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Simpliﬁed SAN storage for IBM _` xSeries and

BladeCenter systems

IBM TotalStorage DS300

Highlights

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Designed to provide a cost-

effective Internet SCSI (iSCSI)

subsystem for workgroup stor-

age applications, such as ﬁle,

print and Web serving, as well

as remote boot for diskless

servers

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Leverages standard Ethernet

infrastructure to help offer a

simple, affordable storage area

network (SAN) solution—with

single- and dual-controller

conﬁgurations

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Includes easy-to-use

IBM ServeRAID™ Manager,

which provides common

management software

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Scales to 4.2TB of physical

storage capacity using 300GB

Ultra320 SCSI drives

Flexible, low-cost SAN storage

The IBM TotalStorage® DS300 is an

entry-level, low-cost workgroup storage

subsystem for IBM _`®

xSeries® and BladeCenter® servers.

Designed to deliver advanced function-

ality at a breakthrough price, the DS300

offers an exceptional solution for work-

group storage applications, such as ﬁle,

print and Web serving, as well as

remote boot storage for diskless

servers.

Leveraging standard Ethernet infra-

structure and highly reliable SCSI

drives, the DS300 is designed to offer a

simple, affordable storage area network

(SAN) solution that can be used in

network-attached environments for

shared storage. For even greater ﬂexi-

bility, the DS300 is designed to allow

simultaneous support of heterogeneous

operating system (OS) environments for

xSeries and BladeCenter servers—

in either single- or dual-controller

conﬁgurations.

Summary of content (4 pages)

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Simplified SAN storage for IBM _` xSeries and BladeCenter systems IBM TotalStorage DS300 Flexible, low-cost SAN storage The IBM TotalStorage® DS300 is an entry-level, low-cost workgroup storage subsystem for IBM _`® xSeries® and BladeCenter® servers.
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SCSI reliability, with scalability for Designed to ensure business continuity Powerful management tools tomorrow At entry-level prices, the DS300 is The DS300 is designed to offer By utilizing standard xSeries hot-swap designed with impressive redundancy excellent storage management and Ultra320 SCSI drives which are features.
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IBM TotalStorage DS300 at a glance Model 1701-1RL 1701-1RS 1701-2RD RAID controllers Single Single Dual Controller upgrade No Yes Not applicable RAID cache memory (per controller) 256MB 256MB 256MB Battery backup for cache No Yes Yes Host interface Gigabit Ethernet, iSCSI Gigabit Ethernet, iSCSI Gigabit Ethernet, iSCSI Host ports per controller 1 2 2 System Memory (min/max per controller) 512MB 512MB/1GB 512MB/1GB Drive interface Ultra320 SCSI Ultra320 SCSI Ultra320 SCSI
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For more information Contact your IBM representative or an IBM Business Partner, or visit: ● ibm.com/totalstorage ● ibm.com/eserver/xseries ● ibm.com/bladecenter © Copyright IBM Corporation 2005 IBM Corporation Systems and Technology Group 3039 Cornwallis Road Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2195 U.S.A. To view a complete list of pre-qualified Produced in the United States October 2005 All Rights Reserved TotalStorage solutions, visit: ● ibm.