EMC Symmetrix DMX-4: Supported Drive Types

In this blog post we will discuss the supported drive models for EMC Symmetrix DMX-4. Right before the release of Symmetrix V-Max systems, in early Feb 2009 we saw some added support for EFD’s (Enterprise Flash Disk) on the Symmetrix DMX-4 platform. The additions were denser 200GB and 400GB EFD’s.
The following size drives types are supported with Symmetrix DMX-4 Systems at the current microcode 5773: 73GB, 146GB, 200GB, 300GB, 400GB, 450GB, 500GB, 1000GB. Flavors of drives include 10K or 15K and interface varies 2GB or 4GB.
The drive has capabilities to auto negotiate to the backplane speed. If the drive LED is green the speed is 2GB, if its neon blue its 4GB interface.
To read a blog post on supported drive types on EMC Symmetrix V-Max System

The following are details on the drives for the Symmetrix DMX-4 Systems. You will find details around Drive Types, Rotational Speed, Interface, Device Cache, Access times, Raw Capacity, Open Systems Formatted Capacity and Mainframe Formatted Capacity.



73GB FC Drive
Drive Speed: 10K
Interface: 2GB / 4GB
Device Cache: 16MB
Access speed: 4.7 – 5.4 mS
Raw Capacity: 73.41 GB
Open Systems Formatted Cap: 68.30 GB
Mainframe Formatted Cap: 72.40 GB
73GB FC Drive
Drive Speed: 15K
Interface: 2GB / 4GB
Device Cache: 16MB
Access speed: 3.5 – 4.0 mS
Raw Capacity: 73.41 GB
Open Systems Formatted Cap: 68.30 GB
Mainframe Formatted Cap: 72.40 GB
146GB FC Drive
Drive Speed: 10K
Interface: 2GB / 4GB
Device Cache: 32MB
Access speed: 4.7 – 5.4 mS
Raw Capacity: 146.82 GB
Open Systems Formatted Cap: 136.62 GB
Mainframe Formatted Cap: 144.81 GB
146GB FC Drive
Drive Speed: 15K
Interface: 2GB / 4GB
Device Cache: 32MB
Access speed: 3.5 – 4.0 mS
Raw Capacity: 146.82 GB
Open Systems Formatted Cap: 136.62 GB
Mainframe Formatted Cap: 144.81 GB
300GB FC Drive
Drive Speed: 10K
Interface: 2GB / 4GB
Device Cache: 32MB
Access speed: 4.7 – 5.4 mS
Raw Capacity: 300.0 GB
Open Systems Formatted Cap: 279.17 GB
Mainframe Formatted Cap: 295.91 GB
300GB FC Drive
Drive Speed: 15K
Interface: 2GB / 4GB
Device Cache: 32MB
Access speed: 3.6 – 4.1 mS
Raw Capacity: 300.0 GB
Open Systems Formatted Cap: 279.17 GB
Mainframe Formatted Cap: 295.91 GB
400GB FC Drive
Drive Speed: 10K
Interface: 2GB / 4GB
Device Cache: 16MB
Access speed: 3.9 – 4.2 mS
Raw Capacity: 400.0 GB
Open Systems Formatted Cap: 372.23 GB
Mainframe Formatted Cap: 394.55 GB
450GB FC Drive
Drive Speed: 15K
Interface: 2GB / 4GB
Device Cache: 16MB
Access speed: 3.4 – 4.1 mS
Raw Capacity: 450.0 GB
Open Systems Formatted Cap: 418.76 GB
Mainframe Formatted Cap: 443.87 GB
500GB SATA II Drive
Drive Speed: 7.2K
Interface: 2GB / 4GB
Device Cache: 32MB
Access speed: 8.5 to 9.5 mS
Raw Capacity: 500.0 GB
Open Systems Formatted Cap: 465.29 GB
Mainframe Formatted Cap: 493.19 GB
1000GB SATA II Drive
Drive Speed: 7.2K
Interface: 2GB / 4GB
Device Cache: 32MB
Access speed: 8.2 – 9.2 mS
Raw Capacity: 1000.0 GB
Open Systems Formatted Cap: 930.78 GB
Mainframe Formatted Cap: 986.58 GB
73GB EFD
Drive Speed: Not Applicable
Interface: 2GB
Device Cache: Not Applicable
Access speed: 1mS
Raw Capacity: 73.0 GB
Open Systems Formatted Cap: 73.0 GB
Mainframe Formatted Cap: 73.0 GB
146GB EFD
Drive Speed: Not Applicable
Interface: 2GB
Device Cache: Not Applicable
Access speed: 1mS
Raw Capacity: 146.0 GB
Open Systems Formatted Cap: 146.0 GB
Mainframe Formatted Cap: 146.0 GB
200GB EFD
Drive Speed: Not Applicable
Interface: 2GB / 4GB
Device Cache: Not Applicable
Access speed: 1mS
Raw Capacity: 200 GB
Open Systems Formatted Cap: 196.97 GB
Mainframe Formatted Cap: 191.21 GB
400GB EFD
Drive Speed: Not Applicable
Interface: 2GB / 4GB
Device Cache: Not Applicable
Access speed: 1mS
Raw Capacity: 400.0 GB
Open Systems Formatted Cap: 393.84 GB
Mainframe Formatted Cap: 382.33 GB
Support for 73GB and 146GB EFD’s have been dropped with the Symmetrix V-Max Systems, they will still be supported with the Symmetrix DMX-4 Systems which in addition to 73 GB and 146GB also supports 200GB and 400GB EFD’s.