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IBM System Storage DS8000 series

High-performance disk storage for the world’s most demanding customers

IBM System Storage DS8000 series. Flexiblility, automation, scalability and optimized performance for an increased storage efficiency.

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Feature Benefits
Dual Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) IBM POWER® processor complexes
High-capacity cache with innovative caching algorithms
I/O Priority Manager
Internal Fibre Channel interconnect
Drive options include traditional spinning drives of varying rotational speeds and ultra fast solid-state drives (SSDs)
IBM System Storage Easy Tier
IBM DS8000 Storage Tier Advisor
Scalable from 5 TB up to over 2,300 TB of physical capacity, upgradeable without system disruption
Thin Provisioning
IBM Full Disk Encryption drives
Support for IBM deduplication technology
IBM server synergy
IBM FlashCopy
IBM FlashCopy SE
IBM Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy Manager
IBM Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, Metro/Global Mirror, z/OS Metro/Global Mirror and Global Copy
Support for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPV6) and U.S. Government (USGv6) standards profile IPv6

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