25 Storage Hardware and Software Announcements by IBM at Once
Concerning Storwize, XIV, DS8000, EXN3000/3500, EXP2500, N series, SVC, switches, RDX, LTO, etc.
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on October 12, 2011 at 2:50 pmHere are all the todays’s and yesterday’s announcements on storage by IBM Corp.:
Hardware
- IBM System Storage 7216 Model 1U2 Multi-Media Enclosure – New tape and RDX drives
- IBM Storwize V7000 Unified adds file storage capability to IBM Storwize V7000
- IBM Storwize V7000 introduces new disk drive and solid state drive options
- IBM System Storage EXP2500 Express supports IBM BladeCenter and delivers new disk drive and solid state drive options
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family of fabric switches and directors, resold by IBM, introduces Cisco Data Center Network Manager for SAN Advanced Edition for expanded capabilities and new features on selected model
- Selected models of Cisco MDS 9500 Family of fabric switches, resold by IBM, offer expanded capabilities and new features
- Selected models of Cisco MDS 9000 Family of fabric switches, resold by IBM, offer expanded capabilities and new features
- IBM System Storage EXN3500 SAS expansion unit offers support for the FC/SAS Bridge feature
- IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage 1.3.0 introduces new drive options
- IBM System Storage N series adds features for additional storage controller and gateway functions
- IBM System Storage EXN3000 SAS expansion unit offers support for the FC/SAS Bridge and 600 GB FDE-SAS Drive features
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family of fabric switches and directors, resold by IBM, introduces Cisco Data Center Network Manager for SAN Advanced Edition for expanded capabilities and new features on selected models
- IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 offers new 3 TB SAS drive feature
- IBM System Storage DS8000 series (Machine types 2421, 2422, 2423, and 2424) offers higher scalability with additional tiering capabilities and drive options to address price and performance requirements
- IBM System Storage SAN48B-5 b-type 16 Gbps SAN Switch is enhanced with advanced options for optimized performance
- IBM System Storage SAN768B-2 and SAN192B-2 b-type 16 Gbps directors enhanced with new enterprise connectivity options
- IBM System Storage DCS3700 delivers 300 GB high-performance and 3 TB high-capacity disk drive features
Software
- IBM Storwize V7000 Unified V1.3.0 offers file storage
- IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage Software V1.3.0
- IBM Systems Director product enhancements provide IT professionals the tools to better manage their virtual and physical network and storage resources
- IBM XIV Storage System Software Version 11.0.1 (5639-YYB) supports 3 TB SAS drives
- IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller V6.3.0 offers enhanced data mobility for high availability and introduces IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center Select V4.2.2
- IBM Storwize V7000 Version 6.3.0 offers lower-bandwidth remote mirroring option
IBM PowerHA SystemMirror updates to Standard Edition V7
Withdrawals