IBM DS8000 User Manual

Table 1. DS8000 model comparison chart (continued)
Base model Images
(logical
partitions)
Expansion
models
Processor
type
Disk
drives
Processor
memory
Host
adapters
Model 922/932 1 image
None 4-way
Up to 128
disks
(maximum
capacity of
64 TB)
Up to 256
GB
Up to 16
host
adapters
With 1
expansion
model
(92E)
4-way
Up to 384
disks
(maximum
capacity of
192 TB)
Up to 256
GB
Up to 32
host
adapters
With 2
expansion
models
(92E)
4-way
Up to 640
disks
(maximum
capacity of
320 TB)
Up to 256
GB
Up to 32
host
adapters
With 3
expansion
models
(92E)
4-way
Up to 896
disks
(maximum
capacity of
448 TB)
Up to 256
GB
Up to 32
host
adapters
With 4
expansion
models
(92E)
4-way
Up to 1024
disks
(maximum
capacity of
512 TB)
Up to 256
GB
Up to 32
host
adapters
Model 9A2/9B2 2
images
None 4-way
Up to 128
disks
(maximum
capacity of
64 TB)
Up to 256
GB
Up to 16
host
adapters
With 1
expansion
model
(9AE)
4-way
Up to 384
disks
(maximum
capacity of
192 TB)
Up to 256
GB
Up to 32
host
adapters
With 2
expansion
models
(9AE)
4-way
Up to 640
disks
(maximum
capacity of
320 TB)
Up to 256
GB
Up to 32
host
adapters
With 3
expansion
models
(9AE)
4-way
Up to 896
disks
(maximum
capacity of
448 TB)
Up to 256
GB
Up to 32
host
adapters
With 4
expansion
models
(9AE)
4-way
Up to 1024
disks
(maximum
capacity of
512 TB)
Up to 256
GB
Up to 32
host
adapters
Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM System Storage DS8000 series 7

IBM DS8000 Specifications

General

Data Encryption	Yes
High Availability	Yes
Drive Types	SSD, HDD
RAID Support	RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10
Interface	FICON, Fibre Channel, iSCSI
Form Factor	Rack-mountable
Operating Systems Supported	IBM z/OS, IBM i, AIX, Linux, Windows
Model	DS8000 series
Scalability	Highly scalable