IBM 600GB 2.5" 10K 6Gb SAS 00W1160 Manual Do Utilizador
Códigos do produto
00W1160
IBM United States Hardware Announcement
113-058, dated April 16, 2013
IBM United States Hardware Announcement 113-058
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IBM System Storage hard drive refresh for DS3500 and
DS3950 systems
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Overview
Next-generation 10K hard disk drive features are now available for entry and
midrange Storage systems. For DS3500 systems, new Storage Manager version
10.86 and Controller FirmWare level (CFW) version 7.86 are available and include
a new HDD functionality, T10 Protection Information (T10 PI). These new drives
are T10 PI capable, and the new Storage Manager and CFW enable T10 PI on other
DS3500 drive options previously announced without that capability.
Key prerequisites
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FC number Prerequisites
DS3524:
300GB 10K 2.5-inch SAS HDD 5211 00W1156 CFW 7.77, or later, 7.86
for PI
300GB 10K 2.5-inch SAS SED HDD 5251 00W1164 CFW 7.77, or later, 7.86
for PI
600GB 10K 2.5-inch SAS HDD 5221 00W1160 CFW 7.77, or later, 7.86
for PI
900GB 10K 2.5-inch SAS HDD 5229 00W1236 CFW 7.77, or later, 7.86
for PI
DS3950, EXP395:
300GB 10,000 rpm FC-SAS DDM Gen2 6151 46W6925 CFW 7.77, or later
600GB 10,000 rpm FC-SAS DDM Gen2 6154 46W6928 CFW 7.77, or later
900GB 10,000 rpm FC-SAS DDM Gen2 6155 46W6931 CFW 7.77, or later
FC number Prerequisites
DS3524:
300GB 10K 2.5-inch SAS HDD 5211 00W1156 CFW 7.77, or later, 7.86
for PI
300GB 10K 2.5-inch SAS SED HDD 5251 00W1164 CFW 7.77, or later, 7.86
for PI
600GB 10K 2.5-inch SAS HDD 5221 00W1160 CFW 7.77, or later, 7.86
for PI
900GB 10K 2.5-inch SAS HDD 5229 00W1236 CFW 7.77, or later, 7.86
for PI
DS3950, EXP395:
300GB 10,000 rpm FC-SAS DDM Gen2 6151 46W6925 CFW 7.77, or later
600GB 10,000 rpm FC-SAS DDM Gen2 6154 46W6928 CFW 7.77, or later
900GB 10,000 rpm FC-SAS DDM Gen2 6155 46W6931 CFW 7.77, or later
Planned availability date
• May 10, 2013: DS3500 products (1746)
• May 22, 2013: DS3950 products (1814)
• May 22, 2013: DS3950 products (1814)
Description
New Storage Manager v10.86, in conjunction with new CFW v7.86, adds the
major disk integrity protocol T10 PI for the DS3500 controllers. T10 PI is an
industry-standard extension to the SCSI standard that incorporates eight additional
bytes of integrity metadata on each block of data to help ensure that block
is being transferred without error between the storage controller and the PI-
formatted disk drives. The new Storage Manager and CFW also include feature
enhancements improving ease of use, such as data capture for key operational