EMC Celerra Systems: How They Compare

IP Storage Systems

EMC Celerra NS Series/Integrated

EMC Celerra NS Series/Integrated
EMC Celerra NS Series/Gateway

EMC Celerra NS Series/Gateway
EMC Celerra NSX NAS Gateway

EMC Celerra NSX Gateway
Applications profile Distributed file server environments with specific performance, availability, and scalability requirements in a multi-protocol environment where SAN infrastructure is not a requirement Environments with existing SAN infrastructure, growing deployments of file servers, and specific multi-protocol performance, availability, and scalability requirements Data center-class server environments that require the highest levels of performance, scalability, and availability to support high-performance file-serving applications
NAS servers NS20

  • 1-2 Blades

NS40

  • 1-2 Blades

NS80

  • 2-4 Blades
NS40G

  • 1-2 Blades

NS80G

  • 2-4 Blades
NSX

  • 4-8 Blades
Packaging Integrated solution with up to 4 X-Blades and CLARiiON storage Gateway solution with up to 4 X-Blades Enterprise gateway solution with 4 to 8 X-Blades
Number of control stations 1 (1-2 for NS80) 1 (1-2 for NS80G) 2
Maximum storage capacities NS20

  • Up to 32 TB usable (16 TB maximum per active data blade), FC and ATA drives
  • Up to 60 drives raw capacity

NS40

  • Up to 48 TB usable (24 TB maximum per active data Blade), FC and ATA drives
  • Up to 240 drives total raw capacity

NS80

  • Up to 96 TB usable (32 TB maximum per active data Blade), FC and ATA drives
  • Up to 480 drives raw capacity
NS40G

  • Up to 48 TB usable (24 TB maximum per active data Blade), FC and ATA drives
  • Up to 96 TB raw based on RAID 1 configuration

NS80G

  • Up to 96 TB usable (32 TB maximum per active data Blade), FC and ATA drives
  • Up to 192 TB raw based on RAID 1 configuration
NSX

  • Up to 224 TB usable (32 TB maximum per active data Blade), FC and ATA drives
  • Up to 448 TB raw based on RAID 1 configuration
Network access NS20

  • 4 Copper GigE ports per Blade
  • Maximum 8 Ethernet ports
  • 8 Optional Fibre Channel ports for host connectivity

NS40

  • 4 Copper GigE ports per Blade or 2 Copper and 2 Optical GigE per Blade
  • Maximum 8 ports
  • 4 Optional Fibre Channel ports for host connectivity

NS80

  • 6 Copper and 2 Optical GigE ports per Blade (additional 1×10 GigE Optical for X-Blade 65)
  • Maximum 32 ports (36 ports for X-Blade 65)
NS40G

  • 4 Copper GigE ports per Blade or 2 Copper and 2 Optical GigE per Blade
  • Maximum 8 Ethernet ports

NS80G

  • 6 Copper and 2 Optical GigE ports per Blade (additional 1×10 GigE Optical for X-Blade 65)
  • Maximum 32 ports (36 ports for X-Blade 65
NSX

  • 6 Copper and 2 Optical GigE ports per X-Blade 60 (additional 1×10 GigE Optical for X-Blade 65)
  • Maximum 64 ports (72 ports for X-Blade 65)
Network protocols NFS v2, v3, & v4, CIFS, FTP, SNMP, NDMP, NTP, SNTP, TFTP, iSCSI, Fibre Channel Option NFS v2, v3, & v4, CIFS, FTP, SNMP, NDMP, NTP, SNTP, TFTP, iSCSI NFS v2, v3, & v4, CIFS, FTP, SNMP, NDMP, NTP, SNTP, TFTP, iSCSI
Operating environments UNIX, Windows, Linux, Novell (iSCSI only), Mac (NAS only) UNIX, Windows, Linux, Novell (iSCSI only), Mac (NAS only) UNIX, Windows, Linux, Novell (iSCSI only), Mac (NAS only)
Software
  • EMC Celerra Anti-Virus
  • EMC Celerra Automated Volume Management
  • EMC Celerra Replicator
  • EMC SnapSure
  • EMC Celerra FileMover
  • EMC OnCourse
  • EMC File Level Retention
  • EMC Celerra MPFS
  • EMC Celerra Anti-Virus
  • EMC Celerra Automated Volume Management
  • EMC Celerra Replicator
  • EMC SnapSure
  • EMC Celerra FileMover
  • EMC OnCourse
  • EMC File Level Retention
  • EMC Celerra MPFS
  • EMC Celerra Anti-Virus
  • EMC Celerra Automated Volume Management
  • EMC Celerra Replicator
  • EMC SnapSure
  • EMC Celerra FileMover
  • EMC OnCourse
  • EMC File Level Retention
  • EMC Celerra MPFS
Management options EMC Celerra Manager (Basic or Advanced Edition), Microsoft Management Console, Command Line Interface (CLI) EMC Celerra Manager (Basic or Advanced Edition), Microsoft Management Console, Command Line Interface (CLI) EMC Celerra Manager (Basic or Advanced Edition), Microsoft Management Console, Command Line Interface (CLI)

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