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NEC Storage D8-30

D8-30 Specifications

Model Name D8-30
Chassis Structure Scalable from 1 node to 4 nodes.
Up to 32 disk enclosures can be connected to 1 node.
One disk enclosure can house up to 12 disk drives.
Host Interface Fibre Channel (up to 800MB/s)
Number of Host Port 4 ports - 64 ports (with optional HD) (*1)
Cache Memory Capacity 8GB - 128GB
Battery backup time Unlimited (saved to flash memory)
RAID level SAS: RAID-0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50, 3DP, TM
SATA: RAID-5, 6, 50, TM
SSD: RAID1, 10, 5(4+P)
Disk Drive Disk drive interface SAS/SATA/SSD (up to 300MB/s)
Capacity / Rotation Speed SAS 300GB drive 15,000rpm/10,000rpm
450GB drive
600GB drive
Nearline SAS 1000GB drive 7,200rpm
2000GB drive
SATA 1000GB drive 7,200rpm
2000GB drive
SSD 73GB drive -
400GB drive -
Storage Capacity (*2) SAS 300GB drive 287GB - 393.2TB
450GB drive 439GB - 601.1TB
600GB drive 574GB - 786.4TB
Nearline SAS 1000GB drive 984GB - 1343.9TB
2000GB drive 1,956GB - 2,672.6TB
SATA 1000GB drive 984GB - 1344.1TB
2000GB drive 1,968GB - 2,688.2TB
SSD 73GB drive 143GB - 1.1TB
400GB drive 787GB - 6.2TB
Number of Disk Drives 3 - 1,536 (with optional DD) (*1)
(SAS+SATA+SSD
(SSD: up to 6 per node) )
Support OS (*3) Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, HP-UX, Solaris, AIX, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, MIRACLE LINUX, Asianux, VMware, Citrix XenServer(*4)
Chassis Dimensions (width x depth x height) Disk Array Controller 480 x 600 x 218 mm (5U)
Disk enclosure 480 x 540 x 86.5 mm (2U)
Weight Disk Array Controller 60kg or less
Disk enclosure 29kg or less
Power Requirements AC100 - 240V single phase 50/60Hz
Power Consumption SAS(15,000rpm) 1,850 - 60,720W
SAS(10,000rpm) 1,710 - 42,800W
Nearline SAS 1,780 - 51,760W
SATA 1,790 - 53,040W

*1: Optional HD or DD can be exclusively added to each node.

*2: Calculateded on "1GB=1,000,000,000B" basis.

*3: There might be some restrictions on the OS when disk array unit is connected through fibre channel interface. Supported OS/version will be gradually added to the list. For more informatin, please feel free to contact NEC.

*5: Planned to be supported.

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