IBM System Storage DR550 Enhanced With 1TB HDD

The IBM System Storage DR550 is enhanced with higher capacity disk drives, secure management options, and support for IPv6 on single node systems.

• 1 TB disk drive support replacing the previous 750 GB disk drives, allowing DR550 systems to support larger capacities without increasing their footprint.
• Only specified IBM Director management servers can be set up to have access to configure the DR550. This prevents access by unauthorized IBM Director servers, limiting access to the extended configuration and management functions provided by IBM Director.
• IPv6 support enables a single node DR550 to participate in IPv6 networks, allowing these networks to have a larger number of addresses to simplify their address schemes.

IBM System Storage DR550 is designed to provide a secure, scalable, and cost-effective information retention solution designed for medium and large enterprises. The DR550 supports archiving of a broad range of information including files, e-mail, digital images, databases, applications, instant messages, and other files. DR550 offers non-rewritable, non-erasable storage controls to help prevent deletion or alteration of data stored on the system.

During the first half of 2009, IBM intends to provide support for
RAID-6 disk configurations. This capability is planned to be made
available to current DR550 customers via a microcode upgrade. This
support is designed to improve the data protection characteristics of
the DR550.

Planned availability date:
July 25, 2008