IBM DS8000 Hardware
From Tecniq
The IBM System Storage DS8000 series is designed to provide high-performance, reliable, and exceptionally scalable disk storage needed to help simplify storage infrastructures by providing an extraordinary platform for storage consolidation. The IBM System Storage DS8000 series is designed to:
- Deliver robust, flexible, and cost-effective disk storage for the mission-critical workloads of medium and large enterprises
- Enable the creation of multiple System Storage LPARs (Logical Partitions) within a single DS8300 Model 9A2, that can be used for completely separate production, test, or other unique storage environments
- Support high availability, storage sharing and consolidation for a wide variety of operating systems and mixed server environments
- Scale to 1,024 TB and facilitates asset protection with options for model-to-model field upgrades
- Help increase storage administration productivity with centralized and simplified management
- Provide a base unit that occupies 20 percent less floor space than the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) Model 800's base unit, while holding more capacity
