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IBM System Storage N3000 Express series Modular Disk Storage Systems

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



Specifications
   N3300 Express N3300 Express N3600 Express N3600 Express
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 GHzMobile 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
I/O Ports (Standard/Maximum)
Fibre Channel ports (speed) 2/2
(4 Gbps)
4/4
(4 Gbps)
2/6
(4 Gbps)
4/12
(4 Gbps)
Ethernet ports (speed) 2/2
(1 GbE)
4/4
(1 GbE)
2/4
(1 GbE)
4/8
(1 GbE)
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 8 TB 8 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 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: 144 GB, 300 GB; 15,000 rpm
SATA: 500 GB, 750 GB, 1 TB; 7,200 rpm
SAS: 144 GB, 300 GB; 15,000 rpm
SATA: 500 GB, 750 GB, 1 TB; 7,200 rpm