IBM System Storage and TotalStorage products

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IBM Power™ Systems servers are designed to maximize returns on your IT investments, improve responsiveness of systems and people, and drive innovation with technology advancement. IBM System Storage offers storage solutions that are architected and tested to provide critical data on demand for IBM Power Systems applications.

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IBM disk storage maximizes data availability

The most demanding Power Systems applications call for instantaneous access to key/critical business data. Offering exceptional performance resiliency and superior data throughput, IBM disk storage systems are the culmination of more than 40 years of technical innovation. They are the industry benchmark for error-free, high-speed information availability.

IBM tape systems offer unsurpassed data retention and security

Businesses that run on IBM Power Systems rely on IBM System Storage products to retain and maintain access to business records for legal, regulatory and business needs. Backed by more than 50 years of innovation, IBM tape products provide low-cost, highly-efficient data storage while protecting privacy and securely sharing information across the enterprise and with authorized partners and customers.

IBM SAN globalizes local storage and makes global storage local

Businesses of all sizes are using IBM Power Systems to handle rapidly expanding global operations. IBM SAN (Storage Area Network) products and solutions provide integrated SAN solutions for multi-protocol local, campus, metropolitan and global storage networking applications for small, medium, and enterprise operations..

IBM NAS systems offer high-end storage with midrange affordability

The storage devices in your enterprise data center must work seamlessly with your mainframe computing platform and with each other. IBM System Storage product can help you simplify your storage infrastructure, support business continuity, safeguard your information, and extract more value from your System z environment:

IBM System Storage for Power platforms

IBM Power System platforms offer three operating environments:

AIX is an open, UNIX operating system that allows you to run the applications you want, on the hardware you want.
IBM i has a highly scalable and virus resistant architecture with a proven reputation for exceptional business resiliency.
The Linux operating system can reduce costs, increase flexibility, and continue the same quality of service achieved with a traditional UNIX operating system.

The chart below highlights some of the IBM System Storage products compatible with each of the Power System operating environments.

NOTE: Information provided here is for general guidance only. Consult product documentation and current configurator programs (such as SSIC) for more specific information.

Product	Disk	Tape	SAN	NAS
DS3200	A/L
DS3300	L
DS3400	A/L/iv
DS4200	A
DS4700	A/L/iv
DS4800	A/L/iv
DS5100	A/L
DS5300	A/L
DS6800	A/L/i
DS8100	A/L/i
DS8300	A/L/i
DR550	A/L/i
Information Archive	A/L
TS1130 tape drive		A/L/i
TS2230 tape drive		A/L/i
TS2240 tape drive		A/L/i
TS3100 tape library		A/L/i
TS3200 tape library		A/L/i
TS3310 tape library		A/L/i
SAN 24B-4			A/L/i
SAN 40B-4			A/L/i
SAN 80B-4			A/L/i
SAN Cisco MDS 9222i			A/L/i
N3700				A/L/i*
N5000				A/L/i*
N6000				A/L/i*

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A – supports IBM AIX attachment
L – supports Linux attachment
i – supports System i attachment
iv – supports System i VIOS attachment
i* – supports System i Integrated File System (IFS) attachment
(SAN attachments require specific levels of applicable software. Consult SSIC.)

Information infrastructure solutions

Storage products are key building blocks in creating an information infrastructure for enterprises of all sizes. IBM System Storage hardware and software are designed to help businesses gain a competitive advantage through the optimization of information-related business trends.