IBM System Storage N6000 series

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Highlights

Meet diverse and changing needs. Consolidate diverse data sets onto a unified storage platform that provides simultaneous block and file services
Perform when your applications need it most. Outstanding performance with high bandwidth, 64-bit architecture and the latest input/output (I/O) technologies
Maximise your resources. Highly efficient storage utilisation makes it possible for you to dramatically reduce power, cooling and space demands
Respond to growth. Preserve investments in staff expertise and capital equipment with data-in-place upgrades to more powerful N series systems
Improve your business efficiency. Take advantage of the N6000 series Gateway capabilities to reduce data management complexity in heterogeneous storage environments.

Today’s business environment demands innovation and increasingly flawless execution. You have to manage and protect valuable data to enable business growth and success. Your IT operations have to evolve with the business while meeting budget, staffing and infrastructure limits. Virtualised computing requires networked storage systems supporting diverse data sets to unlock the full potential of virtualised servers.

With IBM N6000 series systems you can simultaneously meet your diverse needs – Storage Area Network (SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS), primary and secondary storage. And you get outstanding value: our flexible systems offer excellent performance and impressive scalability at a low total cost of ownership (TCO).

Common features

Simultaneous multiprotocol support for Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP), SCSI over IP (iSCSI), Common Internet File System (CIFS), Network File System (NFS), HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
File-level and block-level service in a single system
Upgrade up to 840 TB of physical capacity while avoiding service disruption
Support for Fibre Channel (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-based and host-based backup and tape backup to direct, SAN and Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) attached tape devices

Hardware summary

Up to 840 TB raw storage capacity
4 GB to 32 GB cache memory
512 MB to 4 GB nonvolatile memory
10 GbE adapter card (optional)
Quad-port 4 Gigabits per second (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 inch, rack-mountable

Feature	Benefits
Advanced Single Instance Storage (A-SIS)	Performs block-level data deduplication on NearStore data volumes Volume data is automatically scanned and deduplicated, resulting in fast, efficient space savings with minimal impact on operations Now available for N6000 Gateway
Data ONTAP	N series storage operating system provides 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 NAS deployment
Disk Sanitisation	Physically obliterates data by overwriting disks with specified byte patterns or random data Helps prevent recovery of current data by any known recovery methods Now available for N6000 Gateway
FlexCache	Creates a flexible, horizontally scalable caching layer within your storage infrastructure that automatically adapts to changing usage patterns to eliminate bottlenecks Can help 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	Provides near-instant creation of Logical Unit Number (LUN) and volume clones without requiring additional storage capacity Accelerates 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 Enables applications and users to get more space dynamically and nondisruptively without IT staff intervention. Can enable more productive use of available storage and helps improve performance
MetroCluster	Offers an integrated high-availability (HA)/disaster-recovery (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 Speeds up deployment and consolidated management of multiple N series systems
Performance Acceleration Module	Improves throughput and reduces latency for file services and other random read intensive workloads Offers power savings because it consumes less power than adding more disk drives to optimise performance
Protection Manager	Provides backup and replication management for N series disk-to-disk environment Improves productivity through automation of data protection tasks and delivers higher assurance of data protection than with manual execution of tasks by reducing human errors
Provisioning Manager	Enables 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
RAID-DP	Offers double parity bit RAID protection (N series RAID 6 implementation) Protects against data loss due to double disk failures and media bit errors occurring during drive rebuild processes
SecureAdmin	Authenticates both the administrative user and the N series system, creating a secure, direct communication link to the N series system Helps protect 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 e-mail directly in minutes compared to hours with traditional methods; helps eliminate the need for staff-intensive, complex and time-consuming Exchange server and mailbox recovery
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, 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, nondisruptive 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-instant 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, nondisruptive, 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	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

	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	One	Two	Two	Four
Random Access Memory (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)	Four (4-Gbps)	Eight (4-Gbps)	Four (4-Gbps)	Eight (4-Gbps)
Ethernet Ports (Speed)	Two (1-Gbps)	Four (1-Gbps)	Two (1-Gbps)	Four (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	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
Maximum number of FC Ports	20	40	20	40
Maximum number of Ethernet Ports	18	36	18	36
Maximum Number of Optional Adapters	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
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 – Serial Attached SCSI (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)	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1013 - Dual-Port GbE NIC (copper)	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1014 - Dual-Port 4-Gbps FC Host Bus Adapter (HBA) Disk	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1015 - Dual-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA Tape	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1017 - Dual-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA Target	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1021 - Dual-Port GbE iSCSI Target (fibre)	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1023 - Quad-Port GbE NIC (copper)	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1024 - Dual-Port SCSI Ultra320 HBA Tape	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1026 - Dual-Port GbE NIC (copper)	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1029 - Quad-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA - DISK	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1030 - Quad port 4 Gbps FC Target	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1031 - Dual-Port 10-GbE TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) NIC	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1032 - Dual-Port MetroCluster VI HBA	Three	Six	Three	Six
1033 - SnapMirror Over FC HBA PCI-e	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1035 - Quad-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA Tape/Disk	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1036 - PCIe 2 port 8 GB FC Target HBA	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1056 - Performance Acceleration Module (16 GB)	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1057 - Performance Acceleration Module (512 GB)	-	-	-	-
1058 - Performance Acceleration Module (256 GB)*	Two	Four	Two	Four
1061 - Quad-port 3 Gbps SAS adapter for Disk Attachment**	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1063 - Dual-port Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) adapter (optical)	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1064 - Dual-port FCoE adapter (cooper)	Four	Eight	Four	Eight
1065 – Dual-port 10 Gbps Ethernet NIC card	Four	Eight	Four	Eight

^* Corequisite: Performance Acceleration Module II software feature per filer/gateway. Requires ONTAP 7.3.2

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

	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	Two	Four
RAM	16 GB	32 GB
Nonvolatile Memory	2 GB	4 GB
Integrated I/O Ports
FC Ports (Speed)	Four (4-Gbps)	Eight (4-Gbps)
Ethernet Ports (Speed)	Two (1-Gbps)	Four (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	Four	Eight
Maximum number of FC Ports	20	40
Maximum number of Ethernet Ports	18	36
Maximum Number of Optional Adapters	Four	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)	Four	Eight
1013 - Dual-Port GbE NIC (copper)	Four	Eight
1014 - Dual-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA Disk	Four	Eight
1015 - Dual-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA Tape	Four	Eight
1017 - Dual-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA Target	Four	Eight
1021 - Dual-Port GbE iSCSI Target (fibre)	Four	Eight
1023 - Quad-Port GbE NIC (copper)	Four	Eight
1024 - Dual-Port SCSI Ultra320 HBA Tape	Four	Eight
1026 - Dual-Port GbE NIC (copper)	Four	Eight
1029 - Quad-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA - DISK	Four	Eight
1030 - Quad port 4 Gbps FC Target	Four	Eight
1031 - Dual-Port 10-GbE TOE NIC	Four	Eight
1032 - Dual-Port MetroCluster VI HBA	Two	Four
1033 - SnapMirror Over FC HBA PCI-e	Four	Eight
1035 - Quad-Port 4-Gbps FC HBA Tape/Disk	Four	Eight
1036 - PCIe 2 port 8 GB FC Target HBA	Four	Eight
1056 - Performance Acceleration Module (16 GB)	Four	Eight
1057 - Performance Acceleration Module (512 GB)*	Two	Four
1058 - Performance Acceleration Module (256 GB)	-	-
1061 - Quad-port 3 Gbps SAS adapter for Disk Attachment**	Four	Eight
1063 - Dual-port FCoE adapter (optical)	Four	Eight
1064 - Dual-port FCoE adapter (cooper)	Four	Eight
1065 – Dual-port 10 Gbps Ethernet NIC card	Four	Eight

^* Corequisite: 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 Appliance and Gateway Models

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 240VAC, 12A to 8A (max)
AC Power/Current (line voltage for standalone systems dependent on local power distribution; system cabinets are 200 to 240 V only)	3.8A @ 100-120VAC (typical)	6A @ 100-120VAC (typical)	4.8A @ 100-120VAC (typical)	8.1A @ 100-120VAC (typical)
AC Power/Current (line voltage for standalone systems dependent on local power distribution; system cabinets are 200 to 240 V only)	2A @ 200-240VAC (typical)	3A @ 200-240VAC (typical)	2.4A @ 200-240VAC (typical)	4A @ 200-240VAC (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 </= 3,050m (at </= 10,000) elevation; 20 to 80 percent relative humidity, non-condensing (28°C wet bulb temperature)
Nonoperating 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.)

Environmental Specifications	N6070	N6070
Machine Type Model	2858-A11	2858-A21
Gateway Machine Type Model	2858-A11 (w/ FC 9551)	2858-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 240VAC, 12A to 8A (max)
AC Power/Current (line voltage for standalone systems dependent on local power distribution; system cabinets are 200 to 240 V only)	4.8A @ 100-120VAC (typical)	8.1A @ 100-120VAC (typical)
AC Power/Current (line voltage for standalone systems dependent on local power distribution; system cabinets are 200 to 240 V only)	2.4A @ 200-240VAC (typical)	4A @ 200-240VAC (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 </= 3,050m (at </= 10,000) elevation; 20 to 80 percent relative humidity, non-condensing (28°C wet bulb temperature)
Nonoperating 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 Expansion Specifications

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 Support for Legacy Expansion Unit
Storage expansion unit interface	PCI-x or PCI-e-based Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL)

Environmental specifications
Power supply/cooling fans	Dual, redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply/fan assemblies (220V/110V)
AC power/max. current	100 to 120VAC/4.4A; 200 to 240VAC/2.3A 100 to 120VAC/7A; 200-240VAC/3.5A; 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
Nonoperating temperature range	-40°C to 65°C (-40°F to 149°F)
Nonoperating 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 in., 13.3 cm)/19 in. IEC rack-compliant (17.6 in., 44.7 cm)/20 in. (50.85 cm)
Weight	EXN4000 – 35.8 kg (78.8 lb) fully loaded with disk drives, 23 kg (50.6 lb) empty EXN3000 – 110 lb (49.9 kg) fully loaded with disk drives, 53.7 lbs (24.4 kb) 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
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