IBM DS8884 Series User Manual

The DS8886F uses 8 or 16 Gbps Fibre Channel host adapters that run Fibre
Channel Protocol (FCP), FICON, or Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) (for 8
Gbps adapters only) protocol. The High Performance FICON (HPF) feature is also
supported.
For more specifications, see the IBM DS8000 series specifications web
site(www.ibm.com/systems/storage/disk/ds8000/specifications.html).
The following tables list the hardware components and maximum capacities that
are supported for the DS8886F (models 985 and 85E), depending on the amount of
memory that is available.
Table 14. Components for the DS8886F (machine type 533x models 985 and 85E)
Processors System memory Processor memory
I/O enclosure
pairs
Host adapters
(8 or 4 port)
High Performance
Flash Enclosure Gen2
pairs
1, 2, 3
Expansion frames
8-core 128 GB
256 GB
64 GB
128 GB
2 2 - 16 1 - 4 0
16-core 256 GB
512 GB
128 GB
256 GB
4 2 - 32 1 - 8 0 - 1
24-core 1024 GB
2048 GB
512 GB
1024 GB
4 2 - 32 1 - 8 0 - 1
1. High Performance Flash Enclosures Gen2 are installed in pairs.
2. This configuration of the DS8880 must be populated with at least one High Performance Flash Enclosure Gen2 pair (feature code 1600).
3. Each High Performance Flash Enclosure Gen2 pair (feature code 1600) includes a pair of flash RAID adapters.
Table 15. Maximum capacity for the DS8886F (machine type 533x models 985 and 85E)
Processors System memory
Maximum 2.5-in. Flash
Tier 0, Flash Tier 1, or
Flash Tier 2 drives
Maximum storage capacity
for 2.5-in. Flash Tier 0,
Flash Tier 1, or Flash Tier
2 drives Maximum total drives
8-core 128 GB
256 GB
192 1459 TB 192
16-core 256 GB
512 GB
384 2918 TB 384
24-core 1024 GB
2048 GB
384 2918 TB 384
DS8886F base frame (model 985) overview:
The DS8886F (model 985) includes a base frame.
The base frame includes the following components:
v High Performance Flash Enclosures Gen2
v Hardware Management Console (HMC), including a keyboard and monitor
v Second HMC (optional)
v Ethernet switches
v Processor nodes (available with POWER8 processors)
v I/O enclosures
v Direct-current uninterruptible power supplies (DC-UPS)
v Rack power control (RPC) cards
DS8886F expansion frame (model 85E) overview:
The DS8886F supports one expansion frame (model 85E) that can be added to a
base frame (model 985). A minimum of 256 GB system memory and a 16-core
processor is required to add the expansion frame.
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IBM DS8884 Series Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	DS8884 Series
Category	Storage
Language	English