Sun StorageTek FlexLine 200 Series and 300 Series Storage Systems

Specifications

No Longer Orderable

Outstanding performance combined with maximum flexibility defines the FlexLine 200 and 300 Series storage systems.


Key Specifications

  • Mix and match controllers and disk arrays
  • Supports either FC or SATA disk drives
  • Redundant and hot swap components
  • Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5 and 1+0
Performance
FLX380 storage system
  • Maximum burst I/O rate
    • 550,000 I/O per sec
  • Maximum sustained I/O rate (Fibre Channel)
    • 79,000 I/O per sec
  • Maximum sustained throughput
    • 1600 MB/sec
  • Total cache size
    • 4 GB (8 GB and 16 GB optional)

FLX280 storage system
  • Maximum burst I/O rate
    • 148,000 I/O per sec
  • Maximum sustained I/O rate (Fibre Channel)
    • 53,200 I/O per sec
  • Maximum sustained I/O rate (SATA)
    • 6,000 I/O per sec
  • Maximum sustained I/O rate (Blade)
    • 12,800 I/O per sec
  • Maximum sustained throughput
    • 795 MB/sec
  • Total cache size
    • 2 GB

FLX240 storage system
  • Maximum burst I/O rate
    • 77,500 I/O per sec
  • Maximum sustained I/O rate (Fibre Channel)
    • 25,000 I/O per sec
  • Maximum sustained I/O rate (SATA)
    • 3,000 I/O per sec
  • Maximum sustained I/O rate (Blade)
    • 6,500 I/O per sec
  • Maximum sustained throughput
    • 395 MB/sec
  • Total cache size
    • 2 GB

FLX210 Storage System
  • Maximum burst I/O rate
    • 76,000 I/O per sec
  • Maximum sustained I/O rate (Fibre Channel)
    • 25,000 I/O per sec
  • Maximum sustained I/O rate (SATA)
    • 3,000 I/O per sec
  • Maximum sustained throughput
    • 485 MB/sec
  • Total cache size
    • 2 GB
Connectivity
FLX380 storage system
  • Host interface
    • 4 Gb/sec
  • Host connections
    • 8 (point-to-point, arbitrated loop and switched fabric support)
  • Drive interface
    • 4 Gb/sec
  • Drive connections
    • 8 Fibre Channel

FLX280 storage system
  • Host interface
    • 2 Gb/sec
  • Host connections
    • 8 FC-AL direct attach or 4 FC-SW SAN attach
  • Drive interface
    • 2 Gb/sec
  • Drive connections
    • 4 Fibre Channel

FLX240 storage system
  • Host interface
    • 2 Gb/sec
  • Host connections
    • 4 FC-AL direct attach or 4 FC-SW SAN attach
  • Drive interface
    • 2 Gb/sec
  • Drive connections
    • 2 Fibre Channel

FLX210 storage system
  • Host interface
    • 2 Gb/sec
  • Host connections
    • 4 FC-AL direct attach or 4 FC-SW SAN attach
  • Drive interface
    • 2 Gb/sec
  • Drive connections
    • 2 Fibre Channel
Capacity
FLX380 storage system
  • Maximum number of drives
    • 224
  • Compatible arrays
    • Fibre Channel: FLA200, FLA30
    • SATA: FLC200
  • Drive capacity
    • Fibre Channel: 36 GB, 73 GB, 146 GB or 300 GB
    • SATA: 250 GB
  • Maximum number of arrays
    • 16

FLX280 storage system
  • Maximum number of drives
    • 224 or 120 blades
  • Compatible arrays
    • Fibre Channel: FLA200, FLA300
    • SATA: FLC200
    • Blade: FLC250
  • Drive capacity
    • Fibre Channel: 36 GB, 73 GB, 146 GB or 300 GB
    • SATA: 250 GB
    • Blade: 1.25 TB
  • Maximum number of arrays
    • 16 or 12 blade arrays

FLX240 storage system
  • Maximum number of drives
    • 112 or 60 blades
  • Compatible arrays
    • Fibre Channel: FLA200, FLA300
    • SATA: FLC200
    • Blade: FLC250
  • Drive capacity
    • Fibre Channel: 36 GB, 73 GB, 146 GB or 300 GB
    • SATA: 250 GB
    • Blade: 1.25 TB
  • Maximum number of arrays
    • 7 or 6 blade arrays

FLX210 storage system
  • Maximum number of drives
    • 112
  • Compatible arrays
    • Fibre Channel: FLA200, FLA300
    • SATA: FLC200
  • Drive capacity
    • Fibre Channel: 36 GB, 73 GB, 146 GB or 300 GB
  • Maximum number of arrays
    • 7
Availability
FLX380 storage system
  • Redundant components
    • Storage controllers, Fibre Channel drive loops, power supplies and cooling fans
  • Hot-swap components
    • Disk drives, storage controllers, power supplies, cooling fans and battery backup
  • High-availability features
    • Automatic drive failure detection and rebuild using global hot spare drives, cache battery backup
  • RAID levels supported
    • 0, 1, 3, 5 and 1+0

FLX280 storage system
  • Redundant components
    • Storage controllers, Fibre Channel drive loops, power supplies and cooling fans
  • Hot-swap components
    • Disk drives, storage controllers, power supplies, cooling fans and battery backup
  • High-availability features
    • Automatic drive failure detection and rebuild using global hot spare drives, cache battery backup
  • RAID levels supported
    • 0, 1, 3, 5 and 1+0

FLX240 storage system
  • Redundant components
    • Storage controllers, Fibre Channel drive loops, power supplies and cooling fans
  • Hot-swap components
    • Disk drives, storage controllers, power supplies, cooling fans and battery backup
  • High-availability features
    • Automatic drive failure detection and rebuild using global hot spare drives, cache battery backup
  • RAID levels supported
    • 0, 1, 3, 5 and 1+0

FLX210 storage system
  • Redundant components
    • Storage controllers, Fibre Channel drive loops, power supplies and cooling fans
  • Hot-swap components
    • Disk drives, storage controllers, power supplies, cooling fans and battery backup
  • High-availability features
    • Automatic drive failure detection and rebuild using global hot spare drives, cache battery backup
  • RAID levels supported
    • 0, 1, 3, 5 and 1+0
Compatibility
FLX380 storage system Supported operating systems: Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Solaris, HP-UX, IRIX, AIX, Linux, NetWare

FLX280 storage system Supported operating systems: Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Solaris, HP-UX, IRIX, AIX, Linux, NetWare

FLX240 storage system Supported operating systems: Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Solaris, HP-UX, IRIX, AIX, Linux, NetWare

FLX210 storage system Supported operating systems: Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Solaris, HP-UX, IRIX, AIX, Linux, NetWare