The FA-405 can be configured with 2.75 to 11TB of raw Flash storage. With data protection overhead and Pure’s average 6:1 data-reduction ratio taken into account, the largest FA-405 configuration should provide up to 40TB of effective usable space.
The FA-450 can be configured with 34 to 70TB of raw Flash storage. With data protection overhead and Pure’s average 6:1 data-reduction ratio taken into account, the largest FA-450 configuration should provide up to 250TB of effective usable space.
In addition to providing higher performance than the other models, the FA-450 is notable for being the only Pure Storage model with support for 16Gbps FC connectivity.
With the addition of the two new models, Pure is removing some models from their portfolio.
The first change is that the 2.75 and 5.5TB (raw) configurations of the FA-420 will no longer be available after 15 July. This shouldn’t be cause for concern since the new FA-405 model now fills the space that the smaller FA-420 configs once did.
The second change is that the FA-300 series is being phased out. No FA-300 models will be available for sale after 15 July. At the point, the FA-300 will enter “Year 3 Support”, Pure’s limited software support. In Year 3 Support, any FA-300 that is already installed will continue to be supported for the next 3 years. During years 1 and 2, new major software releases will continue to be tested against the platform. During year 3, any new major release published will not support the FA-300 platform.
The table below provides a quick summary of the different models in the FA-400 series, for easy comparison.
In the table, note the following:
The FA-405 is GA now. The FA-450 can be ordered starting today and will start shipping in early June.