IBM TotalStorage DS8300: Enterprise-Class SANs with Enhanced Performance and Capacity

Easily Scalable To Incredible Physical Disk Storage Capacities

The IBM TotalStorage DS8300 series of enterprise-class Storage Area Networks (SANs) includes four different models: Model 922, Model 932, and Model 9B2. These DS8300 models features support for Fibre Channel (FC), Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) and Fibre Attached Technology Adapted (FATA) disk drives. With the a single system physical disk storage capacity of 128 disk drives, IBM DS8300 disk storage systems begin with the capacity for up to 128 Terabytes (TB). However, through the help of 1, 2, 3 or 4 expansions frames, IBM DS8300 storage systems can scale to accommodate 1,024 disk drives for up to an incredible 1,024TB of maximum storage capacity. The expansion models of the DS8300 are referred to as Model 92E and Model 9AE.

Robust Hardware Capacities and an Advanced Feature-Set

The type of hardware and robust hardware capacities of the IBM TotalStorage DS8300 disk storage system allow this system to offer enterprise-class functionality with added virtualization capabilities. Some of the hardware that assists with these advantages includes a dual four-way POWER5 processor complex, 256GB of processor memory, eight 4-port Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) device adapters, and up to 16 FC/Fiber Connectivity (FICON) or Enterprise System Connection (ESCON) host adapters. As for the advanced feature-set of the IBM DS8300 SAN, some include the IBM DS Storage Manager, advanced copy services, and even Multiple Storage System Logical Partitions (LPAR) support.

Further Information Regarding the IBM DS8300 Disk Storage System:

• Base DS8300 Models: Model 922 and Model 9A2
• Turbo DS8300 Models: Model 932B and Model 9B2
• Expansion DS8300 Models: Model 92E and Model 9AE
• Model 92E expansion frame attaches to Models 922 and 932
• Model 9AE expansion frame attaches to Model 9B2