Exchange 2003 VSS Backup Solution
For IBM Storage DS8000/DS6000
And Symantec Backup Exec 11d
Page 8 David West, David Hartman
©Copyright IBM Corp. 2007
The IBM System Storage DS6000 series is a member of the family of DS
products and is built upon 2 Gbps fibre channel technology that provides
RAID-protected storage with advanced functionality, scalability, and
increased availability capabilities.
The DS6000 series is designed to offer a high reliability and performance-
orientated midrange storage solution through the use of hot-swappable
redundant RAID controllers in a space efficient modular design. The DS6000
series provides storage sharing and consolidation for a wide variety of
operating systems and mixed server environments.
The DS6000 series is designed to offer high scalability while maintaining
excellent performance. With the base DS6800 (Model 1750-511), you can
install up to 16 disk drive modules (DDMs).
If you want to connect more than 16 disks, simply use the optional DS6000
expansion enclosures (Model 1750-EX1) that allow a maximum of 128 DDMs
per storage system and provide a maximum physical storage capability of
38.4TB (FC), or 64TB (FATA).
The small, 3U form-factor allows for maximum density with a minimal
footprint. Available in a 19-inch rack mountable package with optional
modular expansion enclosures of the same size, the DS6000 offers capacity
to help address your growing business needs, while conserving precious
space, power, and cooling resources.
The DS6000 series addresses business efficiency needs through its
heterogeneous connectivity, high performance and manageability functions,
thereby helping to reduce total cost of ownership.
The DS6000 series offers the following major features:
• PowerPC® 750GX processors
• Dual active controllers are designed to maintain operations through the
use of two processors that form a pair to back up one another
• A selection of 2 GB Fibre Channel (FC) & FATA disk drives, including
73, 146, 300, & 500GB sizes with speeds of 10,000 or 15,000
revolutions per minute (RPM)
• 2 GB Fibre Channel and FICON host attachments of up to 8 ports,
which can be configured with an intermix of Fibre Channel Protocol
(FCP) and FICON