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IBM DS3500 Installation, User & Maintenance Guide

IBM DS3500
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1. Serial number label, and product name, machine type, and model number label locations ....2
2. DS3512 storage subsystem and EXP3512 expansion enclosure hot-swap drive bays and bezels 7
3. DS3524 storage subsystem and EXP3524 expansion enclosure hot-swap drive bays and bezels 7
4. Left-side bezel ................................8
5. Right-side bezel (DS3512 and EXP3512) ......................8
6. Bottom shelf (DS3524 and EXP3524)........................8
7. Rear view, single-controller model (shown without an optional host port adapter) .......10
8. Rear view, single ESM model expansion enclosure ..................10
9. Power supply components ...........................11
10. Battery unit .................................11
11. DS3512 storage subsystem and EXP3512 expansion enclosure dimensions .........13
12. DS3524 storage subsystem and EXP3524 expansion enclosure dimensions .........13
13. Example of cold aisle/hot aisle rack configuration ...................16
14. Dual-controller DS3500 storage subsystem ports and controllers (with optional Fibre Channel host
port adapter) ................................23
15. Dual-controller DS3500 storage subsystem ports and controllers (with optional iSCSI host port
adapter) ..................................24
16. Dual-controller DS3500 storage subsystem ports and controllers (with an optional SAS host port
adapter) ..................................24
17. Mini-SAS cable ...............................25
18. Connecting a mini-SAS cable ..........................26
19. Removing a mini-SAS cable...........................26
20. SFP module and protective cap .........................29
21. Installing an SFP module into the host port .....................30
22. Unlocking the SFP module latch - plastic variety ...................30
23. Unlocking the SFP module latch - wire variety ....................31
24. LC-LC Fibre Channel cable ...........................31
25. Removing fiber optic cable protective caps .....................32
26. Inserting an LC-LC Fibre Channel cable into an SFP module ..............33
27. LC-LC Fibre Channel cable lever and latches ....................33
28. Removing the LC-LC Fibre Channel cable .....................34
29. LC-SC Fibre Channel cable adapter ........................34
30. Removing the LC-SC cable adapter protective caps ..................35
31. Connecting an LC-LC cable into the LC-SC cable adapter ...............36
32. LC-LC Fibre Channel cable lever and latches ....................36
33. Removing the LC-LC Fibre Channel cable from an LC-SC Fibre Channel cable adapter.....37
34. ESM connectors ...............................37
35. Example of a redundant drive path ........................41
36. One single-controller DS3500 and multiple single-ESM expansion enclosures ........42
37. One dual-controller DS3500 and one expansion enclosure ...............43
38. One dual-controller DS3500 and two expansion enclosures ...............43
39. One dual-controller DS3500 and three expansion enclosures ..............44
40. Ethernet port locations on a dual-controller DS3500 ..................47
41. Host-agent (in-band) managed storage subsystems ..................48
42. Direct (out-of-band) managed storage subsystems ..................49
43. Single-controller direct-attached SAS connection to a single-host HBA ...........51
44. Single-controller direct-attached SAS connection to dual HBAs in a single-host (redundant host
connection) .................................51
45. Single-controller direct-attached SAS connection to single HBAs in multiple hosts .......52
46. Dual-controller direct-attached SAS connection to two HBAs in the same host (redundant host
connection) .................................52
47. Dual-controller direct-attached SAS connections to multiple HBAs in multiple hosts ......53
48. Location of host connectors on RAID controllers ...................54
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IBM DS3500 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Storage TypeDisk Array
Form Factor2U
Supported DrivesSAS, SATA
RAID Levels0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Management SoftwareIBM System Storage DS Storage Manager
Operating System SupportWindows, Linux, VMware, AIX, HP-UX, Solaris
ModelIBM DS3500
Host InterfacesSAS
Cache Memory2 GB
Power SupplyDual redundant, hot-swappable
Number of Controllers2

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