There have been several generations of hardware, the xx10 series, the xx20 series, the xx50 series, the CX series and the EX series. In each generation there are several different models, from low end desktop units to high end data center rack mounted models.
The xx10 series models are obsoleted and are not discussed here. These models can run up to and including RiOS version 5.0.
The xx20 series models consist of a set of desktop models, 1RU rack models and 3RU rack models. To upgrade between models, except for the 50, 100, 200 and 300 models, the whole device must be replaced.
These models can run up to and including RiOS version 6.5.
The 50, 100, 200 and 300 models are desktop units. They have a single in-path interface pair and a single hard disk.
These models only differ in the optimized WAN capacity and the number of optimized TCP sessions.
Table 2.1. Model 50, 100, 200, 300
Model 50 | Model 100 | Model 200 | Model 300 | |
WAN Capacity | 256 Kbps | 1 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 2 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 250 | 25 | 110 | 165 |
Data store size | 35 Gb | 35 Gb | 35 Gb | 35 Gb |
Memory | 512 Mb | 512 Mb | 512 Mb | 512 Mb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Expansion slots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The 520, 1020, 1520 and 2020 models are 1RU units. They have two on-board in-path interface pairs and can have one extra bypass card for additional in-path interfaces.
Table 2.2. Model 520, 1020, 1520, 2020
Model 520 | Model 1020 | Model 1520 | Model 2020 | |
WAN Capacity | 1 Mbps | 2 Mbps | 4 Mbps | 10 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 330 | 700 | 1 100 | 2 000 |
Data store size | 80 Gb | 80 Gb | 80 Gb | 150 Gb |
Memory | 2 Gb | 2 Gb | 2 Gb | 4 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Expansion slots | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The 3020, 3520, 5520, 6020 and 6120 models are 3RU units. They have two on-board in-path interface pairs and can have up to three extra bypass cards.
Table 2.3. Model 3020, 3520, 5520, 6020, 6120
Model 3020 | Model 3520 | Model 5520 | Model 6020 | Model 6120 | |
WAN Capacity | 20 Mbps | 45 Mbps | 155 Mbps | 310 Mbps | 310 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 3 500 | 6 000 | 15 000 | 40 000 | 4 000 |
Data store size | 250 Gb | 512 Gb | 700 Gb | 1.4 Tb | 3.4 Tb |
Memory | 4 Gb | 6 Gb | 8 Gb | 16 Gb | 16 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Expansion slots | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Unlike the xx20 series models, where a hardware upgrade between similar models involved a replacement of the hardware, most of the xx50 series models can perform a configuration upgrade by using a license key.
The 150, 250 and 550 models are desktop units. They have a single in-path interface pair and a single hard disk.
The 150 model comes only in the M configuration.
Table 2.4. Model 150
Model 150M | |
WAN Capacity | 1 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 20 |
Data store size | 40 Gb |
Memory | 1 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 1 |
Expansion slots | 0 |
The 250 model comes in L, M and H configurations which only differ in the optimized WAN capacity and the number of optimized TCP sessions.
Table 2.5. Model 250
Model 250L | Model 250M | Model 250H | |
WAN Capacity | 1 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 2 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 40 | 125 | 200 |
Data store size | 40 Gb | 40 Gb | 40 Gb |
Memory | 1 Gb | 1 Gb | 1 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Expansion slots | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The 550 model comes in M and H configurations which only differ in the optimized WAN capacity and the number of optimized TCP sessions.
Table 2.6. Model 550
Model 550M | Model 550H | |
WAN Capacity | 2 Mbps | 4 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 300 | 600 |
Data store size | 80 Gb | 80 Gb |
Memory | 2 Gb | 2 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 1 | 1 |
Expansion slots | 0 | 0 |
The 1050 and 2050 models are 1RU units. They have two on-board in-path interface pairs and can have one extra in-path card.
The 1050 model comes in U, L, M and H configurations and with an optional RAID10 feature.
The 1050U model has the same WAN and TCP capacity as the model 550H, but is capable of running 64-bit RSP instances.
The 1050L and 1050M models have a single hard disk and have 2 Gb of memory.
The 1050H model has two hard disks in a RAID0 configuration and has 4 Gb of memory.
The 1050LR, 1050MR and 1050HR models contain four hard disks in a RAID10 configuration.
An upgrade towards a 1050H model requires the installation of extra memory, one extra hard disk and requires the data store to be re-initialized.
An upgrade towards a RAID configuration requires the installation of extra hard disks and will clear the data store.
Table 2.7. Model 1050
Model 1050U | Model 1050L / 1050LR | Model 1050M / 1050MR | Model 1050H / 1050HR | |
WAN Capacity | 4 Mbps | 8 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 20 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 600 | 800 | 1 200 | 2 300 |
Data store size | 80 Gb | 100 Gb | 100 Gb | 200 Gb |
Memory | 2 Gb | 2 Gb | 2 Gb | 4 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Expansion slots | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The 2050 model comes in L, M and H configurations which only differ in the optimized WAN capacity and the number of optimized TCP sessions.
Table 2.8. Model 2050
Model 2050L | Model 2050M | Model 2050H | |
WAN Capacity | 45 Mbps | 45 Mbps | 45 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 2 500 | 4 000 | 6 000 |
Data store size | 400 Gb | 400 Gb | 400 Gb |
Memory | 6 Gb | 6 Gb | 6 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Expansion slots | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The 5050 and 6050 models are 3RU units. They have two on-board in-path interface pairs and can have four extra in-path cards.
The 5050 model comes in L, M and H configurations which differ in the optimized WAN capacity, the number of optimized TCP sessions and the size of the data store.
An upgrade towards a 5050H model requires the installation of extra hard disks and will clear the data store.
Table 2.9. Model 5050
Model 5050L | Model 5050M | Model 5050H | |
WAN Capacity | 90 Mbps | 90 Mbps | 155 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 7 500 | 10 000 | 18 000 |
Data store size | 600 Gb | 600 Gb | 800 Gb |
Memory | 8 Gb | 8 Gb | 8 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Expansion slots | 4 | 4 | 4 |
The 6050 model comes in only one configuration.
Table 2.10. Model 6050
Model 6050 | |
WAN Capacity | 310 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 50 000 |
Data store size | 3.5 Tb |
Memory | 24 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 2 |
Expansion slots | 4 |
The 7050 model is a 3RU unit.
The 7050 model comes in L and M configurations which differ in number of optimized TCP sessions and in data store size. The storage of the data store in the 7050 model are solid-state disks instead of hard disks.
An upgrade towards a 7050M model requires the installation of extra memory, extra hard disks and but, because of the use of the FTS, will not require the re-initialization of the data store.
Table 2.11. Model 7050
Model 7050L | Model 7050M | |
WAN Capacity | 1 Gbps | 1 Gbps |
TCP Connections | 75 000 | 100 000 |
Data store size | 2.2 Tb | 4.4 Tb |
Memory | 24 Gb | 32 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 2 | 2 |
Expansion slots | 4 | 4 |
The CX series models are the "classic series", one of the successors of the xx50 series models. They are "classic" because they purely do WAN optimization and don't have the virtualization capabilities of the RSP/VSP features. Also the PFS capability has been removed from them.
The CX255 model is a desktop unit. It has only one in-path interface pairs and a single hard disk. There is no AUX port and the serial port is an RJ45 port.
The CX255 model comes in U, L, M and H configurations which differ in the optimized WAN capacity and the number of optimized TCP sessions.
Table 2.12. Model CX255
Model CX255U | Model CX255L | Model CX255M | Model CX255H | |
WAN Capacity | 2 Mbps | 6 Mbps | 6 Mbps | 6 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 50 | 75 | 150 | 230 |
Data store size | 50 Gb | 50 Gb | 50 Gb | 50 Gb |
Memory | 2 Gb | 2 Gb | 2 Gb | 2Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Expansion slots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The CX555 and CX755 models are desktop units. They have two in-path interface pairs and a dual hard disk.
The CX555 model comes in L, M and H configurations which differ in the optimized WAN capacity and the number of optimized TCP sessions.
Table 2.13. Model CX555
Model CX555L | CX555M | Model CX555H | |
WAN Capacity | 6 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 10 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 250 | 400 | 650 |
Data store size | 80 Gb | 80 Gb | 80 Gb |
Memory | 2 Gb | 2 Gb | 2 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Expansion slots | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The CX755 model comes in L, M and H configurations which differ in the optimized WAN capacity, the number of optimized TCP sessions and size of the data store.
The CX755H model comes with a single hard disk and a single solid-state disk, the latter used for the data store.
An upgrade towards a CX755M model does not require a change in hardware.
Table 2.14. Model CX755
Model CX755L | Model CX755M | Model CX755H | |
WAN Capacity | 10 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 20 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 900 | 1 500 | 2 300 |
Data store size | 100 Gb | 100 Gb | 160 Gb |
Memory | 2 Gb | 2 Gb | 4 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Expansion slots | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The CX570 and CX770 models are desktop units. They have two in-path interface pairs and a hard disk and solid-state disk, the latter used for the data store.
The CX570 model comes in L, M and H configurations which differ in the optimized WAN capacity and the number of optimized TCP sessions.
Table 2.15. Model CX570
Model CX570L | CX570M | Model CX570H | |
WAN Capacity | 6 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 10 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 250 | 400 | 650 |
Data store size | 70 Gb | 70 Gb | 70 Gb |
Memory | 2 Gb | 2 Gb | 2 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Expansion slots | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The CX770 model comes in L, M and H configurations which differ in the optimized WAN capacity and the number of optimized TCP sessions.
Table 2.16. Model CX770
Model CX770L | Model CX770M | Model CX770H | |
WAN Capacity | 10 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 20 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 900 | 1 500 | 2 300 |
Data store size | 150 Gb | 150 Gb | 150 Gb |
Memory | 4 Gb | 4 Gb | 4 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Expansion slots | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The CX1555 model is an 1RU units.
The CX1555 model comes in L, M and H configurations which differ in the number of optimized TCP sessions and size of the data store.
The CX1555L and CX1555M models have four hard disks in a RAID10 configuration, the CX1555H model has two hard disks in a RAID1 configuration and two SSD disks in an FTS configuration.
An upgrade towards a CX1555M model does not require a change in hardware, the upgrade towards a CX1555H model requires a replacement of two hard disks with two SSD disks.
Table 2.17. Model CX1555
Model CX1555L | Model CX1555M | Model CX1555H | |
WAN Capacity | 50 Mbps | 50 Mbps | 100 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 3 000 | 4 500 | 6 000 |
Data store size | 400 Gb | 400 Gb | 320 Gb |
Memory | 8 Gb | 8 Gb | 8 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Expansion slots | 2 | 2 | 2 |
The CX5055 and CX7055 models are 2RU units.
Like the 7050 model, they use SSD disks in a Fault Tolerant Segstore method for the data store and use two hard disks for the operating system.
The CX5055 model comes in M and H configurations which differ in the optimized WAN capacity and the number of optimized TCP sessions.
An upgrade towards a CX5055H model does not require a change in hardware.
Table 2.18. Model CX5055
Model CX5055M | Model CX5055H | |
WAN Capacity | 200 Mbps | 400 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 14 000 | 25 000 |
Data store size | 640 Gb | 640 Gb |
Memory | 16 Gb | 16 GB |
On-board in-path interfaces | 2 | 2 |
Expansion slots | 4 | 4 |
The CX7055 model comes in L, M and H configurations which differ in the optimized WAN capacity, the number of optimized TCP sessions, the amount of memory and the size of the data store.
The CX7055L model does not have a hardware compression card, the CX7055M and CX7055H models do have a hardware compression card.
The CX7055 models cannot be upgraded in the field, it requires a replacement of the unit.
Table 2.19. Model CX7055
Model CX7055L | Model CX7055M | Model CX7055H | |
WAN Capacity | 622 Mbps | 1000 Mbps | 1500 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 75 000 | 100 000 | 150 000 |
Data store size | 1.6 Tb | 2.4 Tb | 4.8 Tb |
Memory | 32 Gb | 48 Gb | 64 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Expansion slots | 4 | 4 | 4 |
The EX series models are the "edge series", one of the successors of the xx50 series. Unlike the CX series models they are capable of doing the virtualization with VSP and are ready to work with the Granite product. Like the CX series models, they don't have the PFS capabilities.
The EX560, EX760 and EX1160 models are 1RU units. They have two on-board in-path interfaces. They all use solid state disks for their data stores.
The EX560 model comes in G, L, M and H configurations. The EX560G model is only for use with the Granite product.
An upgrade towards an EX560L, EX560M and EX560H model does not require a change in hardware.
Table 2.20. Model EX560
Model EX560L | Model EX560M | Model EX560H | |
WAN Capacity | 6 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 10 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 250 | 400 | 650 |
Data store size | 40 Gb | 70 Gb | 70 Gb |
Memory | 8 Gb | 8 Gb | 8 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Expansion slots | 2 | 2 | 2 |
The EX760 model comes in L, M and H configurations.
An upgrade towards an EX760M and EX760H model does not require a change in hardware.
Table 2.21. Model EX760
Model EX760L | Model EX760M | Model EX760H | |
WAN Capacity | 10 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 20 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 900 | 1 500 | 2 300 |
Data store size | 150 Gb | 150 Gb | 150 Gb |
Memory | 16 Gb | 16 Gb | 16 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Expansion slots | 2 | 2 | 2 |
The EX1160 model comes in G, L, M, H and VH configurations. The EX1160G model is only for use with the Granite product.
An upgrade towards an EX1160L, EX1160M and EX1160H model does not require a change in hardware.
Table 2.22. Model EX1160
Model EX1160L | Model EX1160M | Model EX1160H | Model EX1160VH | |
WAN Capacity | 10 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 20 Mbps | 50 / 100 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 900 | 1 500 | 2 3000 | 6 000 |
Data store size | 140 Gb | 140 Gb | 140 Gb | 280 Gb |
Memory | 20 Gb | 20 Gb | 20 Gb | 24 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Expansion slots | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
The WAN capacity of an EX1160VH can be increased to 100 Mbps via a license key.
The EX1260 model is a 2RU chassis.
The EX1260 model comes in G, L, M, H and VH configurations. The EX1260G model is only for use with the Granite product.
An upgrade towards an EX1260L, EX1260M and EX1260H model does not require a change in hardware.
Table 2.23. Model EX1260
Model EX1260L | Model EX1260M | Model EX1260H | Model EX1260VH | |
WAN Capacity | 10 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 20 Mbps | 50 / 100 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 900 | 1 1 500 | 2 300 | 6 000 |
Data store size | 140 Gb | 140 Gb | 140 Gb | 280 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Expansion slots | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
The memory field has been removed from here because of the way the model EX1260 can be configured.
The WAN capacity of an EX1260VH can be increased to 100 Mbps via a license key.
The EX1360 model is a 2RU model.
The EX1360 model comes in the G, L and M configurations. The EX1360G model is only for use with the Granite product.
An upgrade towards an EX1360L and EX1360M model does not require a change in hardware.
Table 2.24. Model EX1360
Model EX1360L | Model EX1360M | |
WAN Capacity | 50 Mbps | 100 Mbps |
TCP Connections | 4 500 | 6 000 |
Data store size | 320 Gb | 320 Gb |
Memory | 24 Gb | 24 Gb |
On-board in-path interfaces | 2 | 2 |
Expansion slots | 4 | 4 |
The DX series models are the "data center series", for specific data-center to data-center environments. They have a memory-only data store and only limited latency optimization features.
The DX series models will only optimize against other DX series models.
The two hardware models are the 9200 and 9350 model. The old 9200 model had a single hard disk and supported up to and including Interceptor software version 3.0.x. The new 9350 model has two hard disks in a RAID1 configuration.
The two hardware models are the 8500 and 8650 model. The old 8500 model had a single hard disk and supported up to and including SMC software version 3.1.x. The new 8650 model has two hard disks in a RAID1 configuration.
The VM based SMC model has two virtual disks.
The two hardware models are the 8000 and 8150 model. The old 8000 model had a single hard disk and supported up to and including CMC software version 6.5.x. The new 8150 model has two hard disks in a RAID1 configuration.
The VM based CMC 8001 model has three virtual disks, two for the operating system and the CMC software and one for the data.