VMAX All Flash Storage is designed to provide the performance, scalability, high availability, and advanced data services required for mission-critical enterprise applications.

Engineered to optimize flash drive technology, VMAX All Flash helps organizations address modern data center requirements while supporting demanding workloads that depend on consistent performance and enterprise-level availability.

The VMAX All Flash family listed on CITS includes:

• VMAX 250F
• VMAX 950F

Mission-Critical Storage at Scale

VMAX All Flash is built for enterprise environments where storage performance and availability are critical.

The platform is designed to provide:

• High performance
• Enterprise scalability
• High availability
• Advanced data services
• Flash-optimized storage
• Support for mission-critical applications

Its architecture allows organizations to scale storage resources according to increasing data and workload requirements.

VMAX 250F

The VMAX 250F provides an entry point into the VMAX All Flash family.

It is designed for organizations with more modest capacity requirements that still need access to the enterprise capabilities available within the VMAX All Flash platform.

The VMAX 250F combines flash performance, scalability, advanced data services, and a multi-controller architecture.

VMAX 250F Performance

The VMAX 250F delivers:

• More than 1 million IOPS

This level of performance allows the system to support demanding enterprise applications while maintaining the benefits of an all-flash storage architecture.

VMAX 250F Capacity

The system can scale up to:

• 1 PB effective flash capacity

This provides organizations with room to increase storage capacity as business data requirements expand.

VMAX 250F Scale-Out

The VMAX 250F can scale out to:

• 2 V-Bricks

This scale-out architecture allows the storage platform to expand beyond its initial configuration.

Advanced Data Services

The VMAX 250F provides:

• Advanced data services
• Multi-controller architecture

These capabilities help support enterprise environments where availability, performance, and data management are important.

Who Is VMAX 250F Designed For?

The VMAX 250F is particularly suitable for customers that have:

• Modest capacity requirements
• Mission-critical applications
• Enterprise availability requirements
• A need for high flash performance
• Requirements for advanced data services

It provides an entry-level option within the VMAX All Flash family without removing the enterprise capabilities associated with the platform.

VMAX 950F

The VMAX 950F is designed for modern data centers requiring significantly higher levels of performance and capacity.

It combines mission-critical availability, advanced data services, and high-performance all-flash storage to support the consolidation of large and mixed enterprise workloads.

VMAX 950F Performance

The VMAX 950F can deliver up to:

• 6.7 million IOPS

It also provides bandwidth reaching:

• 150 GB/s

This level of performance is designed for environments running highly demanding applications and large consolidated workloads.

VMAX 950F Capacity

The VMAX 950F can scale up to:

• 4 PB effective flash capacity

This gives large enterprise environments substantial capacity for consolidating mission-critical data and applications.

VMAX 950F Scale-Out

The system can scale out to:

• 8 V-Bricks

This enables the platform to expand according to growing enterprise requirements.

Massive Workload Consolidation

The VMAX 950F is designed to provide the performance required for:

• Massive workload consolidation

Organizations can use the platform to bring multiple demanding workloads together within a high-performance all-flash storage environment.

Mission-Critical Availability

The VMAX 950F is designed for modern data centers where application availability is critical.

Its combination of performance, scalability, and rich data services makes it suitable for organizations that depend on uninterrupted access to important enterprise applications and data.

VMAX 250F vs VMAX 950F

VMAX 250F

• Performance: More than 1 million IOPS
• Effective flash capacity: Up to 1 PB
• Scale-out: Up to 2 V-Bricks
• Advanced data services
• Multi-controller architecture
• Designed for customers with modest capacity requirements

VMAX 950F

• Performance: Up to 6.7 million IOPS
• Bandwidth: Up to 150 GB/s
• Effective flash capacity: Up to 4 PB
• Scale-out: Up to 8 V-Bricks
• Designed for massive workload consolidation
• Mission-critical availability
• Rich data services

VMAX All Flash for Modern Data Centers

The VMAX All Flash family provides different levels of performance and scalability for enterprise storage environments.

The VMAX 250F provides an entry point for organizations that need enterprise capabilities without very large capacity requirements.

The VMAX 950F is designed for larger modern data centers requiring considerably higher performance, capacity, and workload consolidation capabilities.

Both systems are built around flash technology and are designed to support mission-critical enterprise applications.

Why Choose CITS for VMAX All Flash Storage?

CITS provides enterprise storage and IT infrastructure solutions for organizations building or upgrading data center environments.

With solutions covering Dell Storage, enterprise servers, switching, networking, security, wireless infrastructure, cabling, and HCI, CITS can help businesses evaluate how VMAX All Flash Storage fits within their wider infrastructure requirements.

For organizations considering the VMAX 250F or VMAX 950F, CITS can support the selection of an appropriate storage platform based on workload, performance, capacity, and scalability requirements, while helping integrate storage with the wider server, networking, and data center environment.

Enterprise All-Flash Storage for Critical Workloads

VMAX All Flash Storage provides enterprise organizations with a scalable flash platform designed for demanding mission-critical applications.

With the VMAX 250F delivering more than 1 million IOPS and scaling to 1 PB of effective flash capacity, and the VMAX 950F reaching up to 6.7 million IOPS, 150 GB/s bandwidth, 4 PB of effective flash capacity, and eight V-Bricks, the VMAX All Flash family provides flexible options for both moderate and large-scale enterprise storage environments.