IBM DS8000 Series
Technical Specifications
IBM’s DS8000 disk storage family is rated as the top storage system for mainframe attachment. The DS8000 series is IBM’s mission critical flagship storage family providing an RPO of less than 3 seconds; 3 and 4 site replication, and has an availability rating of 6 9’s. Pre-owned DS8800, DS8870 and DS8880 systems are available as well as Top Gun maintenance service for the DS8800 and DS8870s.
| Model | Applicable Machines | System Details | Expansions Supported/Max Drives | Drive Technology | Host Attachments Supported | Cache | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS8100 | 2421-931, 2422-931, 2423-931, 2424-931, 2107-931, 2107-921 | 1 or 2 P5 Series or P5+ (931 models) CECs | (1) X 2107-92E OR 242x-92E, 24 drives sets, 384 drives | FC 10K 146, 300; FC 15K: 73GB, 146GB, 300GB, 450GB; SATA: 500GB, 1TB, | Qty 8 adapters in any combination of Escon, 2GB or 4GB LW Ficon, 2GB or 4GB SW ficon/FC-Primary frame only. | 128GB | |
| DS8300 | 2421-932, 2422-932, 2423-932, 2424-932, 2107-922, 2107-932 | 1 or 2 P5 Series or P5+ (932 models) CECs | Up to 4 x 2107-92E, 242X-92E expansions, 64 drive sets, 1,024 drives | FC 10K: 146GB, 300GB; 15K FC: 73GB, 146GB, 300GB, 450GB SATA: 500GB, 1TB. FDE 15K (242X ONLY): 146GB, 300GB, 450GB | Qty 16 adapters in any combination of the following: Escon, 2GB SW Ficon/FC, 2GB LW Ficon, 4GB 10-Km LW Ficon, 4GB LW ficon, 4GB SW Ficon/FC. Qty 8 4-port adapters on Base Frame and 8 4-port on Primary Expansion Frame. | 256GB | |
| DS8700 | 2421-941, 2422-941, 2423-941, 2424-941 | 2 P6 Series CECs | Up to 4 x 2424-94Es, 64 drive sets, 1,024 drives | SSD: 73GB, 146GB, 600GB; FC 15K: 73GB, 146GB, 300GB, 450GB, 600GB; SATA: 1TB, 2TB | Qty 16 adapters in any combination of the following: 4-port 4 GB and 8 GB LW Ficon, 4-port 4GB and 8 GB SW Ficon/FC. Qty 8 4-Port adapters on the Base Frame and 8 x 4-port adapters on the Primary Expansion Frame | 384GB | |
| DS8800 | 2421-951, 2422-951, 2423-951, 2424-951 | 2 P6+ Series CECS, 2 way or 4 way proc cards | UP TO 3 X 242x-95E; 66 drive sets, 1,536 drives | SSD: 300GB, 400GB; NL-SAS: 3TB; 15K SAS: 146GB, 300GB; 10K SAS: 450GB, 600GB, 900GB; FDE: 146GB 15K, 300GB 15K, 450GB 10K; 900GB 10K | Qty 16 adapters, max 64 ports, in any combination of the following: 8 GB and 16GB 4-Port or 8-Port LW Ficon and 8GB and 16GB 4-Port or 8-Port SW Ficon/FC. Qty 8 adapters on Base Frame; Qty 8 adapters on Primary Expansion Frame | 512GB | |
| DS8870 | 242X-961 –Drives are Encrypted | 2 P7 Series CECs, 2 core up to 16 core processor | Up to 3 x 242x-96E, 96 drive sets, 1,536 drives | SSD: 200GB, 400GB, 800GB, 1.6TB; 15K SAS: 146GB, 300GB, 600GB; 10K SAS: 450GB, 600GB, 900GB, 1.2TB, 1.8TB; NL-SAS: 4TB, 6TB; 4 X 400GB FLASH CARD SETS | Qty 16 adapters, max 64 ports, in any combination of the following: 8GB and 16GB 4-port or 8-port LW Ficon and 8GB and 16GB 4-port or 8-port SW Ficon/FC. Qty 8 adapters on Base Frame, 8 adapters on Primary Expansion frame. | 256 to 1,024GB | |
| DS8880 | 2831-980, 2832-980, 2833-980, 2834-980, 2831-981, 2832-981, 2833-981, 2834-981 | DS8884: 2 P8 Series CECs, 6 core; DS8886: 2 P8 Series CECs, 8, 16 and 24 core | DS8884: Up to 2 x 283X-98B Expansions, 768 drives; DS8886: Up to 4 x 283X-98E Expansions, 1,536 drives | SSD: 200GB, 400GB, 800GB, 1.6TB; 15K SAS: 300GB, 600GB; 10K SAS: 600GB, 1.2TB; NL-SAS: 4TB; DS8884 up to 4 FLASH CARD SETS; DS8886 up to 8 FLASH CARD SETS | DS8884: Qty 16 host adapters (8 on Base Frame and 8 on Primary Expansion) in any combination of the following: 8GB and 16GB 4-port or 8-port LW Ficon and 8GB and 16GB 4-port or 8-port SW Ficon/FC. Qty 8 adapters on Base Frame, 8 adapters on Primary Expansion Frame. DS8886: 8-Core: Up to 16 Host adapters; 16 and 24-core: Up to 32 host adapters; 16 on Base Frame, 16 on Primary Expansion Frame | DS8884: 256GB DS8886: 256GB to 2,048 GB |
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