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Easy to deploy and manage
Expand with multiple EXP3000s
can deliver powerful dynamic capabili­
The IBM System Storage DS3000
The scalability of the DS3400 Express
ties that help you protect data. The
Storage Manager software is designed
enables IT managers to respond to a
disk storage system enables copy
to provide a friendly user interface from
constantly changing storage environ­
and disaster recovery features such as
setup to administration. This intuitive
ment. By starting small, the DS3400
FlashCopy® and VolumeCopy that can
software builds on generations of
enables users to make additional
be enabled when required by your
IBM software development to provide
investments in their infrastructure when
application.
trusted and reliable data management.
data growth necessitates; thus organi­
Its task-based user interface signifi­
zations can easily increase capacity
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cantly reduces the complexity of
and storage capabilities with minimal
The IBM System Storage DS3400
installation, configuration, and manage­
cost and effort. The DS3400 Express
Express includes a DC powered model
ment. The DS3000 Storage Manager
capacity is increased by adding hard
that is especially suited for telco indus­
approach is designed to enable even
disk drives and by expanding the con­
try environments. The IBM System
non-storage savvy administrators to
figuration and adding EXP3000 Express
Storage DS3400 Express Model 42T,
quickly set up and deploy their storage
expansion units. Both of these opera­
a NEBS-3 and ETSI compliant disk
solution.
tions can be performed without having
system and the IBM System Storage
to take the DS3400 Express off-line.
EXP3000 Express Model 02T storage
Tiered storage solution
This means “zero-impact” to your
expansion unit are both designed to
Tiered storage is the assignment of
environment and gives users control of
be powered from a -48 V dc telco
different categories of data to different
their data storage as they expand
industry-standard power supply.
types of drives in order to reduce total
capacity on an as-needed basis.
storage cost. A key attribute of the
Priced right for small business
DS3000 Express series of disk systems
Flexible approach to storage
With the functionality and availability
is the integration of SAS and SATA
The DS3400 Express is a comprehen­
features that come standard and a
technologies within a single enclosure.
sive storage solution for IBM System x,
price point that does not strain the
This simplifies purchasing and storage
IBM System p, IBM BladeCenter and
budget, the DS3400 Express is the
deployment with nearline applications
select third-party servers. This flexibility
simple choice for small and medium
using inexpensive SATA drives and
enables you to break free of server
businesses as well as larger organiza­
highly-utilized applications deploying
barriers and use a single storage solu­
tions looking to support their depart­
SAS drives.
tion in a mixed vendor environment.
ments and/or remote sites.
And because you do not have to sacri­
fice functionality for affordability, the
DS3400 Express disk storage system