Symmetrix VMAX 20K
Powerful, trusted, smart enterprise storage for virtual data centers
EMC Symmetrix VMAX 20K: Purpose built for performance, consolidation and automation in demanding virtual data center environments.
Powerful
Symmetrix VMAX 20K is the global leader in enterprise storage for performance and scale for the most demanding workloads.
Trusted
Symmetrix VMAX 20K is the world’s most trusted storage platform, with unmatched availability and information-centric security built in to protect the most mission-critical applications.
Smart
Symmetrix VMAX 20K is the smartest enterprise storage array with new levels of automation, non-disruptive data-movement, virtual server integration, and ease of management.
Software
VMAX 20K and VMAX 40K deliver higher levels of performance, scale, automation and availability for Hybrid Cloud Environments.
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Fully Automated Storage Tiering for Virtual Pools (FAST VP)
Automate and dynamically optimize performance in a tiered environment reducing cost, footprint and management. -
EMC Symmetrix Federated Tiered Storage (FTS)
Consolidate and simplify storage management under VMAX control by using trusted Symmetrix Services across the entire data center. -
Symmetrix Virtual Provisioning
Increase capacity utilization, improve performance and simplify storage management by allocating storage on a consumption basis. -
Symmetrix VMAX Management
Simplify management and monitor performance in Symmetrix VMAX environments with an easy-to-use, intuitive management framework. -
Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF)
Trusted remote replication for mission critical environments with application consistency for federated data sets and flexible deployment options with multi-site configurations. -
TimeFinder
Trusted local storage replication leveraging the high-end Symmetrix VMAX Architecture. -
Geographically Dispersed Disaster Restart (GDDR)
Automate Disaster Restart of applications and systems in Mainframe environments in the event of a planned or an unplanned outage. -
Migration to Symmetrix VMAX
Enable data mobility and non-disruptive migration of critical business information and applications to VMAX.
Models
EMC Symmetrix VMAX 20K series includes two models—the Symmetrix VMAX 20K and the Symmetrix VMAX SE—meeting the widest wide range of high-end requirements for scalability, performance, and cost. The same functionality, storage interoperability, and operational efficiency is maintained across the Symmetrix VMAX 20K series.
Symmetrix VMAX SE provides an entry point for high-end configurations requiring a single engine and between 48 and 360 drives. It supports both open systems and mainframe connectivity.
Symmetrix VMAX 20K is ideal for high-end configurations that require performance and the scaling capability to start as small as one engine pair and 48 drives, and grow to a maximum of eight engines and 2,400 drives. Symmetrix VMAX 20K’s incremental scalability enables you to meet your growth requirements by adding VMAX engines and disk drives non-disruptively to the existing frame. This enables true pay-as-you-grow economics for high-growth storage environments.
Symmetrix VMAX 20K also supports single-phase power, extended drive loop configurations (two-Engine and four-Engine configuration supporting more drives), 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel connectivity, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet / FCoE.
Compare
| Maximum Drives | Usable Capacity | Maximum Integrated Directors | Connection Types |
Maximum Connectivity | Maximum SRDF Ports | |
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SYMMETRIX VMAX 20K 
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2,400 | 2.06 PB | 16 | FC, FICON, GbE, 10GbE, iSCSI, FCoE | Up to 128 ports depending on connection type | 32 FC, GbE, 10GbE SRDF Ports |
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SYMMETRIX VMAX SE 
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360 | 303 TB | 2 | FC, FICON, GbE, 10GbE, iSCSI, FCoE | Up to 16 ports depending on connection type | 4 FC, GbE, 10GbE SRDF Ports |
Resources
Analyst Reports
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ESG Lab Report
Virtualizing Tier-1 Applications with Confidence with EMC Symmetrix VMAX -
ESG Lab Report
EMC Symmetrix VMAX and Microsoft Server Virtualization -
Clipper Group Report
EMC Symmetrix VMAX – In a New Era, High End Storage Lives on -
Wikibon
Automated Tiered Storage Ready for Prime Time
Videos
- Cox Communications on VMAX FAST VP
- Microsoft adCenter on Symmetrix VMAX
- Corporate Express Uses VMAX and FAST VP with its Multi-tiered Storage Strategy
- Moen on EMC VMAX and FAST VP
Product Demos
Data and Spec Sheets
- Symmetrix VMAX Product Description Guide
- EMC Symmetrix VMAX 20K Storage System Spec Sheet
- EMC Symmetrix VMAX 20K Storage System Data Sheet
Tools
White Papers
- New Features in EMC Enginuity 5876 for Mainframe Environments
- DB2 for z/OS Best Practices with Virtual Provisioning
- z/OS and Virtual Provisioning Best Practices
- EMC Symmetrix VMAX RecoverPoint Splitter and Enhancements in Enginuity 5876
- Enginuity 5876 New Features for the EMC Symmetrix VMAX Family Storage Systems
Related Offerings
Products
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Symmetrix Fully Automated Storage Tiering
Improve performance and reduce costs in tiered environments by dynamically moving data with EMC Fully Automated Storage Tiering (FAST).
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EMC Symmetrix Federated Tiered Storage (FTS)
Consolidate and simplify storage management under VMAX control by using trusted Symmetrix Services across the entire data center.
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Symmetrix Virtual Provisioning
Improve capacity utilization, boost performance, and simplify storage management by allocating storage to applications only as needed.
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Symmetrix VMAX Management
Simplify management and monitor performance in Symmetrix VMAX environments with an easy-to-use, intuitive management framework.
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SRDF
Implement disaster recovery and business continuity with the trusted suite of remote storage replication solutions leveraging the Symmetrix platform.
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TimeFinder
Implement disaster recovery and business continuity with the trusted suite of local storage replication solutions on the Symmetrix platform.
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Geographically Dispersed Disaster Restart
Automate Disaster Restart of applications and systems during planned and unplanned outages with EMC Geographically Dispersed Disaster Restart (GDDR).
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Migration to Symmetrix VMAX
Enable data mobility and non-disruptive migration of critical business information and applications to VMAX.
News
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May 21, 2012
New EMC VMAX Enterprise Storage Family Accelerates Transformation to the Hybrid Cloud -
May 10, 2011
EMC Takes Symmetrix VMAX Higher into the Cloud -
May 9, 2011
EMC Outlines Strategy to Accelerate Flash AdoptionEMC plans to deliver all-flash versions of its Symmetrix® VMAX™ and EMC® VNX™ storage systems for environments requiring the highest levels of performance. -
May 9, 2011
EMC Delivers World's Most Powerful, Trusted and Smartest Storage ArrayNew software release doubles system performance, delivers FAST VP, Federated Live Migration and Data-at-Rest Encryption.
