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Chapter 5. IBM TotalStorage DS6000 model overview 85
Front-end connectivity with two to eight Fibre Channel host ports which auto negotiate to
either 2 Gbps or 1 Gbps link speeds. Each port, long-wave or short-wave, can be either
configured for:
– FCP to connect to open system hosts or PPRC FCP links, or both
– FICON host connectivity
The DS6800 storage system can connect to a broad range of servers through its intermix of
FCP and FICON front-end I/O adapters. This includes the following servers:
IBM eServer zSeries
IBM eServer iSeries
IBM eServer pSeries
IBM eServer xSeries
Servers from Sun Microsystems
Servers from Hewlett-Packard
Servers from other Intel®-based platforms
For an up-to-date and complete interoperability matrix refer to:
http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds6000/interop.html
Figure 5-2 DS6800 Model 1750-511 rear view
5.1.2 DS6000 Model 1750-EX1
To configure more than 4.8 TB, the DS6800 can expand with the expansion enclosure model
1750-EX1 to connect a maximum of 128 DDMs per storage system. This brings the maximum
storage capacity to a total of 38.4 TB with 300 GB per DDM, when you expand the DS6800
Model 1750-511 by up to 7 DS6000 Models 1750-EX1.
Each expansion enclosure contains the following features:
Two expansion controller cards. Each controller card provides the following:
– Two 2 Gbps inbound ports
– Two 2 Gbps outbound ports
– One Fibre Channel switch
Disk enclosure which holds up to 16 Fibre Channel DDMs.
Two AC/DC power supplies with imbedded enclosure cooling units.
Support for attachment to DS6800 Model 1750-511.