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NetBackup Flex 5270 Appliance

Cyber-resilient data protection for department and enterprise workloads.

Overview  

Modern enterprises require secure, scalable data protection platforms that defend against cyber threats while supporting growing workloads. The NetBackup Flex 5270 appliance is a next-generation, turnkey data protection solution with up to 1 PB of usable capacity with 20 TB drives. Built on Flex 7.0, it brings zero-trust security, Gen5 hardware performance, and a streamlined path off Flex 5260 infrastructure, enabling organizations to consolidate departmental and enterprise workloads while improving resiliency, performance, and operational efficiency. 

Key Benefits

Cyber Resiliency Against All Attack Vectors 

NetBackup Flex 5270 appliances deliver end-to-end zero-trust security through hardened infrastructure, containerized NetBackup instances, and platform-enforced controls, including MFA, multi-person authorization (MPA), custom RBAC, platform & instance-level network access control (NAC), and integrated malware scanning. 

Optimized for Departmental and Enterprise Workloads 

  • Starting at 9.1 TiB, expandable to 991 TiB with six 2U12 expansion shelves and 20 TB drives
  • Capacity options: Choose from a configuration with 8 TB drives offering up to 408 TiB for primary backups, or a configuration with 20 TB drives providing up to 991 TiB for long-term retention (LTR). 
  • Succeeds the Flex 5260 on Gen5 Advantech platform with Intel® Xeon® Silver 4514Y (Emerald Rapids) 
  • Up to 768 GB DDR5 memory for demanding multi-tenant NetBackup deployments 
  • Four I/O models (A–D): Ethernet-only through dense Fibre Channel configurations 
  • Supports 2 TB, 8 TB, and 20 TB SAS drives across internal slots and expansion shelves 

High Performance 

The NetBackup Flex 5270 delivers up to 40 TB/hour throughput based on server-side deduplication, with a 98% deduplication rate, approximately 30% faster than the Flex 5260. 

Proactive Monitoring and Optimization 

NetInsights Console monitors key hardware components, alerts on fault events, and makes recommendations for infrastructure optimization. This helps IT teams maintain system health, reduce downtime, and ensure predictable performance. 

Technical Specifications

Specification Compute Node (per node) 2U12 Expansion Shelf
Server nodes 1 N/A
CPU 2× Intel® Xeon® Silver 4514Y, 2.0 GHz, 16 cores, 30 MB cache (Emerald Rapids) N/A
Memory 64 GB – 768 GB DDR5 @ 3200 MHz (up to 16 DIMMs/CPU) N/A
OS storage 3 × 1.92 TB NVMe SSD — VROC RAID-1 + hot spare N/A
Internal user data 7 drives, RAID-6 (5+2); 2 TB or 8 TB SAS; 1 hot spare N/A
Internal usable capacity 9.1 TiB (2 TB drives) / 36.4 TiB (8 TB drives) N/A
Expansion shelf type N/A 2U12 (dual SAS I/O + dual PSU
Max expansion shelves 6 N/A
Shelf disk sizes N/A 8 TB or 20 TB HDD, 7200 rpm
Shelf usable capacity N/A 65.5 TiB (8 TB) / 163 TiB (20 TB) per shelf
Max usable capacity 429 TiB (8 TB disks) / 991 TiB (20 TB disks) N/A
Built-in Ethernet 4 × 1/2.5/5/10 GbE N/A
25/10 GbE SFP ports Up to 8 (4 × dual-port NICs) — Model A N/A
32 Gb Fibre Channel Up to 8 (4 × dual-port HBAs) — Model D N/A
PCIe Gen 4 N/A
Power supply 2 × redundant modules 2 × redundant modules
Software Flex 7.0 N/A

I/O Model Configurations

Model Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 6
A (NIC-heavy) RAID 10/25 GbE (opt.) 10/25 GbE 10/25 GbE (opt.) 10/25 GbE (opt.) 32 Gb FC (opt.)
B RAID 10/25 GbE 10/25 GbE 10/25 GbE 32 Gb FC 32 Gb FC
C RAID 10/25 GbE 10/25 GbE 32 Gb FC 32 Gb FC 32 Gb FC
D (FC-heavy) RAID 32 Gb FC 10/25 GbE 32 Gb FC 32 Gb FC 32 Gb FC

Usable Capacity by Shelf Configuration 

Server Node Drive Size No Shelf Shelf Drive Size 1 Shelf 2 Shelves 3 Shelves 4 Shelves 5 Shelves 6 Shelves
2 TB 9 TiB 8TB 74 TiB 140 TiB 205 TiB 271TiB 336 TiB 402TiB
8 TB 36 TiB 8TB 101TiB 167TiB 232TiB 298TiB 363TiB 429TiB
2 TB 9 TiB 20TB 173 TiB 336 TiB 500 TiB 664 TiB 827 TiB 991 TiB

Environmental & Physical

Specification Compute Node 2U12 Expansion Shelf
Form factor 2U 2U
Dimensions (H × W × D) 3.5" × 17.28" × 28.03" (89 × 439 × 712 mm) 3.5" × 19" × 23.7" (89 × 483 × 602 mm)
Typical power (watts) 440 256 per shelf
Max power (watts) 1,200 580 per shelf
Operating temperature 50–95°F / 10–35°C 50–95°F / 10–35°C
AC Voltage 90–140 V / 180–264 V 100–127 V / 200–240 V
AC frequency 50–60 Hz 50–60 Hz
Operating humidity 20%–80% RH non-condensing 10%–80% RH
Max noise 70 dBA 82 dBA

Warranty:

One (1) year parts; 90 days software

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