IBM N6210 and N6240: Enterprise FC, iSCSI, and NAS Systems

This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on Wed, January 26th, 2011

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The IBM System Storage N series Models C10, C20, C21, E11, and E21 are designed to provide:

High data availability and system-level redundancy
Support of concurrent block I/O and file serving over Ethernet and Fibre Channel (FC) SAN infrastructures
High throughput and fast response times
Support of enterprise customers requiring Network Attached Storage (NAS), with FC, or Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) connectivity
Attachment of FC, SAS, and SATA disk expansion units

The IBM System Storage N6210 storage controllers include the Model C20, an active/active dual-node base unit, and the Model C10, a single-node base unit. The IBM System Storage N6240 storage controllers include the Model C21, an active/active dual-node base unit, the Model E11, a single-node base unit, and the Model E21 which is the coupling of two Model E11s.

IBM System Storage N6210 storage controllers include:

Model C20 - An active/active dual-node base unit
Model C10 - A single-node base unit

IBM System Storage N6240 storage controllers include:

Model C21 - An active/active dual-node base unit
Model E11 - A single-node base unit
Model E21 - The coupling of two Model E11s

Exx models contain an I/O expansion module that provide additional PCIe slots. The I/O expansion is not available on Cxx models.

All five models are designed to provide fast data access, simultaneous multiprotocol support, expandability, upgradability, and low maintenance requirements.

These five models can be configured as gateways.

The IBM System Storage N series supports the EXN1000 SATA storage expansion unit, the EXN2000 and EXN4000 FC storage expansion units, and the EXN3000 SAS/SATA expansion unit. At least one storage expansion unit must be attached to the N series system.

Key prerequisites

The IBM System Storage N series requires FC, NFS, CIFS, or iSCSI protocol function.

Planned availability date

January 28, 2011 for N6240 and features
February 25, 2011 for N6210 and features
April 15, 2011 for model conversions for N6210 and N6240

Our comments :

The IBM N6210 and N6240 are equivalent to NetApp FAS3210 and FAS3240 respectively. Big Blue is supposed to announce the N6270 (FAS3270) next April.

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