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IBM System Storage DS3200 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller

DS3200

Single controller SAS model

172621X

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Dual controller SAS model

172622X

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The DS3200 is a 3 Gbps external SAS storage solution available in single and dual controller models. The DS3200 scales in capacity to support a total of 48 hard disk drives by using the EXP3000 expansion unit. The DS3200 is a direct-attach solution for System x servers.
Starting at $5,484.00 (IBM list price)*

Models

  • 172621X single controller, 3 Gbps SAS storage
  • 172622X dual controller, 3 Gbps SAS storage
  • Disk storage

    Max 48 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drives (using three EXP3000 Expansion Units)

    Host interface

    1 or 3 host ports per controller, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 3 Gbps

    Management software

    IBM System Storage DS3000 Storage Manager

    Other

    Rack support; dual redundant, hot swappable power supply

    IBM System Storage DS3300 iSCSI controller

    DS3300

    Single controller iSCSI model

    172631X

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    Dual controller iSCSI model

    172632X

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    The IBM System Storage DS3300 is an external storage enclosure offering iSCSI protocol, next-generation SAS back-end technology with SAS and SATA drive intermix support, and DS3000 Storage Manager software.
    Starting at $5,814.00 (IBM list price)*

    Models

  • 172631X single controller, 3 Gbps SAS storage
  • 172632X dual controller, 3 Gbps SAS storage
  • Disk storage

    Max 48 SAS or SATA drives (using three EXP3000 expansion units)

    Host interface

    Two host ports per controller, 1 Gbps iSCSI

    Management software

    IBM System Storage DS3000 Storage Manager

    Other

    Rack support; dual redundant, hot swappable fans and power supply

    IBM System Storage DS3400 Fibre Channel (FC) controller

    DS3400

    Single controller FC model

    172641X

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    Dual controller FC model

    172642X

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    The DS3400 is a 4 Gbps external Fibre Channel (FC) storage solution available in single and dual controller models. The DS3400 scales in capacity to support a total of 48 hard disk drives by using the EXP3000 expansion unit. The DS3400 is a direct-attach and SAN solution for System x and BladeCenter servers.
    Starting at $7,924.00 (IBM list price)*

    Models

  • 172641X single controller, 4 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) storage
  • 172642X dual controller, 4 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) storage
  • Disk storage

    Max 48 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drives (using three EXP3000 Expansion Units)

    Host interface

    Two host ports per controller, Fibre Channel (FC) 4 Gbps auto-sensing 1 Gbps/2 Gbps

    Management software

    IBM System Storage DS3000 Storage Manager

    Other

    Rack support; dual redundant, hot swappable power supply

    IBM System Storage EXP3000

    EXP3000

    DS3000 EXP3000

    172701X

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    DS3000 EXP3000 with DC power supplies

    172702T

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    EXP3000 provides enhanced performance and reliability vs. drives housed internally to the server. When combined with the MegaRAID 8480 controller, it offers a simple and affordable solution for the small and medium departments in large enterprises.
    Starting at $4,389.00 (IBM list price)*

    Models

  • 1727-01X, SAS, up to 12 3 Gbps SAS drives
  • 1727-02T, SAS, supports - 48V DC power supplies
  • Common features

  • Modular, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) storage expansion enclosure
  • SAS or SATA hard disk drive intermix supported with select IBM System x servers using MegaRAID host bus adapters
  • Capacity depends on optional hard drives chosen by the customer
  • Powerful and comprehensive management and configuration tools included
  • IBM System Storage DS4700 Express Model

    DS4700

    DS4700 Express model 70

    181470H

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    DS4700 Express model 72

    181472H

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    High-performance 4 Gbps capable Fibre Channel connections, up to 33.6TB of Fibre Channel physical storage capacity, 56TB of SATA physical storage capacity, and powerful system management, data management and data protection features. The DS4700 Express is designed to expand from workgroup to enterprise-wide capability with up to six Fibre Channel expansion units with the DS4000 EXP810 Expansion Unit.
    Starting at $22,704.00 (IBM list price)*

    Model 70 (181470H)

    2 partitions enabled; 2GB cache; 8 FC ports

    Model 72 (181472H)

    8 partitions enabled; 4GB cache; 12 FC ports

    Included management software

    DS4000 Storage Manager

    FlashCopy available

    Make point-in-time copies of logical volumes for file restoration, backups, application testing or data mining

    IBM System Storage DS4800

    DS4800

    DS4700 Express model 70

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    High-performance 4 Gbps Fibre Channel interface for increased host connectivity to deliver necessary bandwidth for high-throughput applications. It is designed for data-intensive applications that demand increased connectivity provided by eight 4 Gbps host channels designed to provide up to 1600 MBps of sustained bandwidth for high-throughput applications through the eight channels directly attached to the host servers or connected to a Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN).

    Available models: cache

    Model 80A: 4GB battery-backed
    Model 82A: 4GB battery-backed
    Model 84A: 8GB battery-backed
    Model 88A: 16GB battery-backed

    Disk drive support

    Maximum of 224 drives using 14 DS4000 EXP810, 16 EXP710 or EXP100 Expansion Units. Supported drives include 4 Gbps SATA: 7.2K rpm 500GB and 4 Gbps FC: 15K rpm, 146GB/73GB/36GB (E-DDM); other sizes available as well

    Management software

    IBM TotalStorage DS4000 Storage Manager Version 9.16

    IBM System Storage DS5000 series

    DS5000

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    The IBM System Storage DS5000 series provides next-generation enterprise controller technology with field-replaceable host interface cards (HIC)—two per controller and, for the initial release, up to 4 Gb/s FC HICs (16 total host ports). Sixteen 4 Gb/s FC drive interfaces support up to 256 FC/SATA drives. The series is designed for up to 32 GB of dedicated data cache (16 GB per controller). The initial release supports 4 or 8 GB of cache per controller, dedicated cache mirroring channels, and persistent cache backup in the event of a power outage. The DS5000 series offers support for RAID 6, 5, 3, 10, 1, 0 and also offers two performance levels (base: DS5100 and high: DS5300) with ability to field-upgrade performance levels.

    Models

    1818-51A, 1818-53A, Expansion unit 1818-D1A

    Supported drives with EXP5000 and/or EXP810 expansion

    750/7.2K SATA DDM, 1,000 GB/7.2K SATA DDM, 146.8 GB/15K 4 Gbps FC DDM, 300 GB/15K 4 Gbps FC DDM, 450 GB/15K 4 Gbps FC DDM

    Cache

    DS5100 (1818-51A): 8 GB Total, 1818-53A (DS5300): 8 GB or 16 GB total

    Host interface

    DS5100: 8 x 4 Gbps FC host interface cards, DS5300 up to 16 x 4 Gbps host interface cards, Auto-negotiate to 1, 2, and 4 Gbps speeds

    Management software

    IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager

    Other

    Rack support, SAN support

    * All prices are Canadian currency


    Enterprise systems

    The IBM System Storage DS6000 series, along with the DS8000 series, delivers an enterprise storage continuum of systems with shared replication services and common management interfaces.

    IBM System Storage DS6000

    DS6000

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    The IBM System Storage DS6000 series is designed to provide high availability and high performance in a small, modular package. This series, along with the DS8000 series, offers an enterprise-class continuum of storage systems with shared replication services and common management interfaces. The DS6000 series systems are well suited to help you simplify your storage infrastructure, support business continuity, and optimize information lifecycle management.

    Performance, storage capacity in a compact enclosure

    Measuring only 5.25" high and 19" wide, and weighing about 135 lbs with up to 8TB of storage, the DS6800 system is designed to provide the performance and resiliency previously found in monolithic storage systems that weigh over 2000 lbs and are the size of refrigerators

    Disk drives supported

    SATA 146GB (15K rpm) and 300GB (10K rpm) and FATA 500GB (7K rpm)

    Included management software

    IBM DS6000 Storage Manager and IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center-Lite; included with system

    Physical storage capacity

    Up to 38.4TB using all Fibre Channel SATA disk drive, and up to 64TB using all FATA disk drives

    IBM System Storage DS8000 Turbo

    DS8000DS8000

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    The IBM System Storage DS8000 series are high-performance, high-capacity storage systems designed to break through to an entirely new dimension in scalability, resiliency and overall total value. Incorporating dual-clustered POWER5 servers, new four port 4 Gbps Fibre Channel/FICON host adapters, up to 256GB cache, fibre channel and Fibre Channel ATA (FATA) disk drives, the DS8000 series is designed for outstanding performance.

    Performance

    Built for outstanding performance with an IBM POWER5+ ™ processor complex and 4 Gbps Fibre Channel/IBM FICON® connectivity

    Disk drives supported

    SATA 146GB (15K rpm) and 300GB (10K rpm) and FATA 500GB (7K rpm)

    Physical storage capacity

    Up to 320TB physical capacity with options for both Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel ATA drives to enable tiered storage implementations

    Total cost of ownership (TCO) advantages

    Enterprise Choice warranty and model upgradeability offers dramatic opportunities to help organizations reduce the TCO of their storage systems


    * Pricing: All prices are Canadian currency. Prices subject to change without notice. Starting price may not include a hard drive, operating system or other features. Contact your IBM representative or Business Partner for the most current pricing in your geography. IBM purchase price may not include tax, shipping or any recycling fees. IBM DOES NOT WARRANT NON-IBM PRODUCTS.
     
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