IBM DS4700 User Manual

IBM System Storage Product Guide
IBM Systems and Technology Group
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Today, information has become the lifeline for business sustain­ability and competitive advantage. Companies of all sizes— companies like yours—are searching for practical ways to create business value—to get their arms around information, correlate insights and to confidently predict outcomes and take action.
For CIOs, the information era poses unique challenges: how to cost-effectively store, archive and retrieve a virtual explosion of new information, how to protect and secure that information, meet compliance requirements and make that information accessible for business insight, where and when it’s needed.
Without a dynamic information infrastructure, you may be fac­ing higher operational costs and greater exposure to business risks.
IBM offers Information Infrastructure solutions to help you effi­ciently manage information growth, support compliance, reduce storage and archiving costs and enable continuous access to information in support of business requirements.
Learn more about IBM Information Infrastructure, including the full range of data storage solutions and companion software and services offerings at: ibm.com/information_infrastructure.
What’s New?
IBM has invested billions of dollars to enhance System Storage™ products and services to better meet the informa­tion infrastructure needs of businesses like yours. This Product Guide features several new products:
IBM System Storage TS7650 ProtecTIER® Data Deduplication Appliance
IBM XIV® Storage System IBM System Storage
SAN Volume Controller Entry Edition
IBM System Storage N6060 series
IBM Self-encrypting Storage and Key Management Solution (TKLM + LTO bundle)
IBM Virtual Tape for Mainframe (VTFM)
The following products featured in this guide have been signifi­cantly enhanced:
IBM System Storage DS8000® R4.2 Disk System with new options for drive-level disk encryption, Solid State storage, and 1 TB SATA drives
IBM System Storage DS3000 Express
IBM Comprehensive Data Protection Solution (TSM Fastback bundle)
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Tape Storage Systems
Entry-level Tape Drives Entry-level Tape Libraries Midrange Tape Drives Midrange Tape Libraries
TS2230 TS2240 3580 TS2340 TS2900 TS3100 TS3100 TS3200 TS3200 TS1030 TS1040 TS3310 TS3500
Product 3580 3580 3580 3580 3572 featuring
Ultrium Half-high drives
3573 L2U 3573 L2U fea-
turing Ultrium Half-High drives
3573 L4U 3573 L4U fea-
turing Ultrium Half-High drives
3588 3588 3576 3584
Machine Type
model
3580
H3L, H3S, PNs 3580L3E, 3580S3E
3580
H4S, PNs 3580S4E, 3580E4S
3580
L33
3580
L43, S43, PNs, 3580L4X, 3580S4X
3572
PNs 3572S3H, 3572S4H, 3572S4R, 3572S3R, 3572S4E, 3572S3E
3573
L2U and PNs 3573L4S, 3573F4S, 3573S4S
3573
PNs 3573L32, 3573S32, 3573 S42, 3573 E42
3573
L4U and PNs 3573L4H, 3573F4H, 3573S4H
3573
PNs 3573L34, 3573S34, 3573 S44, 3573 E44
3588
F3B
3588
F4A
3576
L5U E9U
3584
L53 D53 S54
Product strengths
Multiplatform support Half-high form factor Lower entry price
3 Gbps SAS attachment Encryption capable Multiplatform support High capacity Half-high form factor
Multiplatform support Backward read capable to LTO1 Max perform­ance for LTO3
3 Gbps SAS attachment Encryption capable Multiplatform support High performance High capacity
Multiplatform support Half-high form factor Lower entry price High capacity
Multiplatform support High perform­ance High capacity
Multiplatform support Same capacity as full high at a lower price Supports both LTO3 and LTO4 Half-high drives
Multiplatform support High perform­ance High capacity
Multiplatform support, Same capacity as full high at a lower price Supports both LTO3 and LTO4 Half-high drives
Multiplatform support High performance High capacity
Multiplatform support High performance High capacity Data protection
Multiplatform support High performance High capacity Modular design
Multiplatform support High performance High capacity High density (HD) Slot Technology
Number of drives 1111 1 LTO half-high 1 1–2 LTO
half-high
1–2 1–4 LTO
half-high
11 1–18 1–192
Max number of cartridges
1111 9 24 24 48 48 NA NA 396 6,887
1
WORM/ Encryption
yes/no yes/yes yes/no yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes yes/no yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes
Native capacity Gen 3: 400 GB Gen 4: 800 GB Gen 3: 400 GB Gen 4: 800 GB Gen 3: 3.6 TB
Gen 4: 7.2 TB
Gen 3: 9.6 TB Gen 4: 19.2 TB
Gen 3: 9.6 TB Gen 4: 19.2 TB
Gen 3: 19.2 TB Gen 4: 38.4 TB
Gen 3: 19.2 TB Gen 4: 38.4 TB
400 GB 800 GB Gen 3: 158.4 TB
Gen 4: 316.8 TB
Up to 5.5 PB
Typical capacity2Gen 3: 800 GB Gen 4: 1600 GB Gen 3: 800 GB Gen 4: 1600 GB Up to 14.4 TB Up to 38.4 TB Up to 38.4 TB Up to 76.8 TB Up to 76.8 TB 800 GB 1600 GB Up to 633.6 TB Up to 11 PB
Entry-level/Midrange Tape Products
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Tape Storage Systems (continued)
F/W = Fast/Wide, Diff = Differential, N/A = Not Applicable, FC = Fibre Channel, X = Extended length cartridge, IOE = IBM Onsite Exchange, CRU = Customer Replaceable Unit NOTES 1: Max number of cartridges decreases as tape drives are added. 2: Typical compression for open system environments is 2:1 (user results may vary) 4: Also includes selected IBM xSeries®, IBM Netfinity®, IBM System i, IBM AS/400® and IBM System p servers. System z support for Linux only 5: Refer to
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/config/ssic/displayesssearchwithoutjs.wss?start_over=yes for current application support 6: In most countries 7: The following vendors provide application support to the platforms defined above: A = IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager, B = Symantec Veritas NetBackup,
C = Symantec Veritas Backup Exec, D = EMC Legato NetWorker, E = CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup, F = HP OpenView Storage Data Protector, G = CommVault Galaxy, H = BakBone NetVault, I = LSC, J = IBM BRMS, K = IBM OnDemand, L = Help/Systems Robot/Save, M = LXI Media Management, N = Dantz.
Native performance
Gen 3: 60 MBps Gen 4:
120 MBps
Gen 3: 80 MBps Gen 4:
120 MBps
Up to 120 MBps Up to 120 MBps Up to 240 MBps Up to 240 MBps Up to 480 MBps 80 MBps 120 MBps Up to 2.16 GBps Up to 23 GBps
Interface LVD SCSI,
3 Gbps SAS
3 Gbps SAS LVD SCSI LVD SCSI,
3 Gbps SAS
3 Gbps SAS 4 Gbps FC
3 Gbps SAS LVD SCSI
3 Gbps SAS LVD SCSI
4 Gbps FC 3 Gbps SAS LVD SCS
3 Gbps SAS LVD SCSI
4 Gbps FC 4 Gbps FC 4 Gbps FC
3 Gbps SAS LVD SCSI
4 Gbps FC
Supported tape libraries
NA NA NA NA N/A N/A NA NA NA TS3500 TS3500 NA NA
Platform support4System p,
System i, System x, Microsoft Windo ws, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Linux
System p, System x and others support­ing 3 Gbps attach
System p, System i, System x, Microsoft Windo ws; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i, System x, Microsoft Windo ws, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Linux
System p, System x and other supporting 3 Gbps attach
System p, System i, System x, Microsoft Windows; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i, System x, Microsoft Windows; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i, System x, Microsoft Windows; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i, System x, Microsoft Windows; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i, System x, Microsoft Windo ws; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i, System x, Microsoft Windo ws; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i, System x, Microsoft Windo ws; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i, System x, Microsoft Windo ws; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Linux
Application support
5
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L, M
A (others in plan) A, B, C, D, E, F,
G, H, J, L, M, N
7
A (others in plan) A (others in plan) A, B, C, D, E, F,
G, H, J, L, M, N
7
A, B (others in plan)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L, N
7
A, B (others in plan)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L
7
A (others in plan) A, B, C, D, E, F,
G, H, J, L
7
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L
7
Media Refer to Tape
Media, page 8
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Warranty period 3 years
6
3 years 3 years
6
3 years
6
1 year
6
3 years
6
3 years
6
3 years
6
3 years
6
1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year
Warranty type CRU CRU CRU CRU CRU CRU CRU CRU CRU Onsite Repair
(24x7)
Onsite Repair (24x7)
Next Business Day (9x5)
Onsite Repair (24x7)
TS2230 TS2240 3580 TS2340 TS2900 TS3100 TS3100 TS3200 TS3200 TS1030 TS1040 TS3310 TS3500
Entry-level Tape Drives Entry-level Tape Libraries Midrange Tape Drives Midrange Tape Libraries
Entry-level (cont’d)/Midrange Tape Products
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Midrange/Enterprise Tape Products
Tape Storage Systems (continued)
Tape Drive Tape Drive Tape Controller Tape Library Tape Virtualization Enterprise Tape Virtualization
3592 3592 3592 3577 3584 ProtecTIER
Appliance
Virtualization Engine
Product TS1130 TS1120 TS1120 TS3400 TS3500 TS7650 TS7530
Machine Type
model
3592
E06 EU6
3592
E05
3592
C06
3577
L5U
3584
L23 D23 S24
3958
AP1
3954
CV7 (requires additional machine types and models)
Product strengths Multiplatform support
High performance High capacity Data protection
Multiplatform support High performance High capacity Data protection
System z attachment of TS1130 and TS1120 drives High performance
Compact format Operates in library or autoloader mode
Multiplatform support Advanced management Scalable High Density (HD) Slot Technology
Eliminates redundant data by up to a factor of 25:1
Reduces backup window Reduces recovery time High capacity
Number of drives 11 1–12 1–2 1–192 Up to 256 Up to 1024 (1 node)*
Up to 4096 (4 node)*
WORM/Encryption yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes no/no no/yes
Number of cartridges NA NA NA 18 6260
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Up to 500,000 Up to 64,000 (1 node)*
Up to 256,000 (4 node)*
Native capacity 60/100/128 GB (JJ/JR media)
300/500/640 GB (JA/JW media) 700 GB/1 TB (JB/JX media)
60/100 GB (JJ/JR media) 300/500 GB (JA/JW media) 700 GB (JB/JX media)
NA Up to 18 TB Up to 6.2 PB Up to 36 TB useable Up to 1.7 PB
Typical capacity
1
384 GB with JJ/JR 1920 GB with JA/JW 3 TB with JB/JX
180/300 GB with JJ/JR 900/1500 GB with JA/JW
2.1 TB with JB/JX
NA Up to 54 TB Up to 18.6 PB Up to 900 TB (nominal capacity
based on a deduplication ration of 25:1)
Up to 1.7 PB Up to 2.6 PB
Native performance Up to 160 MBps Up to 104 MBps Varies
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Up to 320 MBps Up to 30.7 GBps Up to 500 MBps Up to 4.8 GBps
Interface 4 Gbps 4 Gbps FC 4 Gbps FC 4 Gbps FC 4 Gbps FC 4 GBps FC 4 Gbps FC
Supported tape library TS3400, TS3500, 3494*** TS3400,TS3500, 3494*** TS3400, TS3500, 3494*** NA NA NA TS3500, TS3310, TS3200,TS3100, 3494***
Platform support
5
System p, System i, System x, System z; Microsoft Windows; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i, System x, System z; Microsoft Windows; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i, System x, System z; Microsoft Windows; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i, System x, System z, Microsoft Windows, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Linux
System p, System i, System x, System z; Microsoft Windows; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i, System x, Microsoft Windows; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System x, System z10, System i11; Microsoft Windows; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Linux
Application support
6
A B C D E G A B C D E F G H J L
7
A B C D E F G H J L
7
A B C D E J See drive A, B A, B
Media Refer to Tape Media, page 8 Refer to Tape Media, page 8 NA Refer to Tape Media, page 8 Refer to Tape Media, page 8 NA NA Warranty period 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year
Warranty type Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7)
* Virtual resource specification
** for data replication only
*** Product withdrawn from marketing
F/W = Fast/Wide, Diff = Differential, N/A = Not Applicable, FC = Fibre Channel, X = Extended length cartridge, IOE = IBM Onsite Exchange, CRU = Customer Replaceable Unit NOTES 1: Typical compression for mainframe environments is 3:1; 2:1 for open systems (user results may vary) 2: Max number of 3592 cartridges decreases as tape drives are added 3: IBM AIX 4.1.5 or later. 4: Load and search only 5: Server platforms with SAN-ready attachability, model- and feature-dependent. 6: The latest ISV support can be found in the connectivity section at http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/tape/library.html#compatibility. 7: The following vendors provide application support to the platforms defined above: A = IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, B = Symantec Veritas NetBackup, C = Symantec Veritas Backup Exec, D = EMC Legato NetWorker, E = CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup, F = HP OpenView Storage Data Protector, G = CommVault Galaxy, H = BakBone NetVault, I = LSC, J = IBM BRMS, K = IBM OnDemand, L = Help/Systems Robot/Save, M = LXI Media Management. 8: Performance varies by environment 10: Applies to Linux on System z using FCP 11: Requires RPQ 12: EE = Enterprise Edition LE = Limited Edition
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Tape Storage Systems (continued)
Enterprise Tape Products
Enterprise Tape Virtualization
Virtualization Engine ProtecTIER Gateway
TS7720 TS7740 TS7650G
3957
VEA (requires additional machine types and models)
3957
V06 (requires additional machine types and models)
3958
DD3
Increases performance Scalable Large cache for fast recall
Increases performance Scalable Helps reduce cost
Eliminates redundant data by up to a factor of 25:1
NA Up to 128*
Up to 768* (3 site GRID)
Up to 256 (1 node)* Up to 512 (clustered)*
no/no no/yes no/no
Up to 1,000,000* Up to 1,000,000* Up to 500,000 (1 node)*
Up to 1,000,000 (clustered)*
Up to 70 TB Up to 210 TB (3 site GRID)
Up to 14 TB Up to 42 TB (3 site GRID)
Up to 1 PB, 2 PB clustered
Up to 210 TB Up to 630 TB (3 site GRID)
Up to 42 TB Up to 126 TB (3 site GRID)
Up to 1 PB, 2 PB clustered
Up to 600 MBps Up to 600 MBps Up to 500 MBps, 1000 MBps
clustered
4 Gbps FC 4 Gbps FC 4 GBps FC
NA TS3500, 3494*** NA
System z System z System p, System i, System x,
Microsoft Windows; HP-UX; Sun Solaris; Linux
EEA,B
NA NA NA
1 year 1 year 1 year
Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7)
Product
Machine Type
model
Product strengths
Number of drives
WORM/Encryption
Number of cartridges
Native capacity
Typical capacity
1
Native performance
Interface
Supported tape library
Platform support
5
Application support
6
Media
Warranty period
Warranty type
Tape Drives
7206-336 7207 7212 7214
Product DAT72 Tape Drive SLR60 Tape Drive Device Enclosure* Device Enclosure*
Machine Type
model
7206
336-DDS Gen 5
7207
330
7212
103
7214
1U2
Product strengths
Cost-effective streaming tape drive
Backward read/write com­patible with System i internal
Rack-mountable 2-drive enclosure utilizes only 1U (1.75") of space
Rack-mountable 2-drive enclosure utilizes only 1U (1.75") of space
Number of drives 1 1 1–2 1–2 Max number of cartridges
11 22
Cartridge capac­ity native/ compressed
36/72 GB 330: 30/60 GB DVD: Variable (FC1103)
DAT72: 36/72GB (FC1105) SLR60: Variable (FC1107) SLR100: Variable (FC1108) HHLTO2:200/400 GB (FC1109)
DVDRAM: Variable (FC1420) DVDROM: Variable (FC1421) DAT72: 36/72 GB (FC1400) DAT160 80/160 GB (FC1401) HHLTO4 800 GB/1.6 TB (FC1404)
Max drive data rate
1
native/
compressed
336: 3/6 MBps 330: 4/8 MBps DDS/DAT72: 3/6 MBps
HHLTO2:30/60 MBps
DAT72 3/6 MBps DAT160 6.9/13.8 MBps HHLTO4 120/40 MBps
Interface SCSI-2 F/W SE, LVD/SE SCSI-2 SE, ULTRA, LVD/SE,
160/320
SCSI-3 ULTRA,LVS, 160/320
3 Gbps SAS
Platform support
3
System p System p, System i System p, System i,
IBM Power Systems
IBM Power Systems
Media Refer to Tape Media, page 8 Refer to Tape Media, page 8 Refer to Tape Media, page 8 Refer to Tape Media, page 8
Warranty period 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year Warranty type Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7)
* 7212-103 and 7214-1U2 also offer DVD-ROM and DVD-RAM optical drives For most current information, visit:
ibm.com/servers/storage/tape/compatibility/index.html
Diff = Differential, N/A = Not Applicable, FC = Fibre Channel, X = Extended length cartridge, IOE = IBM Onsite Exchange, CRU = Customer Replaceable Unit NOTES 1: Compressed data rates are estimates and are data-, application- and processor-dependent. User results may vary. 3: Server platforms with SAN-ready attachability, model- and feature-dependent. 6: The following vendors provide application support to the platforms defined above: A = IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, B = Symantec Veritas NetBackup, C = Symantec Veritas Backup Exec, D = EMC Legato NetWorker, E = CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup, F = HP OpenView Storage Data Protector, G = CommVault Galaxy, H = BakBone NetVault, I = LSC, J = IBM BRMS, K = IBM OnDemand, L = Help/Systems Robot/Save, M = LXI Media Management, N = Dantz.
Other Backup Tape Products
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Tape Storage Systems (continued)
Selecting a Solution
Solution Native Performance Capacity* System z System p System i** System x
Open
Systems***
Entry tape
products
3580 tape drive 120 MBps 1600 GB
TS2900 tape autoloader 120 MBps Up to 14.4 TB
TS3100 tape library 120 MBps Up to 38.4 TB
TS3100 tape library with
HH drives
240 MBps Up to 38.4 TB
TS3200 tape library 240 MBps Up to 76.8 TB
TS3200 tape library with
HH drives
480 MBps Up to 76.8 TB
Midrange tape
products
TS1040 tape drive 120 MBps 1600 GB
TS3310 tape library Up to 2.16 GBps Up to 633.6 TB
TS3500 tape library Up to 23 GBps Up to 11 PB
Enterprise tape
products
TS1130 tape drive Up to 160 MBps 3000 GB
TS1120 tape drive Up to 104 MBps 2100 GB
TS1120 tape controller Up to 230 MBps NA
TS3400 tape library Up to 320 MBps Up to 54 TB
TS3500 tape library Up to 30.7 GBps Up to 18.6 TB
Tape
Virtualization
TS7520** Up to 4.8 GBps Up to 2.6 PB
TS7530 Up to 600 MBps Up to 210 TB
TS7740 Up to 600 MBps Up to 42 TB
Other backup
products
7206-336 Up to 3 MBps
72 GB
7206-VX2 Up to 6 MBps
60 GB
7206-VX3 Up to 24 MBps
160 GB
7207-330 Up to 4 MBps
60 GB
7212-103 Up to 12 MBps
320 GB
* Compressed; see ibm.com/storage for specific capacities.
** Available on System i through AIX/Linux partitioning.
*** See
ibm.com/storage for specific open systems connectivity.
Yes No Partial
IBM Systems
Demand for lightning-fast communication and transactions has driven the need for a high­performance, responsive infrastructure that embraces open standards—exactly what you will find in the IBM Systems product portfolio. Investments in servers often result in demands on disk and tape storage systems. IBM has a family of storage offerings that complements the IBM Systems product portfolio. There is no better storage offering for IBM Systems than an IBM System Storage product. These offerings are tested and supported by IBM and are backed by outstanding IBM service and support.
IBM Business Partner Innovation Centers (BPIC)
More than 140 worldwide IBM TotalStorage Solution Centers can deliver one-stop shopping for storage hardware, software and consulting services. The Solution Centers offer you both a local venue for hands-on testing of IBM storage solutions and a platform for proof-of-concept and benchmarking activities. These centers also work with the leading storage software providers to support a wide variety of choices for interoperability. IBM Business Partners will help you select and implement a solution to help your business succeed in today’s dynamic market­place. Visit:
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IBM Global Services for System Storage and Storage Networking
Data Storage Services from IBM can help you achieve business objectives by creating cost-effective data storage solutions that address the requirements of key business appli­cations. These solutions can support multiple platforms and product vendors, helping to provide enhanced protection for critical business data, increased asset utilization, availabil­ity and reliability levels with reduced management costs.
IBM Global Services, as the leading data storage services provider, brings best practices from its thousands of customer engagements to work with your employees to integrate new solutions and technology with your business and IT needs. IBM offers a comprehen­sive portfolio of data storage services including:
Analysis of enterprise information needs and environment
Defined enterprise-wide storage strategies
Quantified business benefits
Backup/restore and business continuity planning
Performance and capacity planning
Enterprise security architecture
Storage migration and consolidation
Networked storage architecture design
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Managed Storage Services
IBM Global Services has a track record in offering services for open and mainframe stor­age, data migration, installation and support services for IBM and non-IBM environments. Some examples are:
IBM Storage Strategy Assessment assists with the vision and strategy, assessment, architecture and conceptual designs to help customers optimize their storage infrastruc­ture to new architectures.
IBM Planning Services for 3494 Automated Tape Library and Virtual Tape Server can help improve tape storage management and gain control of an often expanding library of tapes.
IBM Operational Support Services for Tivoli Storage Manager assists customers in the planning and implementation of storage management software.
IBM Managed Storage Services offer scalable, cost-effective storage capacity, manage­ment and backup/restore services on a usage basis.
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