Ultimate Performance
EMC Symmetrix DMX-4 delivers the ultimate performance and scale in a single array to meet the widest range of service levels in a consolidated and tiered data environment.
Ultra Fast
EMC Symmetrix DMX-4 supports the most demanding application workloads, with ultra-fast Flash drives for read-intensive, low-latency applications.
24 X Forever
EMC Symmetrix DMX-4 provides the most advanced and widely deployed business continuity platform for all mission critical applications providing better than 5-9s availability.
Secure and Protected
EMC Symmetrix DMX-4 has built-in security with RSA technology to reduce risk and enhance compliance.
Software
DMX-4 delivers higher levels of performance, availability and security for mission critical applications.
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SRDF
Implement disaster recovery and business continuity with the trusted suite of remote storage replication solutions leveraging the Symmetrix platform. -
TimeFinder
Implement disaster recovery and business continuity with the trusted suite of local storage replication solutions on the Symmetrix platform. -
EMC Symmetrix Fully Automated Storage Tiering
Improve performance and reduce costs in tiered environments by dynamically moving data with EMC Fully Automated Storage Tiering (FAST). -
Symmetrix Virtual Provisioning
Improve capacity utilization, boost performance, and simplify storage management by allocating storage to applications only as needed. -
Symmetrix ATSM
Optimize storage resources, improve capacity utilization and exceed Service Level Agreements in a consolidated and tiered Symmetrix environment. -
Symmetrix Management Console and Symmetrix Performance Analyzer
Simplify management and monitor performance in a Symmetrix environment with EMC Symmetrix Management Console and Symmetrix Performance Analyzer. -
z/OS Storage Manager (EzSM)
EMC z/OS Storage Manager (EzSM) simplifies management of Symmetrix storage and storage-related resources in mainframe environments. -
Geographically Dispersed Disaster Restart
Automate Disaster Restart of applications and systems in mainframe environments during planned and unplanned outages with EMC Geographically Dispersed Disaster Restart (GDDR). -
Open Replicator for Symmetrix
Enable high-speed, heterogeneous data mobility and truly non-disruptive data migration of critical business information as your applications remain online and available.
Models
The Symmetrix DMX series includes the Symmetrix DMX-4 950 and the Symmetrix DMX-4 models, and meets a wide range of high-end requirements for scalability, performance, and cost. The incremental scalability of the Symmetrix DMX-4 allows you to meet your growth requirements by adding drive adapters, drive channels, and drives non-disruptively to the existing frame. This enables true pay-as-you-grow economics for high-growth storage environments.
Compare
| Maximum Drives | Usable Capacity | Maximum Integrated Directors | Connection Types |
Maximum Connectivity | Maximum SRDF Ports | |
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SYMMETRIX VMAX 
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2,400 | 2.06 PB | 16 | FC, FICON, GbE, 10GbE, iSCSI, FCoE | Up to 128 ports depending on connection type | 32 FC, GbE, 10GbE SRDF Ports |
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SYMMETRIX VMAX SE 
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360 | 303 TB | 2 | FC, FICON, GbE, 10GbE, iSCSI, FCoE | Up to 16 ports depending on connection type | 4 FC, GbE, 10GbE SRDF Ports |
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SYMMETRIX VMAXe 
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1,080 | 1.5 PB | 8 | FC, 1GbE, 10GbE, SCSI, FCoE | Up to 64 ports depending on Connection type | 8 FC, GbE, 10GbE SRDFe ports |
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SYMMETRIX DMX-4  |
2,400 | <1 PB | NA | FC, ESCON, FICON, GbE, iSCSI | Up to 64 ports depending on connection type | 8 GbE SRDF Ports |
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SYMMETRIX DMX-4 950  |
360 | 145 TB | NA | FC, GbE, iSCSI, FICON, ESCON | Up to 16 ports depending on connection type | 8 GbE SRDF Ports |
Resources
Analyst Reports
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ESG
Symmetrix Raises the Performance Bar -
Clipper Group
EMC Symmetrix to offer Flash Drives for Ultra-High Performance
White Papers
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Flash Drives
Implementing EMC DMX-4 Flash Drives with Oracle Databases -
Microsoft Hyper-V
EMC Symmetrix with Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization
Customer Profiles
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Kimberly Clark
Kimberly Clark Softens Downtime Impact with EMC
Solution Overviews
News
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September 22, 2008
EMC Brings Benefits of Flash Storage to Oracle Application EnvironmentsEMC® Symmetrix® DMX-4 storage systems using enterprise flash drive (EFD) technology with Oracle Database Applications to significantly improve application performance. -
July 16, 2007
EMC Unveils Symmetrix DMX-4; setting new standards for fast, secure, energy efficient High-end StorageNew End-to-End 4 Gb/s Design; First High-End Systems to Support Native Fibre Channel and Latest ATA Disk Drives; New Systems Offer Up To 30 Percent Faster Performance.
