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IBM System Storage N series Gateway for SAN Storage Environments

Unify NAS, FC SAN, and IP SAN under a common architecture

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Highlights

  • Heterogeneous unified storage environment – Designed to provide unified storage access for multiprotocol, multivendor storage environments
  • Versatile – Single, integrated architecture designed to support concurrent block input/output (I/O) and file serving over Ethernet and FC SAN infrastructures
  • Storage consolidation – Designed to enable organisations to consolidate UNIX®, Linux®, Windows® and Web workloads with existing SAN storage, thereby helping to increase storage utilisation
  • Builds on existing SAN infrastructure – Designed to integrate into existing SAN storage environments, helping to optimise investment protection and Return On Investment (ROI)
  • Data management – Designed to provide advanced data management solutions that maximise availability and can help to reduce operational cost significantly
  • Comprehensive software suite – Designed to provide robust system management, copy services, virtualisation technologies and disaster recovery (DR) and backup capabilities across all SAN resources.

Improving storage utilisation and access

As enterprise storage requirements evolved from direct-attached to networked storage, many enterprises made significant investments in multiple storage architectures – direct-attached storage (DAS), SAN and NAS – to support the different access methods required by various business solutions. The result was often inefficient and underutilised storage environments. A critical IT management challenge is to optimise the use of existing storage to improve efficiency and ROI while continuing to support different access methods for different business solutions throughout the enterprise.

You may not be ready to replace existing storage systems with new, unified ones. Instead, you might be looking for ways to broaden the use of current infrastructure and improve ROI by provisioning SAN capacity for new business solutions requiring Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP), SCSI over IP (iSCSI) or NAS access and remote access.


IBM System Storage N series Gateway

The IBM System Storage N series Gateway product line is a network-based unified storage solution designed to provide IP and FC protocol access to SAN-attached heterogeneous storage arrays. The N6000 and N7000 series ordered with a Gateway feature code can help you make the most of the dynamic provisioning capabilities of Data ONTAP software across your existing FC SAN infrastructure to support an expanded set of business applications. The IBM N series Gateway is based on the Data ONTAP microkernel operating system, which is designed to unify block and file storage networking paradigms under a common architecture. The N series Gateway offers a comprehensive suite of advanced data management capabilities designed to help you consolidate, protect and recover mission-critical data for enterprise applications and users.

The IBM N series Gateway is designed to deliver the performance and capacity to meet access requirements for enterprises of all sizes. N series Gateway systems are intended to deliver industry-leading performance, offer terabytes (TBs) of managed capacity and be configured for simultaneous active/active access with secure failover across two independent systems in a cluster

The N6000 and N7000 series Gateway product lines support the attachment to both N series EXN1000, EXN3000 and EXN4000 disk storage expansion units; IBM Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) series, IBM XIV Storage System, IBM System Storage DS8000 and DS4000 series; as well as a broad range of EMC, Hitachi, Fujitsu, 3PAR and HP storage subsystems. You can now take advantage of the N series Gateway capabilities to help improve business efficiency and reduce data management complexity with a variety of storage subsystems.


N7000 series Gateways
Common features N7000
  • Simultaneous multiprotocol support for FCP, iSCSI, Common Internet File System (CIFS), Network File System (NFS), HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
  • File- and block-level service in a single system
  • Data ONTAP software
  • 16 TB maximum volume size
  • Broad range of built-in features
  • Multiple supported backup methods including disk- and host-based backup and tape backup to direct, SAN and Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) attached tape devices
 Hardware summary N7000
  • Up to 1.176 Petabytes (PB) or 1,176 TB raw storage capacity supported from SAN-based storage resources
  • 16 GB to 64 GB Error Checking and Correction (ECC) memory
  • 512 MB to 4 GB nonvolatile memory
  • Up to 52 full-duplex 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet ports
  • Up to 56 4-Gigabits per second (Gbps) FC ports
  • 10-Gbps Ethernet adapter card (optional)
  • Quad-port 4-Gbps adapters (optional)
  • Dual FC Low Voltage Differential (LVD) Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) Tape adapter
  • Dual redundant hot-plug integrated cooling fans and auto-ranging power supplies
  • 19" rack-mount enclosure
N6000 series Gateways
Common features N6000
  • Simultaneous multiprotocol support for FCP, iSCSI, CIFS, NFS, HTTP, FTP
  • File- and block-level service in a single system
  • Upgrade up to 840 TB of physical capacity while avoiding service disruption
  • Support for FC and Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) disk drives
  • Data ONTAP software
  • 16 TB maximum volume size
  • Broad range of built-in features
  • Multiple supported backup methods including disk- and host-based backup and tape backup to direct, SAN and GbE attached tape devices
 Hardware summary N6000
  • Up to 804 TB raw storage capacity
  • 4 GB to 21 GB Cache memory
  • 512 MB to 4 GB nonvolatile memory
  • 10 GbE adapter card (optional)
  • Quad-port 4 Gbps adapters (optional)
  • Up to 8 Performance Acceleration Modules
  • Diagnostic Light Emitting Diode (LED)/Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
  • Dual redundant hot-plug integrated cooling fans and auto-ranging power supplies 19’ rack-mountable

IBM System Storage N series software features at a glance

Software Description Benefit
Advanced Single Instance Storage (A-SIS) Performs block level data de-duplication on NearStore data volumes Volume data is automatically scanned and deduplicated, resulting in immediate space savings with minimal impact on operations
Data ONTAP N series storage operating system providing full-featured and unified data management for both block and file serving environments Single architecture and user interface simplify data management and reduce costs for SAN and Network Attached Storage (NAS) deployment
FlexCache Creates a flexible, horizontally scalable caching layer within your storage infrastructure that automatically adapts to changing usage patterns to eliminate bottlenecks Intended to improve application response times for large compute farms, speed data access for remote users, or create a tiered storage infrastructure that circumvents tedious data management tasks
FlexClone Instantaneously creates Logical Unit Number (LUN) and volume clones without requiring additional storage Accelerated test and development and storage capacity savings
FlexShare Prioritises storage resource allocation to highest value workloads on a heavily loaded system Ensures that best performance is provided to designated high-priority applications
FlexVol Creates flexibly sized LUNs and volumes across a large pool of disks and one or more Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) groups Allows applications and users to get more space dynamically and non-disruptively without IT staff intervention. Can enable more productive use of available storage and helps improve performance.
MetroCluster An integrated high-availability (HA)/DR solution for campus and metro-area deployments Ensures high data availability when a site failure occurs
MultiStore Securely partitions a storage system into multiple virtual storage appliances Enables secure consolidation of multiple domains and file servers
NearStore (near-line) Increases the maximum number of concurrent data streams (per storage controller). Enhances backup, data protection and disaster preparedness by increasing the number of concurrent data streams between two N series systems
Operations Manager Manages multiple N series systems from a single administrative console Faster deployment and consolidated management of multiple N series systems
Protection Manager Backup and replication management software for N series disk-to-disk environment Improves productivity through automation of data protection tasks; delivers higher assurance of data protection than with manual execution of tasks by reducing human errors
Provisioning Manager An easy-to-use application that allows administrators to apply consistent data set provisioning policies across the enterprise, automate complex provisioning processes, check policy conformance and pool storage resources for higher utilisation Policy-based automation simplifies storage provisioning, ensuring that the provisioning process is repeatable, scalable and auditable, while mitigating the risk of data loss due to misconfigured storage
System Manager* Manages a single N series storage system from a single administrative console System setup and configuration management for fast deployment of a single N series system
SecureAdmin Authenticates both the administrative user and the N series system, creating a secure, direct communication link to the N series system Helps protects administrative logins, passwords and session commands from ‘cleartext’ snooping by replacing RSH and telnet with the strongly encrypted Secure SHell (SSH) protocol
Single Mailbox Recovery for Exchange (SMBR) Enables the recovery of a single mailbox from a Microsoft® Exchange Information Store SMBR can extract a single mailbox or email directly in minutes compared to hours with traditional methods. Helps eliminate the need for IT staff intensive, complex and time-consuming exchange server and mailbox recovery for time-consuming
SnapDrive Provides host-based data management of N series storage from Windows, UNIX and Linux servers Simplifies host-consistent Snapshot copy creation and automates error-free restores
SnapLock Write-protects structured application data files within a volume to provide Write Once, Read Many (WORM) disk storage Provides storage enabling compliance with government records retention regulations
SnapManager Provides host-based data management of N series storage for databases and business applications Simplifies application-consistent Snapshot copies, automates error-free data restores and enables application-aware DR
SnapMirror Enables automatic, incremental data replication between systems: synchronous or asynchronous Provides flexible, space- and network-efficient site-to-site mirroring for DR and data distribution
SnapMover Enables rapid reassignment of disks between controllers within a system without disruption Enables fast, non-disruptive load balancing within an active-active controller system
SnapRestore Rapidly restores single files, directories, or entire LUNs and volumes from any Snapshot backup Enables near-instantaneous recovery of files, databases and complete volumes
Snapshot Makes incremental, data-in-place, point-in-time copies of a LUN or volume with minimal performance impact Enables frequent, non-disruptive, space-efficient and quickly restorable backups
SnapValidator Maximises data integrity for Oracle databases Enhances Oracle database resiliency in compliance with Oracle HARD initiative
SnapVault Exports Snapshot copies to another N series system, providing an incremental block-level backup solution Enables cost-effective, long-term retention of rapidly restorable disk-based backups
SyncMirror Maintains two online copies of data with RAID-DP protection on each side of the mirror Protects against all types of hardware outages, including triple disk failure

* System Manager only available for N6000


Specifications

  N7700 N7900
Machine type model 2866-A21 2867-A21
Gateway Machine Type Model 2866-A21 (w/FC 9551) 2867-A21 (w/FC 9551)
Controller Configuration Dual (active/active) Dual (active/active)
Processors Speed and Type 2.6 GHz AMD Opteron 2.6 GHz AMD Dual Core Opteron
Number of Processors 4 8
Random Access Memory (RAM) 32 GB 64 GB
Nonvolatile Memory 1 GB 4 GB
Integrated I/O Ports
Fibre Channel (FC) Ports/Speed 16 (4-Gbps) 16 (4-Gbps)
Ethernet Ports/Speed 12 (1-Gbps) 12 (1-Gbps)
Storage Scalability
Maximum Number of FC Loops 10 14
Maximum Raw Capacity 840 TB 1176 TB
Maximum Number of Disk Drives 840 1176
Maximum Volume Size 16 TB 16 TB
Maximum Number of Volumes/LUNs 2048 2048
Maximum Number of Storage Enclosures 60 84
Disk Expansion Units Supported EXN4000 - FC Disk Storage Expansion Unit

EXN1000 - SATA Disk Storage Expansion
I/O scalability
PCI-Express (PCI-e) Expansion Slots 10 10
PCI-x Expansion Slots 6 6
Maximum Number FC ports 56 56
Maximum Number of Ethernet Ports 52 52
Maximum Number of Adapters Supported Per System (below – not to exceed Maximum Number of Optional Adapters)
1007 - Quad-Port GbE NIC (copper) 4 4
1008 - Single-Port 10-GbE TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) NIC 4 4
1009 - Quad-Port GbE TOE NIC (copper) 4 4
1010 - Dual-Port iSCSI Target NIC (copper) 6 6
1011 - Dual-Port iSCSI Target NIC (fibre) 6 10
1012 - Dual-Port GbE NIC (fibre) 10 10
1013 - Dual-Port GbE NIC (copper) 10 10
1014 - Dual-Port 4-Gbps FC Host Bus Adapter (HBA) Disk 10 10
1015 - Dual-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA Tape 6 6
1016 - SCSI LVD Tape Adapter 8 6
1017 - Dual-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA Target 8 N/A
1021 - Dual-Port GbE iSCSI Target (fibre) 10 10
1022 - Quad-Port GbE TOE NIC (copper) 10 10
1023 - Quad-Port GbE NIC (copper) 10 10
1024 - Dual-Port SCSI Ultra320 HBA Tape 6 6
1026 - Dual-Port GbE NIC (copper) 10 10
1029 - Quad-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA - DISK 10 10
1030 - Quad port 4-Gbps FC Target 8 8
1031 - Dual-Port 10-GbE TOE NIC 10 10
1032 - Dual-Port MetroCluster VI HBA 4 4
1033 - SnapMirror Over FC HBA PCI-e 4 4
1034 - SnapMirror Over FC HBA PCI-x 4 4
1035 - Quad-Port 4-GBPS FC HBA Tape/Disk 10 10
1036 - PCIe 2 port 8 Gb FC Target HBA 10 10
1056 - Performance Acceleration Module (16 GB) 8 10
1057 - Performance Acceleration Module (512 GB)* 2 2
1058 - Performance Acceleration Module (256 GB) - -
1061 - Quad-port 3 Gbps Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) adapter for Disk Attachment** 10 10
1063 - Dual-port FCoE adapter (optical) 10 10
1064 - Dual-port FCoE adapter (cooper) 10 10
1065 - Dual-port 10 Gbps Ethernet NIC card 10 10

* Co-requisite: Performance Acceleration Module II software feature per filer/gateway. Requires ONTAP 7.3.2

** For use with the EXN3000 and QSFP-QSFP cabling


Environmental Specifications for N7000 series

Environmental specifications
  N7700 N7900
Machine Type Model 2866-A21 2867-A21
Gateway Machine Type Model 2866-A21 (w/FC 9551) 2867-A21 (w/FC 9551)
AC Power/Current (line voltage for standalone systems dependent on local power distribution; system cabinets are 200 to 240 V only) 100 to 240 V ac, 11 A to 5.5 A (typical)

24 A (max.) @ 100 V ac

200 to 240 V ac, 9 A to 5.5 A (typical)

12 A (max.) @ 200 V ac
Thermal rating 6142 BTU/hr.
Weight (max.) 242 lb (109.6 kg)
Height 20.8" (52.6 cm), fits into 12U space
Width 19" IEC rack-compliant (17.6", 44.6 cm)
Depth 27.4" (69.5 cm), 30.8" (78.2 cm) with cable management bracket
Operating temperature, altitude and relative humidity 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 104°F); at </= 3,050 m (at </= 10,000) elevation; 20 to 80 percent relative humidity, non-condensing (28°C wet bulb temperature)
Non-operating temperature and relative humidity -40°C to 65°C (-40°F to 149°F); 10 to 95 percent relative humidity, non-condensing, in original container
Operating acoustic noise 49 dBA sound pressure (LpA) @ normal operating conditions (at 23°C and at sea level)
Min. cabinet clearances 6" (15.3 cm) front; 12" (30.5 cm) rear
Min. service clearances 25" (63.5 cm) from front of cabinet; 40" (102 cm) from rear of cabinet
Maximum altitude 2133 m (7,000 ft.)

Specifications for N6000 series

Specifications
  N6040 N6040 N6060 N6060
Machine type model 2858-A10 2858-A20 2858-A12 2858-A22
Gateway Machine Type Model 2858-A10

(w/FC 9551)		 2858-A20

(w/FC 9551)		 2858-A12

(w/FC 9551)		 2858-A22

(w/FC 9551)
Controller Configuration Single Dual (active/active) Single Dual (active/active)
Processors Speed and Type 2.4 GHz AMD Dual-core 64-bit Opteron
Number of Processors 1 2 2 4
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB
Nonvolatile Memory 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Integrated I/O Ports
FC Ports (Speed) 4 (4-Gbps) 8 (4-Gbps) 4 (4-Gbps) 8 (4-Gbps)
Ethernet Ports (Speed) 2 (1-Gbps) 4 (1-Gbps) 2 (1-Gbps) 4 (1-Gbps)
Storage Scalability
Maximum Number of FC Loops 10 10 10 10
Maximum Raw Capacity 420 TB 420 TB 672 TB 672 TB
Maximum Number of Disk Drives 420 420 672 672
Maximum Volume Size 16 TB 16 TB 16 TB 16 TB
Maximum Number of Volumes/LUNs 2048 2048 2048 2048
Maximum Number of Storage Enclosures 30 30 48 48
Maximum Number of FC or iSCSI SAN connected servers (per controller and per active/active configuration) 256
I/O Scalability
PCI-e Expansion Slots 4 8 4 8
Maximum Number FC Ports 20 40 20 40
Maximum Number of Ethernet Ports 18 36 18 36
Maximum Number of Optional Adapters 4 8 4 8
Storage Expansion Unit Disk Drive Support
EXN4000 – 4-Gbps FC Disk Storage Expansion Unit (MTM 2863-004) 4-Gbps FC: 300 GB, 15,000 revolutions per minute (rpm); 450 GB, 15,000 rpm

2-Gbps FC: 300 GB, 15,000 rpm; 450 GB, 15,000 rpm
EXN3000 - SAS Disk Storage Expansion Unit (MTM 2857-003) SAS: 300 GB, 15,000 rpm; 450 GB, 15,000 rpm

SATA: 500 GB, 7,200 rpm; 1 TB
EXN1000 SATA disk storage expansion unit (MTM 2861-001) SATA: 500 GB, 7,200 rpm; 1 TB
Maximum Number of Adapters Supported Per System (below – not to exceed Maximum Number of Optional Adapters)
1012 - Dual-Port GbE NIC (fibre) 4 8 4 8
1013 - Dual-Port GbE NIC (copper) 4 8 4 8
1014 - Dual-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA Disk 4 8 4 8
1015 - Dual-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA Tape 4 8 4 8
1017 - Dual-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA Target 4 8 4 8
1021 - Dual-Port GbE iSCSI Target (fibre) 4 8 4 8
1023 - Quad-Port GbE NIC (copper) 4 8 4 8
1024 - Dual-Port SCSI Ultra320 HBA Tape 4 8 4 8
1026 - Dual-Port GbE NIC (copper) 4 8 4 8
1029 - Quad-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA - DISK 4 8 4 8
1031 - Dual-Port 10-GbE TOE NIC 4 8 4 8
1032 - Dual-Port MetroCluster VI HBA 3 6 3 6
1033 - SnapMirror Over FC HBA PCI-e 4 8 4 8
1035 - Quad-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA Tape/Disk 4 8 4 8
1036 – PCIe 2 port 8 GB FC Target HBA 4 8 4 8
1056 - Performance Acceleration Module (16 GB) 4 8 4 8
1057 - Performance Acceleration Module (512 GB) - - - -
1058 - Performance Acceleration Module (256 GB)* 2 4 2 4
1061 – Quad-port 3 Gbps SAS adapter for Disk Attachment** 4 8 4 8
1063 - Dual-port FC over Ethernet (FCoE) adapter (optical) 4 8 4 8
1064 - Dual-port FCoE adapter (cooper) 4 8 4 8
1065 – Dual-port 10 Gbps Ethernet NIC card 4 8 4 8

* Co-requisite: Performance Acceleration Module II software feature per filer/gateway. Requires ONTAP 7.3.2

** For use with the EXN3000 and QSFP-QSFP cabling


Specifications
  N6070 N6070
Machine Type Model 2858-A11 2858-A21
Gateway Machine Type Model 2858-A11

(w/FC 9551)		 2858-A21

(w/FC 9551)
Controller Configuration Single Dual (active/active)
Processors Speed and Type 2.4 GHz AMD Dual-core 64-bit Opteron
Number of Processors 2 4
RAM 16 GB 32 GB
Nonvolatile Memory 2 GB 4 GB
Integrated I/O Ports
FC Ports (Speed) 4 (4-Gbps) 8 (4-Gbps)
Ethernet ports (Speed) 2 (1-Gbps) 4 (1-Gbps)
Storage Scalability
Maximum Number of FC Loops 10 10
Maximum Raw Capacity 840 TB 840 TB
Maximum Number of Disk Drives 840 840
Maximum Volume Size 16 TB 16 TB
Maximum Number of Volumes/LUNs 2048 2048
Maximum Number of Storage Enclosures 60 60
Maximum Number of FC or iSCSI SAN connected servers (per controller and per active/active configuration) 256
I/O Scalability
PCI-e Expansion Slots 4 8
Maximum Number FC Ports 20 40
Maximum Number of Ethernet Ports 18 36
Maximum Number of Optional Adapters 4 8
Storage Expansion Unit Disk Drive Support
EXN4000 – 4-Gbps FC Disk Storage Expansion Unit (MTM 2863-004) 4-Gbps FC: 300 GB, 15,000 rpm; 450 GB, 15,000 rpm

2-Gbps FC: 300 GB, 15,000 rpm; 450 GB, 15,000 rpm
EXN3000 - SAS Disk Storage Expansion Unit (MTM 2857-003) SAS: 300 GB, 15,000 rpm; 450 GB, 15,000 rpm

SATA: 500 GB, 7,200 rpm; 1 TB
EXN1000 SATA disk storage expansion unit (MTM 2861-001) SATA: 500 GB, 7,200 rpm; 1 TB
Maximum Number of Adapters Supported Per System (below – not to exceed Maximum Number of Optional Adapters)
1012 - Dual-Port GbE NIC (fibre) 4 8
1013 - Dual-Port GbE NIC (copper) 4 8
1014 - Dual-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA Disk 4 8
1015 - Dual-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA Tape 4 8
1017 - Dual-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA Target 4 8
1021 - Dual-Port GbE iSCSI Target (fibre) 4 8
1023 - Quad-Port GbE NIC (copper) 4 8
1024 - Dual-Port SCSI Ultra320 HBA Tape 4 8
1026 - Dual-Port GbE NIC (copper) 4 8
1029 - Quad-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA - DISK 4 8
1031 - Dual-Port 10-GbE TOE NIC 4 8
1032 - Dual-Port MetroCluster VI HBA 3 6
1033 - SnapMirror Over FC HBA PCI-e 4 8
1035 - Quad-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA Tape/Disk 4 8
1036 - PCIe 2 port 8 GB FC Target HBA 4 8
1056 - Performance Acceleration Module (16 GB) 4 8
1057 - Performance Acceleration Module (512 GB) 2 4
1058 - Performance Acceleration Module (256 GB) - -
1061 - Quad-port 3 Gbps SAS adapter for Disk Attachment 4 8
1063 - Dual-port FCoE adapter (optical) 4 8
1064 - Dual-port FCoE adapter (cooper) 4 8
1065 – Dual-port 10 Gbps Ethernet NIC card 4 8

* Co-requisite: Performance Acceleration Module II software feature per filer/gateway. Requires ONTAP 7.3.2

** For use with the EXN3000 and QSFP-QSFP cabling


Environmental Specifications and Regulations for N6000 series

Environmental specifications
  N6040 N6040 N6060 N6060
Machine Type Model 2858-A10 2858-A20 2858-A12 2858-A22
Gateway Machine Type Model 2858-A10

(w/FC 9551)		 2858-A20

(w/FC 9551)		 2858-A12

(w/FC 9551)		 2858-A22

(w/FC 9551)
AC Power/Current (line voltage for standalone systems dependent on local power distribution; system cabinets are 200 to 240 V only) 100 to 240 V ac, 12 A to 8 A (max)
3.8 A @ 100 - 120 V ac (typical) 6 A @ 100 - 120 V ac (typical) 4.8 A @ 100 - 120 V ac (typical) 8.1 A @ 100 - 120 V ac (typical)
2 A @ 200 - 240 V ac (typical) 3 A @ 200 - 240 V ac (typical) 2.4 A @ 200 - 240 V ac (typical) 4 A @ 200 - 240 V ac (typical)
Thermal rating 1405 BTU/hr. (max) 2714 BTU/hr. (max) 1790 BTU/hr. (max) 3574 BTU/hr. (max)
Weight (max.) 102 lb (46.2 kg) 121 lb (54.9 kg) 102 lb (46.2 kg) 121 lb (54.9 kg)
Height 10.2" (25.9 cm), fits into 6U space
Width 19" IEC rack-compliant (17.6", 44.7 cm)
Depth 24.3" (61.7 cm), 28.1" (71.3 cm) with cable management bracket
Operating temperature, altitude and relative humidity 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 104°F); at </= 3,050 m (at </= 10,000) elevation; 20 to 80 percent relative humidity, non-condensing (28°C wet bulb temperature)
Non-operating temperature and relative humidity -40°C to 65°C (-40°F to 149°F); 10 to 95 percent relative humidity, non-condensing, in original container
Operating acoustic noise 56 dBA sound pressure (LpA) @ normal operating conditions (at 23°C and at sea level)
Min. cabinet clearances 10" (25.4 cm) front; 12" (30.5 cm) rear
Min. service clearances 30" (76.2 cm) from front of cabinet; 30" (76.2 cm) from rear of cabinet
Maximum altitude 3050 m (10,000 ft.)

* Co-requisite: Performance Acceleration Module II software feature per filer/gateway. Requires ONTAP 7.3.2

** For use with the EXN3000 and QSFP-QSFP cabling


Environmental specifications
  N6070 N6070
Machine Type Model 2858-A11 2858-A21
Gateway Machine Type Model 2858-A11

(w/FC 9551)		 2858-A11

(w/FC 9551)
AC Power/Current (line voltage for standalone systems dependent on local power distribution; system cabinets are 200 to 240 V only) 100 to 240 V ac, 12 A to 8 A (max)
4.8 A @ 100 - 120 V ac (typical) 8.1 A @ 100 - 120 V ac (typical)
2.4A @ 200 - 240 V ac (typical) 4 A @ 200 - 240 V ac (typical)
Thermal rating 1790 BTU/hr. (max) 3574 BTU/hr. (max)
Weight (max.) 102 lb (46.2 kg) 121 lb (54.9 kg)
Height 10.2" (25.9 cm), fits into 6U space
Width 19" IEC rack-compliant (17.6", 44.7 cm)
Depth 24.3" (61.7 cm), 28.1" (71.3 cm) with cable management bracket
Operating temperature, altitude and relative humidity 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 104°F); at </= 3,050 m (at </= 10,000) elevation; 20 to 80 percent relative humidity, non-condensing (28°C wet bulb temperature)
Non-operating temperature and relative humidity -40°C to 65°C (-40°F to 149°F); 10 to 95 percent relative humidity, non-condensing, in original container
Operating acoustic noise 56 dBA sound pressure (LpA) @ normal operating conditions (at 23°C and at sea level)
Min. cabinet clearances 10" (25.4 cm) front; 12" (30.5 cm) rear
Min. service clearances 30" (76.2 cm) from front of cabinet; 30" (76.2 cm) from rear of cabinet
Maximum altitude 3050 m (10,000 ft.)

Regulations
Filer safety EN 60950:2002, CE, CSA 60950 and NRTL (UL) CB (all national deviations), EN60825-1:1994, IRAM, GOST-R
Disk shelf safety UL/C-UL; CE
Emissions FCC Class A, EN 55022:1998, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, CE, BSMI, AS/NZ 3548, VCCI
Immunity EN 55024:1998

Storage subsystem support specifications
Storage interface/data rate PCI-Based FC Fabric and Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL)/1 to 4 Gbps
Storage arrays Refer to the interoperability matrix for the latest list of storage systems supported at: ibm.com/systems/storage/network/interophome.html (US)

Storage Expansion Unit Disk Drive Support
EXN4000 - 4 Gbps FC Disk Storage Expansion Unit (MTM 2863-004) 4-Gbps FC: 300 GB, 15,000 rpm; 450 GB, 15,000 rpm

2-Gbps FC: 300 GB, 15,000 rpm; 450 GB, 15,000 rpm
EXN3000 - SAS Disk Storage Expansion Unit (MTM 2857-003) SAS: 300 GB, 15,000 rpm; 450 GB, 15,000 rpm

SATA: 500 GB, 7,200 rpm; 1 TB
EXN1000 SATA disk storage expansion unit (MTM 2861-001) SATA: 500 GB, 7,200 rpm; 1 TB
Storage Expansion Unit Specifications
Disk storage expansion units supported EXN4000 - 4 Gbps FC Disk Storage Expansion Unit (MTM 2863-004)

EXN3000 - SAS Disk Storage Expansion Unit (MTM 2857-003)

EXN1000 SATA disk storage expansion unit (MTM 2861-001)

Each with 14 low-profile slots for FC and SATA disk drives

Legacy Support for Expansion Unit
Disk drive storage shelf interface PCI-x or PCI-e-based FC-AL
Environmental specifications
Power supply/cooling fans Dual, redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply/fan assemblies (220 V/110 V)
AC power/max. current 100 to 120 V ac/4.4 A; 200 to 240 V ac/2.3 A 100 to 120 V ac/7 A; 200 - 240 V ac/3.5 A; 50/60 Hz
Operating temperature maximum range 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 104°F)
Recommended operating temperature range 20°C to 25°C (68°F to 77°F)
Operating relative humidity range 10 to 95 percent relative humidity, non-condensing 10 to 95 percent
Recommended operating relative humidity range 40 to 55 percent non-condensing
Non-operating temperature range -40°C to 65°C (-40°F to 149°F)
Non-operating relative humidity range 10 to 95 percent relative humidity, non-condensing
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) 3U EIA (5.25", 13.3 cm)/19" IEC rack-compliant (17.6", 44.7 cm)/20" (50.85 cm)
Weight EXN4000 - 35.8 kg (78.8 lbs) fully loaded with disk drives, 23 kg (50.6 lbs) empty

EXN1000 - 35 kg (77 lbs) fully loaded with disk drives, 23 kg (50.6 lbs) empty
Regulations
Disk shelf safety UL/C-UL; CE
Emissions FCC Class A, EN 55022:1998, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, CE, BSMI, AS/NZ 3548, VCCI
Immunity EN 55024:1998

For N series tape drive support (refer to interoperability matrix on IBM Web site)


N series Gateway supported backup methods
Disk-based backup SnapVault, SnapMirror
Host-based backup NDMP/NFS/CIFS/iSCSI
GbE-attached tape support ibm.com/systems/storage/network, refer to System Storage N series interoperability matrix
Direct-attached tape support ibm.com/systems/storage/network, refer to System Storage N series interoperability matrix
SAN-attached tape support ibm.com/systems/storage/network, refer to System Storage N series interoperability matrix
iSCSI initiator, IP fabric and host-attached support ibm.com/systems/storage/network, refer to System Storage N series interoperability matrix

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