Ds6800 (Model 1750-511) - IBM TotalStorage DS6000 Introduction And Planning Manual

DS6800 (Model 1750-511)

The DS6800 offers the following features:
v Two FC controller cards
v PowerPC 750GX 1 GHz processor
v 4 GB of cache
v Two battery backup units (one per each controller card)
v Two ac/dc power supplies with imbedded enclosure cooling units
v Eight 2 Gb/sec. device ports
v Connectivity with the availability of two to eight fibre channel/FICON host ports.
v Attachment to 13 DS6000 expansion enclosures.
The DS6800 is a self-contained 3U enclosure that can be mounted in a standard
19-inch rack. The DS6800 comes with authorization for up to 16 internal FC DDMs,
offering up to 4.8 TB of storage capability. The DS6800 allows up to 13 DS6000
expansion enclosures to be attached. A storage system supports up to 224 disk
drives for a total of up to 67.2 TB of storage.
The DS6800 system offers connectivity with the availability of two to eight Fibre
Channel/FICON host ports. The 2 GB fibre channel/FICON host ports, which are
offered in long-wave and shortwave, auto-negotiate to either 2 Gbps or 1 Gbps link
speeds. This flexibility supports the ability to exploit the potential benefits offered by
higher performance, 2 Gbps SAN-based solutions, while also maintaining
compatibility with existing 1 Gbps infrastructures. In addition, with the maximum of
eight host ports enabled, the DS6800 system can be configured with an intermix of
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The host ports auto-negotiate to either 2 Gbps or 1 Gbps link speeds.