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IBM System Storage DS4800

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Characteristics

Model		1815-80A, 1815-82A, 1815-84A, 1815-88A

RAID controller		Dual active

Cache		Model 80: 4 GB Model 82A: 4 GB Model 84A: 8 GB Model 88: 16 GB battery-backed

Host interface		8 host ports—Fibre Channel (FC) Switched and FC Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) standard, auto-sensing 1 Gbps/2 Gbps/4 Gbps

Drive interface		8 drive ports—Fibre Channel (FC) Switched and FC Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) standard, auto-sensing 2 Gbps/4 Gbps

Supported drives with expansion units		750 GB: 7.2K rpm, SATA II (E-DDM) 1000 GB: 7.2K rpm, SATA (E-DDM) 2 GBPS FC: 10K rpm, 73.4 GB (E-DDM) 2 GBPS FC: 10K rpm, 146.8 GB (E-DDM) 2 GBPS FC: 10K rpm 300 GB (E-DDM) 2 GBPS FC: 15K rpm 36.4 GB (E-DDM) 2 GBPS FC: 15K rpm, 73.4 GB (E-DDM) 2 GBPS FC: 15K rpm, 146.8 GB (E-DDM) 4 GBPS FC: 15K rpm, 36.4 GB (E-DDM) 4 GBPS FC: 15K rpm, 73.4 GB (E-DDM) 4 GBPS FC: 15K rpm, 146.8 GB (E-DDM) 4 GBPS FC: 15K rpm, 300 GB (E-DDM)

RAID levels		0, 1, 3, 5, 10

Storage partitions		8, 16, 32, 128, 256 or 512 storage partitions*

Maximum drives supported Note: DS4800 supports intermixing EXP810, EXP710 and EXP100 Expansion Units		Model 80A: 224 drives (using 14 DS4000 EXP810, 16 EXP710 or EXP100 Expansion Units) Model 82A: 224 drives (using 14 DS4000 EXP810, or 16 EXP710 or EXP100 Expansion Units) Model 84A: 224 drives (using 14 DS4000 EXP810, or 16 EXP710 or EXP100 Expansion Units) Model 88A: 224 drives (using 14 DS4000 EXP810, or 16 EXP710 or EXP100 Expansion Units)

Fans and power supplies		Dual redundant, hot-swappable

Rack support		19-inch, industry-standard rack

Management software		IBM System Storage DS4000 Storage Manager Version 10.10

SAN support		Supported IBM FC switches and directors (product numbers 2005, 2006, 2109, 2026, 2027, 2031, 2032, 2034, 2042, 2054, 2061 and 2062, and IBM BladeCenter®)

Warranty		Three year parts and labor warranty, 9x5 next business day, upgradeable to 24x7 with four hour response

Physical characteristics

Dimensions		H 174.50 mm (6.87 in) W 481.75 mm (18.97 in) D 634.92 mm (25.0 in)

Weight		36.38 kg (80.2 lb)

Supported systems¹		For a list of currently supported servers, operating systems, host bus adapters, clustering applications and SAN switches and directors, refer to the DS4800 Interoperability Matrix available at ibm.com/storage/disk/ds4000/ds4800. For availability dates, configuration options, and attachment capabilities, refer to: ibm.com/storage/disk/ds4000/ds4800 The DS4800 is supported only in rack installations. With optional features, up to 14 DS4000 EXP810, or 16 EXP710/EXP100 Expansion Units can be attached to the DS4800 a maximum of 224 drives.

¹ For specific details and configuration availability, please visit ibm.com/storage/disk/ds4000/DS4800.
² Note: 32, 128, 256 and 512 storage partitions planned to be available February 8, 2008

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