MirrorView/A, MirrorView/S, SAN Copy, Replication Manager/SE, RecoverPoint/SE, PowerPath, CLARiiON Virtual Provisioning |
Host support |
Windows*, Linux*, NetWare, Solaris*, VMware*, AIX*, HP-UX* |
Windows*, Linux*, Solaris*, HP-UX*, AIX*, VMware* |
Windows*, Linux*, Solaris*, HP-UX*, AIX*, VMware* |
Windows*, Linux*, Solaris*, HP-UX*, AIX*, VMware* |
Windows*, Linux*, Solaris*, HP-UX*, AIX*, VMware* |
* iSCSI Connectivity





