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Mid-Range RAID Controller Product Summary

Mid-Range External RAID Storage Announcements

Types of Drives:
FC - Fiber Channel with capacities up to 300GB and 10,000 or 15,000 RPM - highest performance and reliability
SATA - Serial ATA with capacities up to 500GB and 7,200 RPM - lower cost and reliability
FATA - Fiber ATA with capacities up to 500GB and 7,200 RPM - alternative to SATA

Vendor
Model(s)
 Drives(RPM) GB RAID Types Architecture
Front end (MB/s)
Back end (MB/s)
Available
Dell FC4700
73(10k), 36(10k), 18(15k)
0, 0+1, 1, 5
Dual Controller
200
100
10/2001
CLARiiON AX 100
250(7.2k), 160(7.2k) SATA only
5
Dual Controller
200
200
5/2004
CLARiiON AX 100
250(7.2k), 160(7.2k) SATA only
0+1, 5
Dual Controller
200
200
8/2005
EMC FC 4700 73(10k), 36(10k), 18(10k) 0, 0+1, 1, 5 Dual Controller
200
100
1/2001
FC 4700 36(15k), 180(7.2k) 0, 0+1, 1, 5 Dual Controller
200
100
4/2002
CX 600 73(10k), 36(10&15k) 0, 0+1, 1, 3, 5 FC-2
200
200
8/2002
CX 200, 400 146(10k), 73(10k), 36(15k) 0, 0+1, 1, 3, 5 FC-2
200
200
12/2002
CX 200, 400, 600
250(5.4k) ATA
0, 0+1, 1, 3, 5
FC-2
200
200
3/2003
CX 300, 500, 700 146(10k), 73(10k&15k), 36(15k), 250(5.4k) ATA 0, 0+1, 1, 3, 5 FC-2
200
200
2/2004
CX 300, 500, 700 300(10k), 146(10k&15k), 73(10k&15k), 250(7.2k) SATA, 320(5.4k) ATA 0, 0+1, 1, 3, 5 FC-2
200
200
8/2005
CX3 20, 40, 80 300(10k), 146(10k&15k), 73(10k&15k), 500(7.2k) SATA 0, 0+1, 1, 3, 5 FC-4
400
400
5/2006
HDS 9200 73(10k) ,18(15k) 0, 0+1, 1, 5 FC-2
200
100
2/2001
9200 180(7.2k) 0, 0+1, 1, 5 FC-2
200
100
12/2001
953xV, 9570V 146(10k), 73(10k&15k), 36(15k) 0, 0+1, 1, 5 FC-2
200
200
1/2003
9580V 146(10k), 73(10k&15k), 36(15k) 0, 0+1, 1, 5 FC-2
200
200
10/2003
9585V 146(10k), 73(10k&15k), 36(15k) 0, 0+1, 1, 5 FC-2
200
200
5/2004
95xxV 
250(7.2k) SATA
0, 0+1, 1, 5
 FC-2
200
200
6/2004
9520V 146(10k), 250(7.2k) SATA 1, 5 FC-2
200
200
10/2004
TS AMS200, 500 300(10k), 146(10k), 73(10&15k);
400, 250(7.2k) SATA 		0, 0+1, 1, 5, 6 FC-2
400
200
7/2005
TS WMS100 400&250(7.2k) SATA only 0+1, 1, 5, 6 FC-2
400
200
8/2005
TS AMS1000 300(10k), 146(10k&15k), 73(10&15k)
500,400&250(7.2k) SATA 		0, 0+1, 1, 5, 6 FC-2
400
200
4/2006
HP VA 7400 73(10k), 36(10k), 18(15k) 5 (double parity) FC-2
200
100
6/2001
VA 7110, 7410 146(10k), 73(10k&15k), 36(10k&15k) 1+0, 5 (double parity) FC-2
200
200
12/2003
EVA 4000, 6000, 8000 300(10k), 146(10k&15k), 72(10&15k); 250(7.2k) FATA vraid0, vraid1, vraid5 FC-2
200

200
5/2005
EVA 4000, 6000, 8000 500(7.2k) & 400(7.2k) FATA vraid0, vraid1, vraid5 FC-2
200

200
"late" 2005
EVA 4000, 6000, 8000 500(7.2k) SATA vraid0, vraid1, vraid5 FC-2
400

200
3/2006
IBM FAStT700 73(10), 36(10k), 18(15k) 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 SSA Bus
100
40
11/2001
FAStT700 146(10k) 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 SSA Bus
100
40
11/2002
FAStT900 146(10k), 73(10k), 36(15k) 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 FC-2
200
200
3/2003
FAStT900 250(7.2k) SATA 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 FC-2
200
200
12/2003
DS4400 (FAStT700), DS4500 (FAStT900) 146(10k), 73(10k&15k), 36(10k&15k), 250(7.2k) SATA 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 FC-2
200
200
 10/2004
DS4000 300(10k), 146(15k) 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 FC-2 200 200
4/2005
DS4800 300(10k), 146(10k&15k), 73(10&15k), 36(10k&15k); 250(7.2k) SATA 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 FC-2 400 200
6/2005
DS4200 & EXP420 500(7.2k) SATA 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 FC-4 400 400 8/2006
Sun T3 73(10k), 36(10k) 0, 5, 10 FC
100
100
2/2001
T3E 73(10k), 36(10&15k) 0, 5, 10 FC-2
200
100
11/2001
SE 3900, 6900 73(10k), 36(10k) 5(7+1) FC-2
200
100
4Q2002
SE 6120, 6320 146(10k), 73(10k), 36(15k) 0, 1, 10, 5 FC-2
200
200
4/2003
SE 6920 146(10k), 73(10k&15k), 36(15k) 5 FC-2
200
200
9/2004
SE 6130 146(10k), 73(10k&15k); 400(7.2k) SATA 0, 1, 10, 5 FC-2
200
200
11/2004
Sun StoreageTek Midrange StorageTek 6140 & 6540 73(15k), 146(10k&15k), 300(10k); 500(7.2k) SATA 0, 1, 10, 3,5 FC-4
400
400
9/2006

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