-4 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) interface technology.<br />-Direct-attach storage (DAS) or SAN solution

About IBM System Storage & TotalStorage System Storage DS3400 Single Controller, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), 17.2 kg, Rack (2U)

IBM System Storage & TotalStorage System Storage DS3400 Single Controller. Storage drive interface: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS). Chassis type: Rack (2U). Weight: 17.2 kg

-4 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) interface technology.
-Direct-attach storage (DAS) or SAN solution—start with a DAS configuration and seamlessly transition to a FC SAN when ready.
-Easy to deploy and manage with the DS3000 Storage Manager.
-Combination of 12 SAS or SATA 3.5" drives per enclosure.
-Scalable to 5.4 TB of storage capacity with 450 GB hot-swappable SAS disks or 12.0 TB with 1.0 TB hot-swappable SATA disks in the first enclosure.
-Expandable by attaching up to three EXP3000s for a total of 21.6 TB of storage capacity with 450 GB SAS or up to 48.0 TB with 1.0 TB SATA.
-Flexible for use with IBM System x™, IBM System p® and BladeCenter® servers.
-Affordable for the small and medium business budgets.
-Telco model supports –48 V dc power supplies.
-NEBS and ETSI compliance for AC and DC models.

As a business matures, so does the amount of data and the value of the data that it holds within the organization. If the data is distributed across servers and individual storage systems, the business will face increased cost and complexity along with the accompanying business risks.

The IBM System Storage™ DS3400 Express leads the way for these organizations to take advantage of consolidating and sharing this data within a direct-attach or FC SAN solution. The DS3400 Express adds the most advanced front-end 4 Gbps FC technology to IBM time-proven designs for enterprise-class RAID storage. With FC host connectivity and SAS back-end technology, the DS3400 Express is designed to improve productivity through data consolidation, availability, performance and scalability.