IBM System Storage DS3400 User manual

IBM System Storage DS3400
Easy, scalable, flexible and affordable external storage solution
for small and medium businesses
Highlights
■4 Gbps Fibre Channel interface
technology
■Easy to deploy and manage
with the DS3000 Storage
Manager
■Scalable to 3.6TB of storage
capacity with 300GB hot-
swappable SAS disks
■Expandable by attaching up to
three EXP3000s, a total of
14.4TB of storage capacity
■Flexible for use with
IBM System x™ and
BladeCenter®servers
■Affordable for the small and
medium business budgets
As businesses mature, so does the
amount of data and the value it holds
within the organization. If the data is
distributed across servers and individual
storage systems, the business will face
increased cost, complexity and the
accompanying business risks.
The IBM System Storage™ DS3400
leads the way for these organizations to
take advantage of consolidating and
sharing this data within a direct-attach
or SAN solution. The DS3400 offers the
opportunity to meet the demands of
data expansion, data availability and
flexibility in a simple, affordable disk
system.
Easy to deploy and manage
With the majority of small business IT
departments having one or a part-time
administrator and limited time to spend
on data management, the DS3400 can
be easily installed without extensive
knowledge or effort.

Expand with multiple EXP3000s
The scalability of the DS3400 allows IT
managers to respond to a constantly
changing storage environment. By
starting small, the DS3400 allows users
to make additional investments in their
infrastructure when data growth neces-
sitates it; thus organizations can easily
increase capacity and storage capabili-
ties with minimal cost and effort. The
DS3400 capacity is increased by
adding hard disk drives or by expand-
ing the configuration and adding
EXP3000 expansion units. Both these
operations can be done without shut-
ting down the DS3400. This means
“zero-impact” to your environment and
gives the user control of data storage
as they expand capacity on an
as-needed basis.
Flexible approach to storage
The DS3400 is a comprehensive stor-
age solution for IBM System x,
BladeCenter and select third-party
servers. This flexibility allows you to
break-free of server barriers and use a
single storage solution in a mixed
vendor environment.
Priced right for small business
With the functionality and availability
features that come standard and a
price-point that does not strain the
budget, the DS3400 is the simple
choice for small and medium busi-
nesses. Other storage products require
the purchase of expensive options for
basic storage configurations. The
DS3400 is an out-of-the-box solution
that will satisfy the majority of storage
needs.
The DS3000 Storage Manager software
was designed for simple implementa-
tion by an unseasoned administrator.
The task-oriented management inter-
face of the DS3000 Storage Manager
presents tasks to the administrator first,
and then asks on which object to per-
form the task. This contrasts with an
object-oriented interface of a typical
system in which the object is first
selected, and then the task, and
requires a higher depth of storage net-
working expertise. The DS3000 Storage
Manager approach enables even non-
Storage administrators to quickly set up
and deploy the storage solution. The
management application’s task-oriented
interface removes the resistance that
many organizations have with their lim-
ited in-house expertise.

IBM System Storage DS3400 at a glance
Models 1726-41X—single controller
1726-42X—dual controller
RAID controller Dual active
Cache 512MB battery-backed
Host interface 2 host ports per controller, Fibre Channel (FC) 4Gbps auto-sensing 1 Gbps/2 Gbps
Drive interface Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Supported drives Supports 3 Gbps SAS drives at 10,000rpm and 15,000rpm speeds
RAID levels RAID-0, -1, -3, -5, -10
Storage partitions 2, 4, 16
Maximum drives supported 48 SAS drives (using three EXP3000 Expansion Units)
Fans and power supplies Dual-redundant, hot-swappable
Rack support 19" industry-standard rack
Management software IBM System Storage DS3000 Storage Manager
SAN support Supported IBM FC switches
Warranty1Three-year parts and labor warranty
Dimensions Height – 8.7 cm (3.4 inches); Width – 44.7 cm (17.6 inches); Depth – 55.0 cm (21.6 inches);
Weight: approximately 36.6 kg (16.6 lbs) for a standard unit; when fully configured, 27.2 kg
(60 lbs)
Environment Air temperature: – DS3400 on: 10° to 35°C (50.0° to 95°F); altitude: 30.5 (100 ft) below to
3000 m (9840 ft) above sea level; temperature change: 10°C (18°F) per hour – DS3400 off:
10° to 50°C (14.0° to 120.0°F); maximum altitude: 3000 m (9840 ft); temperature change:
15°C (27.0°F) per hour; Humidity: – DS3400 on: 20% to 80% – DS3400 off: 10% to 90% –
Maximum dew point: 26°C (79°F) – Maximum humidity gradient: 10% per hour
Heat output Approximate heat output in British thermal units (Btu) per hour: minimum configuration:
205 Btu (60W); maximum configuration 1235 Btu (361W)
Supported systems For a list of currently supported servers, operating systems, host bus adapters, clustering
applications, SAN switches and directors, refer to the DS3000 series Interoperability Matrix
available at ibm.com/storage/disk/DS3000/DS3400

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