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The DS8000 series consists of three base unit models and two expansion units.

• Base Unit: The base units (DS8100 Turbo Model 931, DS8300 Turbo Model 932 and DS8300 Turbo Model 9B2) provide the rack and packaging that contain a dual processor complex, host adapters, I/O enclosures, device adapters, power supplies, batteries, and cooling, as well as space for up to eight drive sets that contain 16 disk drives. The DS8300 Turbo Model 9B2 also contains additional components to support multiple IBM System Storage LPARs (Logical Partitions).
• Expansion Unit: The expansion units (DS8000 Models 92E and 9AE) provide the rack and packaging for an additional 16 drive sets that contain 16 disk drives. In certain configurations, the expansion units can also contain additional host adapters, device adapters, and I/O enclosures. They also contain their own set of power supplies, batteries, and cooling.
• Host Adapters: Host adapters provide the I/O connections between the DS8000 series and server/fabric components. Up to 16 ESCON or Fibre Channel (SCSI-FCP and FICON host adapters) can be installed in any combination in a DS8100 Turbo Model 931. Up to 32 ESCON or Fibre Channel (SCSI-FCP and FICON) host adapters can be installed in a DS8300 system in any combination (16 in the DS8300 base unit and another 16 in the first DS8000 expansion unit). The ESCON adapters have two ports and the Fibre Channel adapters have four ports. They are installed within I/O enclosures and can communicate with both processor complexes.
• Storage Facility: A storage facility is composed of a storage server and two or more storage enclosures that are packaged in one or more racks with associated power supplies, batteries, and cooling.
• Storage Server: A storage server is composed of two processor complexes, two or more I/O enclosures, and a pair of Rack Power Control (RPC) cards.
• Processor Complex: A processor complex controls and manages the storage facility to perform the function of a storage server. The two processor complexes form a redundant pair and execute Licensed Machine Code (LMC) to manage and control the operations and licensed function of the DS8000 series. The processor complex also has Ethernet connections to allow management functions to be invoked over a network.