IBM DS3512
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1. at entry level prices Efficiency to help reduce annual energy expenditures and environmen tal footprints Simplicity that does not sacrifice control with the perfect combination of robustness and ease of use Delivers mid range performance and scalability Building on the solid foundation of 3 Gbps SAS technology 6 Gbps SAS is the enterprise version of SAS This 6 Gbps SAS offers increased performance scalability and reliability enhancements to support the ever increasing reliance on information while delivering the outstanding value that organizations demand IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet Delivering solid input and output per second OPS and throughput the DS3500 Express controllers offer balanced and sustainable performance With up to 4 000 megabytes MB per second and 40 000 IOPS in sustained drive reads the DS3500 Express is equally adept at delivering throughput to bandwidth intensive applications and IOPS to databases and Microsoft Exchange The DS3500 Express has enhanced scalability of up to 576 terabytes TB when fully expanded up to 192 drives By dynamically adding drive enclosures up to 15 EXP3512 7 EXP3524 expansion enclosures or a mix of the two with vir tually no downtime you can quickly and seamlessly respond to growing capacity demands This scalability also improves over all system performance by distributing the server s I O requests across a greater number of drives Provides intuitiv2. capacity may be reported for both uncompressed and compressed data and will vary and may be less than stated Limitation Maximum of 24 SSDs per system a system is defined as the DS3500 Express storage controller and all attached EXP3524 expansion units VO Please Recycle TSD03097 USEN 11
3. drive enclosure Sound power 6 5 bel Sound pressure 65 dBA Power input EXP3512 EXP3524 drive enclosure Nominal voltage range 90 264 V ac Frequency range 50 60 Hz Maximum operating current 3 90 Aat 115 V ac 2 06 A at 230 V ac For more information To learn more about the IBM System Storage DS3500 Express please contact your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner or visit ibm com systems storage disk ds3500 For a list of currently supported servers operating systems host bus adapters clustering applications and SAN switches and directors refer to the DS3500 Express Interoperability Matrix available at ibm com systems support storage config ssic For availability dates configuration options and attachment capabilities refer to ibm com systems storage disk Additionally IBM Global Financing can help you acquire the IT solutions that your business needs in the most cost effective and strategic way possible We ll partner with credit qualified clients to customize an IT financing solution to suit your business goals enable effective cash management and improve your total cost of ownership IBM Global Financing is your smartest choice to fund critical IT investments and propel your business forward For more information visit ibm com financing Copyright IBM Corporation 2013 IBM Corporation Systems and Technology Group Route 100 Somers NY 10589 Produced in the United States of Amer
4. even during drive failures Supports capacity needs with tiered storage The DS3500 Express can cost effectively support an organiza tion s complete range of data capacity requirements from nearline static data to highly used applications through sup port for mixed drive types in a single storage system The DS3500 Express accomplishes this with support for high performance SAS drives nearline SAS drives SSDs and SED drives Nearline SAS drives are also the clear replacement of SATA drives Competitively priced to SATA drives nearline SAS drives significantly outperform SATA and do so with greater reliability IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet Now you can address even more granular and specific require ments for your application needs whether they include security for data at rest leading performance or energy efficiency This exciting capability maximizes storage density and provides a more efficient use of enclosures when implementing a tiered storage solution Centralizes storage device management IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center for Disk Select V4 2 2 is designed to provide storage device configuration performance monitoring and management of SAN attached devices from a single console In addition it includes perfor mance monitoring capabilities for the DS3500 Express Tivoli Storage Productivity Center for Disk Select V4 2 2 provides the following features Continuous real time monitoring and fault
5. identification to improve SAN availability Performance reporting across multiple arrays from a single console Monitoring of metrics such as throughput I O data rates and cache use Reception of timely alerts that can enable event action based on policies when thresholds are exceeded Improved storage ROI by helping to keep SANs up and running Reduced storage administration costs by simplifying the man agement of complex SANs Handles key applications and workloads The DS3500 Express offers these additional capabilities e Consolidation and virtualization Balanced performance low cost consolidation and unparalleled configuration flexibility make the DS3500 Express ideally suited for smaller consoli dation and virtualization implementations in which an individual storage system supports diverse workloads and application requirements System Storage Departmental and remote sites The DS3500 Express offers the right amount of performance simplicity and functionality that a part time administrator can use at a price that won t break an organization s budget allowing multiple sites to be self sufficient Transactional workloads Efficient IOPS make the DS3500 Express well suited for transactional workloads including online transaction processing databases and email that are the core of every organization s critical applications Data warehousing Solid throughput 6 Gbps SAS 8 Gbps Fibre Channel and 10 Gb
6. IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet Highlights Deliver mid range performance and scalability at entry level prices with 6 Gbps SAS systems Leverage built in management expertise in intuitive and powerful storage manage ment software Deliver simplified data protection management and automated recovery with Dynamic Disk Pooling Support Enhanced Global Mirroring over IP and or Fibre Channel Deliver continuous data security with full disk encryption and support high performing solid state drives SSDs Comply with Network Equipment Building System NEBS and European Telecommunication Standards Institute ETSI and support 48 V DC power supplies System Storage IBM System Storage DS3500 Express Affordable performance and flexibility with greater scalability efficiency and ease of use IBM System Storage DS3500 Express combines best of breed development with leading 6 Gbps host interface and drive technology With its simple efficient and flexible approach to storage the DS3500 Express is a cost effective fully integrated complement to IBM System x servers IBM BladeCenter and IBM Power Systems By offering substantial improvements at a price that fits most budgets the DS3500 Express delivers superior price performance ratios functionality scalability and ease of use for the entry level storage user The DS3500 Express offers Scalability to mid range performance and features starting
7. Manager SAN support Supported Fibre Channel switches and directors and IP switches Warranty Three year parts and labor warranty 9x5 next business day upgradable to 24x7 with four hour response Physical characteristics Dimensions H x W x D DS3512 86 16 mm x 482 47 mm x 551 60 mm 3 39 in x 18 99 in x 21 72 in DS3524 88 07 mm x 48210 mm x 497 93 mm 3 47 in x 18 98 in x 19 60 in Supported systems For a list of currently supported servers operating systems host bus adapters clustering applications and SAN switches and directors refer to the DS3500 Express Interoperability Matrix Model Model description Interface Model includes 1746 E2A EXP3512 1746 E4A EXP3524 Drive enclosure 6 Gb SAS External security manager embedded Relative humidity no condensation EXP3512 EXP3524 drive enclosure Operating range 20 80 Storage range 10 90 Maximum dew point 26 C 79 F Maximum gradient 10 per hour Altitude ranges Operating 30 5 m below sea level to 3 048 m above sea level 100 ft below to 10 000 ft above Storage 30 5 m below sea level to 3 048 m above sea level 100 ft below to 10 000 ft above Transit 30 5 m below sea level to 12 000 m above sea level 100 ft below to 40 000 ft above The tabulated power and heat dissipation values are the maximum measured operating power Acoustic noise EXP3512 EXP3524
8. al copy or clone of a volume within a storage system this unique entity can be assigned to any host and used for application testing or development information analysis or data mining Thin provisioning with DDP helps to create the appearance of more disk space than is actually available which helps to consume less space it also offers the flexibility to increase space as data grows Optional premium features deliver enhanced capabilities for the DS3500 Express system e Disaster Recovery option Provides 16 Enhanced Remote Mirrors and 32 Enhanced Global Mirrors also offers multi ple options for disaster recovery deployment and supports replication over Fibre Channel or IP for the DS3500 system IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet Backup and Restore option Allows 512 Enhanced FlashCopy images on the DS3500 system Enhanced FlashCopy technology delivers easier setup of shared versus dedicated repositories and reduces capacity requirements and copy on write capacity consumption Performance Read Cache option Utilizes SSDs as a level two data cache significantly improving read performance from spinning media Performance Read Cache is extremely easy to set up and once implemented it automatically identi fies the data that is read most frequently and copies it into cache for fast access Super Key option Combines all of the features into one single key for easy deployment and management Supports VMware and heterogene
9. e storage management without sacrificing control IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager software has combined robustness with ease of use two attributes not commonly found together in entry to mid range storage sys tems The graphical user interface used by DS Storage Manager is ideally suited for full time storage administrators who want complete control over their storage configurations as well as part time system administrators who need an intuitive interface that helps them ensure optimal storage utilization And with its industry unique dynamic capabilities administrators can support on the fly reconfigurations without interrupting storage system input output I O New Dynamic Disk Pooling DDP technology dramatically simplifies data protection setup and can virtually eliminate the need for unscheduled drive maintenance DDP is a self healing data protection tech nology that negates the need for complex RAID calculations fully utilizes all of the disk drives in the array and delivers consistent system performance System Storage In addition to DDP DS Storage Manager has fully integrated features that allow administrators to choose the method that best meets their data utilization and protection requirements IBM Enhanced FlashCopy creates near instantaneous capacity efficient point in time volume images that provide logical volume for uses such as file restoration and backup Volume Copy creates a complete physic
10. enalty which gives you the highest levels of data security while retaining optimal performance System Storage Fully integrated into the DS Storage Manager as a premium feature upgrade local key management provides the necessary management and protection of self encrypting disk SED drives by using a single authorization scheme or lock key which can be set and applied to all SED drives in the DS3500 Express The DS Storage Manager maintains and controls the key linkage and communications with the SED drives secures user selected logical drive groups and initiates the instant secure erase feature for users desiring even more peace of mind when servicing decommissioning or repurposing drives With local encryption services FDE key management is transparent to day to day storage administration making SED drives as easy to manage as traditional drives Enables uptime all the time The DS3500 Express ensures continuous access to data It car ries on the IBM legacy of high availability system design with redundant components automated path failover and extensive online administration capabilities that maximize computational efficiency and productivity ensuring there is virtually no single point of failure This design helps keep these environments universally productive New DDP technology is standard on the DS3500 Express and virtually eliminates maintenance worries by self tuning rebalancing data and maintaining consistent performance
11. ficiently converting AC power from electric utilities into DC power used by the storage system the DS3500 Express power supplies ensure that overall annual expenditures are lower than other less efficient implementations And with low heat dissipation the DS3500 Express serves a key role in an overall energy saving and green solution With a DC powered model for 24 drive enclosures with NEBS and ETSI compliance the DS3500 Express offers sav ings in energy expenses meets standard telecommunications requirements and minimizes risk in harsh environments The DS3500 Express continues the tradition of superior disk use that enables users to achieve maximum return on invest ment ROD on their storage investments The DS series can deliver up to two times the disk use of leading competitors enabling organizations to achieve maximum performance with fewer drives and less energy consumption IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet Enables IBM DB2 Administration Server and SAN tiering Administrators can now benefit from tiered IBM DB2 Administration Server and storage area network SAN implementations with multiprotocol host connectivity The DS3500 Express supports intermixing four 1 Gbps iSCSI two 10 Gbps isCSI dual ported or four 8 Gbps Fibre Channel host ports with its native 6 Gbps SAS interfaces This flexible and multipurpose dual protocol approach enables organizations to implement a single storage system to support all of t
12. heir shared storage requirements and helps improve pro ductivity reliability and cost savings These implementations offer additional benefits as well Low cost high speed SAS delivers the best value and performance for direct attached storage implementations Data centers with existing IP networks or Fibre Channel SAN infrastructures can cost effectively implement these additional host interfaces as required 1 Gbps iSCSI is ideal for low cost implementations for secondary servers and Fibre Channel is well positioned for high performance and robust deployments Future proof storage provides seamless integration to an existing 1 Gbps iSCSI infrastructure and is ready for the inevitable move to 10 Gbps iSCSI Offers continuous data security In the lifecycle of a hard drive it will at some point be out of the user s control either through theft offsite service repair or disposal The DS3500 Express combines local key management and drive level encryption for comprehensive data security designed to protect data throughout the life of the drive with out sacrificing storage system performance or ease of use Full disk encryption FDE provides data security at the most basic level the hard drive FDE protects against many expo sures and vulnerabilities all at once This drive level encryption helps ensure data security in the event of a drive loss theft or retirement The FDE engine performs encryption without a performance p
13. ica February 2013 IBM the IBM logo ibm com System Storage Express BladeCenter Power Systems System x and Tivoli are trademarks of International Business Machines Corp registered in many jurisdictions worldwide Other product and service names might be trademarks of IBM or other companies A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the web at Copyright and trademark information at ibm com legal copytrade shtm Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States other countries or both Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States other countries or both Intel is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries This document is current as of the initial date of publication and may be changed by IBM at any time Not all offerings are available in every country in which IBM operates It is the user s responsibility to evaluate and verify the operation of any other products or programs with IBM products and programs THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF NON INFRINGEMENT IBM products are warranted according to the terms and conditions of the agreements under which they are provided Actual available storage
14. ous operating systems The DCS3500 Express offers the scalability availability and integration necessary to power VMware implementations of all sizes Its heterogeneous operating system support provides flex ibility to manage a wide range of storage needs It also includes support for VMware vSphere application programming inter face API for Array Integration And two application aware plug ins enable vCenter and Storage Replication Adapter SRA for efficient management Enables energy saving implementations With rising energy expenses and IT space constraints efforts to reduce power consumption in a small IT footprint have quickly come to the forefront as hot button IT issues for many organizations Io respond to these challenges IBM has made great strides in energy efficient implementations with the DS3500 Express which introduces power saving features designed to have virtually no impact on performance scalability or functionality Smaller form factor 2 5 inch SAS drives one of multiple drives supported by the DS3500 Express provide up to three times more IOPS per watt in power consumption than 3 5 inch System Storage drives and enable twice as many drives to reside in the same 2U of rack space These drives also deliver impressive IOPS performance in a small form factor with minimal impact on power consumption or heat dissipation Energy efficient power supplies help ensure just that energy efficiency By ef
15. ps iSCSI interfaces make the DS3500 Express well suited for data warehousing environ ments in which an individual storage system must process large amounts of data Business critical applications With bullet proof reliability support for SED drives and exceptional uptime the DS3500 Express supports business critical applications where data must be protected and available when needed Secondary storage Support for redundant array of indepen dent disks RAID 6 DDP and native language SAS drives means the DS3500 Express can store large amounts of data cost effectively with confidence that it is fully protected Clustered topologies SAS based shared storage and Fibre Channel or iSCSI SAN implementations are ideal for clustering solutions such as Microsoft Cluster Server and Oracle Real Application Clusters when transitioning from a direct attached storage implementation Streaming video Large block I O applications such as world class broadcasting rich media storage networks content creation modeling and publishing benefit from the additional bandwidth that the DS3500 Express series offers Data mining With Fibre Channel and SAS host connectivity organizations can accelerate and scale simulation visualiza tion modeling and rendering applications easily to accelerate large dataset I O rates as well as cost effectively scale and share information across the organization for high level collaboration IBM Systems and Technology Da
16. ta Sheet e Backup and restore With the ability to mirror data between storage systems over IP and or Fibre Channel host ports the DS3500 Express can support short backup windows and recovery times for high productivity e Storage solution The DS3500 Express offers enhanced Tivoli Storage FlashCopy services thin provisioning and advanced software features for small and mid size businesses IBM System Storage DS3500 Express at a glance System Storage e Data protection The DS3500 Express offers simplified provisioning improved rebuild times and more consistent performance under failure via selectable disk pooling e Campus area replication When replicating data across a high speed Fibre Channel SAN or IP networks data can be mirrored synchronously ensuring that remote sites have the exact same data as the local site at all times Characteristics Part number 1746A2S DS3512 Express Single Controller Storage System 1746A2D DS3512 Express Dual Controller Storage System 1746A4S DS3524 Express Single Controller Storage System 1746A4D DS3524 Express Dual Controller Storage System 1746T4D DS3524 Express DC Dual Controller Storage System RAID controller Single or dual active hot swappable controllers Cache 1 gigabyte GB cache per controller with 2 GB upgrade battery backed Host interface Four options e Four or eight 6 Gbps SAS ports e Eight 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports and four 6 Gbps SAS por
17. ts e Eight 1 Gbps iSCSI ports and four 6 Gbps SAS ports e Four 10 Gbps iSCSI ports and four 6 Gbps SAS ports Drive interface Single controller subsystem One 6 Gb SAS drive port Dual controller subsystem Two 6 Gb SAS drive ports Supported drives 6 Gbps SAS 3 5 inch drives e 300 GB 15k rom e 450 GB 15k rom e 600 GB 15k rom e 2 TB7 2k rpm nearline e 3 TB 7 2k rpm nearline e 600 GB 15k rom SED 6 Gbps SAS 2 5 inch drives e 300 GB 10k rom 600 GB 10k rpm e 900 GB 10k rpm e 500 GB 7 2k rom nearline e 300 GB 10k rom SED e 1TB 72k rpm nearline Solid state SAS 2 5 inch drives e 200 GB SSD e 400 GB SSD IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet System Storage IBM System Storage DS3500 Express at a glance Data protection levels RAID levels O 1 3 5 6 10 and or DDP Software features Thin provisioning with DDP 128 storage partitions 32 Enhanced FlashCopy images host attachment support for Microsoft Windows and Linux on Intel with firmware 7 84 and higher aximum drives supported Fans and power supplies e Up to 192 drives high performance SAS drives nearline SAS drives SSDs and SED SAS drives e EXP8512 2U 12 3 5 inch drives and EXP3524 2U 24 2 5 inch drives enclosures which can be intermixed behind a DS3500 Express enclosure Dual redundant hot swappable Rack support 2U 19 inch industry standard rack Management software IBM System Storage DS Storage
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