Fujitsu Eternus DX8100 S4 and DX8900 S4 High-End Storage Systems

Fujitsu Ltd. launches two models in its storage ETERNUS DX8000 S4 series of high-end storage systems, the ETERNUS DX8100 S4 and the ETERNUS DX8900 S4.

ETERNUS DX8100 S4

Sales will commence October 24.

The ETERNUS DX8900 S4 supports connections with open systems, such as mission-critical x86, Unix, and x86 servers, providing performance approximately 1.3 times better than previous models. The system also reduces storage capacity usage by about 50% ⁽¹⁾ with newly deployed data compression technology. Both models feature support for connections to the company’s mainframes from its company’s server GS21 series, supporting ICT infrastructure for key systems in the mission-critical field.

ETERNUS DX8900 S4

Background
In recent years, in the mission-critical field that supports society’s infrastructure, including finance, transportation, and energy, there has been a demand for the creation of business in new areas utilizing ICT, such as fintech, smart cities, and smart grids. The ICT infrastructure supporting these efforts requires even higher performance and operational flexibility, including resource extension and the simultaneous high-speed processing of large volumes of data.

Designed to provide performance
The ETERNUS DX8900 S4 delivers performance of up to about ten million IO/s, 1.3 times that of conventional models ⁽²⁾, in applications connected to open systems. This is due to the use of performance CPUs in its storage controllers⁽³⁾ and memory capacity about three times conventional models. In addition, cache response has been improved by installing NVMe ⁽⁴⁾ SSDs ⁽⁵⁾ capable of high response speeds as a secondary cache.

Enabled to build low-cost system infrastructure
In applications connected to open systems, the ETERNUS DX8900 S4 reduces storage capacity usage by about 50% while limiting the impact on performance by incorporating a dedicated chip to handle data compression processing in real time. This enables efficient operations that reduce the amount of storage media needed. With support for high-capacity SSDs of up to 30TB, this enables the building of low-cost system infrastructure.

Provide highly reliable systems for mission-critical applications
Both models can be connected to the firm’s GS21 series of mainframes, which the company plans to continue to offer through 2030 and beyond. This models therefor support the ICT infrastructure of core systems in the mission-critical field, where high reliability is needed. The ETERNUS DX8100 S4 is available in an all-in-one format, incorporated into the storage unit within GS21 models, delivering a compact server structure that reduces installation space by up to 40% compared to conventional models.

The ETERNUS DX8100 S4 is only available in Japan. The ETERNUS DX8900 S4 is available worldwide.

Both models are available from January 18, 2019.

⁽¹⁾ Reducing storage capacity usage by about 50% This is the average compression rate for general applications, not a guarantee of a 50% reduction.
⁽²⁾ Up to about ten million IO/s, 1.3 times that of previous models read and write performance in one second when reading 8KB of data in a random access format only. Compared against existing models in ETERNUS DX8000 S3 series.
⁽³⁾ Storage controllers computational processing unit that handles data reads and writes as well as the management and control of storage media.
⁽⁴⁾ NVMe: a logical device interface standard for connecting to non-volatile storage media through PCIe, a next-generation connection interface standard to replace SAS.
⁽⁵⁾ SSDs: Drives that use flash memory, a semiconductor-based storage element.