About the 5270 Appliance and the storage shelves
The Cohesity 5270 Appliance is a hardware and software storage system that can scale to 991 TiB of available backup capacity. It consists of a Cohesity 5270 Appliance and up to six optional 2U12 storage shelves.
The 5270 appliance and storage shelves provide storage capacity in several configurations.
Base Appliance Configurations
The 5270 Appliance is available in two base capacity options:
9.1 TiB usable capacity
36.4 TiB usable capacity
Expandable Storage Configurations (8TB Drives)
For deployments requiring additional capacity, the 5270 Appliance supports expansion with storage shelves using 8TB drives:
Scalable configuration: 1 to 6 storage shelves
Maximum capacity: Up to 429.4 TiB (with 6 storage shelves)
This configuration allows you to start with your current capacity needs and expand incrementally as your data protection requirements grow.
High-Density Storage Configuration (20TB Drives)
For large-scale, long-term retention deployments, the 5270 Appliance offers a high-density configuration:
Fixed configuration: 6 storage shelves with 20TB drives
Total capacity: 991 TiB
This configuration is optimized for cost-effective, high-capacity storage requirements such as long-term retention (LTR) workloads.
Refer to the Cohesity 5270 Appliance Product Description Guide on SORT for details about usable storage options.