Features at a glance, Features, Glance – IBM Partner Pavilion DS4100 User Manual
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In
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listing
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hardware
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3.
Scroll
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the
Disk
Storage
Systems
category
and
check
the
box
for
1724
(and
1710
if
you
are
connecting
DS4000
EXP100
expansion
units
to
the
DS4100).
Check
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DS4000
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updated.
Features
at
a
glance
summarizes
the
features
of
the
storage
server.
For
a
list
of
the
operating
specifications,
such
as
weight,
height,
and
heat
output,
see
Table
8.
Features
at
a
glance
General
v
Modular
components:
–
High-capacity
SATA
disk
drives
–
RAID
controllers
–
Power
supplies
–
Cooling
fans
v
Technology:
–
Support
for
disk
arrays
–
Support
for
clustering
–
Fibre
channel
host
interface
–
Redundant
data
storage,
RAID
controllers,
and
power
system
(base
storage
server
only)
–
Hot-swap
technology
for
drives
and
fans
–
Hot-swap
technology
for
RAID
controllers
and
power
supplies
(base
storage
server
only)
–
DS4100
single-controller
has
a
non-redundant
hard
disk
drive
interface,
power
supply,
and
RAID
controller.
However,
it
does
offer
a
redundant
cooling
system.
Attention:
You
will
lose
access
to
data
if
you
attempt
to
hot-swap
the
controller
or
power-supply
components
in
a
DS4100
single-controller
storage
server.
v
User
interface:
–
Built-in
power,
activity,
and
fault
light
emitting
diodes
(LEDs)
–
Identification
labeling
on
customer
replaceable
units
(CRUs),
rear
LEDs,
switches,
and
connectors
–
Easy-to-replace
drives,
power
supplies,
RAID
controllers,
and
fans
Disk
drive
storage
1.5
Gbps
SATA
hard
disk
drives
Maximum
drives
per
storage
server:
14
Attached
Expansion
Units
(base
storage
server
only)
2
Gbps
connections
only
RAID
controllers
v
Technology
and
interfaces:
–
Fibre
channel:
40-pin
fibre
channel
disk
drives
–
Fibre
channel
interface:
-
For
base
storage
server:
six
small
form-factor
pluggable
(SFP)
ports
for
incoming
and
outgoing
fibre-channel
cables
(three
SFP
ports
on
each
RAID
controller)
-
For
single-controller
storage
server:
three
SFP
ports
for
incoming
and
outgoing
fibre-channel
cables
Note:
The
SFP
port
labelled
Expansion
is
not
active).
–
Two
1
Gbps/2
Gbps
(auto-negotiated)
fibre
channel
host
side
connections
per
controller
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