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NEW DS3000 Family

IBM System Storage DS3000 series
The DS3000 series is a new family of external storage enclosures from IBM. The DS3000 series is announced by introducing two storage enclosures; the IBM System Storage DS3200 and the IBM System Storage DS3400. The DS3200 and DS3400 are designed to be an easy, scalable, flexible and affordable solution for System x and BladeCenter servers.

The DS3200 is a 3 Gb external SAS storage solution that is easy to deploy and manage. Available in single and dual controller models, the DS3200 scales in capacity to support a total of 48 hard disk drives by using the EXP3000 expansion unit. The DS3200 is a direct-attach solution for System x servers and enables small and medium businesses to manage their fast-growing data capacity requirements on an affordable budget.

The DS3400 is a 4 Gb external Fibre Channel storage solution that is easy to deploy and manage. Available in single and dual controller models, the DS3400 scales in capacity to support a total of 48 hard disk drives by using the EXP3000 expansion unit. The DS3400 is a direct-attach and SAN solution for System x and BladeCenter servers and enables small and medium businesses to manage their fast-growing data capacity requirements on an affordable budget.

Features include:

• 2U rack mount enclosure with 12 easily accessible drive bays
• Support for dual-ported and hot-swappable SAS disks at 10,000 and 15,000 rpm speeds
• Scalability of up to 3.6 TB of storage capacity with 300 GB hot-swappable SAS disks
• Expandable by attaching up to three EXP3000s or a total of 48 hard disk drives
• Built-in reliability features with dual-redundant power-supplies standard
• Three-year limited warranty(1) on parts and labour