Designed to deliver enterprise-class storage functionality for distributed and mainframe servers in a modular, space-saving, power-efficient, scalable package
Provides low total cost of ownership by offering tiered pricing on software and a 24x7 IBM on-site repair warranty that covers both hardware and software
Designed to offer a highly available, robust storage solution for medium and large enterprises
Supports advanced copy services, which are interoperable with IBM System Storage™ DS8000™ series and IBM TotalStorage® Enterprise Storage Server®
Designed to provide over 1600 MBps performance for high throughput applications
Includes 8 host ports supporting Fibre Channel and IBM FICON® connectivity
Supports Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel ATA (FATA) disk drives for tiered storage in a single system
Includes DS6000™ storage manager software that supports a Web-based intuitive interface and Express Configuration Wizards for simplified system configuration and management
Flexible, high-performance storage for medium and large enterprises
The IBM System Storage DS6000 series is an innovative storage system designed to provide high availability and high performance in a small, space-saving, power-efficient modular package. This series, along with the DS8000 series, offers an enterprise-class continuum of storage systems with shared replication services and common management interfaces. The DS6000 series is well suited to help you simplify your storage infrastructure, and help you manage growth and complexity through consolidation of storage onto this platform.
As part of the IBM System Storage DS Family, the DS6800 is designed to provide medium and large businesses with a low-cost, enterprise-class storage solution to help simplify data management and to provide comprehensive data protection and recovery capabilities and easy scalability for both mainframe and open system storage needs.
Common features
Hardware summary
Fibre Channel and FATA drive compatibility for tiered storage capability
Express configuration wizards for simple system configuration
High performance with1600 MBps throughput
Support for a wide range of servers and operation systems
End-to-end data checking and verification
Choice of RAID levels
IBM Predictive Failure Analysis®
Support for advanced copy services
DS6000 storage manager software
Dual active RAID controller
IBM Power PC® 750GX 1 GHz processor
4 GB cache per system (2 GB per controller)
8 Fibre Channel or FICON host ports
Up to 16 drives per enclosure, 128 drives maximum
38.4 TB maximum capacity with Fibre Channel drives
