IBM Storwize V7000 and Storwize V7000 Unified
IBM® Storwize V7000 and Storwize V7000 Unified are powerful disk systems that have been designed to be easy to use and to enable rapid deployment without additional resources. IBM storage virtualisation, solid state drive (SSD) optimisation, unified storage, IBM Real-time Compression and thin provisioning technologies are built in to improve storage utilisation and to enable the system to be reconfigured to meet changing needs quickly and easily.
- Platform supported: For a list of currently supported servers, operating systems, host bus adapters, clustering applications and SAN switches and directors, refer to the System Storage Interoperation Center at: ibm.com/systems/support/storage/config/ssic/ (US)
- Disk capacity: Up to 36 terabytes (TB) per enclosure (using 3 TB nearline serial attached SCSI (SAS-NL) disk drive modules) or up to 24 TB physical storage per enclosure (using 1 TB SAS-NL disk drive modules) per enclosure; up to nine expansion units
- Storage Mgmt: IBM Storwize V7000 and Storwize V7000 Unified
Great integration with:
IBM Systems Director Storage Control
IBM Flex System Manager
IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Centre
IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
IBM System Storage DS3500 Express
IBM has combined best-of-breed development with leading 6 Gigabits per second (Gbps) host interface and drive technology in the IBM System Storage DS3500 Express. With its simple, efficient and flexible approach to storage, the DS3500 is a cost-effective, fully integrated complement to IBM System x servers, IBM BladeCenter and IBM Power Systems. Offering substantial improvements at a price that fits most budgets, the DS3500 delivers superb price to performance ratios, functionality, scalability and ease of use for the entry-level storage user.
- Platform supported: Microsoft® Windows®, UNIX®, Linux®, VMware and Mac OS. For a current list of platforms supported, please visit the IBM System Storage Interoperation Centre (SSIC): ibm.com/systems/support/storage/config/ssic/ (US)
- Disk capacity: 576 TB (DS3512 storage system with fifteen EXP3512) 192 TB (DS3524 storage system with seven EXP3524) 528 TB (DS3524 storage system with fourteen EXP3512)
- Storage Mgmt: IBM DS Storage Manager
IBM System Storage DS3400
The enclosure addresses the top pain-points of small businesses managing increasing demand for capacity and data availability.
- Platform supported: System x, BladeCenter
- Disk capacity: 14.4 TB (using 3 EXP3000s and 300 GB SAS disks)
- Storage Mgmt: DS3000 Storage Manager – no charge, included with system
IBM System Storage DS4000 EXP420 Express Model

Designed to be a cost effective solution for data archiving, reference data, and near-line storage applications. A 4 Gbps Fibre Channel design for high throughput for your most demanding applications.
- Platform supported: Designed to support heterogeneous operating systems (OS) environments for System x™ and System p™
- Disk capacity: Scales to 8 TB of physical storage capacity using 16 SATA 500 GB EV-DDM (Enhanced Value - Disk Drive Modules).
- Storage Mgmt: Includes easy-to-use IBM System Storage™ DS4000™ Series Storage Manager, which provides common storage management software to allow you to perform troubleshooting and management tasks
IBM System Storage DS4200 Express Model

Designed for data-intensive applications that demand increased connectivity provided by four 4 Gbps host channels designed to provide up to 1550 MBps of sustained bandwidth for high throughput applications through the four channels directly attached to the host servers or connected to a Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN).
- Platform supported: Windows Server® 2003 w/SP1, Windows® 2000 Server & Adv. Server w/SP4, Netware® 6.5 w/SP2, 6.0 w/SP4, AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, Linux®/Intel®, RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0, RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.0 U1, VMWare ESX 2.5.1, Solaris 7, 8, 9 w/Veritas Cluster Svs and Veritas VM/DMP, HP-UX 11i & 11.0, Linux/IBM, System p™, SUSE Linux Enterprise Svr (SLES) 8.0, 9.0
- Disk capacity: 112 SATA drives (using 6 DS4000™ EXP420 Expansion Units)
- Storage Mgmt: IBM System Storage™ DS4000™ Storage Manager version 9.21
DS6800
The IBM System Storage™ DS4700 Express Model supports a high-performance 4 Gbps capable Fibre Channel interface designed for data-intensive applications that demand increased connectivity.
- Platform supported: System p™, System x™, Windows Server® 2003 w/SP1, Windows® 2000 Server & Adv.Server w/SP4, Novell NetWare® 6.0 w/SP5 & 6.5 w/SP5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 3.0 U7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 U3; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3, VMWare ESX 2.5.2; AIX® 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, HP-UX 11i and 11.23, Solaris 8, 9, 10
- Disk capacity: Model 72A/H/S/T: 112 FC or 112 SATA drives (using 6 DS4000™ EXP810 Expansion Units) Model 70A//H/S/T: 112 FC or 112 SATA drives (using 6 DS4000 EXP810 Expansion Units)
- Storage Mgmt: IBM System Storage™ DS4000™ Storage Manager version 9.21
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