The NX-8500 is a 3RU appliance. It is the first network appliance equipped with 7 TB of local data store in a RAID configuration, and supports up to 800 Mbps of WAN traffic (500 Mbps will all features enabled, including disk based data reduction and full encryption). This makes it an ideal platform for large data centers.
Capacity
WAN Bandwidth Capacity (maximum)
800 Mbps
WAN bandwidth Capacity (all features)
500 Mbps
Certified Connections
256,000
Local Data Store
14 x 500 GB
Resiliency
Disk Drives
RAID
Power Supplies
Triple redundant
Network
1+1 and N+1 with VRRP or WCCP
RAM
ECC memory
Security
Disk Encryption
128-bit AES
Network Encryption
IPSec (128-bit AES)
Connectivity
LAN/WAN Ethernet
4 x 10/100/1000 LAN WAN
Management
2 x 10/100/1000; DB-9 serial
Deployment
In-line (Bridge) Mode
In-line between L2 switch and WAN router with fail-to-wire in case of failure
Out-of-Path (Router) Mode
Attached to WAN router out-of-path with PBR redirection, WCCP, and VRRP
