Improved storage solutions mean improved data accessibility and company effectiveness. To this end, then, the System Storage DS4700 Express provides 4 Gbps Fibre Channel physical storage capacity, powerful system and data management features, and data protection capability to give you the competitive edge.  Expandable from workgroup to enterprise-wide capabilities, the System Storage DS4700 Express is the ideal storage solutions for companies of all sizes.

Built to be an economical alternative for data archiving and storage, the System Storage DS4200 Express Model 7V is an SATA-only storage system with 4 Gbps Fibre Channel host ports to handle the most demanding applications.  The 3U system also features intelligent RAID controllers supporting RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5, and 10, and has an internal memory capacity of up to 12 TB when using the optional DS4200 750 GB Enhanced Value Disk Drive Modules.

An entry level server designed to accommodate the growth of your business, the System Storage EXP24 is scalable up to 7.2 TB of Ultra 320 SCSI physical disk storage with 24 internal 300 GB disks.  Configurable into either 4 groups of 6 drives or 2 groups of 12 drives, the System Storage EXP24 allows you to retain growing volumes of data, making it particularly well-suited to ever expanding small to medium-sized businesses.

The 19” rack-mountable System Storage EXP300 is a 2U system designed to support up to 12 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 3.5-inch disk drives.  The dual-port MegaRAID 8480 gives you high-performance in cost sensitive, or limited space environments.  It supports RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, and 50, and uses an Intel I/O processor to optimize performance and PCI-Express host interface for increased bandwidth.  A maximum of four EXP3000’s can be cascaded from the MegaRAID 8480 adapter to support a total of 48 disks to maximize performance and configurability.

The System Storage EXP420 Storage Expansion Unit (18128VH) is a SATA disk-only expansion unit for use with thhe IBM DS4200 Express Model 7V.  Compact in size, the 3U rack-mount disk expansion allows for up to 16 DS4200 SATA Enhanced Value Disk Drive Modules, offering up to 8 TB of physical capacity per expansion unit.  Along with redundant, hot-swappable power supply and cooling components, and the proven DS4000 reliability, this unit is an excellent mid-range disk storage solution, exceptionally suited for data archiving or fixed-content applications.

The latest disk enclosure unit in IBM’s DS4000 series, the EXP810 is a 3U system with 4 Gbps Fibre Channel interfaces and supports up to 16 disk drives.  Featuring redundant AC or DC power and cooling, the EXP810 has up to 4.8 TB physical capacity per expansion unity when using sixteen 300 GB disk drives.  The DS4000 EXP810 is available in a 19-inch rack-mount package.