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End-to-End NVMe
PowerMax uses NVMe SSDs throughout the array and NVMe-over-Fabrics host connectivity — eliminating SCSI protocol overhead at every layer. The result is consistent sub-100μs read latency for tier-1 OLTP databases.
<100 μs
Read latency (NVMe)
6-9s Avail
99.9999% availability
3.5:1
Average data reduction ratio
40yr
SRDF replication heritage
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Dell StorageSKU: PowerMax-2000
Dell PowerMax 2000 NVMe Enterprise Storage Array
Mission-Critical NVMe Enterprise Storage — <100μs Latency, 6-Nines Availability, Mainframe & Open Systems
The Dell PowerMax 2000 is the entry point to Dell's mission-critical PowerMax storage platform — designed for the world's most demanding workloads. With end-to-end NVMe, under 100μs read latency, 99.9999% six-nines availability, SRDF gold-standard replication, and support for both open systems and mainframe environments, it is the tier-1 SAN for enterprise data centres.
- Under 100μs read latency — end-to-end NVMe technology
- 99.9999% (6-nines) availability guarantee
- SRDF replication — 40-year gold-standard disaster recovery
- Mixed open systems + IBM mainframe support on one platform
- 3.5:1 average data reduction ratio (dedup + compression)
- NVMe-over-Fabrics (NVMe-oF) host connectivity
- Up to 64,000 VMware vVols — deep vSphere integration
- Dynamic Virtual Matrix (DVM) architecture — no single point of failure
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Key Features
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SRDF Gold-Standard DR
Dell's SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility) has been the standard for enterprise disaster recovery for over 40 years. PowerMax supports synchronous SRDF (zero RPO), asynchronous SRDF, and Witness-based three-site DR.
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Mixed Mainframe & Open Systems
Uniquely supports IBM z/OS mainframe, IBM i, and open systems (Linux, Windows, AIX, HP-UX) simultaneously on one platform — the only NVMe array to do so without separate hardware partitions.
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Dynamic Virtual Matrix
DVM architecture eliminates all single points of failure in the controller fabric. Any director can access any drive in the array — controller, cache, and media failures are all transparent to hosts.
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AI-Driven Data Placement
ML-based data placement engine continuously optimises data layout across NVMe media tiers (eMLC, QLC). Hot data is automatically promoted; cold data is demoted — without administrator intervention.
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Cloud Tiering
PowerMax Cloud Tiering Policy (CTP) seamlessly extends to public cloud object storage (AWS S3, Azure Blob, Dell ECS) — cold data moves to lower-cost cloud tiers while remaining accessible with transparent recall.
About the Dell PowerMax 2000
The Dell PowerMax 2000 is the entry point to Dell's mission-critical storage tier — a platform that occupies a fundamentally different market position from PowerStore. Where PowerStore targets general-purpose enterprise workloads, PowerMax is engineered specifically for workloads where storage failure is simply not acceptable: financial transaction processing, healthcare EHR systems, telecoms BSS/OSS, and government critical infrastructure.
The core differentiator is the Dynamic Virtual Matrix architecture, which eliminates single points of failure at the controller fabric level. Unlike active/active designs where a controller failure creates a momentary I/O pause, DVM ensures no I/O interruption under any single hardware failure scenario — making the 99.9999% availability guarantee credible.
SRDF replication remains the industry benchmark for enterprise DR, with proven deployments protecting the world's largest financial institutions across synchronous, asynchronous, and multi-hop configurations. PowerMax 2000 supports all SRDF modes including SRDF/A (asynchronous, adaptive copy), SRDF/S (synchronous, zero RPO), and SRDF/Metro (active/active, stretch cluster).
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Ideal for a wide range of deployments
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Financial Services OLTP
Core banking, trading platforms, and payment processing requiring zero storage downtime and sub-100μs consistent latency.
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Healthcare EHR Systems
Epic, Cerner, and Meditech EHR environments requiring 24/7 availability with zero tolerance for storage-layer outages.
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Mainframe Modernisation
Organisations running IBM z/OS alongside open systems can consolidate onto a single PowerMax platform — simplifying DR and management.
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