IBM SYSTEM STORAGE DS4300 - Manual (Page 6)

Disk Storage Systems (continued)
* Remote Copy (>10 km) is via System Storage Proven vendors (CNT, Legato, NSI) Yes No
* Remote Copy (>10 km) is via System Storage Proven vendors (Legato, CNT, NSI) Yes No
Selecting a solution
DS4700
Express DS4800 DS6800 DS8100 DS8300 ESS
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
Through DS
Storage Manager
Server
Through DS
Storage Manager
Server
Through DS
Storage Manager
Server
Rack mount
Virtualization
Virtualization through SAN
Volume Controller
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Selecting a solution (continued)
DS300 DS400 DS4100
DS4200
Express DS4300 DS4500
EXP Plus
320
Local copy within controller
Remote Copy (>10 km) Turbo option
only
*
Centralized management
Storage area network iSCSI
Concurrent heterogeneous
servers (UNIX and Intel)
Intel only Intel only
Concurrent microcode
install
Intermix disk capacities
Multiple RAID options requires adapter
Controller-based call-home
Rack mount
Virtualization
Virtualization through SAN
Volume Controller
Product Highlights
Enterprise
Storage Server
800 ● Affordable enterprise strength reliability and function
● Great second tier storage option for backup, remote mirroring, test or archive needs
● Host connectivity via SCSI, FC/FICON, or ESCON interfaces to a wide variety of UNIX, Windows, System i and System z
servers
● Features state-of-the-art copy services for rapid backup and disaster recovery
● Full 3 year warranty on refurbished with warranty systems available worldwide. New ESS 800s also still available in some
countries
DS8300 Turbo ● A new standard in enterprise class functionality with extraordinary performance and up to 320TB of physical capacity
● Host connectivity via 4Gb FC/FICON or ESCON interfaces to a wide variety of UNIX, Windows, System i and System z servers
● Top notch storage consolidation system with Storage System LPAR capability
● Offers FlashCopy and Global and Metro Mirroring functions (2-site and 3-site)
● 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 192TB of physical capacity
● Host connectivity via 4Gb FC/FICON or ESCON interfaces to wide variety of UNIX, Windows, System p, System x, System i
and System z servers.
● Offers FlashCopy and Global and Metro Mirroring functions (2-site and 3-site)
● 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, System p, System x, System i and
System z servers
● Features FlashCopy as well as Global and Metro Mirroring functions
● Enterprise-class warranty, 24x7, same day IBM on-site response
DS4800 ● Provides SAN-ready flexible disk storage system for UNIX and Intel processor-based environments
● Offers high-performance, full fibre solution with 4 Gbps 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
DS4700 Express ● Provides SAN-ready flexible disk storage system for UNIX and Intel processor-based environments
● Offers high-performance, full fibre solution with 4 Gbps 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 fibre solution with 2 Gbps 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
DS4300 ● Provides four 2 Gbps 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 44.8TB capacity with
dual base or Turbo option
● Can help improve service response time with automated alerts from the optional IBM DS4000™ Service Alert feature
DS4200 Express ● An SATA only solution designed to provide an economical alternative storage solution that supports data archiving, refer-
ence data and near-line storage applications.
● Offers high-performance, full fibre solution with 4 Gbps 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
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 44.8TB)
● 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