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 IBM System Storage DS6800
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- Designed to deliver enterprise-class storage functionality for distributed and mainframe servers in a modular, space-saving, power-efficient, scalable package
- Provides low total cost of ownership (TCO) by offering tiered pricing on software and a around-the-clock IBM on-site repair (IOR) warranty that covers both hardware and software
- Designed to offer a highly available, robust storage solution for medium and large enterprises
- Supports advanced copy services, which are interoperable with IBM System Storage DS8000 series and IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server (ESS)
- Designed to provide over 1600 MegaBytes per second (MBps) performance for high throughput applications
- Includes eight host ports supporting Fibre Channel (FC) and IBM Fibre Connection (FICON) connectivity
- Supports FC and Fibre Channel ATA (FATA) disk drives for tiered storage in a single system
- Includes DS6000 storage manager software that supports a Web-based intuitive interface and Express Configuration Wizards for simplified system configuration and management.
Flexible, high-performance storage for medium and large enterprises
The IBM System Storage DS6000 series is an innovative storage system designed to provide high availability and high performance in a small, space-saving, power-efficient modular package. This series, along with the DS8000 series, offers an enterprise-class continuum of storage systems with shared replication services and common management interfaces. The DS6000 series is well suited to help you simplify your storage infrastructure and help you manage growth and complexity through consolidation of storage onto this platform.
As part of the IBM System Storage DS Family, the DS6800 is designed to provide medium and large businesses with a low-cost, enterprise-class storage solution to help simplify data management and to provide comprehensive data protection and recovery capabilities and easy scalability for both mainframe and open system storage needs.
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Hardware summary
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- FC and FATA drive compatibility for tiered storage capability
- Express configuration wizards for simple system configuration
- High performance with1600 MegaBytes per second (MBps) throughput
- Support for a wide range of servers and operation systems (OS)
- End-to-end data checking and verification
- Choice of RAID levels
- IBM Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA)
- Support for advanced copy services
- DS6000 storage manager software
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- Dual active Random Array of Independent Disks (RAID) controller
- IBM Power PC 750GX 1 GHz processor
- 4 GB cache per system (2 GB per controller)
- 8 FC or FICON host ports
- Up to 16 drives per enclosure, 128 drives maximum
- 38.4 TB maximum capacity with FC drives
- 64 TB maximum capacity with FATA drives
- 3U standard server rack space
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