Datasheet

IBM System Storage DS4800 at a glance
Characteristics
Model 1815-80A, 1815-82A, 1815-84A , 1815-88A
RAID controller Dual active
Cache Model 80A: 4GB battery-backed
Model 82A: 4GB battery-backed
Model 84A: 8GB battery-backed
Model 88A: 16GB battery-backed
Host interface 8 host ports—Fibre Channel (FC) Switched and FC Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) standard,
auto-sensing 1 Gbps/2 Gbps/4 Gbps
Drive interface 8 drive ports—Fibre Channel (FC) Switched and FC Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) standard,
auto-sensing 2 Gbps/4 Gbps
Supported drives 2 Gbps SATA: 7.2K rpm, 400GB and 250GB
4 Gbps SATA: 7.2K rpm 500GB
2 Gbps FC: 15K rpm, 146GB/73GB/36GB (E-DDM)
2 Gbps FC: 10K rpm, 300GB/146GB/73GB (E-DDM)
4 Gbps FC: 15K rpm, 146GB/73GB/36GB (E-DDM)
RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 10
Storage partitions 8, 16 or 64 storage partitions—choice of 8, 16 or 64 required
Upgrade: 8–16, 16–64
Maximum drives supported Model 80A: 224 drives (using 14 DS4000 EXP810, 16 EXP710 or EXP100 Expansion Units)
Model 82A: 224 drives (using 14 DS4000 EXP810, or 16 EXP710 or EXP100 Expansion
Units)
Model 84A: 224 drives (using 14 DS4000 EXP810, or 16 EXP710 or EXP100 Expansion
Units)
Model 88A: 224 drives (using 14 DS4000 EXP810, or 16 EXP710 or EXP100 Expansion
Units)
Fans and power supplies Dual redundant, hot-swappable
Rack support 19-inch, industry-standard rack
Management software IBM TotalStorage DS4000 Storage Manager Versions 9.16
SAN support Supported IBM FC switches and directors (product numbers 2005, 2006, 2109, 3534,
2031, 2032, 2034, 2042, 2061 and 2062, and BladeCenter)
Warranty Three year parts and labor warranty, 9x5 next business day, upgradeable to 24x7 with
four hour response
Physical characteristics
Dimensions H 174.50 mm (6.87 in)
W 481.75 mm (18.97 in)
D 634.92 mm (25.0 in)
Weight 36.38 kg (80.2 lb)
Supported systems
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For a list of currently supported servers, operating systems, host bus adapters, clustering
applications and SAN switches and directors, refer to the DS4800 Interoperability Matrix
available at ibm.com/storage/disk/ds4800. For availability dates, configuration options,
and attachment capabilities, refer to: ibm.com/storage/disk/ds4800
The DS4800 is supported only in rack installations. With optional features, up to 14 DS4000
EXP810, or 16 EXP710/EXP100 Expansion Units can be attached to the DS4800 a
maximum of 224 drives.