IBM Midrange System DS4000 Series User Manual

2 IBM Midrange System Storage Hardware Guide
1.1 Positioning the DS4000/DS5000 series
IBM has brought together into one family, known as the DS family, a broad range of disk
systems to help small to large size enterprises select the right solutions for their needs. The
DS family combines the high-performance IBM System Storage DS6000/DS8000 series of
enterprise servers with the IBM System Storage DS4000 and DS5000 series of midrange
systems, and other line-of-entry systems (IBM System Storage DS3000 series).
The IBM System Storage DS4000/DS5000 series is composed of products that fit different
requirements in terms of performance and scalability, and are ready for multiple environments
ranging from departmental to bandwidth-intensive and transaction-heavy. Moreover, these
products are designed for business continuity and high availability, are ready for the
challenges of IT Optimization (Consolidation, Virtualization, and Adaptability), and are
designed for a longer life cycle with investment protection.
The IBM System Storage DS4000/DS5000 series of disk storage systems that this IBM
Redbooks publication addresses is the IBM solution for midrange/departmental storage
requirements and controlling change through adaptability. The positioning of the products
within the Midrange DS4000/DS5000 series is shown in Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1 Product positioning within the IBM Midrange System Storage DS4000/DS5000 series
Note: In this publication, we only discuss the DS4700 model. More information about the
older models of the DS4000 series can be found in IBM System Storage DS4000 and
Storage Manager V10.30, SG24-7010.
DS4000/DS5000 IBM Midrange Offerings
Scalability/Performance
DS5100/DS5300
• 4Gbps/8 Gbps FC
connectivity (up to 16
Host Ports), 1 Gbps
iSCSI (up to 8 Host
Ports) connectivity
• Up to 448 drives
FC/SATA/FDE
SSD up to 20
• Partitions, FlashCopy,
VolumeCopy, Full Disk
Encryption (FDE) and
ERM
DS5020
• 8 Gbps FC connectivity
(4 or 8 Host Ports)
• 1 Gbps iSCSI (4 Host
Ports) connectivity with
4 8Gbps FC ports
• Up to 112
FC/SATA/FDE drives
• Partitions, FlashCopy,
VolumeCopy, Full Disk
Encryption (FDE) and
ERM
DS4700
• 4 Gbps FC connectivity
(4 or 8 Host Ports)
• Up to 112 FC/SATA
drives
• Partitions, FlashCopy,
VolumeCopy and ERM

IBM Midrange System DS4000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	Midrange System DS4000 Series
Category	Storage
Language	English