The EMC CLARiiON CX400 is a sixth-generation, full Fibre Channel networked storage system that delivers the highest bandwidth and throughput in its class—at the lowest price. A member of the EMC CLARiiON CX series, the CX400 packs all the data integrity and availability features of the CX600 into a mid-size solution. Add proven, common hardware components, identical software functionality, modular architecture, optional ATA drives, and the EMC FLARE operating environment—and you’ve got a compact storage system that’s big on power, small on price.

Unlike most competing products, the CX400 accommodates a full range of performance-enhancing storage software. Choose from the comprehensive suite of CLARiiON software—all with complete cross-generational compatibility—including MirrorView, SnapView, Access Logix, PowerPath, and Navisphere Management Suite , the industry’s most user-friendly storage management products.

With new EMC SAN Copy software, you can quickly and easily move data between storage systems via the storage area network—without affecting application server cycles or LAN bandwidth. And now, EMC Replication Manager works with SnapView BCVs so you can manage the entire information replication process automatically.

The CX400 offers the highest bandwidth of any product in its class. With four, full 2Gb front- and back-ends and throughput rates of 680 MB/s, the CX400 streams graphics, video, and other applications fast—to anywhere in your organization.

With the CX400, you can grow as big as you want, as fast as you need. Start with the minimum system and expand capacity and capabilities as necessary. You can even transform a CX400 into a CX600 with a “data-in-place” upgrade. No risky data movement. No data loss.

Improve service levels for your offline data. CLARiiON networked storage systems with ATA disk drives enable you to keep more information online—and to reduce backup/restore time from hours to seconds. Compared to tape, CLARiiON systems with ATA drives offer superior performance and data availability. And ATA drives can be mixed with FC drives in the same CLARiiON array with 100-percent software compatibility. Ideal for backups and large application data sets such as simulations and data modeling.

The CX400 was designed from the ground up to simplify consolidation for UNIX, Windows, and NetWare environments. It supports direct attachment to single or multiple heterogeneous hosts with a variety of operating systems, leading cluster environments, and storage area networks (SANs)—so you can get your information to anyone, anywhere, any time.