The Dell
™
| EMC
®
CX3 series delivers a true end-to-end 4GB architecture to redefine Dell’s
midrange storage array market in performance and scalability. Now in its third generation, the
Dell | EMC CX3 series offers a redesigned architecture that is designed to deliver maximum
performance, versatile connection options and an expansive range of scalability.
The Dell | EMC CX3-40f and Dell | EMC CX3-40c offer an excellent combination of performance
and scalability and are well suited for OLTP and messaging workloads, or other applications
that benefit from array-based replication. Both 1U Storage Processor Enclosures (SPE) offer
four Intel
®
Xeon
®
processors and 8GB memory. The Dell | EMC CX3-40f offers eight 4GB Fibre
Channel host connections and four back end drive loops. The Dell | EMC CX3-40c provides four
4GB Fibre Channel host connections and eight iSCSI host connections, along with two back end
drive loops. Both models support directly connected hosts or up to 128 HA (dual-connected)
SAN connected hosts. And, each array supports up to 240 disk drives for a maximum raw
capacity of up to 173TB
2
.
The Dell | EMC CX3 series also marks the introduction of the new DAE4P which supports both
Fibre Channel and SATA II drives allowing storage administrators to create an optimal blend of
performance and capacity tailored to their unique application requirements.
Excellent Performance and Expansive Scalability
The third generation fully-integrated 4GB Dell | EMC CX3 arrays can deliver 2x the capacity
and dramatically increased performance as compared to the corresponding previous models.
Throughput and performance gains can provide faster access to data, particularly applications
characterised by large block sequential I/O (disk based backup and restore, audio/video
streaming, and replications). Email/messaging, database, OLTP (online transition processing),
and other compute-intensive applications (such as seismic data analysis, computational
chemistry, and genome sequencing), may see shorter response times.
Designed to maximise throughput and performance, the Dell | EMC CX3 series is designed from
the ground up to take advantage of end-to-end 4GB architecture. State-of-the-art embedded
storage processor technology leverages the highly scalable PCI Express
®
interconnect, which
offers low latency and high bandwidth.
Streamlined SAN deployment and Management Experience
To further streamline SAN deployment, Dell
™
ships PowerEdge
™
servers from the factory built-
to-order with SAN components pre-installed to help streamline deployments. Fibre Channel
Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) enable direct connectivity to a storage array or SAN fabric via a
Fibre Channel switch. EMC
®
Navisphere
®
Manager Server Utility and PowerPath
®
can be pre-
loaded on servers to help reduce software installation and SAN configuration time.
To help reduce the complexity of managing a SAN, Dell offers simple systems management
tools with robust capabilities such as Dell IT Assistant and EMC Navisphere. Moreover, core
business applications, such as Oracle
®
, Microsoft
®
Exchange, Microsoft SQL
™
, are tested and
validated on Dell enterprise systems to form a stable and supported infrastructure for your
most critical information.
Dell
™
| EMC
®
CX3-40f
and CX3-40c
High-performance networked enterprise
storage with outstanding capacity
and protection for use in growing SAN
environments.
Dell | EMC CX3-40f
Dell | EMC CX3-40c
