New IBM System Storage DCS9900 Controller Model CP2

The IBM System Storage DCS9900 Controller Model CP2 (1269-CP2), supporting Fibre Channel connectivity, is a follow-on storage product to the System Storage DCS9550 Fibre Channel (FC) Couplet Controller. It represents an eighth generation storage solution architecture.

The DCS9900 Storage System is designed to meet the storage needs of highly scalable, data streaming applications served by Deep Computing systems, System P High Performance Computing (HPC) systems, broadcast video, and System x 1350 Linux Cluster systems.

The DCS9900 Storage System initial offering consists of the DCS9900 Controller Model CP2 and the DCS9900 3S1 SAS/SATA Storage Expansion Unit. The DCS9900 Controller Model CP2 attaches to the DCS9900 Storage Expansion Units using twenty 3 Gbps SAS v1.0 disk expansion ports and is designed to scale up to 1200 disks, providing up to 1200 terabytes (TB) storage capacity in one DCS9900 controller system.

The DCS9900 Storage System consolidates and fully integrates a parallel, non-blocking architecture which enables industry leading data streaming performance. The DCS9900 is designed to provide optimal block level and file system performance with up to 6 gigabytes-per-second sustained data streaming bandwidth delivered to deep computing applications, including:

• IBM Blue Gene computing solutions
• Genome medical research
• Highly scalable rich media applications
• Broadcast video applications
• Government research

The System Storage DCS9900 Storage System is attachable to the following host systems:

• Blue Gene and Deep Computing
• IBM System p High Performance Computing (HPC) systems
• Broadcast video applications
• IBM System x 1350 Linux Cluster

Planned availability date: October 24, 2008