26 IBM Midrange System Storage Hardware Guide
DS4000 Storage Manger: SM Version 9.23 until the newest of 10.60
Controller firmware version (CFW) 6.23 until the newest of 7.60.
3.2 DS4700 model comparison
Figure 3-2 summarize the characteristics of the DS4700 models available today.
Figure 3-2 DS4700-72 and DS4700-70 characteristics
3.3 DS4000 series expansion enclosures
There are various models of expansion enclosures available for the DS4000 series. We
provide a short description for the latest models; for more details, see IBM System Storage
DS4000 and Storage Manager V10.30, SG24-7010.
The models are:
DS4000 EXP710 FC Expansion Enclosure with 2 Gbps Switched Disk Technology (This
technology is also referred to as a Switched Bunch Of Disks (SBOD).)
DS4000 EXP810 FC Expansion Enclosure with 4 Gbps capability
email alertsemail alertsNon-call Home support
YesYesHot swappable disks/components
YesYesConcurrent firmware upgrade
RSM for StorageRSM for StorageCall Home support
Global MirrorGlobal Mirror
Remote mirror, asynch copy with
write consistency, extended dist.
Global CopyGlobal Copy
Remote mirror, asynchronous
copy, extended distance
Metro MirrorMetro Mirror
Remote mirror, synchronous
copy, to 10km
YesYesVolume Copy
YesYesFlashCopy
Availability Features
YesYesIntermix FC and SATA
0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 100, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10RAID levels supported
FC, SATAFC, SATADrives supported
112 (EXP810)
100 (EXP710)
112 (EXP810)
100 (EXP710)
Maximum drives
Disk Storage
2 GB4 GBCache per subsystem
Intel xScale 667 MHzIntel xScale 667 MHzProcessor type
22Processors
4 / 24 / 2Drive ports / loop pairs or loops
1, 2, 4Gbps1, 2, 4GbpsSupported host link speeds
4Gbps4GbpsNative host link speed
4 FCP8 FCPHost ports – max
Architecture
1814-70A1814-72AMachine type-model
DS4700-70ADS4700-72AFeature/Function