Datasheet

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: 2Gbps FC-AL

With turbo option: Auto-sensing 1Gbps/2Gbps FC-AL

Supported drives 36.4GB, 73.4GB and 146.8GB 10,000 rpm

18.2GB, 36.4GB and 73.4GB 15,000 rpm

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 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 8.41; version 9.41 with

turbo option

SAN support Supported IBM FC switches and directors (product numbers 2109, 3534, 2031, 2032, 2042

and 2062)

Warranty 3-year parts and labor warranty, next-business-day response; upgradeable to 24 x 7 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

30 kg (66 lbs)

Supported systems

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 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

IBM TotalStorage DS4300 at a glance