Datasheet

TSB00364-USEN-11
G325-3369-11
ibm.com/totalstorage
© Copyright IBM Corporation 2004
IBM Systems and Technology Group
Route 100
Somers, NY 10589
U.S.A
Produced in the United States
July 2004
All Rights Reserved
IBM, the IBM logo, the e-business logo, AIX, AIX 5L, AS/400, CICS, DB2, DB2
Universal Database, DFSMSdfp, DFSMSdss, DFSMShsm, DFSMSrmm, DFSORT,
Enterprise Storage Server, ESCON, _`, FICON, FlashCopy, HACMP,
iSeries, Lotus, Magstar, MVS/ESA, Netfinity, OS/390, OS/400, POWER4+,
pSeries, RS/6000, S/390, SysBack, Tivoli, TotalStorage, TotalStorage Proven,
VM/ESA, VSE/ESA, xSeries, z/OS, z/VM and zSeries are trademarks or registered
trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States,
other countries or both.
LTO and Ultrium are registered trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation, Hewlett-Packard and Certance.
Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in
the United States, other countries or both. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel
Corporation in the United States, other countries or both. Linux is a trademark of
Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries, or both. UNIX is a registered
trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries. HotCAT is
a trademark of McDATA Corporation. Other company, product and service names
may be trademarks or service marks of others.
IBM Global Financing offerings are provided through IBM Credit Corporation in the
United States and IBM Canada Ltd. in Canada to qualified commercial and
government customers. Rates are based on a customer’s credit rating, financing
terms, offering type, equipment type and options, and may vary by country. Other
restrictions may apply. Rates and offerings are subject to change, extension or
withdrawal without notice.
IBM hardware products are manufactured from new parts, or new and used parts.
In some cases, the hardware product may not be new and may have been
previously installed. Regardless, IBM warranty terms apply.
This document could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. IBM
may make changes, improvements, or alterations to the products, programs and
services described in this document, including termination of such products,
programs and services, at any time and without notice. Any statements regarding
IBM’s future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without
notice, and represent goals and objectives only. The information contained in this
document is current as of the initial date of publication only and is subject to
change without notice. IBM shall have no responsibility to update such
information.
IBM is not responsible for the performance or interoperability of any non-IBM
products discussed herein. Performance data for IBM and non-IBM products and
services contained in this document was derived under specific operating and
environmental conditions. The actual results obtained by any party implementing
such products or services will depend on a large number of factors specific to
such party’s operating environment and may vary significantly. IBM makes no
representation that these results can be expected or obtained in any
implementation of any such products or services.
MB, GB and TB equal 1,000,000, 1,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000,000 bytes,
respectively, where referring to storage capacity. Actual storage capacity will vary
based upon many factors and may be less than stated. Some numbers given for
storage capacities give capacity in native mode followed by capacity using data
compression technology.
THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED “AS-IS” WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. IBM EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS
ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR INFRINGEMENT. IBM products are warranted according to the
terms and conditions of the agreements (e.g., IBM Customer Agreement,
Statement of Limited Warranty, International Program License Agreement, etc.)
under which they are provided.
References in this document to IBM products, programs or services does not
imply that IBM intends to make such products, programs or services available in
all countries in which IBM operates or does business. Any reference to an IBM
program or product in this document is not intended to state or imply that only
that program may be used. Any functionally equivalent program or product, that
does not infringe IBM’s intellectual property rights, may be used instead. It is the
user’s responsibility to evaluate and verify the operation of any non-IBM product,
program or service.
IBM Global Services for Storage and Storage Networking
Data Storage Services from IBM can help companies achieve their business objectives by
creating cost-effective data storage solutions that address the requirements of key business
applications. These solutions can support multiple platforms and product vendors, helping to
provide enhanced protection for critical business data, increased asset utilization, availability
and reliability levels with reduced management costs.
IBM Global Services, as the leading data storage services provider, brings best practices
from its thousands of customer engagements to work with your employees to integrate new
solutions and technology with your business and IT needs. IBM offers a comprehensive
portfolio of data storage services including:
●
Analysis of enterprise information needs and environment
●
Defined enterprise-wide storage strategies
●
Quantified business benefits
●
Backup/restore and business continuity planning
●
Performance and capacity planning
●
Enterprise security architecture
●
Storage migration and consolidation
●
Networked storage architecture design
●
SAN configuration and integration services
●
Proof of concept, validation and certification
●
Implementation, testing and migration services
●
Education and training
●
Installation, relocation, cabling and site preparation
●
Business and application recovery services
●
Systems monitoring and management
●
Managed Storage Services
IBM Global Services has a track record in offering services for open and mainframe storage,
data migration, installation and support services for IBM and non-IBM environments. Some
examples are:
●
IBM Storage Strategy Assessment assists with the vision and strategy, assessment, archi-
tecture and conceptual designs to help customers optimize their storage infrastructure to
new architectures.
●
IBM Planning Services for 3494 Automated Tape Library and Virtual Tape Server can help
improve tape storage management and gain control of an often expanding library of
tapes.
●
IBM Operational Support Services for Tivoli® Storage Manager assists customers in the
planning and implementation of storage management software.
●
IBM Managed Storage Services offer scalable, cost-effective storage capacity, manage-
ment and backup/restore services on a usage basis.
More information about IBM storage services can be found at ibm.com/services/storage.
IBM Global Financing
IBM Global Financing offers competitive financing to credit-qualified customers and IBM
Business Partners to assist them in acquiring IT solutions. Our offerings include financing for
IT acquisition—including hardware, software and services, both from IBM and other manu-
facturers or vendors—as well as commercial financing (revolving lines of credit, term loans,
acquisition facilities and inventory-financing credit lines) for IBM Business Partners. Offerings
(for all customer segments: small, medium and large enterprise), rates, terms and availability
may vary by country. Contact your local IBM Global Financing organization or visit the Web at
ibm.com/financing.