IBM DS4300 manual Disk Storage Systems Selecting a solution, Highlights

Disk Storage Systems (continued)

Selecting a solution

Local copy within controller

Remote Copy (>10 km)

Centralized management

Storage area network

Concurrent heterogeneous servers (UNIX and Intel)

Concurrent microcode install

Intermix disk capacities

Multiple RAID options

Controller-based call-home

Rack mount

Virtualization

Virtualization through SAN Volume Controller

DS4800 DS6800 DS8100 DS8300 ESS

Through DS Storage	Through DS Storage	Through DS Storage
Manager Server	Manager Server	Manager Server

* Remote Copy (>10 km) is via TotalStorage Proven vendors (CNT, Legato, NSI) Yes No

Product	Highlights
Enterprise	● Provides enterprise strength reliability and function, SAN-ready disk system
Storage Server	● Designed to provide high availability, performance, manageability and scalability
800	● Host connectivity via SCSI, FC/FICON, or ESCON interfaces to a wide variety of UNIX, Windows, iSeries, and System z9
	servers
	● Features state-of-the-art copy services for rapid backup and disaster recovery
Enterprise	● ESS 800 reliability and function at an attractive entry capacity enterprise storage price point .
Storage Server	● Includes ESS 800 comprehensive server support and support for state of the art copy services
750	● Design supports non-disruptive upgrade to the ESS 800
DS8300	● A new standard in enterprise class functionality with extraordinary performance and up to 192TB of physical capacity
	● Host connectivity via FC/FICON or ESCON interfaces to a wide variety of UNIX, Windows, iSeries, and System z9 servers
	● Top notch storage consolidation system with Storage System LPAR capability
	● Offers FlashCopy and Global and Metro Mirroring functions
	● Call home and remote support as well as a 4-year warranty
DS8100	● A new standard in enterprise class functionality and performance with up to 115TB of physical capacity
	● Host connectivity via FC/FICON or ESCON interfaces to wide variety of UNIX, Windows, iSeries and System z9 servers.
	● Offers FlashCopy and Global and Metro Mirroring functions
	● Call home and remote support as well as a 4-year warranty
DS6800	● Provides enterprise-class disk offering in a modular package at an affordable price
	● Designed to provide host connectivity via FC/FICON to a wide variety of UNIX, Windows, iSeries, and System z9 servers
	● Features FlashCopy as well as Global and Metro Mirroring functions
	● Designed for easy installation and serviceability and includes a 4-year warranty
DS4800	● Provides SAN-ready flexible disk storage system for UNIX and Intel processor-based environments
	● Offers high-performance, full fiber solution with 4Gb Fibre Channel Connectivity
	● Supports business continuance with its optional high-availability software and advanced Enhanced Remote Mirroring
	function
	● Helps protect customer data with its multi-RAID capability and hot-swappable redundant components
DS4500	● Provides SAN-ready flexible disk storage system for UNIX and Intel processor-based environments
	● Offers high-performance, full fiber solution with 2Gb Fibre Channel Connectivity

Selecting a solution (continued)

● Supports business continuance with its optional high-availability software and advanced Enhanced Remote Mirroring

function

Local copy within controller

Remote Copy (>10 km)

Centralized management

Storage area network

Concurrent heterogeneous servers (UNIX and Intel)

Concurrent microcode install

Intermix disk capacities

Multiple RAID options

Controller-based call-home

Rack mount

Virtualization

Virtualization through SAN Volume Controller

DS300	DS400	DS4100	DS4300	DS4500	EXP Plus 320
			Turbo option only	*
iSCSI
Intel only	Intel only

requires adapter

* Remote Copy (>10 km) is via TotalStorage Proven vendors (Legato, CNT, NSI) Yes No

	● Helps protect customer data with its multi-RAID capability and hot-swappable redundant components
DS4300	● Provides four 2Gb FC host ports to support multipath failover for directly attached UNIX and Intel processor-based
	servers
	● Designed to deliver high performance of up to 768 MBps throughput with turbo option
	● Supports up to 112 fibre disk drives or 33.6TB capacity with Turbo option, 112 SATA disk drives or 28TB capacity with
	dual base or Turbo option
	● Can help improve service response time with automated alerts from the optional DS4000 Service Alert feature
DS4100	● Features SAN ready, Fibre Channel attach, single or dual controller models, entry-level SATA solution to support general
	use, data archiving, reference data, and near-line storage applications
	● Provides a low cost, entry level solution for UNIX and Intel servers
	● Designed to provide scalability for easy growth (250GB to 28TB)
	● Offers powerful, intuitive storage management tools
DS400	● Designed to provide cost-effective, entry-level Fibre Channel storage
	● Designed to support heterogeneous operating environments including Windows and Linux
	● Features easy-to-use IBM ServeRAID manager
	● Feature reliable Ultra320 SCSI drives
	● Dual model designed to scale to 12TB physical capacity with EXP400 SCSI Enclosures
DS300	● Designed to provide iSCSI host connectivity that leverages standard Ethernet Infrastructure
	● Designed to support heterogeneous operating environments including Windows and Linux
	● Features easy-to-use IBM ServeRAID manager and reliable Ultra320 SCSI drives
	● Designed to scale to 4.2TB physical capacity
EXP Plus 320	● Provides flexible, scalable and cost-effective SCSI-attach disk storage for RS/6000 and pSeries servers
	● Supports Internet-centric service providers

	Additional information on these IBM Disk Storage products is available on the Web at
13	ibm.com/totalstorage/disk