EMC 293-802-970B Symmetrix DMX / CLARiiON CX storage Server Hardware / Parts

The EMC 293-802-970B is a 4 Gbit/s Fibre Channel director card for the Symmetrix DMX range. It sits in a director slot in the Symmetrix cabinet and provides Fibre Channel connectivity at 4 Gbit/s, working through the shared global memory that separates the front end from the back end in this architecture rather than talking to another director directly.

The 293-802 base number is a sibling of the 293-801 universal director in the same family and the two are not interchangeable, so the full part number should be matched rather than the description alone. Directors are fitted in pairs across the two sides of the cabinet to keep every device reachable if one card is lost. EMC joined Dell in 2016, and Symmetrix went on to become VMAX and then PowerMax. Refurbished, with the DMX generation confirmed before despatch.