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IBM System Storage N3000 Express series Modular Disk Storage Systems

Advanced system designed to enable outstanding, cost-effective deployment versatility

  
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Specifications
   N3300 N3300 N3600 N3600
Machine Type Model 2859-A10 2859-A20 2862-A10 2862-A20
Controller configuration Single Dual (active/active) Single Dual (active/active)
Processors Speed and Type Intel® 2.2 GHz Mobile Celeron®
Number of Processors 1 2 2 4
Random Access Memory 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Nonvolatile memory 128 MB 256 MB 256 MB 512 MB
Integrated I/O Ports
Fibre Channel Ports (Speed) 2(4 Gbps) 4(4 Gbps) 2(4 Gbps) 4(4 Gbps)
Ethernet Ports (Speed) 2(1 Gbps) 4(1 Gbps) 2(1 Gbps) 4(1 Gbps)
Storage Scalability
Maximum Number of Fibre Channel Loops 1 1 2 2
Maximum Raw Capacity (Note 3) 68 TB 68 TB 104 TB 104 TB
Maximum Number of Internal Drives 12 12 20 20
Maximum Number of Expansion Drives 56 56 84 84
Maximum Number of Disk Drives 68 68 104 104
Maximum Volume Size 16 TB 16 TB 16 TB 16 TB
Maximum Number of Volumes/LUNs 1024 1024 1024 1024
Maximum Number of Storage Enclosures 4 4 6 6
Maximum Number of ports per controller configured as front-end (host) connectivity ports 2
Maximum Number of directly connected servers (per controller and per active/active configuration) 4
Maximum Number of FC or iSCSI SAN connected servers (per controller and per active/active configuration) 24 32
Disk Drives Supported in Controller (size, type, speed) SAS: 300 GB, 10,000, 15,000 rpm; 450 GB, 15,000 rpm
SATA: 500 GB, 7,200 rpm; 750 GB, 7,200 rpm, 1 TB
Disk Expansion Units Supported EXN4000 - Fibre Channel Disk Storage Expansion Unit:
4-Gbps Fibre Channel: 300 GB, 15,000 rpm; 450 GB, 15,000 rpm
2-Gbps Fibre Channel: 300 GB, 15,000 rpm; 450 GB, 15,000 rpm
EXN1000 - SATA Disk Storage Expansion Unit:
SATA: 500 GB, 7,200 rpm; 1 TB 		EXN4000 - Fibre Channel Disk Storage Expansion Unit:
4-Gbps Fibre Channel: 300 GB, 15,000 rpm; 450 GB, 15,000 rpm
2-Gbps Fibre Channel: 300 GB, 15,000 rpm; 450 GB, 15,000 rpm
EXN3000 – SAS Disk Storage Expansion Unit:
SAS: 300 GB, 15,000 rpm; 450 GB, 15,000 rpm
SATA: 500 GB, 7,200 rpm; 1 TB
EXN1000 - SATA Disk Storage Expansion Unit:
SATA: 500 GB, 7,200 rpm; 1 TB
I/O Scalability
PCI-Express (PCI-e) Expansion Slots 0 0 1 2
Maximum number of FC Ports 2 4 6 12
Maximum number of Ethernet Ports 2 4 4 8
Maximum Number of Optional Adapters 0 0 1 2
Maximum Number of Adapters Supported Per System (below—not to exceed Maximum Number of Optional Adapters)
1012 - Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet adapter (optical) - - 1 2
1013 - Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet adapter (copper) - - 1 2
1014 - Dual-port 4 Gbps FC HBA for Disk Attachment - - 1 2
1015 - Dual-port 4 Gbps FC HBA for Tape Attachment - - 1 2
1021 - Dual-port GbE iSCSI Target (optical) - - 1 2
1024 - PCIe U-SCSI 320 Tape - - 1 2
1026 - PCIe Dual-port SCSI Copper - - 1 2
1029 - Quad-port 4 Gbps FC HBA for Disk/Tape - - 1 2
1030 - Quad port 4 Gbps FC Target - - 1 2
1033 - SnapMirror® over FC HBA - - 1 2
1036 - PCIe 2 port 8 Gb FC Target HBA - - 1 2
1060 - Dual-port mini-SAS adapter for Disk Attachment - - 1 2
1062 - 10 Gbps Ethernet NIC card - - 1 2
1063 - Dual-port FCoE adapter (optical) - - 1 2
1064 - Dual-port FCoE adapter (cooper)) - - 1 2
Environmental specifications
AC Power/Current (line voltage for standalone systems dependent on local power distribution; system cabinets are 200 to 240 V only) 100 to 240 V ac, 10 to 4 A, 50/60 Hz, 675 W 100 to 240 V ac, 12 to 5A, 50/60 Hz, 855 W
Thermal rating 1560 Btu/hr (note: Watts x 3.4129) 1928 Btu/hr
Weight (max.) 64 lb (28 kg) 66 lb (30 kg) 110 lb (50 kg) 112 lb (51 kg)
Height 3.45" (8.75 cm), fits into 2U space 6.95" (17.75 cm), fits into 4U space
Width 19" IEC rack-compliant (17.7", 44.9 cm)
Depth 22" (56 cm) 23" (58.5 cm)
Operating temperature, altitude, and relative humidity 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 104°F); at ≤ 3,000 m (at ≤ 10,000 ft) elevation; 20% to 80% relative humidity, non-condensing (28°C wet bulb temperature)
Non-operating temperature and relative humidity -40°C to 60°C (-40°F to 140°F); 10% to 95% relative humidity, non-condensing, in original container
Operating acoustic noise </=54 dBA sound pressure (LpA) @ normal operating conditions (at 23°C and at sea level)
Min. cabinet clearances 25.4 cm (10 in) in front, 30.5 cm (12 in) in rear
Min. service clearances 76.2 cm (30 in) in front, 76.2 cm (30 in) in rear
Maximum altitude 10,000 ft (3050 m)
Regulations
Filer safety EN 60950, CE, CSA 60950, UL 60950, CB IEC60950-1 (all national deviations), EN60825-1, GOST-R, BSMI CNS14336, CCC GB 4943-2001, SABS, S Resolution 92-98
Disk shelf safety UL/C-UL; CE
Emissions/Immunity FCC Part 15 Class A, ICES-003, CE, MIC, VCCI, AS/NZS EN55022, EN55024, IEC61000-3-2, IEC61000-3-3, BSMI, KN22, EN61000-4-2, EN61000-4-3, EN61000-4-4, EN61000-4-5, EN61000-4-6, EN61000-4-11, KN24, CISPR 24
Storage Expansion Unit Disk Drive Support
EXN4000 - 4 Gbps Fibre Channel disk storage expansion unit (MTM 2863-004) 4 Gbps Fibre Channel: 300 GB, 15,000 rpm; 450 GB, 15,000 rpm
EXN3000 - SAS Disk Storage Expansion Unit (MTM 2857-003)* SAS: 300 GB, 15,000 rpm; 450 GB, 15,000 rpm
SATA: 500 GB, 7,200 rpm; 1 TB
EXN1000 - SATA disk storage expansion unit (MTM 2861-001)) SATA: 500 GB, 7,200 rpm; 1 TB
Storage Expansion Unit Specifications
Disk Storage expansion units supported EXN4000 - 4 Gbps Fibre Channel Disk storage expansion unit (MTM 2863-004)
EXN3000 - SAS Disk Storage Expansion Unit (MTM 2857-003)*
EXN1000 SATA disk storage expansion unit (MTM 2861-001)
Each with 14 low-profile slots for fibre channel and SATA disk drives
Legacy support for expansion unit
Disk drive storage shelf interface PCI-x or PCI-e-based Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL)
Environmental specifications
Power supply/cooling fans Dual, redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply/fan assemblies (220V/110V)
AC power/max. current 100 to 120 V ac/4.4A; 200 to 240 V ac/2.3A 100 to 120 V ac/7A; 200-240 V ac/3.5A; 50/60 Hz
Operating temperature maximum range 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 104°F)
Recommended operating temperature range 20°C to 25°C (68°F to 77°F)
Operating relative humidity range 10% to 95% relative humidity, non-condensing 10% to 95%
Recommended operating relative humidity range 40% to 55% non-condensing
Non-operating temperature range -40°C to 65°C (-40°F to 149°F)
Non-operating relative humidity range 10% to 95% relative humidity, non-condensing
Thermal rating 1,215 Btu/hr (fully loaded disk storage expansion unit)
Operating acoustic noise 56.4 dBA @ 1 m at 23°C, 5.64 bels @ 23°C
Dimensions (height/width/depth) 3U EIA (5.25", 13.3 cm)/19" IEC rack-compliant (17.6", 44.7 cm)/20" (50.85 cm)
Weight EXN4000 - 35.8 kg (78.8 lbs) fully loaded with disk drives, 23 kg (50.6 lbs) empty
EXN1000 - 35 kg (77 lbs) fully loaded with disk drives, 23 kg (50.6 lbs) empty
Regulations
Disk shelf safety UL/C-UL; CE
Emissions FCC Class A, EN 55022:1998, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, CE, BSMI, AS/NZ 3548, VCCI
Immunity EN 55024:1998
IBM System Storage N3000 Express series Technical Specifications
Technical Highlights
Maximum RAID Group Sizes RAID-6 (RAID-DP™)
FC-28 (26 data disks plus 2 parity disks)
SATA-16 (14 data disks plus 2 parity disks)
RAID-41 FC-14 (13 data disks plus 1 parity disk)
SATA-7 (6 data disks plus 1 parity disk)
SAN Protocol Support Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) and/or iSCSI; fabric-attached and direct-attached
Network Protocol Support NFS V2/V3/V4 over UDP or TCP, PCNFSD V1/V2 for (PC) NFS client authentication, Microsoft® CIFS, HTTP 1.0, HTTP 1.1 virtual hosts
FlexVols Up to 200 per controller on N3300 Express and up to 500 per controller on N3600 Express
Snapshots Up to 51,000 per controller on N3300 Express and up to 127,000 per controller on N3600 Express
Reliability Redundant hot-swappable controllers, cooling fans and power supplies
Management Full-duplex 10/100 Base-T Ethernet onboard console, diagnostic LED, Maintenance Center, SNMP, telnet, SSH, HTTP, Web, e-mail alerts, Operations Manager, Protection Manager
Security Virus Protection, SecureAdmin™, IPSec, CHAP authentication, Role Based access control (RBAC)




1 RAID-6 is the recommended configuration for drives greater than 144 GB.
 2Max. capacity is derived based on the type, size and number of the drives. Max. capacity is calculated using Base10 arithmetic (i.e., 1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes).

 
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