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IBM Storage Subsystems

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Subsystem Date Configuration Tested Pages Figures Tables
DS8300T Oct '06 16 FICON Express 4 Chans, 1024 3390-9s, RAID-5, 15K 73GB FCAL 67 35 15
DS6000 Apr '06 4 and 8 FICON Express 2 Chans; 512 3390-9s, RAID-5 / 15K 73GB FCAL 61 34 14
DS8300 Apr '06 8, 16, and 32 FICON Express 2 Chans; 512, 1,024 and 2,048 3390-9s, RAID-5 / 10K 146GB FCAL 81 43 16
DS8300 Apr '06 16 FICON Express 2 Chans; 1,024 3390-9s, RAID-5 / 10K 146GB FCAL vs 15K 73GB FCAL 69 35 15
FICON Express 2 DS8300 May '05 32 FICON Express 2 Chans, 2,048 3390-9s, RAID-5/146GB FCAL 67 34 15
FICON Express DS8300 May '05 16 and 32 FICON Express Chans, 1,024 and 2,048 3390-9s, RAID-5/146GB FCAL 73 38 16
FICON Express 2 DS8100 Mar '05 8 and 16 FICON Express 2 Chans, 512 and 1,024 3390-9s, RAID-5/300GB FCAL 73 38 17
FICON Express DS8100 Mar '05 16 FICON Express Chans, 1,024 3390-9s, RAID-5/300GB FCAL 67 35 16
FICON Express 2105-800 Turbo II Jan '04 8 and 16 FICON Express Chans/512 3390-9s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives 73 39 16
FICON Express 2105-800 Mar '03 8 FICON Express Chans/512 3390-9s RAID-5/146GB SSA Drives 65 36 15
2105 800 Nov '02

16 ESCON Chans/512 3390-9s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives
32 ESCON Chans/512 3390-9s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives

65 37 15
FICON Express 2105 800 Turo Nov '02 8 FICON Express Chans/512 3390-9s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives
16 FICON Express Chans/512 3390-9s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives
76 41 16
FICON Express 2105 800 Nov '02 8 FICON Express Chans/512 3390-9s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives 71 41 16
FICON Express 2105 800 Turo July '02 8 FICON Express Chans/512 3390-9s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives
16 FICON Express Chans/512 3390-9s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives
65 37 16
FICON Express 2105 F20 Feb '02 4 FICON Express Chans/512 3390-3s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives
8 FICON Express Chans/512 3390-3s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives
71 39 16
ESCON 2105 F20 Feb '02 16 ESCON Chans/512 3390-3s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives 59 29 15
Native FICON 2105 ESS Shark F20 July '01 4 Native FICON Chans/1024 3390-3s RAID-5/36GB SSA Drives
8 Native FICON Chans/1024 3390-3s RAID-5/36GB SSA Drives
16 Native FICON Chans/1024 3390-3s RAID-5/36GB SSA Drives
75 47 18
2105 ESS Shark F20 Mar '00 16 ESCON Chans/512 3390-3s RAID-5/18GB SSA Drives
32 ESCON Chans/1024 3390-3s RAID-5/36GB SSA Drives
64 37 14
2105 ESS Shark Nov '99 8 ESCON Chans/256 3390-3s RAID-5/18GB SSA Drives
16 ESCON Chans/512 3390-3s RAID-5/18GB SSA Drives
32 ESCON Chans/256 3390-3s RAID-5/9GB SSA Drives
73 42 6
2105 ESS Shark July '99 8 ESCON Chans/256 3390-3s RAID-5/18GB SSA Drives
16 ESCON Chans/512 3390-3s RAID-5/18GB SSA Drives
32 ESCON Chans/256 3390-3s RAID-5/9GB SSA Drives
69 43 6
RVA X83 9GB SSA Drives July '99 8 ESCON Chans/256 3390-3s LSF 59 39 3
RVA X82 4GB Drives June '99 8 ESCON Chans/256 3390-3s LSF 57 34 4
RSA 3 18GB Drives Sept '98 4 ESCON Chans/64 3390-3s RAID-5
8 ESCON Chans/128 3390-3s RAID-5
16 ESCON Chans/256 3390-3s RAID-5
55 32 3
Multiprise 2000 9GB Drives Jan '98 2 SAPS/96 3390-3s RAID-1 47 29 3
RSA 2 9GB Drives Sept '97 4 ESCON Chans/64 3390-3s RAID-5
8 ESCON Chans/128 3390-3s RAID-5
16 ESCON Chans/256 3390-3s RAID-5
57 36 4
REA 2 Sept '97 4 ESCON Chans/64 64MB Volumes
8 ESCON Chans/128 32MB Volumes
16 ESCON Chans/256 16MB Volumes
29 12 2
RVA T82 4GB Drives Sept '97 4 ESCON Chans/64 3390-3s LSF
8 ESCON Chans/128 3390-3s LSF
8 ESCON Chans/128 3390-3s LSF
8 ESCON Chans/256 3390-3s LSF
16 ESCON Chans/128 3390-3s LSF
73 41 3
RAMAC 3 9GB Drives Mar '97 4 ESCON Chans/128 3390-3s RAID-5 51 24 4
RAMAC 2 4GB Drives Jan '96 4 ESCON Chans/64 3390-3s RAID-5 53 22 3

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