IBM DS4300 Tape Storage Systems continued Selecting a Solution, IBM Systems and IBM TotalStorage

Tape Storage Systems (continued)

Selecting a Solution

									xSeries	Open
		Model	Technology	Typical Capacity (GB)* System z9		p5/pSeries		i5/iSeries**	Netfinity	Systems***
		7204-536	HDD	36
		7204-573	HDD	73
		7204-646	HDD	146
		7205-550	SDLT	320
Entry Tape
		7206-336	DAT72	72
Products
		7206-VX2	8mm VXA-2	160
		7207-330	SLR	60
		7212-102	DVD, SLR, VXA-2	320
		7212-312	VXA-2	1600
		3580-L23, H23 3580-L13,	Gen 3	400
		H13, L11, H11		200
		3581-L13, H13, L17, H17	Gen 2	1400
Midrange		3581-L23, H23	LTO	2800
	Tape
Products		3582-L23, H23, F23	LTO	9600
		3583-L18, L36, L72	LTO	28800
		3584-L32, D32	LTO	5.6PB
		3588
		3592-J1A	1/2" Enterprise	900
Enterprise
	Tape	3590, E1A, H1A, E11, H11	1/2" Enterprise	180
Products
		3494, L12, L14, L22, D12,	1/2" Enterprise	Up to 5.6PB
		D14, D22, D24, S10, HA1
		3494-B10, B20 Virtual	Virtual Tape	Up to 5.6PB
		Tape Server	1/2" Enterprise
*	Compressed; see ibm.com/totalstorage for specific capacities.				Yes		No
**	Available on i5 through AIX/Linux partitioning
***	See ibm.com/totalstorage for specific open systems connectivity.

IBM Systems and IBM TotalStorage

Customer demand for lightning-fast communication and transactions has driven the need for universal commitment to e-business. No matter what industry, or what size company, success today hinges on building a high-performance, responsive infrastructure that embraces open standards—exactly what you will find in the IBM _` product portfolio. Investments in servers often result in demands on disk and tape storage systems. IBM has a family of storage offerings that complements the IBM Systems product portfolio. There is no better storage offer- ing for IBM _` systems than an IBM TotalStorage product. These offerings are tested and supported by IBM and are backed by outstanding IBM service and support.

IBM TotalStorage Proven Program Helps Simplify Interoperability

Overview

The IBM TotalStorage Proven program has been designed on a simple premise: give customers the ability to select the best combination of interoperable storage technologies to help minimize their investment risk, increase business efficiency and expedite their infrastructure implementation.

The IBM TotalStorage Proven program is all about leveraging IBM storage with business applica- tions, ISV and Business Partner software, and market leading hardware components which together deliver solutions that address today’s client needs.

Customer Benefits

Pre-qualified configurations

Customers will be better able to identify a variety of pre-qualified, interoperable storage ele- ments. By taking pre-qualified applications and hardware and combining them with IBM storage technology a client can have an easier time identifying solutions that address their storage needs.

IBM Business Partner Benefits

Potential for reduced sales cycle and integration issues

For IBM Business Partners, the IBM TotalStorage Proven program is intended to help reduce the sales cycle and integration issues, allowing more time for higher margin customization. Another added value for IBM Business Partners is the interoperability qualification program where com- panies work together with IBM, which can help supports their ability to develop and deliver prod- ucts or solutions that interoperate with the broad portfolio of IBM TotalStorage products.

Please visit the Storage Proven Web site at ibm.com/totalstorage/proven to view more than two hundred available products and solutions to meet your storage needs.

IBM TotalStorage Solution Centers

More than 140 worldwide IBM TotalStorage Solution Centers can deliver one-stop shopping for storage hardware, software and consulting services. The Solution Centers offer you both a local venue for hands-on testing of IBM storage solutions and a platform for proof-of-concept and benchmarking activities. These centers also work with the leading storage software providers to support a wide variety of choices for interoperability. IBM Business Partners will help you select and implement a solution to help your business succeed in today’s dynamic marketplace. Visit: ibm.com/storage/tssc

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