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IBM® TotalStorage® DS42000 Express

  • High-performance 4 Gbps Fibre Channel interface technology

     
  • Achieve up to 1550 MBps bandwidth for high throughput applications

     
  • SATA-only hard disk drives supported

     
  • Centrally manage your storage series with IBM System Storage™ DS4000™ Storage Manager

     
  • Increase connectivity with four host channels with dual controllers


IBM System Storage DS4200
Advanced high-performance interface technology

The IBM System Storage DS4200 disk storage system supports a high-performance 4 Gbps Fibre Channel interface. Increased host connectivity delivers the necessary bandwidth for high throughput applications. Data-intensive applications that demand increased connectivity are supported by four 4 Gbps host channels that can provide up to 1550 MBps of sustained bandwidth, allowing for high throughput applications through the four channels directly attached to the host servers or connected to a Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN).

A lower total cost of ownership

Take advantage of high-performance with the DS4200 disk storage system. The IBM DS4200 can offer up to 1550 MBps throughput with up to 121,500 IOPS (input/output per second) from cache. A 4 Gbps storage array requires as few as half the number of ports compared to a 2 Gbps storage array to deliver equal throughput. This frees up ports in the SAN for each array.

On the host side, if a server requires more than the minimum of two 2 Gbps host bus adapters (HBAs) for availability to attain the required performance, then that number can be halved with 4 Gbps. Fewer HBAs help lower the number of switch ports used.

 

Common features Hardware summary
  • Dynamic Capacity Expansion (DCE)
  • System Storage DS4000 Storage Manager software
  • Ability to mix FC and SATA disk attachment units
  • IBM FlashCopy® to take point-in-time copies of logical volumes
  • Dynamic Volume Expansion
  • VolumeCopy feature is designed to provide full replication of one logical volume to another
  • Enhanced Remote Mirror to multi-LUN applications
  • Share a common pool of hot-spare disk drives among multiple DS4200 systems
  • Up to 2 GB cache battery-backed
  • 4 host ports and 4 drive ports-Fibre Channel (FC) Switched and FC Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) standard, Host auto-sensing 1 Gbps/2 Gbps/4 Gbps, Drive auto-sensing 4Gbps
  • Supports SATA 7,200 rpm 500 GB/ 750 GB and 1 TB
  • RAID level 0, 1, 3, 5, 6 and 10 support
  • Up to 128 storage partitions
  • 112 SATA drives (using 6 DS4000 EXP420 Expansion Units)
  • Dual redundant, hot-swappable cooling fans
  • 19-inch, industry-standard rack

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Feature Benefits
Four 4 Gbps FC host ports
  • Deliver high bandwidth for the most demanding applications

     
  • Provides up to 1550 MBps of sustained bandwidth for high throughput applications through the four channels
Backward compatible with 1 Gbps and 2 Gbps devices
  • Plan for the future while leveraging current investments

     
  • Auto-negotiation of connection speed eases configuration in mixed environments
Supports multiple RAID levels
  • High availability and security for mission critical data

     
  • Flexibility to configure system to meet varying service levels
Redundant, hot-swappable components
  • Replace components without stopping the DS4200

     
  • Helps meet demanding service levels
Up to 112 SATA drives
  • Upgrade from a workgroup SAN to an enterprise network storage system with a single DS4200
Dynamic Capacity Expansion (DCE)
  • Add DS4000 EXP420 enclosures to an existing DS4200 without stopping operations

     
  • Bring unused storage online for a new host group or an existing volume to provide additional capacity on demand
Up to 128 partitions
  • Optimize the utilization of storage devices

     
  • Reduce hardware and storage management costs
System Storage DS4000 Storage Manager software
  • Centralized management of all local and networked DS4000 series systems

     
  • Quickly configure and monitor storage from a browser-based interface

     
  • Configure volumes, perform routine maintenance and add new enclosures and capacity without interrupting access to data
Mix FC and SATA disk attachment units
  • Allocate FC disk to applications that demand highest performance and have high I/O rates

     
  • Save hardware cost by allocating less expensive SATA drives to applications that require less performance
FlashCopy
  • Make point-in-time copies of logical volumes for file restoration, backups, application testing or data mining
Dynamic Volume Expansion
  • Expand logical volumes without disrupting operations

 

Model 1814-7VA
RAID controller Dual active
Cache 2 GB battery-backed
Host interface 4 host ports, Fibre Channel (FC) Switched and FC Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) standard, Auto-sensing 1 Gbps/2 Gbps/4 Gbps
Drive interface 4 drive ports—Fibre Channel (FC) Switched and FC Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) standard, 4 Gbps
Supported drives Supports 4 Gbps capable SATA 7,200 rpm 500 GB/750 GB/1 TB EV-DDM
RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10
Storage partitions 4, 8, 16, 64 or 128 storage partitions
Maximum drives supported 112 SATA drives (using 6 DS4000 EXP420 Expansion Units)
Fans and power supplies Dual redundant, hot-swappable
Rack support 19-inch, industry-standard rack
Management software IBM System Storage DS4000 Storage Manager version 10.10
SAN support Supported IBM FC switches and directors (product numbers 2005, 2006, 2109, 2026, 2027, 2031, 2032, 2034, 2042, 2054, 2061 and 2062, and IBM BladeCenter®)
Warranty Three year parts and labor warranty, 9x5 next business day, upgradeable to 24x7 with four hour response

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