A high density, hot disk-swappable, object storage system, the EX5000 packs up to 14.0PB per rack and can grow into exabyte-scale with ease
It’s an ideal platform for long-term retention, storage consolidation and multipurpose object storage requirements that span S3, HDFS and archive workloads.
Dell ECS is an enterprise-grade, cloud-scale, object storage platform. With ECS, any organization can deliver scalable public cloud services with the reliability and control of a private-cloud infrastructure. ECS provides comprehensive protocol support for unstructured—object and file—workloads on a single modern storage platform. Using ECS, organizations can easily manage globally distributed storage infrastructure under a single global namespace with anywhere access to content. ECS features a flexible softwaredefined architecture that is layered to promote limitless scalability. Each layer is completely abstracted and independently scalable with high availability and no single points of failure. ECS also comes in a fully-integrated turnkey appliance that bundles software and Dell PowerEdge servers into an easily deployed object system
With ECS, any organization can deliver scalable public cloud services with the reliability and control of a private-cloud infrastructure. ECS provides comprehensive protocol support for unstructured—object and file—workloads on a single modern storage platform. Using ECS, organizations can easily manage globally distributed storage infrastructure under a single global namespace with anywhere access to content. ECS features a flexible software-defined architecture that is layered to promote limitless scalability. Each layer is completely abstracted and independently scalable with high availability and no single points of failure. ECS also comes in a fullyintegrated turnkey appliance that bundles software and Dell PowerEdge servers into an easily deployed object system.
ECS is currently in its third generation of hardware appliances, the EX-Series, building on the legacy of the EMC Centera and Atmos object storage platforms that predated ECS. The ECS EX-Series is comprised of three unique hardware products: EX500, EX5000 and the all-flash EXF900.
A high density, hot disk-swappable, object storage system, the EX5000 packs up to 14.0PB per rack and can grow into exabyte-scale with ease.
| Node architecture | Intel x86 servers Integrated storage Up to 100 disk drives per node |
| Network connectivity | 25GbE FrontEnd 25GbE BackEnd |
| 40U rack configurations | EX5000S: 1, through 7 node configurations (5 node minimum initial rack) EX5000D: 2, through 14 node configurations (8 node minimum initial rack) HA power |
| Multiple storage configurations | Unstructured storage up to 14,000TB per rack |
| Architecture | Titan S standard 42U cabinet EX5000S: 5U chassis containing server and disks EX5000D: 5U chassis containing server and disks Fully accessible – field serviceable components Conventional front to back cooling HA power cabling and cooling |
| Min / max cluster size | Single: 5 node minimum No maximum Dual: 8 node minimum No maximum |
| Min / max rack configuration | Single: ▪ Min: 1 chassis = 1 server with included disks ▪ Max: 7 chassis = 7 servers with included disks Dual: ▪ Min: 1 chassis = 1 server with included disks ▪ Max: 7 chassis = 7 servers with included disks (14 nodes per 42U rack) |
| Disk type (7200rpm, SATA) | 16TB, 20TB |
| Optional cache SSD | Optional SSD (960GB) drive for improved metadata read/write cache performance |
| Raw capacity (per node) | 2000TB |
| Max raw capacity (per rack) | Up to 14,000TB |
| Node dimensions | 5U x D (970.4 mm) with CMA Weight(maximum): 276lbs |
| Rack dimensions | H(78.4”) x W(23.6“) x D(47.2“) – including the front door ▪ Weight: 1179kg/2600lb with 4 switches, 7 5U nodes |
| Power specifications (server) | 2x2400W power supplies per node (HA) |
| Environmental specifications | Operating temperature (°F/°C): 41 - 90/ 5 - 32 Max. altitude: 7,500 ft/ 2,286 m @ 90°F/32°C Relative humidity: 20 - 80% non-condensing Raised floor: not required |
| Upgrade options | Scale out by additional nodes 25 drive capacity upgrade kit |
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