IBM System Storage DCS3700

Highlights

• Provides 6 Gbps SAS high-density storage system that delivers scalable capacity at an affordable price point
• Supports high-performance streaming applications that have rigorous bandwidth requirements, such as rich media, financial markets, telecommunications and weather modeling
• Helps optimize the flow and management of large, file-based data while retaining ease of data access
• Meets the most demanding data growth requirements, with dense capacity packaging of up to 45 TB per U
• Enables intermixing of Solid State Drives, high-performance SAS drives and nearline SAS drives
• Management expertise built into intuitive and powerful storage management software
• When combined with the best-in-class IBM General Parallel File System, the new DCS3700 can help organizations optimize the flow and management of large file-based data, while retaining ease of data access
• Superior serviceability and easy installation, with front-load 12-drive drawers that can be extended while the drives remain active, allowing for individual drive replacement without affecting the operation of other drives
• Multilevel data protection with IBM FlashCopy, Volume Copy and Remote Mirroring across Fiber Channel
• Energy-saving implementations for cost savings today and tomorrow, with a high-density enclosure, power supplies designed with multiple efficiency standards and variable speed fans
• Mixed host interfaces that support DAS and SAN tiering to reduce overall operation and acquisition costs
• Investment protection and cost-effective backup and recovery, with remote mirror across Fibre Channel host ports and compatibility with DS3500, DS5000 and DS4000
• Support for low-power, highly-reliable and high performance Solid State Drives

The era of smarter computing is here, and is being driven by the need for more data with faster data access. Low-latency application performance in applications such as life sciences, real-time analytics, rich media, seismic processing, weather forecasting, telecommunications and financial markets require high-performance storage architectures. In addition, these organizations are often looking for a better way to improve operational efficiency while maintaining the same data center footprint, quality of service and high availability.

The new IBM® System Storage® DCS3700 meets an organization’s demand for both more capacity and space restriction demands. Designed for applications with high-performance streaming data requirements, the DCS3700 offers optimal space utilization, low power consumption and high performance. Organizations can now have a storage solution to maximize storage density, reduce operational expenditures and ensure high productivity.