IBM N Series - Part 1. Introduction to N Series Hardware

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Part 1 Introduction to N series
hardware
This part introduces the N series hardware, including the storage controller models, disk
expansion shelves, and cabling recommendations.
It also describes some of the hardware functions, including active/active controller clusters,
MetroCluster, NVRAM and cache memory, and RAID-DP protection.
Finally, this part provides a high-level guide to designing an N series solution.
This part includes the following chapters:
򐂰 Chapter 1, “Introduction to IBM System Storage N series” on page 3
򐂰 Chapter 2, “Entry-level systems” on page 13
򐂰 Chapter 3, “Mid-range systems” on page 23
򐂰 Chapter 4, “High-end systems” on page 33
򐂰 Chapter 5, “Expansion units” on page 45
򐂰 Chapter 6, “Cabling expansions” on page 59
򐂰 Chapter 7, “Highly Available controller pairs” on page 71
򐂰 Chapter 8, “MetroCluster” on page 103
򐂰 Chapter 9, “MetroCluster expansion cabling” on page 125
򐂰 Chapter 10, “Data protection with RAID Double Parity” on page 147
򐂰 Chapter 11, “Core technologies” on page 165
򐂰 Chapter 12, “Flash Cache” on page 175
򐂰 Chapter 13, “Disk sanitization” on page 181
򐂰 Chapter 14, “Designing an N series solution” on page 187