Table 7 U-Series (Gen1) configurations (continued)
Model
number
Nodes DAEs Disks in DAE 1 to
4
Disks in DAE 5 to
8
Storage
capacity
Switches
U1800 8 8 60 15 1800TB One private and two
public
U2100 8 8 60 30 2160TB One private and two
public
U2500 8 8 60 45 2520TB One private and two
public
U3000
(maximum
configuration
)
8 8 60 60 2880TB One private and two
public
U-Series (Gen1) upgrade paths
U-Series upgrades consist of the disks and infrastructure hardware that is needed to
move from the existing model number to the next higher model number. To upgrade
by more than one model level, order the upgrades for each level and apply them in one
service call.
Table 8
U-Series (Gen1) upgrades
Model number Disk upgrade (to the next
higher model)
Hardware upgrade (to the
next higher model)
U300 (minimum
configuration)
Not applicable Not applicable
U700 One 60-disk kit Not applicable
U1100 One 60-disk kit Not applicable
U1500 One 60-disk kit Not applicable
U1800 One 60-disk kit One server chassis (four nodes)
and four DAEs
U2100 One 60-disk kit Not applicable
U2500 One 60-disk kit Not applicable
U3000 (maximum
configuration)
One 60-disk kit Not applicable
D-Series Appliance configurations and upgrade paths
Describes the D-Series ECS Appliance configurations and the upgrade paths. The D-
Series hardware became generally available in October 2016. 10 TB models became
available March 2017.
D-Series configurations
The D-Series Appliance is a dense object storage solution using commodity hardware.
Hardware Components and Configurations
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