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Disk  |   Tape  |   Storage Area Networks  |   I/O  |   Optical

SAN Attached External Storage

In addition to the integrated disk storage attachment, IBM i extends the choice for storage connectivity through IBM's® TotalStorage® Enterprise Storage Server ®.

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The IBM DS8000 and DS6000 product line helps set new standards in performance and automation. This storage system also supports many advanced functions, which can be critical for increasing data availability during planned outages and for protecting data from planned and unplanned outages. IBM's external disk attachment benefits from IBM i advanced storage architecture whereby functions such as mirroring, Expert Cache, and Independent Disk Pools can be exploited by the DS products, complementing its own storage management and advanced functions such as FlashCopy and Peer to Peer Remote Copy (PPRC).

IBM's DS family is designed to provide outstanding performance with dual clustered RISC SMP processors, large cache and serial disk attachment. DS uses redundant hardware, mirrored write caches and RAID5 or RAID10 protection for disks to support high availability for mission critical business applications.

 
Disk management
Disk storage offerings
Disk pools
Disk protection
External storage
Integrated storage

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IBM® TotalStorage®
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