Datasheet

IBM TotalStorage DS4300 at a glance
Characteristics
Model 1722-60U, 1722-6LU (single controller model)
RAID controller Single or dual active 2GB RAID controllers
Cache Single controller model: 256 MB
Base dual controller model: 512MB total, battery-backed
With turbo option: 2GB total, battery-backed
Host interface 2 or 4 Fibre Channel (FC) Switched and FC Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) standard
Drive interface Base single and dual controller models: 2 Gbps FC-AL
With turbo option: Auto-sensing 1 Gbps/2 Gbps FC-AL
Supported drives FC: 36.4GB, 73.4GB, 146.8GB and 300GB 10,000 rpm
18.2GB, 36.4GB, 73.4GB and 146.8GB 15,000 rpm
SATA: 250GB, 400GB
RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 10
Storage partitions Single controller and base dual controller: 1 host group standard, upgradeable to 4, 8 or
16 storage partitions
With turbo option: 8, upgradeable 16 or 64
Maximum drives supported Single model: 14 FC drives
Base dual model: 56 FC drives (using three DS4000 EXP700 or DS4000 EXP710 Expansion
Units) or 112 Serial ATA drives (using 8 DS4000 EXP100 Expansion Units)
With turbo option: 112 FC drives (using 7 DS4000 EXP700 or EXP710 Expansion Units) or
112 Serial ATA drives (using 8 DS4000 EXP100 Expansion Units)
Fans and power supplies Dual redundant, hot-swappable for dual controller models
Rack support 19-inch, industry-standard rack
Management software IBM TotalStorage DS4000 Storage Manager versions 8.3, 8.4 and 9.10, 9.14, 9.15
SAN support Supported IBM FC switches and directors (product numbers 2005, 2006, 2109, 3534,
2031, 2032, 2034, 2042, 2061, 2062 and BladeCenter™)
Warranty 3-year parts and labor warranty, next-business-day response; upgradeable to 24x7 support
with 4-hour response
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 132.3 mm H x 482 mm W x 597 mm D
(5.2 in x 19 in x 24 in)
Weight
3
30 kg (66 lbs)
Supported systems
4
For a list of currently supported servers, operating systems, host bus adapters, clustering
applications and SAN switches and directors, refer to the DS4300 Interoperability Matrix
available at ibm.com/storage/ds4300. For availability dates, configuration options, and
attachment capabilities, refer to: ibm.com/storage/ds4300.
The DS4300 is supported only in rack installations. With optional features, up to three
DS4000 EXP700 or DS4000 EXP710 Expansion Units can be attached to the DS4300 dual
controller enclosure for a maximum of 56 drives. With the turbo option feature, up to seven
DS4000 EXP700 or EXP710 Expansion Units can be attached to the DS4300 enclosure for
a maximum of 112 disk drives