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Exos X 5U84

The Seagate® Exos® X 5U84 is a petabyte-scale, rack-mounted block storage system that provides utmost density for maximum capacity, availability, versatility and performance.

Exos X 5U84

Exos X 5U84

A value-rich, highest density, 84-drive bay storage system for 1m racks. Advanced features include ADAPT data protection option, and a full enterprise software stack offering virtual pools, thin provisioning, encryption, and optional auto-tiering, snapshots, and asynchronous replication.

Form Factor5U Rack Mount
Host Interface Options12Gb SAS
32/16Gb FC
25/10GbE iSCSI
10GBASE-T Auto to 1Gb
Expansion4 Enclosures Max (Controller Enclosure and up to 3 Expansion Enclosures) 336 Drives Max
High Availability FeaturesSelf-healing storage with Advanced Distributed Autonomic Protection Technology (ADAPT) redundant hot-swap controllers, drives, and fans, dual power cords, hot standby spare, automatic failover, and multi-path support.

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Exos X 5U84

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Super High Capacity. Small Footprint.

Save space with up to 84 HDDs or SSDs devices, and dual controllers all in a 5U rackmount enclosure. Connect 3 expansion enclosures for a maximum of 336 drives.

A value-rich solution for applications that require massive capacity, performance, low latency, and always-on resiliency. Flexible, scalable storage for conventional data centers and cloud infrastructure.

Enterprise-Grade Platform

Ideal for storage administrators seeking massive storage capability, innovative durability, leading performance, and full featured capability along with integration and management simplicity.

A rich set of enterprise features including Advanced Distributed Autonomic Protection Technology (ADAPT) data protection, virtual pools, auto-tiering, thin provisioning, snapshots, asynchronous replication, yields extremely high-performance and high reliability.

Maximize high density potential in a 5U form factor.

For customers who need a compact solution with an ability to expand.

The ideal solution for storage administrators who want extensive features, maximum flexibility and the ability to massively scale with drive capacity and with stackability as storage needs grow.  

Compare Systems

Drive Slots Per Enclosure 12 drives
Expansion 10 Enclosures Max (Controller Enclosure and up to 9 Expansion Enclosures) 120 Drives Max
Form factor 2U rack mount
Host Port Options 4 per controller 8 per system SFP+/SFP28 or mini-SAS HD
Host Interface Options 12Gb SAS
32/16Gb FC
25/10GbE iSCSI
10GBASE-T Auto to 1Gb
Data Protection Options Improved ADAPT, NRAID RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
High Availability Features ADR drive support, dual hot-swap controllers, drives, fans, power supplies, dual power cords, hot standby spare, automatic failover, multi-path support
Advanced Options Virtual pools, Thin provisioning, SSD read cache, Encryption, Auto-Tiering, Snapshots, Asynchronous replication
Drive Slots Per Enclosure 24 drives
Expansion 10 Enclosures Max (Controller Enclosure and up to 9 Expansion Enclosures) 240 Drives Max
Form factor 2U rack mount
Host Port Options 4 per controller 8 per system SFP+/SFP28 or mini-SAS HD
Host Interface Options 12Gb SAS
32/16Gb FC
25/10GbE iSCSI
10GBASE-T Auto to 1Gb
Data Protection Options Improved ADAPT, NRAID RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
High Availability Features Dual hot-swap controllers, drives, fans, power supplies, dual power cords, hot standby spare, automatic failover, multi-path support
Advanced Options Virtual pools, Thin provisioning, SSD read cache, Encryption, Auto-Tiering, Snapshots, Asynchronous replication
Drive Slots Per Enclosure 84 drives
Expansion 4 Enclosures Max (Controller Enclosure and up to 3 Expansion Enclosures) 336 Drives Max
Form factor 5U rack mount
Host Port Options 4 per controller 8 per system SFP+/SFP28 or mini-SAS HD
Host Interface Options 12Gb SAS
32/16Gb FC
25/10GbE iSCSI
10GBASE-T Auto to 1Gb
Data Protection Options Improved ADAPT, NRAID RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
High Availability Features ADR drive support, dual hot-swap controllers, drives, fans, power supplies, dual power cords, hot standby spare, automatic failover, multi-path support
Advanced Options Virtual pools, Thin provisioning, SSD read cache, Encryption, Auto-Tiering, Snapshots, Asynchronous replication

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