EMC DMX, DMX2: Model numbers, basic differences, 3 Phase, Single Phase, Drive counts, Drives per loop

Hi All,

The basic differences on DMX and DMX2 machines. Based on some data I had put together, here are the major differences on a DMXxxxx vs a DMX-P2 vs a DMX-M2-3, etc. 

The number of drives per loop: the lesser the drives on a single loop the better the performance. There are two different versions of drives per loop: one being the 9 drives per loop and the other one being 18 drives per loop.

Following are all 18 drives per loop

DMX1000:   

Low Performance,
1st Generation DMX,
18 drives per loop,
Single Bay with Single Phase power,
144 drives max. 

DMX1000-M2:        
High Performance,
2nd Generation DMX,
18 drives per loop,
Single Bay with Single Phase power,
144 drives max.

DMX2000:              
Low Performance,
1st Generation DMX,
18 drives per loop,
Dual Bay with Single Phase power,
288 drives max. 

DMX2000-M2:        
High Performance,
2nd Generation DMX,
18 drives per loop,
Dual Bay with Single Phase power,
288 drives max.

DMX2000-M2-3:     
High Performance,
2nd Generation DMX,
18 drives per loop,
Dual Bay with Three Phase power,
288 drives max. 

DMX3000-3:           
Low Performance,
1st Generation DMX,
18 drives per loop,
Triple Bay with Three Phase power,
576 drives max . 

DMX3000-M2-3:     
High Performance,
2nd Generation DMX,
18 drives per loop,
Triple Bay with Three Phase power,
576 drives max.

Following are all 9 drives per loop

DMX1000-P:           
Ultra Performance, 1st Generation DMX,
9 drives per loop,
Single Bay with Single Phase power,
144 drives max. 

DMX1000-P2:         
Ultra Performance,
2nd Generation DMX,
9 drives per loop,
Single Bay with Single Phase power,
144 drives max.

DMX2000-P:           
Ultra Performance,
1st Generation DMX,
9 drives per loop,
Dual Bay with Single Phase power,
288 drives max.

DMX2000-P2:         
Ultra Performance,
2nd Generation DMX,
9 drives per loop,
Dual Bay with Single Phase power,
288 drives max. 

DMX2000-P2-3:      
Ultra Performance,
2nd Generation DMX,
9 drives per loop,
Dual Bay with Three Phase power,
288 drives max. 

Machines are categorized as a DMX and DMX2,DMX3,DMX4 The ones above with a P2 or M2 are DMX2. 

The new generation of DMX machine’s now available in the market are: DMX-3 and DMX-4. the latest one is VMAX it supports flashdrives also.