NetApp E5500 Review: Reliable Storage System for your Business Needs

April 2014

With over twenty years of experience, NetApp is among the leading suppliers of storage systems. NetApp has more than 650,000 systems installed on field and the number is increasing each year. The E5500 Storage system from NetApp boasts of efficient architecture with high availability and unparalleled reliability.

The NetApp E5500 storage system has set a new standard for efficient and seamless performance particularly in domains that are primarily application driven. The data storage system has been designed to improve operational efficiency, maintain high availability besides reducing data center footprints. Built for heavy usage, the NetApp E5500 has been able to establish a perfect balance between performance and simplicity. Another key feature of the NetApp E5500 includes the SANtricity storage manager software application that makes it easier to protect and utilize data.

The NetApp E5500 is among the best storage systems on the market when it comes to supporting high rates of I/O operations, bandwidth intensive tasks like streaming, mixed workloads, massive databases, and high-performance file systems. This storage system employs an exclusive technology known as Dynamic Disk Pools. This assists in simplifying the conventional RAID management by allocating data parity information as well as spare capacity across multiple drives.

The best thing about the E5500 is its customization options. The modular flexibility of the NetApp E5500 allows it to support up to 3 disk drive shelves, multiple types of drives and an extensive selection of interfaces. All these can be scaled as per the requirements of the organization’s network. The fact that at maximum storage density, this storage system saves rack space by over 60 percent, power consumption by 40 percent and cooling needs by 39 percent says a lot about its efficiency. All in all, the NetApp E5500 system is a great economical solution for all your storage needs.