About This Archive
This website documents the history of enterprise storage arrays from 2000 to present, including current products and discontinued systems from major manufacturers and defunct companies.
📢 Rebrand Updates:
• Feb 2026: Pure Storage → Everpure
• Post-2016: EMC → Dell EMC (Symmetrix→PowerMax, Isilon→PowerScale, VNX→Unity/PowerStore)
📄 Legend: 🟢 PDF Available | 🔗 Manufacturer Link | ⚪ Discontinued | 🟡 Current
🟢 DellEMC
🔄 Historical Note: After Dell acquired EMC in 2016, many products were rebranded: Symmetrix → PowerMax, Isilon → PowerScale, VNX → Unity/PowerStore, Data Domain → PowerProtect.
PowerMax 2500/8500
2023 All-Flash SANEntry-level to mid-range enterprise all-flash arrays with NVMe
🔗 View on Dell.comPowerStore 500T/1000T/3000T/9000T
2020 Unified StorageNext-generation unified storage with AppsON
🟢 Download PDFVMAX All-Flash 250F/450F/850F/950F
2015-2018 All-Flash SANTier-1 all-flash enterprise storage
🟢 Download PDFSymmetrix VMAX 10K/20K/40K
2009-2015 Enterprise SANVirtual Matrix architecture enterprise arrays
🟢 Download PDFCLARiiON CX4 Series (CX4-120/240/480/960)
2008-2011 Mid-range SANPopular mid-range Fibre Channel
🟢 Download PDFVNX5100/5300/5500/5700/7500
2011-2013 Unified StorageFirst-generation unified storage
🔗 Dell SupportVNX2 Series (5200/5400/5600/5800/7600/8000)
2013-2017 Unified StorageMCx multi-core optimized unified
🟢 Download PDFIsilon X-Series (X200/X210/X400/X410)
2009-2018 Scale-out NASCapacity-performance balance
🟢 Download PDFData Domain DD Series
2007-2022 Backup ApplianceDeduplication storage → PowerProtect
🔗 Dell Support🔷 NetApp
AFF A150/A250/A400/A800/A900
2018-2023 All-Flash NAS/SANEnd-to-end NVMe all-flash arrays
🟢 Download PDFFAS8000 Series (8020/8040/8060/8080)
2013-2018 UnifiedScale-out unified architecture
🟢 Download PDFE-Series E5500/E5600/E5700
2012-2017 High-Capacity/Performance SANHigh-performance E-Series
🔗 NetApp Support🟣 HPE
🔵 IBM
🟠 Hitachi Vantara
🟡 Oracle / Sun Microsystems
⚪ Fujitsu
⚡ Everpure (formerly Pure Storage)
🔄 Rebrand Alert: Pure Storage became Everpure in February 2026.
FlashArray //X10/X20/X50/X70/X90
2018 NVMe All-FlashExtreme performance NVMe storage
🟢 Download PDF💀 Defunct / Acquired Companies
Companies and product lines that no longer exist, acquired by larger vendors.
Compellent Storage Center 4.0-8.0
2005-2019 SANFluid Data architecture → Dell SC Series
🟢 Download PDFTintri T800/T1000 Series
2011-2018 VM-Aware StorageVM-aware storage → Acquired by DDN, discontinued
🔗 DDN ArchiveWhiptail Racerunner/Invicta
2010-2015 All-FlashAcquired by Cisco 2013, discontinued 2015
🔗 WikipediaTexas Memory Systems RamSan Series
2000-2012 RAM/SSD StorageRamSan-20/100/400/810 → IBM FlashSystem
🔗 IBM FlashSystemCopan Revolution 200T/300T
2004-2010 MAID ArchiveMassive Array of Idle Disks → Acquired by SGI
🔗 Wikipedia