IBM has combined best-of-breed development with leading host interface and drive technology in the IBM System Storage DS3500 Express. With next-generation 6 Gbps SAS back-end and host technology, you have a seamless path to consolidated and efficient storage—improving performance, flexibility, scalability, data security and ultra-low power consumption—while not sacrificing simplicity, affordability, or availability.
- Cache per controller : 1GB battery-backed cache and destaged to flash per controller. Upgradeable to 2GB
- RAID levels : 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10
- Additional Features : # Able to support for intermixing SAS/FC or SAS/iSCSI to allow for cost-effective SAN Tiering and consolidation.
# Able to scale up to 192 drives, provides the flexibility to grow with your data needs
# With SED SAS drives, data is secured throughout the drive's life cycle without sacrificing performance or easy of use.
# Ability to expand capacity, volume, RAID array as well as migrate RAID levels with no data I/O interruption.
# Investment protection with enhanced remote mirroring across FC host interfaces.
# Centralized and simple management.
- Other information : 01 x IBM System Storage DS3512 Single (1746A2S)
03 x 300GB 15K 3.5"" HDD (49Y1856)
01 x IBM 3M SAS Cable (39R6531 )
- Warranty : 3 year
- Validity Date : 30 June 2012
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Six Gbps SAS systems deliver midrange performance and scalability at entry-level prices
Data consolidation helps ensure data availability and efficiency
Management expertise is built into an intuitive and powerful storage management software
Provides investment protection and cost-effective backup and recovery with remote mirror across Fibre Channel and compatibility with DS5000 and DS4000
Mixed host interface support enables DAS and SAN tiering, reducing overall operation and acquisition costs
Full disk encryption with local key management provides relentless data security Offers NEBS and ETSI compliance and support for 48V dc power supplies
IBM has combined best-of-breed development with leading 6 Gbps host interface and drive technology in the IBM® System Storage® DS3500 Express®. With its simple, efficient and flexible approach to storage, the DS3500 is a cost-effective, fully integrated complement to IBM System x® servers, IBM BladeCenter® and IBM Power Systems™. Offering substantial improvements at a price that will fit most budgets, the DS3500 delivers superior price to performance ratios, functionality, scalability and ease of use for the entry-level storage user.
Scalability to midrange performance and features starting at entry-level prices.
Efficiency to help reduce annual energy expenditures and environmental footprint.
Simplicity that does not sacrifice control with the perfect combination of robustness and ease of use.
Next-generation 6 Gbps SAS systems deliver midrange performance and scalability at entry-level prices
Data consolidation to ensure data availability and efficiencies across the organization
Energy saving implementations for cost savings today and tomorrow
The DS3500 meets the NEBS telecommunications specification requiring very robust abilities and support for 48 V DC power supplies
Management expertise built into an intuitive and powerful storage management software
Investment protection and cost-effective backup and recovery with 16 remote mirror capability across Fibre Channel host ports and compatibility with DS5000 and DS4000
Mixed host interfaces support enables DAS and SAN tiering reducing overall operation and acquisition costs
Relentless data security with local key management of full drive encryption drives
Drive and expansion enclosure intermix cost-effectively meets all application, rack and energy efficiency requirements
DS Storage Manager software
Partitioning (128)
IBM FlashCopy® (256)
Volume Copy (255)
Remote Mirroring through Fibre Channel host ports (16)
Dual active, hot-swappable controllers
Four interface options—SAS, iSCSI/SAS, FC/SAS
Four or eight 6 Gbps SAS ports
Eight 8 Gbps FC ports and four 6 Gbps SAS ports
Eight 1 Gbps iSCSI ports and four 6 Gbps SAS ports
Four 10 Gbps iSCSI ports and four 6 Gbps SAS ports
Two 6 Gbps SAS drive expansion ports
Up to 192 drives—high performance and nearline (NL) SAS, and SED SAS drives
Power and cooling module houses power supplies, redundant cooling fans
All primary components are hot-swappable CRUs and can be easily accessed and removed or replaced
DC-powered models available in enclosures for 24 drives of 2.5"" (DS3524 and EXP2524)
Feature
Benefits
Host interface intermix
Support for intermixing SAS and Fibre Channel or SAS and iSCSI interfaces allows for cost-effective SAN tiering and consolidation
Balanced performance
* Equally adept at IOPS and MBps, the DS3500 is able to support applications with wide-ranging performance requirements
* Well suited for consolidation and virtualization environments that have diverse workloads and application requirements
* Designed to concurrently support transactional applications and throughput-intensive applications
Complete testing and integration with IBM® System x®, IBM BladeCenter® and IBM Power Systems™ servers
With its simple, efficient and flexible approach to storage, the DS3500 is a cost-effective, fully integrated complement to System x, BladeCenter and Power Systems servers.
Support for SED drives
Comprehensive protection for data-at-rest helps ensure data is secured throughout the drive’s life cycle without sacrificing performance or ease of use
Scalability up to 192 drives
* “Start small, grow big” provides the flexibility to grow with their data needs
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* Not locked into high-quantity drive purchase at initial purchase</ul>
Support for drive intermix
* Ability to intermix high-performance SAS, near-line SAS and SED SAS drives enables tiered storage
<ul>* Cost-effectively support an organization’s complete range of data capacity requirements—from near-line to highly utilized applications—with support for mixed drive types within a single storage system</ul>
* Enclosure-based intermixing maximizes efficiency
Near-line SAS drives support
Near-line SAS drives are also the clear replacement of SATA drives; competitively priced to SATA drives, near-line SAS drives significantly outperform SATA and do so with greater reliability, for a comparable price
2.5-in and 3.5-in drive support
* Additional drive flexibility supports both high performance and great IOPS/Watt requirements
* Tray-level drive intermix cost-effectively meets all application, rack and energy efficiency requirements within a single storage system
Superior disk utilization
* Achieve great performance with fewer drives
* Lower drive investment and reduced heat dissipation
Support for greater than 2 TB LUNs
Maximizes capacity utilizations for applications that need to move large amounts of data with maximum throughput performance
Fully configured RAID 0 and 10 Volume Groups
Ideal for very large databases or file systems, or those wishing to utilize more than 30 drives per volume to maximize performance
Built-in efficiencies
* Modular design avoids over-configuration for an affordable entry point while offering seamless “pay-as-you-grow” scalability as requirements change
* Efficient utilization lowers raw capacity requirement and support for intermixing drives enables tiered storage
* Exceptional per-drive performance creates performance value by getting the most performance out of the fewest drives
DS3500 DC model
* Meets the standard 48 V dc requirements of telecommunications and related industries
* A NEBS/ETSI compliant storage system provides assurance of resiliency in the most intense and harsh environments
DS Storage Manager
* Full-time storage administrators achieve complete control over their storage configuration and part-time users have an intuitive and simple interface
* Centralized management of all local and networked DS5000, DS4000® and DS3500 storage systems—increased management efficiencies and reduced learning curve with single management
* Investment protection with enhanced remote mirroring support across FC host interfaces
Dynamic software capabilities
* Enhanced functionality with the ability to expand capacity, volume size, segment size, volume groups and migrate RAID levels with no data I/O interruption
* Simply adjust to changes in application, availability, or performance requirements without interruption
* Configure volumes, perform routine maintenance and add new enclosures and capacity without interrupting access to data
Up to 128 partitions supported
Enough partitions to effectively support medium-scale consolidation or virtualization environments, thus helping to reduce hardware and storage management costs
Online firmware upgrades
* Firmware upgrades can occur with continued data accessibility continues in dual controller configurations
<ul>* Organizational productivity and customer satisfaction is assured with data available 24/7/365</ul>
* Up to 256 FlashCopy images per storage system and eight per volume support granular backup and recovery
* Multiple options allows administrators to best fit their replication needs
* Local or remote copies—across the Fibre Channel interface—can be used for file restoration, backups, application testing, data mining or disaster recovery
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