Symmetrix: The Journey of 20 Years

December 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment

So this year will mark the history of the Symmetrix products, 20 years since its inception and the Symmetrix has come long ways. Initially released in 1990, today’s Symmetrix does not come any close to what the product was 20 years ago. The underlying code (Enginuity) is what drives and gives the Symmetrix its personality. Symmetrix was a compute / storage beast 20 years ago and so it is today.

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Enterprise Computing: Has EMC Slipped Zero Block Reclaim Into V-Max?

December 11, 2009 By 2 Comments

I spent some time today looking at the release notes for Enginuity code 5874.207.166, which presumably is the one that brings the much lauded Fully Automated Storage Tiering (FAST) into general release on V-Max.  Just above the FAST paragraph I found the following:
Symmetrix Virtual Provisioning Space Reclamation reduces capacity requirements and total cost of ownership [...]

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EMC Symmetrix: Dynamic Hot Spares

July 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment

There are two types of sparing strategies available on EMC Symmetrix Series of machines. In this post we will discuss the benefits and the criteria’s related to the use of Dynamic Hot Spares on EMC Symmetrix Systems.

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EMC Symmetrix: Permanent Sparing

July 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment

There are two types of sparing strategies available on EMC Symmetrix Series of machines. In this post we will discuss the benefits and the criteria’s related to the use of Permanent Spares on the EMC Symmetrix Systems.

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EMC Symmetrix V-Max: Enginuity 5874

July 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment

EMC Symmetrix V-Max systems were introduced back in the month of April 2009. With this new generation of Symmetrix came a new name V-Max and a new Enginuity family of microcode 5874.

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