Manager firmware (06.10 or later) and
host-based code (SM V9.10 or later).
With this feature, you can create and
manage distinct array groups that are
built from either FC disks or SATA disks
and allocate logical drives to the appro-
priate applications utilizing a single
DS4000 system. Those applications
that demand high performance and
have high I/O rates could use the
FC-based drives, while near-line, or
applications that do not demand the
higher performance can be maintained
on the SATA based-drives.
Centralized administration through DS4000
Storage Manager
The TotalStorage DS4000 Storage
Manager software included with the
DS4300 Express is designed to support
centralized management of all local and
networked DS4000 series systems.
DS4000 Storage Manager allows
administrators to quickly configure and
monitor storage from a Java™ technol-
ogy-based Web browser interface. It is
also designed to allow them to cus-
tomize and change settings as well as
configure new volumes, define map-
pings, handle routine maintenance and
dynamically add new enclosures and
capacity to existing volumes—without
interrupting user access to data.
Failover drivers, performance-tuning
routines and cluster support are also
standard features of the DS4000
Storage Manager.
By providing these features and an intu-
itive user interface, the DS4000 Storage
Manager is designed to help reduce the
complexity of storage management and
the amount of time spent managing
storage.
The turbo option includes DS4000
Storage Manager Version 9.12, which is
designed to support up to 256 logical
volumes per storage partition, array
groups up to 2TB and the SCSI-3
Persistent Reservation facility for
enhanced server clustering applica-
tions. These additional capabilities help
the DS4300 Express to support larger
storage environments.
Enhanced storage management
capabilities
The IBM TotalStorage DS4300 Express
has several features designed to
improve data management and storage
system performance. Using the
DS4000 Storage Manager software,
administrators can partition the DS4300
Express into as many as 16 virtual
servers; with the turbo option, they can
create up to 64 partitions. This capabil-
ity allows IT organizations to strategi-
cally allocate storage capacity, helping
to optimize the utilization of storage
space and help reduce hardware and
storage management costs. Instead of
purchasing multiple RAID controllers
with their own dedicated disks and
management, organizations can attach
multiple servers to one central sys-
tem—the DS4300 Express—which is
designed to provide hardware failover
with dual controllers and common
management.
Other DS4300 Express features that
can help enhance data management
and protection include FlashCopy®,
Dynamic Volume Expansion,
VolumeCopy and Enhanced Remote
Mirroring.
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