IBM System Storage DS8000 series

High-performance disk storage for business-critical enterprise workloads

Models DS8700 (941, 94E) DS8800 (951, 95E)
Shared SMP processor configuration IBM POWER6® dual 2-way or 4-way POWER6+ dual 2-way or 4-way
Other major processors IBM PowerPC®, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) PowerPC, ASICs
Processor memory for cache and nonvolatile storage (minimum/maximum) 32 GB/384 GB 6 GB/384 GB
Host adapter interfaces 4-port 4 Gbps and 4-port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel/FICON 4- and 8-port 8 Gbps
Fibre Channel/FICON
Host adapters (minimum/maximum) 2/32 2/16
Host ports (minimum/maximum) 8/128 8/128
Drive interface 4 Gbps point-to-point switched Fibre Channel connection 6 Gbps point-to-point switched SAS-2 connection to an 8 Gbps Fibre Channel backbone
Number of disk drives (minimum/maximum) 8/1,024 8/1,536 (small-form factor)
8/768 (large-form factor)
Device adapters Up to 16 4-port, 2 Gbps
Fibre Channel
Up to 16 4-port, 8 Gbps
Fibre Channel
Maximum physical storage capacity* 2,048 TB 2,304 TB
Disk sizes** 600 GB SSDs
300 GB (15k rpm)
450 GB (15k rpm)
600 GB (15k rpm)
2 TB (7.2k rpm)
300 GB SSDs
400 GB SSDs
146 GB (15k rpm)
300 GB (15k rpm)
450 GB (10k rpm)
600 GB (10k rpm)
900 GB (10k rpm)
3 TB (7.2k rpm, 3.5 in. form factor)
RAID levels 5, 6, 10 5, 6, 10
Dimensions (height × width × depth) 193 cm × 84.7 cm × 118.3 cm (75.98 in. × 33.35 in. × 46.58 in.) per frame, up to 5 frames total 193.4 cm × 84.8 cm × 122.7 cm (76.14 in. × 33.39 in. × 48.31 in.) per frame, up to 4 frames total
Maximum weight 1,307 kg (2,880 lb) base rack
Add per expansion frame:
1,089 kg (2,400 lb)
1,324 kg (2,920 lb) base rack
Add per expansion frame:
1,307 kg (2,880 lb)
Dry bulb temperature 16°C - 32°C (60°F - 90°F) 16°C - 32°C (60°F - 90°F)
Relative humidity 20% - 80% 20% - 80%
Power supply Configurations: single-phase or three-phase 50/60 Hz Configurations: single-phase or three-phase 50/60 Hz
Caloric value British thermal units/hr (maximum) 26,600 (941 rack)
22,200 (94E rack)
25,000 (951 rack)
24,600 (95E rack)
Electrical power kva (maximum) 7.8 (941 rack)
6.5 (94E rack)
7.3 (951 rack)
7.2 (95E rack)
Warranty All models: customer- replaceable unit (CRU) and on-site service, same day, 24×7
4 years on type 2424 models
3 years on type 2423 models
2 years on type 2422 models
1 year on type 2421 models
All models: CRU and on-site service, same day, 24×7
4 years on type 2424 models
3 years on type 2423 models
2 years on type 2422 models
1 year on type 2421 models
Supported systems For more details on supported servers, visit: ibm.com/systems/au/storage/disk For more details on supported servers, visit: ibm.com/systems/au/storage/disk