Fujitsu ETERNUS DX900 S5 Hybrid Storage System

The Fujitsu ETERNUS DX900 S5 is a high-capacity enterprise hybrid storage system designed to serve as a central consolidation platform for large-scale data center environments. Built on a dual-controller architecture with support for up to four controller enclosures, the DX900 S5 delivers high availability through redundant components throughout — including dual-redundant controllers, power supplies, fans, and interconnects — eliminating single points of failure across the entire storage stack. The system supports both SAS and NVMe-based solid-state drives alongside high-capacity SAS HDDs, enabling true multi-tier storage within a single unified platform.

The ETERNUS DX900 S5 supports simultaneous connectivity via Fibre Channel (16Gb and 32Gb), iSCSI (10GbE/25GbE), and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), making it highly adaptable to heterogeneous host environments. Its scale-out drive enclosure design allows raw capacity to grow incrementally to meet evolving data demands, accommodating up to 1,008 drives across the full configuration. Advanced software capabilities embedded in the platform include automated storage tiering (Automated Storage Tiering, AST), thin provisioning, data deduplication, compression, snapshots, and remote replication — enabling efficient use of physical media and simplified data lifecycle management without external appliances.

Targeted at enterprise IT teams undertaking storage consolidation, database modernisation, and tiered storage projects, the ETERNUS DX900 S5 is validated for demanding workloads including Oracle, SAP HANA, Microsoft SQL Server, and VMware vSphere virtualised environments. Its management interface integrates with the ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser suite, supporting REST API access for automation and orchestration within modern DevOps and infrastructure-as-code workflows. The system is engineered to provide predictable latency and consistent throughput under mixed workloads, positioning it as a long-term infrastructure backbone for enterprises requiring both performance headroom and high-capacity data retention.

Ideal for

• Enterprise storage consolidation: replacing multiple aging SAN arrays with a single high-availability platform to reduce operational complexity and floor space
• Database performance tiering: hosting Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server databases across NVMe/SSD and HDD tiers with automated data placement based on access frequency
• SAP HANA and ERP workload hosting: providing certified, low-latency block storage for mission-critical SAP environments requiring consistent I/O performance
• VMware vSphere virtualisation: serving as a primary shared datastore for large virtualised server estates with thin provisioning and snapshot-based VM protection
• Disaster recovery and remote replication: leveraging built-in synchronous and asynchronous replication to secondary ETERNUS DX systems across geographically separated data centers
• Long-term data retention with tiered archiving: using high-capacity SAS HDD tiers alongside active SSD tiers to retain large datasets cost-effectively within a single managed namespace

Technical specifications

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