Datasheet
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Disk Storage Systems (continued)
Midrange Disk Systems
DS4700 Express DS5020 Express DS3950 Express DS5000 series EXP395/EXP520
Product
DS4700 Express Disk System DS5020 Express DS3950 Express* DS5100 and DS5300 EXP395* and EXP520
Machine/model
1814-72A/70A 1814-20A Models 94/98
Part Numbers
68Y7530/68Y7533
1818-51A,1818-53A 1814-92H
Platform support
1
System p, System x, System i w/VIOS, Windows
Server 2003 w/SP1, Windows 2000 Server &
Advanced Server w/SP4, Novell NetWare 6.0
w/SP5 & 6.5 w/SP5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3.0 U7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 U3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 SP4, SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3,
VMware ESX 3.0/3.5/3i, VMware ESX 2.5.2
AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1 HP-UX 11i and 11.23,
Solaris 8, 9, 10
System p, System x, Windows 2003, Windows
2008 w/Hyper-V, AIX 5.3 and 6.1, VMware 3.5, 4,
SLES 9 and 10, RHEL 4 and 5, HP-UX
IBM i w/VIOS
RHEL, SLES
System p, System x, Windows 2003, Windows
2008 w/Hyper-V, AIX 5.3 and 6.1, VMware 3.5, 4,
SLES 9 and 10, RHEL 4 and 5, HP-UX
IBM i w/VIOS
RHEL, SLES
System p, System x, Windows 2003, Windows
2008 w/Hyper-V, AIX 5.2,5.3 and 6.1, VMware
3.5, SLES 9 and 10, RHEL 4 and 5, HP-UX
N/A
Host connectivity
Fibre Channel Fibre Channel/iSCSI Fibre Channel/iSCSI Fibre Channel/iSCSI N/A
SAN support
Direct, FC-AL, Switched Fabric Direct, FC-AL, Switched Fabric Direct, FC-AL, Switched Fabric Direct, FC-AL, Switched Fabric N/A
Copy services
Enhanced Remote Mirroring, FlashCopy,
VolumeCopy
Enhanced Remote Mirroring, FlashCopy,
VolumeCopy
Enhanced Remote Mirroring, FlashCopy,
VolumeCopy
Enhanced Remote Mirroring, FlashCopy,
VolumeCopy
N/A
Availability features
Fault-tolerant RAID, redundant power/cooling,
hot-swap drives, dual controllers, concurrent
microcode update capability, dual-pathing driver
Fault-tolerant RAID, redundant power/cooling,
hot-swap drives, dual controllers, concurrent
microcode update capability, dual-pathing driver
Fault-tolerant RAID, redundant power/cooling,
hot-swap drives, dual controllers, concurrent
microcode update capability, dual-pathing driver
Fault-tolerant RAID, redundant power/cooling,
hot-swap drives, dual controllers, concurrent
microcode update capability, dual-pathing driver
ESM-imbedded “loop switch”, Redundant
4 Gb/s FC drive loops ensure complete accessi-
bility to all drives in the event of a loop or cable
failure, Redundant power supplies, cooling
fans and ESMs, All primary components are
hot-swappable
Controller
Dual active 4 Gbps RAID controllers Dual active 8 Gbps RAID controllers and/or
1 Gbps iSCSI
Dual active 8 Gbps RAID controllers and/or
1 Gbps iSCSI
Dual active 4 Gbps RAID controllers N/A
Cache (min, max)
2 GB, 4 GB (70A/72A) 2/4 GB 2/4 GB 8/16/32/64 GB N/A
RAID support
0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10 N/A
Capacity (min, max)
36.4 GB, 50.4 TB via EXP810, EXP710 (FC),
224 TB via EXP810 (SATA), 44.8 TB via EXP100
Legacy support for EXP810
587 GB min, up to 67.2 TB’s with 6 EXP520’s
w/FC drives or 224 TB’s with SATA
Legacy support for EXP810
587 GB min, up to 67.2 TB’s with 6 EXP395’s
w/FC drives or 224 TB’s with SATA
Legacy support for EXP810
587 GB min, up to 896 TB (DS5100 and DS5300)
896 TB (DS5300 w/16 EXP5000 w/SATA and
268.8 TB FC)
Up to 16 FC or SATA disk drives.
Drive interface
4 Gbps Switched 4 Gbps Switched 4 Gbps Switched 4 Gbps Switched 4 Gb/s FC for high-speed connectivity
Drive support
Supports 4 Gbps FC: 15k – 600 GB, 450 GB,
300 GB, 146.8 GB, 73.4 GB, E-DDM
Supports 4 Gbps SATA: 7.2K 500 GB/750 GB
and 1 TB, 2 TB E-DDM Disk drives
Supports 4 Gbps FC: 15k – 600 GB, 450 GB,
300 GB, 146.8 GB, E-DDM
Supports 4 Gbps SATA: 7.2K 500 GB/750 GB
and 1 TB, 2 TB E-DDM Disk drives
Supports 4 Gbps FC: 15k – 600 GB, 450 GB,
300 GB, 146.8 GB, E-DDM
Supports 4 Gbps SATA: 7.2K 500 GB/750 GB
and 1 TB E-DDM Disk drives
Supports 4 Gbps FC: 15k – 600 GB, 450 GB,
300 GB, 146.8 GB, 73.4 GB, E-DDM
Supports 4 Gbps SATA: 7.2K 500 GB, 750 GB,
1 TB, 2 TB E-DDM Disk drives
Supports SSD drive: 300 GB
N/A
Certifications
Microsoft RAID, Cluster, NetWare Cluster,
HACMP, Veritas Clustering
4
Microsoft Clustering Services, IBM SAN Volume
Controller, HACMP
Microsoft Clustering Services, IBM SAN Volume
Controller, HACMP
Microsoft Clustering Services, IBM SAN Volume
Controller 4.3, HACMP
N/A
* Product not available in the U.S. and Canada