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Select configurations of the DS3200
are part of the IBM Express Portfolio™,
designed and priced to meet the
needs of mid-sized businesses. The
Express models combine the DS3200
storage system with the IBM SAS HBA
Controllers and SAS cables to help you
get started with storage quickly.
Easy to deploy and manage
With many small business IT depart-
ments having one or a part-time admin-
istrator and limited time to spend on
data management, the DS3200 can be
easily installed without extensive knowl-
edge or effort.
The DS3000 Storage Manager software
was designed for easy implementation
for an unseasoned administrator
.
The task-oriented management inter-
face of the DS3000 Storage Manager
pr
esents tasks to the administrator
first and then asks which object to per-
form the task on. This contrasts to an
object-oriented interface of a typical
system in which the object is first
selected, then the task, and requires
a higher depth of storage networking
expertise. The DS3000 Storage
Manager approach enables even non-
Storage administrators to quickly set up
and deploy the storage solution. The
management application’s task-oriented
interface removes the resistance that
many organizations have with their lim-
ited in-house expertise.
Tiered storage solution
Tiered storage is the assignment of dif-
ferent categories of data to different
types of drives in order to reduce total
storage cost. A key attribute of the
DS3000 series of disk systems is
the integration of SAS and SA
TA tech-
nologies within a single enclosure. By
accommodating high-access and near-
line data within a single enclosure, the
right application with the appropriate
drive technology is achieved. This sim-
plifies purchasing and storage deploy-
ment with near-line applications utilizing
inexpensive SATA drives and highly-
utilized applications deploying SAS
drives.
Expand with multiple EXP3000s
The scalability of the DS3200 allows
IT managers to respond to their con-
stantly changing storage environment.
By starting small, the DS3200 allows
users to make additional investments in