IBM DS400 (single controller) (17001RS) + 3x 146GB 10K Ultra320 SCSI HS HD 13N1846 User Manual
Product codes
13N1846
Simplified SAN storage for IBM
_` xSeries and
BladeCenter systems
IBM TotalStorage DS400
Highlights
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Designed to provide a low cost
storage solution for high-
performing Fibre Channel (FC)
storage fabrics
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Designed to offer exceptional
storage support for workgroup
storage applications
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Helps leverage investments in
IBM® TotalStorage® EXP400
enclosures, for affordable
migration from direct attach
storage (DAS) to a storage area
network (SAN)
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Includes easy-to-use IBM
ServeRAID™ Manager, which
provides common management
software
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Helps deliver business continu-
ance and disaster recovery
through enterprise-class soft-
ware features
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Utilizes standard
IBM
_`® xSeries®
hot-swap Ultra320 SCSI drives
designed to offer high perform-
ance and reliability for demand-
ing workloads of enterprise
customers
Flexible, low cost SAN storage
The IBM TotalStorage DS400 is an
entry-level, low cost workgroup
storage subsystem for IBM
_`
xSeries and BladeCenter™ servers.
Designed to deliver advanced function-
ality at a breakthrough price, the DS400
offers an exceptional solution for
workgroup storage applications, such
as e-mail, file, print and Web servers,
as well as collaborative databases.
The DS400 offers a simple, affordable
storage area network (SAN) solution
that can be used in direct-attached
or network-attached environments for
shared storage. For even greater flexi-
bility, the DS400 is designed to allow
simultaneous support of heterogeneous
operating system (OS) environments for
xSeries and BladeCenter servers—in
either single- or dual-controller
configurations.