IBM System Storage N7000 series, Filer and Gateway

Reliable, powerful, expandable modular storage for data center applications and consolidations

Specifications
  N7950T
Machine type model 2867-E22
Gateway machine type model 2867-E22 (with Fibre Channel 9551)
Controller configuration Dual (active/active)
Processors speed and type 2.93 GHz Intel 6-core
Number of processors 24
Random access memory 192 GB1
Nonvolatile memory 8 GB
Integrated I/O ports
Fibre Channel ports/speed 8 (8 Gbps)
SAS ports/speed (requires FC 1080) 0 – 24 (6 Gbps)
Ethernet ports/Speed 8 (10 Gbps), 4 (1 Gbps)
Storage scalability
Maximum number of Fibre Channel loops 14
Maximum number of SAS stacks 10
Maximum raw capacity2 5,760 TB
Maximum number of disk drives 1,440
Maximum volume size 100 TB
Maximum number of LUNs 4,096
Maximum number of SAN Hosts Up to 512 hosts per high-availability pair
Up to 24 directly connected servers per high-availability pair
Maximum number of storage enclosures 84
Disk expansion units supported EXN4000 - Fibre Channel disk storage expansion unit: 4 Gbps Fibre Channel: 300 GB, 450 GB, 600 GB (15k rpm)
EXN3500 - SAS disk storage (small-form factor [SFF]) expansion unit: SAS: 450 GB, 600 GB, 900 GB (10k rpm); 200 GB solid-state drive (SSD)
EXN3200 - SATA disk storage (hard disk drive [HDD]) expansion unit: 3 TB, 4 TB (7.2k rpm)
EXN3000 - SAS disk storage expansion unit: SAS: 300 GB, 450 GB, 600 GB (15k rpm); SATA: 1 TB, 2 TB, 3 TB, 3 TB self encryption disk (SED) (7.2k rpm); 100 GB SSD
EXN1000 - SATA disk storage expansion unit: SATA: 1 TB, 2 TB (7.2k rpm)
I/O scalability
PCI Express (PCIe) expansion slots 24
PCI-X expansion slots 0
Maximum number of Fibre Channel ports 128
Maximum number of Ethernet ports 100
Maximum number of SAS ports 72
Maximum number of adapters supported per system (below - not to exceed maximum number of optional adapters)
1012 - Dual-port GbE NIC (fibre) 24
1014 - Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA disk 24
1015 - Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA tape 16
1028 - Quad-port GbE (copper) 12
1029 - Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA disk 24
1030 - Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel target 12
1036 - PCIe 2 port 8 Gb Fibre Channel target HBA 24
1061 - Quad-port 3 Gbps SAS adapter for disk attachment3 12
1063 - Dual-port FCoE adapter (optical) 24
1064 - Dual-port FCoE adapter (copper) 24
1066 - MetroCluster VI Fibre Channel HBA 8 Gb 2
1067 - SnapMirror over Fibre Channel HBA 8 Gb 4
1071 - Flash Cache II 512 Gb 32
1072 - Flash Cache II 1Tb 16
1078 - Dual-port 10 GbE NIC, SFP+ 16
1079 - Quad-port 8 Gb Fibre Channel HBA 6
1080 - Quad-port 6 Gb SAS HBA 6
2013 - SFP+ 10 GbE - embedded NIC 8
2014 - SFP+ optical module for 1078 32
Warranty 3 years for hardware and licensed software, customer-replaceable unit (CRU) and onsite service, next business day 9×5, service upgrades available
Environmental specifications
  N7950T
Machine type model 2867-E22
Gateway machine type model 2867-E22 (with Fibre Channel 9551)
AC power/current (line voltage for standalone systems dependent on local power distribution; system cabinets are 200 – 240 V only) 100 – 120 V ac, 6.9 A (typical), 9.6 A (maximum) @ 100 V ac
200 – 240 V ac, 3.5 A (typical), 4.7 A (maximum) @ 200 V ac
Thermal rating 6,486 BTU/hr (max), 4,540 BTU/hr (typical)
Weight (maximum) 118 kg (260.2 lb)
Height 52.42 cm (20.64 in.), fits into 12U space
Width 19 in. IEC rack-compliant (44.6 cm, 17.6 in.)
Depth 61 cm (24 in.), 73.66 cm (29 in.) with cable management bracket
Operating temperature, altitude, and relative humidity 10°C – 40°C (50°F – 104°F); at ≤ 3,050 m (≤ 10,000 ft.) elevation; 20% – 80% relative humidity, noncondensing (28°C wet bulb temperature)
Nonoperating temperature and relative humidity -40°C – 70°C (-40°F – 158°F); 10% – 95% relative humidity, noncondensing, in original container
Operating acoustic noise ≤ 61 dBA sound pressure (LpA) @ normal operating conditions (at 22°C and at sea level)
Minimum cabinet clearances 15.2 cm (6 in.) in front, 30.5 cm (12 in.) in rear
Minimum service clearances 63.5 cm (25 in.) from front of cabinet; 102 cm (40 in.) from rear of cabinet
Maximum altitude 2,133 m (7,000 ft.)
Regulations
Filer safety EN 60950-1:2006/A11:2009, CE, NRTL (CSA 60950-1-07, UL 60950-1 Second Edition), CB (all national deviations), EN 60825-1:2007, IRAM, GOST-R
Disk shelf safety UL/C-UL; CE
Emissions FCC Class A, EN 55022:2006 +A1:2007, EN 61000-3-2:2006, EN 61000-3-3:1995 +A1:2001 +A2:2005, CE, BSMI, AS/NZ CISPR 22:2006, VCCI
Immunity EN 55024:1998 +A1:2001 +A2:2003
Storage expansion unit disk drive support
EXN4000 – 4 Gbps Fibre Channel disk storage expansion unit (MTM 2863-004) Fibre Channel: 300 GB, 450 GB, 600 GB (15k rpm)
EXN3200 – SATA disk storage expansion unit HDD (MTM 2857-306) SATA: 3 TB, 4 TB (7.2k rpm)
EXN3000 – SAS disk storage expansion unit (MTM 2857-003) SAS: 300 GB, 450 GB, 600 GB, 600 GB self encryption disk (SED) (15k rpm)
SATA: 1 TB, 2 TB, 3 TB, 3 TB SED (7.2k rpm); 100 GB SSD
EXN1000 SATA disk storage expansion unit (MTM 2861-001) SATA: 1 TB, 2 TB (7.2k rpm)
Storage expansion unit specifications
Disk storage expansion units supported EXN4000: 4-Gbps Fibre Channel disk storage expansion unit (MTM 2863-004) with 14 low-profile slots for Fibre Channel disk drives
EXN3500: SAS small-form factor (SFF) disk storage expansion unit (MTM 2857-006) with 24 SFF slots for SAS SFF disk drives
EXN3200: SATA disk storage expansion unit (MTM 2857-306) with 24 dual HDD slots for 3.5 in. HDD product platforms
EXN3000: SAS disk storage expansion unit (MTM 2857-003) with 24 slots for SAS disk drives
EXN1000: SATA disk storage expansion unit (MTM 2861-001) with 14 low-profile slots for SATA disk drives
Legacy support for expansion units
Disk drive storage shelf interface PCIe-based Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) or SAS
Environmental specifications
Power supply/cooling fans EXN3000: Dual (SATA) or Quad (SAS) redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply/fan assemblies (220/110 V)
EXN1000, EXN3500, EXN4000: Dual, redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply/fan assemblies (220/110 V)
EXN3200: Quad redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply/fan assemblies (220/110 V)
AC power/maximum current 100 – 120 V ac/4.4 A; 200 – 240 V ac/2.3 A 100 – 120 V ac/7 A; 200 – 240 V ac/3.5 A; 50/60 Hz
Operating relative humidity range 10% – 95% relative humidity, noncondensing 10% – 95%
Recommended operating relative humidity range 40% – 55% noncondensing
Nonoperating relative humidity range 10% – 95% relative humidity, noncondensing
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) EXN4000 and EXN1000
3U EIA (13.3 cm, 5.25 in.) H/19 in. IEC rack-compliant (44.7 cm, 17.6 in.) W/50.8 cm (20 in.) D
EXN3500
2U EIA (8.5 cm, 3.4 in.) H/19 in. IEC rack-compliant (44.7 cm, 17.6 in.) W/50.8 cm (20 in.) D
EXN3200
4U EIA (17.47 cm, 6.88 in.) H/19 in. IEC rack-compliant (44.72 cm, 17.61 in.) W/69.21 cm (27.25 in.) D
EXN3000
4U EIA (17.49 cm, 6.9 in.) H/19 in. IEC rack-compliant (44.87 cm, 17.7 in.) W/65.35 cm (25.7 in.) D
Weight EXN4000 - 35.8 kg (78.8 lb) fully loaded with disk drives, 23 kg (50.6 lb) empty (without PCMs and PSUs)
EXN3500 - 22.2 kg (49 lb) fully loaded with disk drives, 15.7 kg (34.6 lb) empty
EXN3200: 68.04 kg (150 lb) fully loaded with disk drives, 17.69 kg (39 lb) empty
EXN3000 - 49.9 kg (110 lb) fully loaded with disk drives, 24.4 kg (53.7 lb) empty
EXN1000 - 35 kg (77 lb) fully loaded with disk drives, 23 kg (50.6 lb) empty
Regulations
Disk shelf safety UL/C-UL; CE
Immunity EN 55024:1998
Operating system Data ONTAP 8.1.2 or later
Operating system support Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, HP-UX, Macintosh OS, Linux, VMware ESX
Standard software features Integrated automatic RAID manager, including RAID-DP, Snapshot, Fast Boot, Telnet, email alerts, NIS, DNS, SNMP, SecureAdmin, Flash Pool, FlexVol, FlexShare, SSH, Maintenance Center, Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP)
Network protocol support NFS V2/V3/V4 over UDP or TCP, PCNFSD V1/V2 for (PC) NFS client authentication, Microsoft CIFS, VLD, FTP, HTTP 1.0, HTTP 1.1 Virtual Hosts
SAN protocol support Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP), FCoE for SCSI (2 Gb and 4 Gb); fabric-attached and direct-attached; iSCSI
Optional licensed functions NFS, CIFS, HTTP, Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP), iSCSI Protocol, FCoE, FlexCache, FlexClone , FlexScale, MultiStore, Clustered Failover (CFO), SnapMirror, SnapRestore, Single Mailbox Recovery for Exchange, SnapManager for Exchange, SnapManager for SQL Server, SnapManager for Oracle, SnapManager for SAP, SnapManager for Microsoft Office SharePoint (SMSP), SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure, SnapManager for Microsoft Hyper-V, SnapVault, SnapMover, SnapLock Compliance, SnapLock Enterprise, SyncMirror, MetroCluster, NearStore, SnapValidator, SnapDrive for Windows, SnapDrive for UNIX, SnapDrive for AIX, SnapDrive for HP-UX, SnapDrive for Linux, AIX multipathing, Disk Sanitization, Deduplication, Protection Manager, Provisioning Manager
Hardware features Full-duplex 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet onboard console, diagnostic LED/LCD, Remote Management Card standard, redundant hot-plug cooling fans, redundant hot-plug power supplies, Compact Flash, 19 in. rack-mount enclosure, optional 220 V 42U 19 in. system cabinet
Maximum RAID group sizes RAID 6 (RAID-DP) Fibre Channel - 28 (26 data disks plus 2 parity disks), SATA - 16 (14 data disks plus 2 parity disks)
RAID 4 Fibre Channel - 14 (13 data disks plus 1 parity disk), SATA - 7 (6 data disks plus 1 parity disk)
RAID 6 + RAID 1 or RAID 4 + RAID 1 (SyncMirror)

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