Operating System Support; Dcs3860 Features; Dcs3860 Features - IBM DCS3860 Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

Nearline SAS or NL-SAS drives are enterprise SATA drives that offer a native SAS
interface. NL-SAS drives support dual I/O ports allowing for redundant data
paths, a faster interface compared to SATA, and the ability to support the SCSI
command set.

Operating system support

For host operating system support, refer to the IBM DCS3860 product at the IBM
System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC):
www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/config/ssic/index.jsp

DCS3860 Features

For a list of the operating specifications, such as weight, height, and heat output,
see "Specifications" on page 17.
Table 1. DCS3860 features
General:
v Modular components
– RAID storage controller modules
– Environmental services modules
(ESMs)
– Power supplies
– Fan assembly
– High-capacity disk drives
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Storage system:
v RAID controllers:
– Expansion: Two 26 pin, mini-SAS
connector per controller
– Dual 1 Gbps Ethernet management
ports
– Seven segment display
v Power supply:
– 2 hot-swap 1755-watt (200 - 240 V ac)
standard
– Redundant power
v Premium Feature Options:
– Performance Read Cache
Storage expansion
enclosure:
v ESM:
– Host interface: Two
26-pin, mini-SAS
connectors per
controller
– Expansion: One 26
pin, mini-SAS
connector per
controller
– Single 100 Mbps
Ethernet debug
port
– Seven segment
display
v Power supply:
– 2 hot-swap
1755-watt (200 -
240 V ac) standard
– Redundant power