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55V3-96G-DC3-16
Huawei OceanStor 5500 V3(2U,Dual Controllers,DC,96GB,SmartIO...
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55V3-96G-DC3-16 is a high-performance SAN storage system engineered with 16 drive bays that support a variety of drive types, including SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD. It delivers a total storage capacity of up to 512 TB and offers robust data protection with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10 options while utilizing an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores alongside 32 GB of installed memory that can be expanded up to 64 GB. The system features versatile connectivity with USB 3.2, Thunderbolt, Ethernet via 10GbE network ports, and Fibre Channel interfaces.
55V3-96G-DC3-16 also provides comprehensive expansion support, active cooling, and redundant power supply rated at 500W to ensure uninterrupted operations in mission-critical environments. Designed for deployment in SMB backup solutions, enterprise data centers, virtualization environments, and media server applications, the system delivers reliability and scalability essential for data-intensive tasks and high-demand workloads.
55V3-96G-DC3-16 price is $17,893.70, a 59% saving from the Huawei list price of $43,643.16. 55V3-96G-DC3-16 is in stock and available for next-day dispatch. (terms applied)
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| Bay Count | 16-bay | 48-bay | 12-bay | 24-bay | 16-bay |
| CPU Type | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon |
| Cloud Sync Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Depth | 28 inches | 28.5 inches | 28 inches | 28.3 | 27 inches |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Tower | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Height | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.4 | 3.5 inches |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Installed RAM | 32 GB | 32 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Max Supported Capacity | 512 TB | 1 PB | 1 PB | 1 PB | 512 TB |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| Operating System | Custom OS | Custom OS | Custom OS | Custom OS | Custom OS |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 500W | 350W | 750W | 500W | 350W |
| Product Name | 55V3-96G-DC3-16 | S5500T-2C32G-48T-UNI | LPU4ACCV3 | SN2Z06FCSP Enterprise SAN | 55V3-128G-DC316 |
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| RAID Support | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 / RAID 50 / RAID 60 / JBOD | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Snapshot Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Storage Type | SAN | SAN | SAN | SAN | SAN |
| Supported Drive Types | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | Mixed |
| Surveillance Support | No | No | No | No | No |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 |
| Use Case | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center |
| Virtualization Ready | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Weight | 25 lbs | 45 lbs | 25 lbs | 45 lbs | 45 lbs |
| Width | 17 inches | 17.3 inches | 17 inches | 17.2 | 17.5 inches |
| iSCSI Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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5500 V3 DC model delivered strong 16Gb FC performance.
Reliable SmartIO integration in production.
Consistent SAN throughput across workloads.
Professional dual controller stability.
Stable latency during peak usage.
Improved storage reliability for critical systems.
The Huawei OceanStor 5500 V3 (SKU 55V3-96G-DC3-16) is a 2U dual-controller enterprise storage system featuring 96 GB cache, SmartIO acceleration, eight 16 Gb Fibre Channel ports, and 12 hot-swappable 3.5″ drive bays.
Key specifications include active-active dual controllers, 96 GB DDR4 cache, eight 16 Gb FC ports, SmartIO offload, 12 hot-swappable 3.5″ drive bays, dual power supplies and redundant fans.
Each chassis supports up to 12×3.5″ SAS HDDs or SSDs, scalable from a few terabytes up to petabytes when expanded with additional enclosures.
The system supports up to 12 hot-swappable 3.5″ SAS drives per enclosure, including enterprise HDDs and SSDs for tiered performance.
The SKU 55V3-96G-DC3-16 includes 96 GB of high-speed DDR4 cache to ensure low latency and high IOPS.
It offers eight built-in 16 Gb Fibre Channel ports, two 10 GbE ports for iSCSI/management and optional SmartIO expansion modules.
SmartIO is a hardware offload engine that accelerates AI, database and virtualization workloads by bypassing host CPU, reducing latency and boosting throughput.
Yes. It features active-active dual controllers, dual power supplies, redundant fans and non-disruptive firmware upgrades for continuous operation.
It’s ideal for virtualization, databases, file services and AI inference, delivering balanced performance, scalability and SmartIO acceleration.
Management is via the OceanStor DeviceManager GUI/CLI, with optional Huawei eSight for unified monitoring, predictive analytics and alerts.
Yes. You can attach up to four expansion enclosures for seamless scale-out, accommodating growing capacity demands.
Security features include AES-256 data-at-rest encryption, secure boot, role-based access control and secure multi-tenancy.
Typical full-load power consumption is 700 W per system (350 W per controller), with energy-saving modes to optimize efficiency.
Huawei provides a three-year hardware warranty with 24/7 support, optional software maintenance and customizable SLAs.
Deploy by rack-mounting the 2U chassis, connecting redundant power and FC/Ethernet cables, then using DeviceManager for initial setup.