IBM System Storage N Series N7950T Up to 4.3PB

The IBM System Storage N7950T (2867 Model E22) system is an active/active dual-node base unit consisting of two cable-coupled chassis with one controller and one I/O expansion module per node.

It is designed to provide fast data access, simultaneous multiprotocol support, expandability, upgradability, and low maintenance requirements.

The N7950T can be configured as a gateway
and is designed to provide:

• High data availability and system-level redundancy designed to address the needs of business-critical and mission-critical applications
• Single, integrated architecture designed to support concurrent block I/O and file serving over Ethernet and FC SAN infrastructures
• High throughput and fast response times for database, email, and technical applications
• Enterprise customer support for unified access requirements for NAS via FC or iSCSI
• FC, SAS, and SATA attachment options for disk expansion units designed to allow deployment in multiple environments, including data retention, NearStore, disk-to-disk backup scenarios, and high-performance, mission-critical I/O intensive operations

The N7950T supports the EXN1000 SATA storage expansion unit, the EXN4000 FC storage expansion units, the EXN3000 SAS/SATA expansion unit, and the EXN3500 SAS 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

• September 2, 2011