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Highlights
- Four Gigabits per second (Gbps) FC interface technology
- Start with a Direct Attached Storage (DAS) configuration and seamlessly transition to a FC SAN when ready
- Easy to deploy and manage with the DS3000 Storage Manager
- Combination of 12 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) – up to 7.2 TeraByte (TB) – or Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) – up to 24.0 TB – drives per enclosure
- Expandable to 28.8 TB with SAS or up to 96.0 TB SATA with up to three EXP3000 enclosures
- Flexible power options for Telco applications and Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) and European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) compliance.
As a business matures, so does the amount of data and the value of the data that it holds within the organisation. If the data is distributed across servers and individual storage systems, the business will face increased cost and complexity along with the accompanying business risks.
The IBM System Storage DS3400 Express leads the way for these organisations to take advantage of consolidating and sharing this data within a direct-attach or FC SAN solution. The DS3400 Express adds the most advanced front-end 4 Gbps FC technology to IBM time-proven designs for enterprise-class Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) storage. With FC host connectivity and SAS back-end technology, the DS3400 Express is designed to improve productivity through data consolidation, availability, performance and scalability.
Product features
- Easy to deploy and manage with the DS3000 Storage Manager
- Flexible for use with IBM System x, System p and BladeCenter servers
- Affordable for the small and medium business (SMB) budgets
- It’s an ideal system for environments that want to initially deploy the DS3400 Express as a DAS system, and then seamlessly transition to Storage Area Network (SAN) when ready
- A great fit for existing SANs as it can easily integrate into 1, 2 and 4 Gbps infrastructures and provide robust and reliable storage at an affordable price
- ‘Start small, grow big’ scalability with SAS expansion supporting up to a total of 48 drives
- Premium key-enabled features offered for additional functionality and flexibility
Hardware summary
- 2 U rack mount enclosure with 12 easily accessible drive bays
- Support for dual-ported and hot-swappable SAS disks at 15,000 revolutions per minute (rpm) speeds and SATA disks at 7,200 rpm speed
- Scalable to 7.2 TB of storage capacity with 600 GB hot-swappable SAS disks or 24.0 TB with SATA disks in the first enclosure
- Expandable by attaching up to three EXP3000s for a total of 28.8 TB of storage capacity with 600 GB SAS or up to 96.0 TB with 2.0 TB SATA
- Supports a tiered storage strategy with SAS and SATA drive support in a single enclosure
- Built-in reliability features with dual-redundant power-supplies standard
- Telco models with –48 V dc power supplies
- Three-year limited warranty2 on parts and labour
2 IBM hardware products are made from new parts, or new and serviceable used parts. Regardless, our warranty terms apply. For a copy of applicable product warranties, contact your local IBM sales representative or visit: ibm.com/servers/support/machine_warranties IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services. Telephone support may be subject to additional charges. For on-site labour, IBM will attempt to diagnose and resolve the problem remotely before sending a technician.
