IBM DS4300 manual Selecting a Solution continued, Disk Storage Systems continued, 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

ESS DS8300 DS8100 DS6800 DS4500

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

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

Product	Highlights
Enterprise Storage	● Provides enterprise strength reliability and function, SAN-ready disk system
Server 800	● Designed to provide high availability, performance, manageability and scalability
	● Host connectivity via SCSI, FC/FICON, or ESCON interfaces to a wide variety of UNIX, Windows, iSeries, and zSeries servers
	● Features state-of-the-art copy services for rapid backup and disaster recovery
Enterprise Storage	● ESS 800 reliability and function at an attractive entry capacity enterprise storage price point .
Server 750	● Includes ESS 800 comprehensive server support and support for state of the art copy services
	● 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 zSeries servers
	● Top notch storage consolidation system with Storage System LPAR capability
	● Offers FlashCopy and Global and Metro Mirroring functions that are interoperable with the DS6000, ESS 800 and 750
	● 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 zSeries servers.
	● Offers FlashCopy and Global and Metro Mirroring functions that are interoperable with the DS6000, ESS 800 and 750
	● 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 zSeries servers
	● Features interoperability of advanced copy services with ESS 800, ESS 750, and DS8000 series
	● Designed for easy installation and serviceability and includes a 4-year warranty
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
	● 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
DS4400	● 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
	● Supports business continuance with its high-availability software and advanced Enhanced Remote Mirroring function
	● Helps protect customer data with its multi-RAID capability and hot-swappable redundant components

Selecting a Solution (continued)

DS4300 ● Provides four 2Gb FC host ports to support multipath failover for directly attached UNIX and Intel-based servers

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

						EXP Plus
DS4400	DS4300	DS4100	DS400	DS300	7133	320

requires 7140 or

2108-S20

*Turbo option

only

iSCSI

Intel only Intel only

requires adapter

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

	● Designed to deliver high performance of up to 768MB/sec throughput with turbo option
	● Supports up to 112 fibre disk drives or 16.4TB 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, Linux, VMWare and Netware
	● Features easy-to-use IBM ServeRAID manager
	● Feature reliable Ultra320 SCSI drives
	● Designed to scale to 5.8TB 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, Linux and Netware
	● Features easy-to-use IBM ServeRAID manager and reliable Ultra320 SCSI drives
	● Designed to scale to 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
7133 Serial Disk	● Provides high-throughput, high-density, scalable serial disk storage for UNIX servers
System	● Incorporates an architecture that avoids single points of failure and includes high-function 7133 controller
	● Provides concurrent maintenance with redundant power and cooling components
	● Provides flexibility and availability with its multi-RAID data protection options

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