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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 

271 TiB 

336 TiB 

402 TiB 
8 TB

36 TiB

8TB 

101 TiB

167 TiB

232 TiB

298 TiB

363 TiB

429 TiB
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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