New Options for IBM DCS9900

The IBM System Storage DCS9900 Storage System  is enhanced with the following new features:

• 2 TB/7200 rpm SATA Disk Drive feature (#3205) – Complements the previously announced 2 TB/5400 rpm SATA disk drive (#3204) for the DCS9900 Model 3S1 Expansion Unit, by offering a 2 TB SATA drive with a higher rotational speed. Some applications may require or run more efficiently with higher rotational speed drives.
• 600 GB/15,000 rpm SAS Disk Drive feature (#3234) – Provides a higher capacity SAS drive than previously offered for the DCS9900 Model 3S1 Expansion Unit. DCS9900 configurations can be built that scale up to 720 TB using the 600 GB SAS drive.
• Internal Hard Drive (IHD) SAS Drive pair (#2310) – The IHD feature is designed for use in the DCS9900 Model CP2 Controller. This feature works in conjunction with a customer provided UPS system to provide enhanced cache memory data protection in the event of a power failure. This is a ‘plant-installed’ only feature and is not available for field installation.
• Acoustic Door feature (#2019) – Delivers an acoustic door for the DCS9900 45U rack feature (#2003) that is designed to help reduce the noise levels associated with large configurations of disk drives. This is a ‘plant-installed’ only feature and is not available for field installation.

Key prerequisites

• The 2 TB/7200 rpm SATA disk drive feature (#3205) and 600 GB/15,000 rpm SAS disk drive feature (#3234) are compatible with the DCS9900 Model 3S1 Storage Expansion Unit (1269-3S1).
• IHD SAS Drive pair feature (#2310) is for use with the DCS9900 Model CP2 Controller (1269-CP2).
• The Acoustic Door feature (#2019) is for use with the DCS9900 45U rack.

Planned availability date: February 19, 2010