Lenovo Storage

Lenovo D1212 Direct Attached Storage
Form Factor :- 2U
- Single/Dual Expansion Modules :- Dual 12Gb SAS standard (MiniSAS-HD SFF 8644), with active/active failover
Supported Drives:-
- 12 hot-swap SAS 3.5-inch drives: 900GB 10,000rpm HDDs (2.5-inch drive in 3.5-inch bay); 2TB, 4TB, 6TB, 8TB, or 10TB 7,200rpm NL HDDs*; 4TB 7,200rpm NL SED HDDs; 400GB, 10 DWD SSDs* (2.5-inch drive in 3.5-inch tray)
Storage Capacity (per D1212 enclosure—up to 8 enclosures supported per HBA port):-
- Up to 10.8TB – 10,000rpm HDDs; Up to 120TB – 7,200rpm NL SAS HDDs*; Up to 48TB – 7,200rpm NL SAS SED HDDs; Up to 4.8TB SSDs
Expandability (via Daisy-Chain):-
- Up to 8 D1212 units per SAS Chain
HBAs Supported:-
- ThinkServer 8885e PCIe 12Gb SAS Adapter (PMC 8885E chipset); ThinkServer LSI 93008-e (12Gb; LSI SAS 31088); Lenovo N2225 SAS/SATA HBA (12Gb) Adapter for System x (12Gb; LSI SAS 3008); N2226 SAS/SATA HBA (12Gb) Adapter for System x (LSI SAS 3008); ServeRAID M5225-2GB SAS/SATA Controller for System x (LSI SAS 3108); Avago SAS 9300-8e Host Bus Adapter (12Gb; LSI SAS 3008); Avago SAS 9300-16e Host Bus Adapter (12Gb; LSI SAS 3008 x2); Avago SAS 9302-16e Host Bus Adapter (12Gb; LSI SAS 3008 x2);
- Avago SAS 9302-16e Host Bus Adapter (12Gb; LSI SAS 3008 x2); Avago MegaRAID SAS 9380-8e LSI SAS3108); Avago MegaRAID SAS 9380-4i4e LSI SAS3108)
RAID Support:-
- RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 (HBA-dependent)
Power Supplies and Fans :-
- Two 580W (1+1) hot-swap/redundant 80 Plus Gold power supplies; two integrated fans per power supply
Back Panel Connectors:-
- Each expansion module (x2) includes 1 Ethernet management port, 3x MiniSAS HD Connector (SFF 8644), It can be configured as in/ingress or out/egress port by SAS zoning mode setting.
Form Factor / Dimensions / Weight:-
- 2U/Height: 87.9mm (3.5 in.); Width: 443mm (17 in.); Depth: 630mm (24.8 in.); Weight: max. 24kg (57.2lbs)
Limited Warranty
- 3- or 5-year Limited Warranty, 9x5 Next Business Day (upgradeable), or 9x5x4, or 24/7x4.

Lenovo D1224 Direct Attached Storage
Form Factor :-
- 2U
Dual Expansion Modules:-
- Dual 12Gb SAS standard (MiniSAS-HD SFF 8644), with active/active failover
Supported Drives:-
- 24 hot-swap SAS 2.5-inch drives: 300GB and 600GB 15,000rpm HDDs; 600GB, 900GB, 1.2TB, and 1.8TB 10,000rpm HDDs; 1.2TB 10k SED HDDs; 1TB and 2TB 7,200rpm NL HDDs; 400GB, 800GB, and 1.6TB 3 DWD SSD; 400GB, 800GB, and 1.6TB 10 DWD SSDs*; 800GB SED SSDs*; 3.84TB and 7.68TB 1DWD SSDs*
Storage Capacity (per D1224 enclosure—up to 8 enclosures supported per SAS Chain):-
- Up to 14.4TB – 15,000rpm SAS HDDs; 43.2TB – 10,000rpm SAS HDDs; up to 28.88TB – 10,000rpm SAS SED HDDs; up to 48TB – 7,200rpm NL SAS HDDs; up to 184.32TB – SSDs; up to 19.2TB SED SSDs
Expandability (via Daisy-Chain) :-
- Up to 8 D1224 units per SAS Chain
HBAs Supported:-
- ThinkServer 8885e PCIe 12Gb SAS Adapter (PMC 8885E chipset); ThinkServer LSI 93008-e (12Gb; LSI SAS 31088); Lenovo N2225 SAS/SATA HBA (12Gb) Adapter for System x (12Gb; LSI SAS 3008); N2226 SAS/SATA HBA (12Gb) Adapter for System x (LSI SAS 3008); ServeRAID M5225-2GB SAS/SATA Controller for System x (LSI SAS 3108); Avago SAS 9300-8e Host Bus Adapter (12Gb; LSI SAS 3008); Avago SAS 9300-16e Host Bus Adapter (12Gb; LSI SAS 3008 x2);
- Avago SAS 9302-16e Host Bus Adapter (12Gb; LSI SAS 3008 x2); Avago MegaRAID SAS 9380-8e LSI SAS3108); Avago MegaRAID SAS 9380-4i4e LSI SAS3108)
RAID Support:-
- RAID-0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 (HBA-dependent)
Power Supplies and Fans :-
- Two 580W (1+1) hot-swap/redundant 80 Plus Gold power supplies; two integrated fans per power supply
Back Panel Connectors:-
- Each expansion module (x2) includes one Ethernet management port, 3x MiniSAS HD Connector (SFF 8644), It can be configured as in/ingress or out/egress port by SAS zoning mode setting
Form Factor / Dimensions / Weight:-
- 2U/Height: 87.9mm (3.5 in.); Width: 443mm (17 in.); Depth: 630mm (24.8 in.)/Weight: max. 26kg (53lbs)
Limited Warranty:-
- 3- or 5-year Limited Warranty, 9x5 Next Business Day (upgradeable), or 9x5x4, or 24/7x4.

Lenovo D3284 Direct Attached Storage
Form Factor :-
- 5U
Dual Expansion Modules:-
- Dual 12Gb SAS standard, with active/active failover
Supported Drives :-
- 84x hot-swap SAS 3.5-inch drives:4TB, 6TB, 8TB, or 10TB 7,200rpm NL SAS HDDs; 400GB SSDs (2.5-inch drive in 3.5-inch tray)
Storage Capacity (per enclosure):-
- Up to 840TB – 7,200rpm NL SAS HDDs; up to 33.6TB – SAS SSDs
Expandability (via Daisy-Chain) :-
- Up to 4x D3284 enclosures per HBA
HBAs Supported:-
- 9380-4i4e SAS/SATA HBAs for System x; N2226 SAS/SATA HBAs for System x; ThinkServer 9300-8e PCIe 12Gb 8-Port External SAS Adapter by LSI
RAID Support:-
- RAID-0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 (HBA-dependent)
- Power Supplies and Fans :-
- 2x 2214W (1+1) hot-swap/redundant 80 Plus Platinum power supplies; 5 hot-swap/redundant fans
Back Panel Connectors:-
- Each expansion module (x2) includes: 4x ports: 3x 12Gbps Mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) per ESM; 1x RJ45 Ethernet port for management
Form Factor / Dimensions / Weight:-
- 5U/Height: 219mm (9.5 in.); Width: 483mm (19 in. IEC60297 rack compliant); Depth: 933mm (36.75in.)/Weight: min. 64kg (141 lbs); max. 131kg (289 lbs)
Limited Warranty:-
- 3-year Limited Warranty, 9x5 Next Business Day Onsite (upgradeable)

Lenovo D3284 Direct Attached Storage
- Form Factor: 5U
- Dual Expansion Modules: Dual 12Gb SAS standard, with active/active failover
- Supported Drives: 84x hot-swap SAS 3.5-inch drives:4TB, 6TB, 8TB, or 10TB 7,200rpm NL SAS HDDs; 400GB SSDs
- Storage Capacity (per enclosure)
- Up to 840TB: 7,200rpm NL SAS HDDs; up to 33.6TB – SAS SSDs
- Expandability (via Daisy-Chain): Up to 4x D3284 enclosures per HBA
- HBAs Supported: 9380-4i4e SAS/SATA HBAs for System x; N2226 SAS/SATA HBAs for System x; ThinkServer 9300-8e PCIe 12Gb 8-Port External SAS Adapter by LSI
- RAID Support: RAID-0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 (HBA-dependent)
- Power Supplies and Fans: 2x 2214W (1+1) hot-swap/redundant 80 Plus Platinum power supplies; 5 hot-swap/redundant fans
- Back Panel Connectors: Each expansion module (x2) includes: 4x ports: 3x 12Gbps Mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) per ESM; 1x RJ45 Ethernet port for management
- 5U/Height: 219mm (9.5 in.); Width: 483mm (19 in. IEC60297 rack compliant); Depth: 933mm (36.75in.)/Weight: min. 64kg (141 lbs); max. 131kg (289 lbs)
- Limited Warranty: 3-year Limited Warranty, 9x5 Next Business Day Onsite (upgradeable)

Lenovo D1224 Direct Attached Storage
- Form Factor: 2U
- Dual Expansion Modules: Dual 12Gb SAS standard (MiniSAS-HD SFF 8644), with active/active failover
- Expandability (via Daisy-Chain): Up to 8 D1224 units per SAS Chain
- RAID Support: RAID-0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 (HBA-dependent)
- Power Supplies and Fans: Two 580W (1+1) hot-swap/redundant 80 Plus Gold power supplies; two integrated fans per power supply
- Back Panel Connectors: Each expansion module (x2) includes one Ethernet management port, 3x MiniSAS HD Connector (SFF 8644), It can be configured as in/ingress or out/egress port by SAS zoning mode setting
- Form Factor / Dimensions / Weight
- 2U/Height: 87.9mm (3.5 in.); Width: 443mm (17 in.); Depth: 630mm (24.8 in.)/Weight: max. 26kg (53lbs)
- Limited Warranty: 3- or 5-year Limited Warranty, 9x5 Next Business Day (upgradeable), or 9x5x4, or 24/7x4.

Lenovo D1212 Direct Attached Storage
- Form Factor: 2U
- Single/Dual Expansion Modules: Dual 12Gb SAS standard (MiniSAS-HD SFF 8644), with active/active failover
- Expandability (via Daisy-Chain): Up to 8 D1212 units per SAS Chain
- RAID Support: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 (HBA-dependent)
- Power Supplies and Fans: Two 580W (1+1) hot-swap/redundant 80 Plus Gold power supplies; two integrated fans per
- Limited Warranty: 3- or 5-year Limited Warranty, 9x5 Next Business Day (upgradeable), or 9x5x4, or 24/7x4.

Lenovo D3284 Direct Attached Storage
- Form Factor: 5U
- Dual Expansion Modules: Dual 12Gb SAS standard, with active/active failover
- Supported Drives: 84x hot-swap SAS 3.5-inch drives:4TB, 6TB, 8TB, or 10TB 7,200rpm NL SAS HDDs; 400GB SSDs
- Storage Capacity (per enclosure)
- Up to 840TB: 7,200rpm NL SAS HDDs; up to 33.6TB – SAS SSDs
- Expandability (via Daisy-Chain): Up to 4x D3284 enclosures per HBA
- HBAs Supported: 9380-4i4e SAS/SATA HBAs for System x; N2226 SAS/SATA HBAs for System x; ThinkServer 9300-8e PCIe 12Gb 8-Port External SAS Adapter by LSI
- RAID Support: RAID-0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 (HBA-dependent)
- Power Supplies and Fans: 2x 2214W (1+1) hot-swap/redundant 80 Plus Platinum power supplies; 5 hot-swap/redundant fans
- Back Panel Connectors: Each expansion module (x2) includes: 4x ports: 3x 12Gbps Mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) per ESM; 1x RJ45 Ethernet port for management
- 5U/Height: 219mm (9.5 in.); Width: 483mm (19 in. IEC60297 rack compliant); Depth: 933mm (36.75in.)/Weight: min. 64kg (141 lbs); max. 131kg (289 lbs)
- Limited Warranty: 3-year Limited Warranty, 9x5 Next Business Day Onsite (upgradeable)

Lenovo D1224 Direct Attached Storage
- Form Factor: 2U
- Dual Expansion Modules: Dual 12Gb SAS standard (MiniSAS-HD SFF 8644), with active/active failover
- Expandability (via Daisy-Chain): Up to 8 D1224 units per SAS Chain
- RAID Support: RAID-0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 (HBA-dependent)
- Power Supplies and Fans: Two 580W (1+1) hot-swap/redundant 80 Plus Gold power supplies; two integrated fans per power supply
- Back Panel Connectors: Each expansion module (x2) includes one Ethernet management port, 3x MiniSAS HD Connector (SFF 8644), It can be configured as in/ingress or out/egress port by SAS zoning mode setting
- Form Factor / Dimensions / Weight
- 2U/Height: 87.9mm (3.5 in.); Width: 443mm (17 in.); Depth: 630mm (24.8 in.)/Weight: max. 26kg (53lbs)
- Limited Warranty: 3- or 5-year Limited Warranty, 9x5 Next Business Day (upgradeable), or 9x5x4, or 24/7x4.

Lenovo D1212 Direct Attached Storage
- Form Factor: 2U
- Single/Dual Expansion Modules: Dual 12Gb SAS standard (MiniSAS-HD SFF 8644), with active/active failover
- Expandability (via Daisy-Chain): Up to 8 D1212 units per SAS Chain
- RAID Support: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 (HBA-dependent)
- Power Supplies and Fans: Two 580W (1+1) hot-swap/redundant 80 Plus Gold power supplies; two integrated fans per
- Limited Warranty: 3- or 5-year Limited Warranty, 9x5 Next Business Day (upgradeable), or 9x5x4, or 24/7x4

Lenovo Flex System Storage Expansion Node
- The System Expansion Node has the following features:
- Connects directly to supported compute nodes via a PCIe 3.0 interface to the compute node's interposer connector (also known as the ETE connector)
- Support for 12 hot-swap 2.5-inch drives, accessible via a sliding tray
- Support for 6 Gbps SAS and SATA drives, both HDDs and SSDs
- Based on an LSI SAS2208 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller
- Optional 512 MB or 1 GB cache with cache-to-flash super capacitor off-load
- Supports RAID 0, 1, 10 as standard. JBOD also supported. Optional RAID 5, 50 with cache upgrade. (Note: The original RAID 6, 60 upgrade option is withdrawn from marketing)
- Includes an expansion shelf to physically support the Storage Expansion Node and its compute node attached together
- Internal and external light path diagnostics
- Optional support for SSD performance acceleration with Features on Demand upgrade
- Support for up to 64 virtual drives, up to 128 drive groups, up to 16 virtual drives per one drive group, and up to 32 physical drives per one drive group
- Support for logical unit number (LUN) sizes up to 64 TB
- Configurable stripe size up to 1 MB
- Compliant with Disk Data Format (DDF) configuration on disk (COD)
- S.M.A.R.T. support
- Managed through the IMMv2 management processor on the compute node and with the MegaRAID Storage Manager management software

Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series All Flash Array
- Modernize your datacenter and accelerate business:
- Achieve 5:1 data reduction without sacrificing performance
- Eliminate planned downtime and disruptions
- Consolidate your infrastructure by scaling up to 57PB of unified storage
- Optimize for hybrid cloud – easily implement a service-oriented IT architectureHighlights
- Offers 5:1 overall data reduction
- Deploy key workloads like SQL Server, VMware and SAP HANA in less than 10 minutes (1 screen)
- Experience 11x lower power consumption when using all flash (vs HDD arrays)
- Synchronous replication — switch primary site instantly
- Unified architecture reduces hardware requirements by as much as 50%

Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series Hybrid Flash
Hybrid Flash - fast, flexible, reliable and secure
- Unified storage
- NVMe onboard the system offering outstanding performance
- Up to 5:1 data reduction capabilities
Scale out to 57PB of unified storage
Accelerate unified workloads with hybrid flash
Seamlessly connect to the cloud
Offers "six 9s" of availability

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series All Flash Array
Drive outstanding performance
- Maximizes efficiency by eliminating overprovisioning, all while reducing cost by cutting space, power and cooling requirements
- Guards against data loss and downtime events, locally and long distance, with advanced data protection
- Provides support for up to 2.94PB of raw capacity in modular 2U building blocks and delivers superior data access with low-latency performance
- Flash-optimized arrays are designed to work in the most demanding environments
- Extreme performance with up to 1.0M IOPS and sub-100 microsecond latency
Features
- The Challenge
- It’s critical that key business applications run with maximum efficiency, because they directly affect time-to-market, revenue, and customer satisfaction. Because of this, data centers are looking for ways to improve the speed and responsiveness of the applications that control their mission-critical business operations.
- One way to differentiate your organization from the competition and accelerate time-to-market is to extract value and insights quickly and reliably from a range of mixed workload environments

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series Hybrid Flash Array
Extreme performance at an aggressive price
- Outstanding performance to support Big Data/analytics, video surveillance, technical computing, and backup & recovery
- Flexible platform for mixed workloads, with various drive and expansion options through multiple connectivity options to simplify integration into existing environments
- Advanced protection guards again data loss and downtime events, both locally and long distance
- Simply and effortlessly install and administer using powerful on-box, web-based management system
- Delivers high reliability and up to “six-9s” of availability
Features
The Challenge
To differentiate your organization from the competition and speed time-to- market, you need quick and valuable insights from your core applications, despite a range of mixed workloads. These applications are your key to success, and for that, you need data storage systems with extreme application performance and nonstop data availability.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DS2200 Storage
- Memory : 16GB
- Storage : 1PB 3.5 inch 659TB 2.5 inch
- Form Factor/Height : 2U
- Drive Bays : 12x 3.5 inch 24x 2.5 inch
- RAID Support : AID 0, 1, 10, 5, 6
- Maximum Drives : 96 using 2.5 inch drives and 3 expansion units
- Host Ports : 2 port SAS, 2 port FC, 2 port iSCSI; single connectivity
- Performance : Up to 100,000 random-read IOPS up to 3.5GBps read throughput up to 3GBps write throughput
- Warranty : 3 year limited warranty, 9x5 next business day, onsite

Lenovo ThinkSystem DS6200 Storage
- Form Factor/Height : 2U
- Memory : 32GB
- Drive Bays : 1.8PB with 24x 2.5 inch drive bays
- Maximum Drives : 276 using 3 D3284 expansion units or 240 using 2.5-inch drives and 9 SFF expansion units
- Host Ports : 4 port SAS, 4 port FC, 4-port iSCSI, hybrid connectivity
- Performance : Up to 600K random-read IOPS 1ms latency/7GBps read throughput/5.5GBps write throughput
- Power Supplies : Hot-swap/redundant
- Warranty : 3 year limited warranty, 9x5 next business day, onsite

Lenovo ThinkSystem DS4200 Storage
- Rapid Tiering and flash cache
- Optimized for performance and value
- Nondisruptive upgrades and expansion
- Simple setup and management for IT generalists
- Mix SSDs for ultimate workload flexibility

Lenovo ThinkSystem DB720S Gen7 FC SAN Switch
- Provides high scalability in an ultra-dense, 1U switch with up to 56 ports to support high-density server virtualization, cloud architectures, and flash-based storage environments.
- Accelerate critical workloads with 64Gb/s links
- Maximize performance of NVMe storage with 50% lower switching latency than Gen 6
- Enable pay-as-you-grow scalability from 24 to 56 ports—for on-demand flexibility
- Simplify troubleshooting by identifying and isolating issues
- Collect comprehensive telemetry data across the fabric to enable powerful analytics
- Visualize the data to easily understand the health and performance of the SAN
- Automate repetitive tasks to save time and eliminate human error
- Protects existing device investments with auto-sensing 8, 16 and 32 Gbit/sec capabilities and native operation with any Brocade SAN fabrics.
- Leverages Fabric Vision technology’s powerful monitoring, management, and diagnostic tools to simplify administration, increase uptime, and reduce costs.
- Supplies a rich set of standard features at no extra cost, including fabric services, advanced zoning, adaptive networking, full fabric and access gateway operations, integrated 10 Gb FC, and diagnostic tools.
- Expands fabric capabilities with optional licensed functions, including trunking, advanced monitoring and alerting, long-distance fabrics, and FC-FC routing.
- Compresses in-flight data on up to four ports for more efficient link utilization.
- Maximizes resiliency with redundant hot-swap power supplies.
- Accelerates troubleshooting with built-in advanced diagnostics tools featuring ClearLink Diagnostics with D_Ports (Diagnostic Ports) and select adapters from QLogic and Emulex, which helps ensure optical and signal integrity for 32/64 Gb Fibre Channel optics and cables.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DB620S 32Gb FC SAN Switch
- Provides high scalability in an ultra-dense, 1U switch with 48 SFP+ ports and 4 QSFP+ ports (each QSFP+ port has 4x 32 Gb FC links for 128 Gb FC connectivity between the DB620S FC SAN switches, or it can be broken out to four links to 4/8/16/32 Gbps SWL optics in a server HBA, storage device, or another FC switch, for a total of up to 64 connections) to support high-density server virtualization, cloud architectures, and flash-based storage environments.
- Increases performance for demanding workloads with support for 128 Gbps (4x 32 Gbps) and 32 Gbps FC links.
- Simplifies end-to-end management by automating repetitive daily management tasks.
- Enables “pay-as-you-grow” scalability from single-switch fabric to full-fabric enterprise capabilities with Ports On Demand scalability.
- Optimizes fabric behavior and ensure sufficient bandwidth for mission-critical applications with advanced traffic management capabilities and adaptive networking.
- Provides proactive, non-intrusive, real-time monitoring and alerting of VM and storage I/O health and performance with VM Insight and IO Insight through integrated network sensors.
- Leverages predefined MAPS policies to automatically identify and isolate devices that cause network performance issues.
- Offers dual functionality as either a full-fabric SAN switch or as an NPIV-enabled Access Gateway (requires 48 SFP+ ports be licensed) that enhances fabric scalability and simplifies management.
- Protects existing device investments with auto-sensing 4, 8, 16, and 32 Gbit/sec capabilities and native operation with Brocade fabrics.
- Runs Fabric OS, which delivers distributed intelligence throughout the network and enables a wide range of value-added features.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DB610S 32Gb FC SAN Switch
- Form factor Standalone or 1U rack mount
- Ports 24x SFP+ ports:
- Model HC4: 24 ports activated and 24x 16 Gb FC SWL SFP+ transceivers included.
- Model HC7: 8 ports activated and 8x 32 Gb FC SWL SFP+ transceivers included.
- Model HC5: 8 ports activated and 8x 16 Gb FC SWL SFP+ transceivers included.
- Up to two optional 8-port activation license packs or bundles (8-port license pack and 8x 16 Gb or 8x 32 Gb FC SWL SFP+ transceivers) for Models HC5, and HC7.
- Media types
- 32 Gb FC SFP+ transceivers: short wavelength (SWL), long wavelength (LWL).
- 16 Gb FC SFP+ transceivers: SWL, LWL, extended long wavelength (ELWL).
- Port speeds
- 32 Gb FC SFP+ transceivers: 32/16/8 Gbps auto-sensing.
- 16 Gb FC SFP+ transceivers: 16/8/4 Gbps auto-sensing.
- FC port types
- Full Fabric mode: F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port), E_Port, D_Port (Diagnostic Port).
- Access Gateway mode: F_Port and NPIV-enabled N_Port.
- Data traffic types Unicast (Class 2 and Class 3), multicast (Class 3 only), broadcast (Class 3 only).
- Classes of service Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames).
- Standard features Full Fabric mode, Access Gateway, Advanced Zoning, Fabric Services, Adaptive Networking, Advanced Diagnostic Tools.
- Optional features Enterprise Bundle (ISL Trunking, Fabric Vision, Extended Fabric).

Lenovo ThinkSystem DB400D and DB800D 32Gb FC SAN Directors
- Enhance operational stability, maximize application performance, and increase business agility with enterprise-class Gen 6 FC SAN directors
- Scale to 256 (DB400D) or 512 (DB800D) FC or FCoE ports with industry-leading port density and consolidate infrastructure with 128 Gbps Brocade UltraScale ICL connectivity for simpler, flatter, low-latency fabrics.
- Enable “pay-as-you-grow” scalability with full-fabric enterprise capabilities, supporting Fibre Channel connectivity of up to 32 Gbps or Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) connectivity of up to 40 Gbps.
- Accelerate application response time by up to 71 percent across 32 Gbps FC links.
- Optimize fabric behavior and ensure sufficient bandwidth for mission-critical applications with advanced traffic management capabilities and adaptive networking.
- Extend replication over distance with a highly scalable extension solution for Fibre Channel, IP, and FICON.
- Protect existing device investments with auto-sensing 4, 8, 16, and 32 Gbit/sec capabilities and native operation with Fabric OS-based fabrics.
- Simplify end-to-end management of large-scale environments by automating monitoring and diagnostics.
- Run Fabric OS, which delivers distributed intelligence throughout the network and enables a wide range of value-added features.
- Leverage Fabric Vision technology’s powerful monitoring, management, and diagnostic tools to simplify administration, increase uptime, and reduce costs.
- Provide proactive, non-intrusive, real-time monitoring and alerting of VM and storage I/O health and performance with VM Insight and IO Insight through integrated network sensors.

IBM System DS4000 Storage
- Power Supply: 450 watt
- Networking Type: MAN, LAN, WAN
- Color: Black
- Raid: RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, and 10 support
- Internal storage: Up to 64 TB

IBM System DS3300 Storage
- Form factor: 2 U rack-mount
- Internal storage: Up to 3.6 TB
- Raid: RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, and 10 support
- Power supply: 540-watts