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* Compressed; see ibm.com/storage for specific capacities.
** Available on System i through AIX/Linux partitioning
*** See ibm.com/storage for specific open systems connectivity.
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IBM Systems
Customer demand for lightning-fast communication and transactions has driven the need for
universal commitment to e-business.No matter what industry,or what size company,success
today hinges on building a high-performance,responsive infrastructure that embraces open
standards—exactly what you will find in the IBM Systems product portfolio. Investments in
servers often result in demands on disk and tape storage systems.IBM has a family of storage
offerings that complements the IBM Systems product portfolio.There is no better storage offer-
ing for IBM Systems than an IBM System Storage product.These offerings are tested and sup-
ported by IBM and are backed by outstanding IBM service and support.
IBM System Storage Proven Program Helps Simplify
Interoperability
Overview
The IBM System Storage Proven™ program has been designed on a simple premise: give cus-
tomers the ability to select the best combination of interoperable storage technologies to help
minimize their investment risk,increase business efficiency and expedite their infrastructure
implementation.
The IBM System Storage Proven program is all about leveraging IBM storage with business
applications, ISV and Business Partner software,and market leading hardware components
which together deliver solutions that address today’s client needs.
Customer Benefits
Pre-qualified configurations
Customers will be better able to identify a variety of pre-qualified,interoperable storage ele-
ments.By taking pre-qualified applications and hardware and combining them with IBM storage
technology a client can have an easier time identifying solutions that address their storage
needs.
IBM Business Partner Benefits
Potential for reduced sales cycle and integration issues
For IBM Business Partners, the IBM System Storage Proven program is intended to help reduce
the sales cycle and integration issues, allowing more time for higher margin customization.
Another added value for IBM Business Partners is the interoperability qualification program
where companies work together with IBM,which can help supports their ability to develop and
deliver products or solutions that interoperate with the broad portfolio of IBM System Storage
products.
Please visit the System Storage Proven Web site at ibm.com/storage/proven to view more
than five hundred available products and solutions from over three hundred participating compa-
nies to meet your storage needs.
IBM Business Partner Innovations Centers (BPIC)
More than 140 worldwide IBMTotalStorage Solution Centers can deliver one-stop shopping for
storage hardware, software and consulting services.The Solution Centers offer you both a local
venue for hands-on testing of IBM storage solutions and a platform for proof-of-concept and
benchmarking activities.These centers also work with the leading storage software providers to
support a wide variety of choices for interoperability.IBM Business Partners will help you select
and implement a solution to help your business succeed in today’s dynamic marketplace.Visit:
ibm.com/storage/tssc
Selecting a Solution
Solution Native Performance Native Capacity* System z System p System i** System x
Open
Systems***
Entry tape
products
3580 tape drive 80 MBps
800 GB
TS3100 tape library 80 MBps up to 17.6TB
TS3200 tape library 160 MBps up to 35.2TB
Midrange tape
products
TS1030 tape drive 80 MBps
400 GB
TS3310 tape library up to 14.4 GBps up to 316.8TB
TS3500 tape library up to 15.5TBps up to 5.5 PB
Enterprise tape
products
TS1120 tape drive up to 104 MBps 2100 GB
TS1120 tape controller up to 230 MBps NA
TS3400 tape library up to 208 MBps up to 37.8TB
TS3500 tape library up to 19.2TBps up to 13.1 PB
Tape
Virtualization
TS7510 up to 600 MBps up to 92TB
TS7740 up to 600 MBps up to 36TB
Other backup
products
3996 up to 8 MBps
5.2 TB
7206-336 up to 3 MBps
72 GB
7206-VX2 up to 6 MBps
60 GB
7206-VX3 up to 24 MBps
160 GB
7207-330 up to 4 MBps
60 GB
7212-103 up to 12 MBps
320 GB