CS-Series Family


Nimble CS-Series Technical Highlights and Models

Nimble Storage CS-Series arrays are available in multiple configurations. Each provides primary storage, plus capacity for 60-90 days of backup. The primary/backup split is flexible and fully configurable.

Technical Highlights Descriptions
Data Integrity Dual-parity RAID (RAID6) without a performance penalty and with fast rebuilds
Block checksums
Block self-description for protection against misdirected reads/writes
Background RAID scrubs
Mirrored NVRAM
High Availability Hot-swappable controllers with automated and transparent controller failover
Redundant, hot-swappable components such as fans and power supplies
Hot-swappable disk drives and flash SSDs
Built-in Features Thin provisioning
Zero-copy clones
Universal compression
Thin snapshots
WAN-efficient replication
Backup/DR Stores 30-90 days compressed primary data snapshots
Stores 30-90 days replicated snapshots to offsite DR
Application Integration Block size matched to application block size
Built-in application profiles
VSS and VMware integrated snapshots and replication
vCenter plug-ins
VAAI, SRM integrations
Oracle integration
Security Initiator group-based ACL
CHAP Authentication
Management Interfaces SNMP, SSH, HTTP, Web (SSL), Serial Console
Proactive Wellness SMART monitoring for all drives
Frequent heartbeats monitored by Nimble Support
Real-time email alerts
Configurable, secure remote access
Support Auto-support (email home)
24 x 7 technical support
Hardware Chassis 3U
Dimensions 5.2”H x 17.2”W x 26.5”D
Weight 76 lbs.
Power Requirement 500W
Environmental Operating temperature 10 – 35º C (50 – 95º F)
Non-operating temperature 0 – 40º C (32 – 110º F)
Operating humidity 8 – 90%
Non-operating humidity 5 – 95%


Specifications CS210 CS220 / CS220G CS240 / CS240G CS260 / CS260G
Raw Disk Capacity 8TB 12TB 24TB 36TB
Usable Disk Capacity
(After RAID and Spare)		 4TB 8TB 16TB 24TB
Effective Disk Capacity
(Assuming 50% Compression)		 8TB 16TB 32TB 48TB
Raw Flash Cache 160GB 320GB 640GB 1.2TB
Effective Flash Cache
(Assuming 50% Compression)		 320GB 640GB 1.3TB 2.4TB
Memory 24GB 24GB 24GB 24GB
Network Connections
(Per Controller)		 4x 1GbE 6x 1GbE /2x 10GbE + 2x 1GbE 6x 1GbE /2x 10GbE + 2x 1GbE 6x 1GbE /2x 10GbE + 2x 1GbE