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Enhancements to EMC Symmetrix V-Max Systems coming!!

October 15, 2009 By Devang Panchigar 3 Comments

Enhancements to EMC Symmetrix V-Max systems is possibly around the corner (FY09 Q4). FAST (Fully Automated Storage Tiering) is due this quarter and will be one of the most awaited software release in the enterprise storage space by EMC. Bundled together with FAST, possibly a new microcode version the enables FAST (its associated features) and other expected enhancements.

Filed Under: Featured, Storage Tagged With: Atmos, cache, Devang Panchigar, Ed Saipetch, EMC, FAST, FCoE, Fully Automated Storage Tiering, gestaltit, Ionix, iSCSI, Management Console, microcode, Open Migrator, Open Replicator, Petabyte, RapidIO, Sata II, SMC, SRDF / DM, Symmetrix, Symmetrix V-Max, Terabyte, V-Max, vSphere

EMC Symmetrix, 20 Years in the making

July 30, 2009 By Devang Panchigar 2 Comments

So next year will mark a history of Symmetrix Products within EMC, still classified as one of the most robust systems out there after 20 years of its inception. In this blog post, we will talk about some facts on Symmetrix products as it relates to its features, characteristics, Enginuity microcode versions, model numbers, year released, etc.

Filed Under: Featured, Storage Tagged With: Barry Burke, Celerra, Centera, Cisco, CLARiiON, cloud storage, Data General, DMX, DMX-2, dmx-3, dmx-4, Documentum, EMC, Enginuity Code, ESCON, FC, fiber drives, FICON, Flash drives, Gestalt IT, HP, IBM, ICDA, Jewel of EMC, Joe Tucci, Legato, microcode, modular power, Moshe Yanai, NDU, PowerPath, RAID 6, raid xp, RAID-5, RSA, RSF, RVA, SATA, Slice directors, SRDF, Symmetrix, Symmetrix 1.0, Symmetrix 2.0, Symmetrix 2.5, Symmetrix 3.0, Symmetrix 3000, Symmetrix 4.0, Symmetrix 4.8, Symmetrix 5.0, Symmetrix 5.5, Symmetrix 5000, Symmetrix 6.0, Symmetrix 6.5, Symmetrix 7.0, Symmetrix 8000, Symmetrix DMX, Symmetrix V-Max, Technology, TimeFinder, UCS, Unisys, V-Max SE, V-Sphere, Virtual LUN Technology, Vision, vmware

EMC Symmetrix DMX device type, COVD: Cache Only Virtual Device

July 3, 2009 By Devang Panchigar Leave a Comment

Here is some information on Cache Only Virtual Devices. I do not have a very clear picture on the overall operation of this device type, but from a high level it can be summed up as following based on it characteristics.

Filed Under: Storage Tagged With: 5671, 5771, 5773, Cache only Virtual Devices, DMX, dmx-3, dmx-4, EMC, microcode, SRDF/A, Symmetrix

EMC Symmetrix V-Max: Enginuity 5874

July 1, 2009 By Devang Panchigar 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.

Filed Under: Storage Tagged With: 5874, dmx-4, dynamic provisioning, EMC Symmetrix, Enginuity, microcode, provisioning, raid virtual architecture, solutions enabler, SRDF, Symmetrix Management Console, V-Max, virtual lun

Enhancements to EMC Symmetrix V-Max Systems coming!!

EMC Symmetrix DMX device type, COVD: Cache Only Virtual Device

EMC Symmetrix V-Max: Enginuity 5874

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