Quick VMAXe Highlights
The new VMAXe can start as small as a single storage engine (a pair of storage directors) and scale to 4 storage engines vs. 8 storage engines in the full VMAX. Up to 960 "disks" are supported, usually a combination enterprise flash and more traditional spinning media.
There's new flexible packaging as well: it appears you can put all the storage engines in a single rack (with external storage), put each storage engine in its own rack, or any combination. Storage enclosures with or without storage engines can now be separated by up to 10m.
And, the VMAXe comes packaged in a very standard 19" rack. From a purely technical perspective, larger storage configurations can benefit from optimized enclosures, but -- in this segment of the market -- we felt that compatibility with existing rack infrastructure was perhaps more important than getting the ultimate footprint density etc.
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