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IBM DS3500 Installation, User & Maintenance Guide

IBM DS3500
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Advanced DS3500 storage management, copy service options, and optional
advanced disaster recovery functions are available for the DS3500, including
FlashCopy
®
, VolumeCopy, and Enhanced Remote Mirroring.
The DS3500 storage subsystem comes with redundant 585-watt ac power supplies
and fan units.
The DS Storage Manager version 10 software is also available for the DS3500.
This storage-management software is designed to help centralize storage
management, simplify partitioning of the DS3500 series storage into as many as 64
virtual servers, and strategically allocate storage capacity to maximize storage
space.
The hot-swap features enable you to remove and replace SAS hard disk drives,
power supplies, and controllers (in a dual-controller storage subsystem).
EXP3500 expansion enclosure overview
The EXP3500 is a 2U rack-mountable expansion enclosure with redundant 585-watt
ac power supplies and fan units. The EXP3500 comes with a single environmental
services module (ESMs) that is expandable to dual redundant ESMs when you
install the optional ESM kit. The EXP3512 expansion enclosure supports up to 12
hard disk drives and the EXP3524 expansion enclosure supports up to 24 hard disk
drives.
Notices and statements in this document
The caution and danger statements in this document are also in the multilingual
IBM Systems Safety Notices document, which is in the Documentation folder on the
IBM System Storage DS3500 Support DVD. Each statement is followed by a
reference number that you can use to locate the corresponding statement in your
language in the IBM Systems Safety Notices document.
The following notices and statements are used in this document:
v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
v Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid
inconvenient or problem situations.
v Attention: These notices indicate potential damage to programs, devices, or
data. An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which
damage might occur.
v Caution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous
to you. A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially
hazardous procedure step or situation.
v Danger: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or
extremely hazardous to you. A danger statement is placed just before the
description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or
situation.
Chapter 1. Introduction 3

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BrandIBM
ModelDS3500
CategoryStorage
LanguageEnglish

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