Second 4-Port 8Gb FC HBA for IBM SVC Storage Engine

The IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) Storage Engine offers the option to add a second four-port, 8Gb FC HBA, feature code AHA7. The base Storage Engine comes with one four-port 8Gb FC HBA.

SVC Storage Engine (machine type 2145 Model CG8) is the hardware component of the SVC. The solution includes specialized software, storage engines installed in pairs, and power connection equipment, such as an uninterruptible power supply.

Base Storage Engine (2145-CG8)
The SVC Storage Engine is based on the IBM System x3550M3 hardware platform. It is designed to provide performance and scalability with four 8Gb FC ports and 24GB of cache standard in each engine, and the option to add either two 10GbE connectivity ports or up to four SSDs per SVC hardware engine.

Key prerequisites
The SVC Storage Engine requires SVC Storage Software version 7.1, or higher, for the 4-port 8Gb FC HBA, feature code AHA7.

Planned availability date
June 14, 2013