Model Comparison; Configuration For Model 922, 932, 9A2, Or 9B2 - IBM DS8000 User Manual

Figure 4. Configuration for Model 922, 932, 9A2, or 9B2 with two expansion models

Model comparison

DS8000 models vary on the processor types that they use, their disk capacity, and
other supported features.
Table 1 compares the various supported features that are available on different
DS8000 model configurations.
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Base Model
128 Drives
Fans/Plenum
Fan
Sense
RPC
PPS
Management
Console
Keyboard
Display
Ethernet
Switches
PPS
Battery
I/O
Enclosures
Adapters
Battery
I/O
Enclosures
Battery
Adapters
Table 1. DS8000 model comparison chart
Base model Images
(logical
partitions)
Model
921/931
1 image
Expansion Model
256 Drives
Fans/Plenum
Fan
Disk Drive
Sense
Set
Disk Drive
Set
Disk Drive
PPS
Set
Disk Drive
Set
Processor
4-way
PPS
Processor
4-way
Battery
I/O
I/O
Enclosures
Enclosures
Adapters
Adapters
Battery
I/O I/O
Enclosures Enclosures
Battery
Adapters Adapters
Expansion Processor
models type
None 2-way
With 1
expansion
2-way
model
(92E)
Expansion Model
256 Drives
Fans/Plenum
Fan
Disk Drive
Sense
Set
Disk Drive
Set
Disk Drive
PPS
Set
Disk Drive
Set
Disk Drive
Set
Disk Drive
Set
PPS
Disk Drive
Set
Disk Drive
Set
I/O
Enclosures
Adapters
I/O
Enclosures
Adapters
Disk Processor
drives memory
Up to 128
disks
Up to 128
(maximum
GB
capacity of
64 TB)
Up to 384
disks
Up to 128
(maximum
GB
capacity of
192 TB)
Disk Drive
Set
Disk Drive
Set
Disk Drive
Set
Disk Drive
Set
Disk Drive
Set
Disk Drive
Set
Disk Drive
Set
Disk Drive
Set
Host
adapters
Up to 16
host
adapters
Up to 16
host
adapters