Dell EMC Unity XT provides unified hybrid storage arrays designed for general-purpose workloads across both on-premises and cloud-connected environments.

The Unity XT platform combines simplified storage management, unified architecture, enterprise security, high availability, and cost-efficient deployment to support organizations with different workload and capacity requirements.

The portfolio covered on this page includes:

• Unity XT 380F
• Unity XT 480F
• Unity XT 680F
• Unity XT 880F

Why Choose Unity XT?

End-to-End Simplicity

Unity XT is designed to simplify the complete data storage lifecycle.

The platform provides:

• Easy-to-configure deployment
• Simplified web-based management
• Intuitive administration
• Self-service capabilities

These features help IT teams reduce the complexity involved in deploying and managing enterprise storage.

Unified Hybrid Architecture

Unity XT uses a unified architecture designed to support multiple types of data from the same storage environment.

The platform supports:

• File storage
• Block storage
• VMware vVOL data

These workloads can be managed from:

• A single storage pool

Unity XT also uses:

• Dual-active controllers

to provide high availability and rapid access to stored data.

Security

Security is an important part of the Unity XT storage architecture.

Security features and best practices include:

• Robust access controls
• Data-at-rest encryption
• Secure protocols
• Security auditing
• Security monitoring
• Security ecosystem integrations

These capabilities help organizations strengthen the cybersecurity of their storage environment.

Affordable Storage Economics

Unity XT is designed to balance:

• Storage performance
• Acquisition cost
• Total Cost of Ownership

Unity XT storage arrays provide low acquisition costs together with:

• All-inclusive software

This allows organizations to deploy enterprise storage capabilities while working within different infrastructure budgets.

Unity XT 380F

The Unity XT 380F is designed for small-scale unified workloads and small to medium-sized businesses.

Best For

Typical workloads include:

• Virtualization
• Databases
• File services
• Print services

Processor

The Unity XT 380F includes:

• 2 x Intel CPUs
• 12 cores
• 1.7GHz

Memory

The system provides:

• 128GB memory

Maximum Capacity

Maximum supported capacity is:

• 2.4PB

Maximum Drives

The system supports up to:

• 500 drives

Maximum FAST Cache

• N/A

Unity XT 480F

The Unity XT 480F is designed for medium-scale unified workloads in small and medium-sized businesses.

Best For

Typical workloads include:

• Virtualization
• Databases
• Consolidation
• Cloud

Processor

The Unity XT 480F provides:

• 2 x dual-socket Intel CPUs
• 32 cores
• 1.8GHz

Memory

The system includes:

• 192GB memory

Maximum Capacity

Maximum supported capacity is:

• 4PB

Maximum Drives

The Unity XT 480F supports up to:

• 750 drives

Maximum FAST Cache

• N/A

Unity XT 680F

The Unity XT 680F is designed for enterprise unified workloads that require greater capacity and system resources.

Best For

Typical workloads include:

• Virtualization
• Databases
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
• Consolidation
• Cloud

Processor

The Unity XT 680F provides:

• 2 x dual-socket Intel CPUs
• 48 cores
• 2.1GHz

Memory

The system includes:

• 384GB memory

Maximum Capacity

Maximum supported capacity is:

• 8PB

Maximum Drives

The system supports up to:

• 1,000 drives

Maximum FAST Cache

• N/A

Unity XT 880F

The Unity XT 880F provides the highest capacity and system resources listed within the Unity XT portfolio on this page.

It is designed for demanding enterprise unified workloads.

Best For

Typical workloads include:

• Transactional workloads
• Virtualization
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
• Databases
• Consolidation
• Cloud

Processor

The Unity XT 880F provides:

• 2 x dual-socket Intel CPUs
• 64 cores
• 2.1GHz

Memory

The system includes:

• 768GB memory

Maximum Capacity

Maximum supported capacity is:

• 16PB

Maximum Drives

The Unity XT 880F supports up to:

• 1,500 drives

Maximum FAST Cache

• N/A

Unity XT Model Comparison

Unity XT 380F

• Best for: Small-scale unified workloads
• Processor: 2 x Intel CPUs
• Cores: 12
• Processor speed: 1.7GHz
• Memory: 128GB
• Maximum capacity: 2.4PB
• Maximum drives: 500
• FAST Cache: N/A

Unity XT 480F

• Best for: Medium-scale unified workloads
• Processor: 2 x dual-socket Intel CPUs
• Cores: 32
• Processor speed: 1.8GHz
• Memory: 192GB
• Maximum capacity: 4PB
• Maximum drives: 750
• FAST Cache: N/A

Unity XT 680F

• Best for: Enterprise unified workloads
• Processor: 2 x dual-socket Intel CPUs
• Cores: 48
• Processor speed: 2.1GHz
• Memory: 384GB
• Maximum capacity: 8PB
• Maximum drives: 1,000
• FAST Cache: N/A

Unity XT 880F

• Best for: Large enterprise and transactional unified workloads
• Processor: 2 x dual-socket Intel CPUs
• Cores: 64
• Processor speed: 2.1GHz
• Memory: 768GB
• Maximum capacity: 16PB
• Maximum drives: 1,500
• FAST Cache: N/A

Scalable Unified Storage

The Unity XT portfolio provides organizations with multiple storage configurations designed for different workload scales.

The Unity XT 380F is positioned for smaller unified workloads, while the Unity XT 480F provides additional capacity for medium-scale environments.

The Unity XT 680F and Unity XT 880F provide greater memory, processing resources, drive counts, and maximum capacity for larger enterprise workloads.

This gives organizations the flexibility to select a Unity XT platform according to their current storage requirements and future growth expectations.

Why Choose CITS for Dell EMC Unity XT?

CITS provides enterprise storage and IT infrastructure solutions for organizations that need reliable, scalable, and manageable storage environments.

With experience across Dell Storage, SAN Storage, servers, networking, switching, security, data center infrastructure, and enterprise IT solutions, CITS can help businesses evaluate which Unity XT configuration best matches their workload, capacity, and infrastructure requirements.

Whether the requirement involves virtualization, databases, VDI, file services, consolidation, or cloud-connected storage, CITS can help organizations select and integrate the appropriate Unity XT platform with their wider server, network, security, and data center environment.

Unified Storage for Modern Enterprise Workloads

Dell EMC Unity XT provides a simplified unified storage platform for organizations running a combination of file, block, VMware vVOL, virtualization, database, VDI, consolidation, and cloud workloads.

With configurations ranging from the Unity XT 380F with 2.4PB maximum capacity and 500 drives to the Unity XT 880F with 16PB maximum capacity and up to 1,500 drives, the Unity XT family provides scalable options for both SMB and enterprise storage environments.