List of VNXe Features

VNXe systems provide the following features and advantages:

• Accessibility
  Consolidated access to store data from multiple hosts, users, and applications by means of IP network connectivity and industry standard protocols including CIFS, NFS, and iSCSI.

  
  

• Ease of management
  Easy-to-use web-based user interface for controlling system operations, which includes tools for managing, monitoring, and configuring storage and system settings.

  
  

• High-performance, high-density storage
  Versatile storage capabilities using high-capacity SAS, high-performance EFD (Enterprise Flash Drive), or balanced performance/capacity NL-SAS disks. You can using the capabilities of these disk technologies to accommodate your network, application, and organization  requirements.

  
  

• Wizards for managing storage pools, storage disks, and spare disk configuration
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• Expandable capacity and flexible upgrades
  High capacity flexible storage - featuring SAS, NL-SAS, and EFD disks -for storing and protecting files, folders, and application data - expandable to accommodate a variety of application, host, or organization requirements.

  
  

          Note: Actual usable storage can vary depending on the application type, protection settings, and the protocol (iSCSI or NAS) used for transferring storage data.

• Compliance with industry best practices for provisioning application data
  Built-in best practices for provisioning and managing application data such as Microsoft Exchange server storage groups.

  
  

• Tools for managing and scheduling snapshot data protection Built-in tools for protecting valuable data by using snapshot schedules to create point-in-time copies of the data. Choose from standard snapshot schedules, create custom schedules, or take manual snapshots to create storage "checkpoints" from which you can restore or recover valuable data.

  
  

• High Availability
  Redundant disks and processors ensure that the failure of a single component of the system will not cause a prolonged disruption to the environment. Failed components can be easily replaced and brought online without affecting users or applications.

  
  

• Replication
  Replication support for VNXe-to-VNXe or VNXe-Celerra network replication session for providing powerful redundancy and disaster-recovery capabilities.

  
  

• Deduplication
  Integrated deduplication support for file-based storage optimizes storage efficiency by eliminating redundant data from the stored files, and reducing the time and processing required to transfer data over a network.

  
  

• Enhanced VMware integration with ESX hosts and Vcenter servers
  Wizards for discovering VMware Vcenters and ESX host on the network, enabling VMware host to seamlessly access system storage.

  
  

• File level retention
  File-level retention support provides a way to set file-based permissions to limit write access to the files for a specific period of time. File level retention can ensure the integrity of data during that period by creating an unalterable set of files and directories.

  
  

• Antivirus support
  The storage system supports EMC Celerra AntiVirus Agent (CAVA). CAVA, a component of Celerra Event Enabler (CEE), provides an antivirus solution to clients that use system storage resource. It uses an industry-standard CIFS protocol in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT, or Windows XP domain. CAVA uses third-party antivirus software to identify and eliminate known viruses before they infect files on the storage system.

  
  

• Security
  Secure  system management provide though HTTPS (secure hypertext transfer protocol) communication, manageable system accounts and authentication, and user roles. Secure access to storage resources provided though CHAP ( challenge handshake authentication protocol) for iSCSI storage, Active Directory integration, and compliance with NFS and CIFS access controls for storage resource security.

  
  

• SMB 2.0 for CIFS shares
  Supports Microsoft’s Server Message Block (SMB) 2.0 for CIFS shares. SMB is the underlying protocol used by CIFS to request files, print and communicate from a server over a network through TCP ports. The SMB 2 protocol supports all characters from the Unicode 3.0 standard on systems running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Windows Vista.

  
  

• Windows Server 2008 Clustering
  Supports Windows 2008 Clustering, including Persistent Reservation of iSCSI storage.

  
  

• Exchange 2010
  Utilizes Database Availability Groups (DAG) for high availability and site resilience.