IBM DS3500 System Storage : The Flexibility You Need

IBM System Storage DS3500: The Flexibility You Need

IBM Storage Systems are known to effectively manage increasing data requirements at an affordable price. With its simple and flexible approach, the DS3500 Express is an entry level fully-integrated complement to IBM BladeCenter, IBM Power Systems and IBM System Servers. By offering a feature packed product at a cost that suits most budgets, the IBM DS3500 promises to deliver superior performance, scalability and ease of use for novice storage users. This system gives you the right bang for the buck.

Some of the prominent features of the IBM System Storage DS3500 Express are mentioned below.

• Dual Active and hot swappable controllers.
• Features two 6 Gbps SAS Drive Expansion Ports.
• Boasts of interface options such as iSCSI/SAS, Fiber Channel/SAS and SAS.
• Has full support for 192 drives – high performance Solid State Drives, SED SAS Drives and SAS Drives.
• It also has a one gigabyte cache per controller.
• All the primary parts that come aboard the DS3500 are hot swappable and can be access easily. Moreover, customers can remove or replace them conveniently.

This next generation 6 Gbps SAS system is capable of delivering mid-range performance and scalability at affordable rates. The DS3500 complies with the Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) specifications. The entire storage system runs on powerful management software. Mixed Host Interfaces support allows IBM DB2Administration Server and SAN tiering. This helps in significantly reducing the overall cost of operation. In addition, the DS3500 Express lends support for premium features that further enhances its capabilities.

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