Dell EMC 1GB Storage Processor with 2x 4Gbit Fibre ports 100-562-716 Ms Feng Built for Scalable Storage Growth Supports up to 64 servers and 60 drives The Dell AX4-5 is highly flexible in the face of unforecasted growth, and rapidly evolving storage requirements. Start with as few as 4 drives and add capacity as you add hosts, a drive at a time, up to 60 drives. A Choice of Drive Technologies SAS or SATA With the flexibility to deploy a mix of high-performance SAS drives or high capacity, lower cost SATA drives, you can now address the varied requirements of your applications and archiving strategy with a lower TCO. Excellent Data Availability and Reliability The AX4-5 has inherited many of the advanced software capabilities that historically have been available on the more advanced CX3 arrays. Its controllers provide end-to-end data integrity as well as continuous background disk consistency checking. In the unlikely event of a failure, data stored in cache can be gracefully destaged to disk, protecting against loss and corruption. The AX4's global hot spare technology enhances protection and makes the system extremely dependable. Robust Suite of EMC Management Software Ease-of-Use for Simple Deployment and Management The Dell AX4-5 comes with Navisphere Express, an intuitive user interface that simplifies installation, configuration and operation, and that allows users to create and allocate new capacity in seconds. The AX4-5 also provides point-in-time snapshot capabilities and PowerPath path management software for load balancing and data path failover for continuous data access, providing a single supported solution across most operating systems and applications.