Ibm Bladecenter S Disk Storage Modules; Ibm System Storage - IBM BladeCenter PS700 Technical Overview And Introduction

2.10.1 IBM BladeCenter S Disk Storage Modules

The BladeCenter S supports up to two storage modules, These modules provide integrated
SAS storage functionality to the BladeCenter S chassis.
The storage module's collection of disk drives are made accessible to blade servers through
a SAS Connectivity Module or SAS RAID Controller Module installed in the BladeCenter S
chassis and SAS expansion cards installed in the blades. The SAS RAID Controller Module
provides RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 support.
Each of the two storage modules contain up to six 3.5 inch hot-swap hard drives, for a total of
12 internal drives. The storage module supports SAS, SATA, and Near Line SAS (NL SAS)
drives. Intermixing SAS and SATA or SAS and NL SAS drives within the same storage
module is supported.

2.10.2 IBM System Storage

The IBM System Storage Disk Systems products and offerings provide compelling storage
solutions with superior value for all levels of business.
IBM System Storage N series
IBM N series unified system storage solutions can provide customers with the latest
technology to help them improve performance, virtualization manageability, and system
efficiency at a reduced total cost of ownership. Several enhancements have been
incorporated to the N series product line, to complement and reinvigorate this portfolio of
solutions:
The new SnapManager® for Hyper-V provides extensive management for backup,
restoration, and replication for Microsoft® Hyper-V environments
The new N series Software Packs provides the benefits of a broad set of N series
solutions at a reduced cost.
An essential component to this launch is Fibre Channel over Ethernet access and 10 Gb
Ethernet, to help integrate Fibre Channel and Ethernet flow into a unified network, and
take advantage of current Fibre Channel installations.
For more information, see the following Web page:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/storage/network
IBM System Storage DS3000 family
The IBM System Storage DS3000 is an entry-level storage system designed to meet the
availability and consolidation needs for a wide range of users. New features, including larger
capacity 450 GB SAS drives, increased data protection features (such as RAID 6), and more
FlashCopy® images per volume provide a reliable virtualization platform with the support of
Microsoft Windows® Server 2008 with HyperV.
For more information, see the following Web page:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/storage/disk/ds3000/
IBM System Storage DS5020 Express
Optimized data management requires storage solutions with high data availability, strong
storage management capabilities and powerful performance features. IBM offers the IBM
System Storage DS5020 Express, designed to provide lower total cost of ownership, high
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