Spec-Sheet

POWERMAX FAMILY

PowerMax 2000 and 8000

The newest enhancements to the PowerMax family raise the bar again for enterprise storage delivering
unmatched levels of performance and consolidation for high-value, high-demand workloads of today and
tomorrow. PowerMax supports 32Gb/s FC-NVMe to deliver on the promise of end-to-end NVMe, along
with Storage Class Memory Drives (SCM) powered by dual port Intel® OptaneTM drives used as
persistent storage. NVMe/FC and SCM can further reduce system latencies by up to 50%. The
PowerMax 2000 and 8000 arrays provide all of the features and proven data services demanded of an
enterprise active-active controller array including security, protection, availability, scalability, and
massive consolidation, now delivered at latencies measured in microseconds, not milliseconds.
PowerMax real-time machine learning optimizes storage performance using pattern recognition and
automated data placement, without any overhead.
The PowerMax 2000 and 8000 support end-to-end efficient encryption of data from the host to the
PowerMax storage media. Efficient encryption utilizes an encryption agent on the host coupled with a
hardware-based encryption option on the array that also preserves our data reduction (compression and
inline dedupe) capabilities. Designed to be used in tandem with Data at Rest Encryption, this
functionality provides true end-to-end data security.
A single PowerMax Brick is architected to provide six nines (99.9999%) of availability in the most
demanding, mission-critical environments. Utilizing the powerful family of Intel® Xeon® E5 processors,
PowerMax the PowerMax 2000 and 8000 support both global, inline compression and deduplication for at least a
Array 50% gain in data efficiency over the previous generation of arrays.
The PowerMax 2000 can fit its two available Bricks in half of a standard 19” rack, while the PowerMax
8000 redefines space efficiency with more than doubling the compute density by housing up to four
Bricks in a single cabinet and up to eight Bricks in just two floor tiles. PowerMax arrays come fully pre-
configured out of the factory to shorten the time to first I/O. Depending on the model, PowerMax arrays
can support Open Systems, Mainframe, IBM i, and File all on the same array.

Specifications

Appliance-based packaging
PowerMax storage building blocks are defined by appliance-based entities called Bricks (or zBricks for
Mainframe). Each Brick includes an engine with two PowerMax directors, packaged software, cache,
and 24-slot Drive Array Enclosures. PowerMax arrays are available in two new software packages, the
standard “Essentials” package and the application rich “Pro” package, which makes ordering easy.
Additional NVMe drive capacity can be added to each Brick or zBrick via Flash capacity packs for up to
a total usable capacity of 1.2 PBe on the PowerMax 2000 and up to 4.5 PBe on the PowerMax 8000
(with global, inline compression and deduplication enabled). Detailed specifications and a comparison of
the PowerMax 2000 and 8000 arrays follow:

PowerMax 2000/8000 © 2023 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries.

 Array family PowerMax 2000 PowerMax 8000
Bricks/zBricks
Number of Bricks or zBricks5 1 to 2 1 to 8
ENGINE ENCLOSURE 4u 4u
Intel Xeon E5-2650-v4 Intel Xeon E5-2697-v4
CPU
2.5 GHz 12 core4 2.8 GHz 18 core4
# CORES PER CPU/PER ENGINE/PER
12/48/96 18/72/576
SYSTEM
Direct Connect InfiniBand InfiniBand Dual Redundant Fabric:
DYNAMIC VIRTUAL MATRIX INTERCONNECT
56 Gbps per port 56 Gbps per port
CACHE

CACHE-SYSTEM MIN (RAW) 512 GB 1,024 GB

CACHE-SYSTEM MAX (RAW) 4 TB (with 2,048 GB engine) 16 TB (with 2,048 GB engine)

CACHE-PER ENGINE OPTIONS 512 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB 1 TB, 2 TB

VAULT

VAULT STRATEGY Vault to Flash Vault to Flash

VAULT IMPLEMENTATION 2 to 4 NVMe Flash SLICs / Engine 4 to 8 NVMe Flash SLICs / Engine

FRONT END I/O MODULES

MAXIMUM FRONT-END I/O MODULES/BRICK 8 87

4 x 32 Gbs (FC, SRDF)

4 x 32 Gbs (FC,SRDF)
4 x 32 Gbs (FC-NVMe)
4 x 32 Gbs (FC-NVMe)
4 x 16 Gbs (FC, SRDF)
FRONT-END I/O MODULES AND PROTOCOLS 4 x 16 Gbs (FC, SRDF)
SUPPORTED 10 GbE: 4 x 10 GbE (iSCSI, SRDF)
10 GbE: 4 x 10 GbE (iSCSI, SRDF)
25 GbE: 4 x 25 GbE (iSCSI, SRDF)
25 GbE: 4 x 25 GbE (iSCSI, SRDF)
4 x 16 Gbs (FICON)

eNAS I/O MODULES

MAX eNAS I/O MODULES/ SOFTWARE DATA 36 36
MOVER
10 GbE: 2 x 10 GbE Optical 10 GbE: 2 x 10 GbE Optical

eNAS I/O MODULES SUPPORTED 10 GbE: 2 x 10 GbE Cu1 10 GbE: 2 x 10 GbE Cu1
8 Gbs: 4 x 8 Gbs FC (Tape BU)2
8 Gbs: 4 x 8 Gbs FC (Tape BU) 2

eNAS SOFTWARE DATA MOVERS

4 (3 Active + 1 Standby - 4 Data Movers requires 8 (7 Active and 1 Standby - 8 Data Movers
MAX SOFTWARE DATA MOVERS
minimum 2 Bricks) requires minimum 4 Bricks)3
MAX NAS CAPACITY/ARRAY (TERABYTES
1158 (cache limited) 3584
USABLE)
END-TO-END EFFICIENT ENCRYPTION MODULES
REQUIRED TO SUPPORT END-TO-END EFFICIENT
2 per Brick – Maximum 4 per Array8 2 per Brick – Maximum 16 per Array8
ENCRYPTION
CLOUD MOBILITY FOR DELL POWERMAX MODULES
10GbE: 4 x 10GbE – 1 SLiC dedicated to a 10GbE: 4 x 10GbE – 1 SLiC dedicated to a
REQUIRED TO SUPPORT CLOUD MOBILITY
single director9 single director9

1
Quantity one (1) 2 x 10 GbE Optical module is the default choice/Data Mover.
2
Used to support NDMP Tape Backup.
3
Support for 8 Data Movers on the PowerMax 8000 is available by request.
4
CPUs run continuously in Turbo Mode except at significantly elevated ambient temperatures.
5
zBricks applicable to PowerMax 8000 only.
6
Two eNAS I/O modules/Datamover standard. Three can be supported depending on configuration via RPQ.
7
When born as a multi-engine system. A system born as single engine system is limited to 6 I/O modules per engine
8
End-to-end efficient encryption requires a single efficient data encryption module on each PowerBrick director in the array, and Data at Rest
Encryption (D@RE) must be enabled. Efficient data encryption modules consume a Front End SLiC slot on each director.
9
Cloud Mobility requires a single 4 x 10GbE SLiC on one director of one engine in the array.
 Array family PowerMax 2000 PowerMax 8000
CAPACITY, DRIVES

Max Capacity per Array (Open)1 1.2 PBe 4.5 PBe

3
Base Capacity per Brick (NAND, Open) 13.2 TBu 54.0 TBu
5
Base Capacity per Brick (SCM, Open) 21.0 TBu 21.0 TBu5
Base Capacity per zBrick
N/A 13.2 TBu
(NAND, Mainframe)
Base Capacity per zBrick
N/A 21.0 TBu5
(SCM, Mainframe)
Incremental Flash Capacity Packs (NAND) 13.2 TBu3,7 13.2 TBu7

Incremental Flash Capacity Packs (SCM) 5.25 TBu6 5.25 TBu

Max Drives per Brick 44 Usable + spare(s) 32 Usable + spare(s)

Max Drives per Array 96 288

2
Max Drives per System Bay 96/192 144

Min Drive Count per Brick 4 + 1 Spare 8 + 1 spare

NVMe DRIVES

NVMe Drives Supported (2.5”) 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, 15.36 TB 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, 15.36 TB

SCM DRIVES

SCM Drives Supported (2.5”) 750 GB, 1.5 TB 750 GB, 1.5 TB

BE Interface NVMe over PCIe NVMe over PCIe

RAID 5(7+1) (default)
RAID 5(7 +1) (default)
RAID 5(3+1)
RAID Options Supported RAID 6(6+2)
RAID 6(6+2)
RAID1
RAID1
Mixed RAID Group Support No No
4
Support for Mixed Drive Capacities Yes Yes4

NVMe DRIVE ARRAY ENCLOSURE

24 x 2.5” Drive DAE Yes Yes

CABINET CONFIGURATIONS
Standard 19" bays Yes Yes
No - (Packaging based on Dual Bricks, but initial No - (Packaging based on Quad Bricks, but
Single Brick System Bay Configuration
Brick in each System Bay supported) initial Brick in each System Bay supported)
Dual/Quad Brick
Dual Quad
System Bay Configuration

Third Party Rack Mount Option Yes Yes

DISPERSION
Standard and 3rd Party Cabinets N/A - single floor tile system Yes

PRE-CONFIGURATION FROM FACTORY

100% Thin Provisioned Yes Yes

HOST SUPPORT
Open Systems Yes Yes

Mainframe No Yes

Mixed Mainframe and Open No Yes

POWER OPTIONS
Single or Three Phase Single or Three Phase
Input Power Options
Delta or Wye Delta or Wye
1
Max capacity per array based on over provisioning ratio of 1.0 for a NAND or Mixed SCM/NAND based array. All SCM arrays will have lower
maximum capacities.
2
192 drives can be supported in a single cabinet when two systems are packaged in the same rack.
3
13.2TBu Brick and Flash capacity pack usable capacities are based on RAID 5 (7+1). 11.3TBu base capacity and Flash capacity pack increments
possible with RAID 5(3+1) on PowerMax 2000.
4
Up to two consecutive drive capacities supported, e.g. 1.92TB and 3.84TB
5
Base capacities associated with the selection of an SCM only system, after which you are constrained to SCM only additional capacity. Available
only with RAID 5(7+1), 1TB cache engines, and the PRO package.
6
SCM incremental capacity packs based on RAID 5(7+1). 2.25 TBu incremental is possible with RAID 5(3+1) on PowerMax 2000.
7
Incremental capacity packs under RAID1 are 15.0TBu minimum.
 Array family PowerMax 2000 PowerMax 8000
FRONT END AND SRDF I/O PROTOCOLS SUPPORTED

32 Gb/s FC/FC-NVMe Host Ports

Maximum/Brick 32 321

Maximum/Array 64 2561

32 Gb/s FC SRDF Ports

Maximum/Brick 32 321

Maximum/Array 64 2561

16 Gb/s FC Host Ports

Maximum/Brick 32 321

Maximum/array 64 2561

16 Gb/s FC SRDF Ports

Maximum/Brick 32 321

Maximum/array 64 2561

16 Gb/s FICON Host Ports

Maximum/Brick N/A 321

Maximum/array N/A 2561

10 GbE iSCSI Ports (Optical)

Maximum/Brick 32 321

Maximum/array 64 2561

10 GbE SRDF Ports (Optical)

Maximum/Brick 32 321

Maximum/array 64 2561

25 GbE iSCSI Ports (Optical)

Maximum/Brick 32 321

Maximum/array 64 2561

25 GbE SRDF Ports (Optical)

Maximum/Brick 32 321

Maximum/array 64 2561

EMBEDDED eNAS PORTS

10 GbE Optical Ports

Max ports/Software Data Mover 4 4

Maximum ports/array 16 32

10 GbE Copper Ports

Max ports/Software Data Mover 4 4

Maximum ports/array 16 32

8 Gb/s FC Tape Back Up Ports

Max ports/Software Data Mover 2 2

Maximum ports/array 8 16

1
Maximum number of ports/brick and maximum ports/array based on initial system sale as multi-brick. If system originates as a single brick, port
counts will be reduced to a 24 per brick maximum and a 192 per array maximum.
System bay dispersion

System Bay Dispersion allows customers to separate any individual or contiguous group of system bays by up to a distance of 82
feet (25 meters) from System Bay 1. This provides unsurpassed datacenter flexibility in solving floor loading constraints or working
around obstacles that might preclude fully contiguous configurations. This is only applicable to PowerMax 8000, as the PowerMax
2000 is a single bay solution.

82 feet / 25 meters
System Bay Dispersion

Flash drive support

The PowerMax 2000 and PowerMax 8000 support the latest dual ported native NVMe Flash and SCM drives. All drives support two
independent I/O channels with automatic failover and fault isolation. Check with your Dell sales representative for the latest list of
supported drives and types. All capacities are based on 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Actual usable capacity may vary depending
upon configuration.

2.5” Supported NVMe Flash Drives used in Bricks and capacity pack upgrades

Platform PowerMax PowerMax PowerMax PowerMax

support 2000/8000 2000/8000 2000/8000 2000/8000
Nominal capacity (GB) 19201 38401 76801 153601

Type NVMe Flash NVMe Flash NVMe Flash NVMe Flash

Raw Capacity (GB) 1920 3840 7680 15360
Open systems
formatted capacity 1920.15 3840.30 7680.61 15047.65
(GB) 3
Mainframe 3390
1919.822 3840.412 7680.832 15047.982
formatted capacity

2.5” Supported SCM Drives

Platform support PowerMax 2000/8000 PowerMax 2000/8000

Nominal capacity (GB) 7501 15001

Type SCM SCM

Raw Capacity (GB) 750 1500
Open systems
748.68 1499.13
formatted capacity (GB) 3
Mainframe 3390
749.892 1499.792
formatted capacity

1
Bricks and capacity pack upgrades in any given configuration could contain a maximum of two different underlying drive sizes to best achieve the
desired usable capacity. This is automatically optimized by the configuration tools.
2
Mainframe is not supported on PowerMax 2000.
3
Open systems formatted capacity is also referred to as TBu in this document.
Power consumption and heat dissipation at <26 degree C

Component PowerMax 2000 PowerMax 8000

Maximum power and Maximum Total power Maximum Total power
Maximum Heat dissipation Maximum Heat dissipation
heat dissipation at consumption consumption
(Btu/hr) (Btu/hr)
temperatures <26° C 2 (kVA) (kVA)
System bay 1,
Two Engines 4.313 14,716 N/A N/A
PowerMax 2000
System bay 1,
Four Engines N/A N/A 8.520 27,100
PowerMax 8000
System bay 2,
Two engines 1 N/A N/A 4.070 13,000
PowerMax 8000
System bay 2,
Three engines 1 N/A N/A 6.330 20,200
PowerMax 8000
System bay 2,
Four engines 1 N/A N/A 8.150 26,000
PowerMax 8000

1
Power values for Dual, Triple and Quad Engine configurations populated in System Bay 2 (PowerMax 8000 only)
2
Values at <26° C are reflective of more steady state maximum values during normal operation

Physical Specifications

Weight (maximum
Component Height (in/cm) Width (in/cm) Depth (in/cm)
lbs/kgs)
System bay 1, quad engine
75/190 24/61 47/119 1670/758
PowerMax 8000

System bay 2, quad engine

75/190 24/61 47/119 1525/692
PowerMax 8000

System bay, dual engine

75/190 24/61 42/106.7 950/431
PowerMax 2000

System bay, dual engine, dual system

75/190 24/61 42/106.7 1610/730
PowerMax 2000
Input power requirements
Single phase North American, International, Australian

North American International and Australian 3-wire

Specification 1 1
3-wire connection (2 L and 1 G) connection (1 L and 1 N and 1 G)

Input nominal voltage 200 – 240 VAC +/- 10% L- L nom 220 – 240 VAC +/- 10% L - N nom

Frequency 50 – 60 Hz 50 – 60 Hz

Circuit breakers 30 A 30 or 32 A

Power zones Two Two

Max of two 30A single phase drops per system per cabinet for PowerMax 2000
• Quantity one 30A drop per zone for single Brick
• Quantity two 30A drops per zone for two Bricks

Max of three 30A, single phase drops (per cabinet) PowerMax 8000 as follows:
Power requirements at customer site
• Quantity one 30A drop per zone for single Brick
• Quantity two 30A drops per zone for two Bricks
• Quantity three 30A drops per zone for three or four Bricks

1
L = line or phase, N = neutral, G = ground

Three-phase North American, International, Australian

North American (DELTA) International (WYE) 5-wire

Specification 1 1
4-wire connection (3 L and 1 G) connection (3 L and 1 N and 1 G)
2
Input voltage 200 – 240 VAC +/- 10% L- L nom 220 – 240 VAC +/- 10% L - N nom

Frequency 50 – 60 Hz 50 – 60 Hz

Circuit breakers 50 A 30/32 A

Power zones Two Two

Power requirements at customer site (min) Two 50 A, three-phase drops per bay Two 30 or 32 A, three-phase drops per bay

1
L = line or phase, N = neutral, G = ground
2
An imbalance of AC input currents may exist on the three-phase power source feeding the array, depending on the configuration. The customer's
electrician must be alerted to this possible condition to balance the phase-by-phase loading conditions within the customer's data center
 Radio frequency interference
Electro-magnetic fields which include radio frequencies can interfere with the operation of electronic equipment. Dell products have
been certified to withstand radio frequency interference in accordance with standard EN61000-4-3. In Data Centers that employ
intentional radiators, such as cell phone repeaters, the maximum ambient RF field strength should not exceed 3 Volts /meter.

Repeater power Recommended minimum

level (watts) distance (feet/meters)

1 9.84 FT (3 M)

2 13.12 FT (4 M)

5 19.69 FT (6 M)

7 22.97 FT (7 M)

10 26.25 FT (8 M)

12 29.53 FT (9 M)

15 32.81 FT (10 M)

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condition class ASHRAE level A2 between 10 and 35 degrees C, and within the corresponding relative humidity range.

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