Datasheet

IBM System Storage DS4200 Express Model 7v at a glance

Characteristics

Model 1814-7VA

RAID controller Dual active

Cache 2GB battery-backed

Host interface 4 host ports, Fibre Channel (FC) Switched and FC Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) standard,

Auto-sensing 1 Gbps/2 Gbps/4 Gbps

Drive interface 4 drive ports—Fibre Channel (FC) Switched and FC Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) standard,

4 Gbps

Supported drives Supports 4 Gbps capable SATA 7,200 rpm 500 GB EV-DDM

RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 10

Storage partitions 4, 8, 16 or 64 storage partitions

Maximum drives supported 112 SATA drives (using 6 DS4000 EXP420 Expansion Units)

Fans and power supplies Dual redundant, hot-swappable

Rack support 19-inch, industry-standard rack

Management software IBM System Storage DS4000 Storage Manager version 9.16

SAN support Supported IBM FC switches and directors (product numbers 2005, 2006, 2109, 3534,

2031, 2032, 2034, 2042, 2061 and 2062, and IBM BladeCenter®)

Warranty Three year parts and labor warranty, 9x5 next business day, upgradeable to 24x7 with four

hour response

Physical characteristics

Dimensions H - 130.3 mm (5.13 in) W - 447.0 mm (17.6 in) D - 563.8 mm (22.2 in)

Supported systems

For a list of currently supported servers, operating systems, host bus adapters, clustering

applications and SAN switches and directors, refer to the DS4200 Interoperability Matrix

available at ibm.com/storage/disk/ds4200. For availability dates, conﬁguration options,

and attachment capabilities, refer to: ibm.com/storage/disk/ds4200

The DS4200 is supported only in rack installations. Up to six DS4000 EXP420 Expansion

Units can be attached to the DS4200 supporting a maximum of 112 drives.