IBM TotalStorage Network Attached Storage 300G

High-performance storage access solution

IBM TotalStorage

Network Attached Storage 300G

Highlights

Optimized performance — Dedicated appliance with software and application suite optimized for performance. Provides access to existing storage and enables efficient use of resources.

Increased access — Allows IP clients and servers access on storage area network (SAN) devices without each server or client being individually connected by Fibre Channel.

Data protection — Superior backup enablement utilizing any one of 250 persistent True Image views of the data.

Data acceleration — Designed to provide ease of use and Fibre Channel speed when configured with Tivoli® _SANergy™ _software.

Fault tolerant — Dual engines help support continuation of mission-critical processes.

Flexible — Provides access to multiple SAN storage devices to enable flexible configurations and allows growth. Uses supported industry-standard protocols and hardware for storage access.

Affordable — Designed for low initial investment, and low total cost of ownership.

Simple — Installed in a rack, ready to use in less than 30 minutes.1

IBM, NAS and storage networking

The new IBM TotalStorage™ _Network

Attached Storage 300G series is part of the overall IBM Storage Networking offering of hardware, software and services. IBM network-attached storage (NAS) products provide you with additional building blocks to increase the flexibility, efficiency and effectiveness of your storage network-ing solutions.

High-performance, dedicated NAS appliance bridging LAN and SAN

The IBM NAS 300G series is a cost-effective, innovative appliance that connects clients and servers on an IP network to a SAN, bridging the gap between LAN and SAN. These dedicated appliances perform high-speed block and file protocol conver-sions to enable the transfer of data to clients in a distributed environment. Using standard network protocols such as CIFS and NFS makes the integration and management of information easier. Access to SAN storage is more available to IP users when using the IBM NAS 300G series. This series can reduce the require-ment for direct Fibre Channel connec-tions to servers and clients that require SAN access, resulting in significant cost savings.

Designed for flexible configurations

The IBM NAS 300G series is compatible with several SAN storage appliances, which makes it ideal for providing storage access to IP users. Depending on the amount of I/O traffic on the network, the IBM NAS 300G series can support up to 500 IP-based clients per unit.2 _{To provide enough storage}

capacity for each user, up to 11 TB of storage can be allocated for use with the IBM NAS 300G series.3 _{As situations}

and storage requirements change, an administrator is able to reallocate storage to fit the growing needs of the organization. When requirements for storage increases, the IBM NAS 300G series can access multiple SAN devices to provide additional storage.

Some of the compatible appliances include the IBM Enterprise Storage Server™ _{(ESS), Modular Storage Server,}

FAStT200 and FAStT500. With such flexible configurations, the IBM NAS 300G series provides administrators with the necessary tools to manage storage resources more efficiently, creating a more cost-effective storage system, and reducing total cost of ownership. By using the IBM NAS 300G series, access to existing SAN storage is a possible solution to the increasing demands for additional storage.

The IBM NAS 300G series is well suited to the following networking tasks:

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High-reliability design

The IBM NAS 300G series high-performance engines are preloaded with an operating system and additional software tuned specifically to function as a dedicated network appliance. The IBM NAS 300G series incorporates a variety of high-reliability and availability features to support 24 x 7 operations.

The IBM NAS 300G series includes a single- and a dual-engine model. The single-engine model is a great value for those wishing to extend the reach of their SAN. Clustering and failover protection is available in the engine model. The clustered dual-engine model provides advantages in fault tolerance, performance and system availability. A high-performance level is achieved by utilizing both engines for

data delivery. Each engine provides hot-swappable, redundant power supplies to support availability.

The following features, found in IBM Advanced Systems Management, are offered in the IBM NAS 300G series to help you obtain the maximum amount of uptime from your system:

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Advanced data protection

The IBM NAS 300G series provides up to 250 True Image views of a virtual drive's file data. The virtual images are created by Persistent Storage Manager (PSM) software. True Images allow for instant restoration of files, drives and volumes in a minimum number of steps. The software connects into the file system of the NAS 300G and monitors all file reads and writes.

Features Benefits

Windows® _{Powered OS Preconfigured and tuned for storage-specific tasks, designed to reduce setup time and}

improve performance and reliability. Windows Powered OS helps provide compatibility when deployed in Windows environments.

Failover protection Fault-tolerant design helps protect against server failure for increased uptime, providing continuous access to data.

Affordability Low initial investment and low total cost of ownership in an existing SAN environment.

True Image Improves overall availability by providing 250 levels of concurrent True Image views of the volume, including “hot” backup of online volumes.

PSM is designed to provide excellent on-disk data protection, typically allowing deleted or corrupted files to be quickly restored by the administrator or clients with proper permissions. Instead of clicking and dragging hundreds or thousands of files from one folder to the next, PSM automates the process of restoring volumes as well, allowing the administrator to restore an entire volume in a minimum number of steps.

Multiprotocol support

By providing fast and reliable data management, the IBM NAS 300G series helps to overcome the challenges of sharing, managing and protecting data in today’s high-growth infrastructures. The IBM NAS 300G series can be used in an exclusive Windows environment or in a heterogeneous environment, such as a mixed Windows and UNIX®

situation. Its multiple protocol support of CIFS (Windows), NFS (UNIX), HTTP, FTP and NetWare makes the IBM NAS 300G series compatible with a variety of clients and servers, making it an extremely flexible network appliance. Because the IBM NAS 300G series is based on Windows Powered OS, it is designed to easily integrate into a Windows environment.

Heterogeneous file sharing

Heterogeneous access to data from both Windows and UNIX environments provides ease of use and allows seamless concurrent file sharing between the Windows and UNIX users. Because the IBM NAS 300G series supports both CIFS and NFS, it is a versatile high-speed appliance. When used in a high-traffic file-server environ-ment, the IBM NAS 300G series can offload traffic from one or more heavy I/O servers.

Investment protection

The IBM NAS 300G series supports existing storage devices such as the IBM 7133.4 _{When used with the IBM NAS}

300G series, new storage networking configurations are possible. Properly configured, the 7133 can be used in a CIFS and NFS environment on a SAN. The result is that the 7133 enables file-server storage consolidation in a CIFS and NFS environment. Storage invest-ments are extended by using the IBM NAS 300G series and by increasing access to UNIX and Windows users in a pooled storage environment. Tape backup and other SAN accessories are also supported in this configuration.

System management support

The IBM NAS 300G series is preloaded with a base operating system and software that supports:

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Services for remote administration

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Using the IBM advanced configuration utility allows an administrator to manage individual or large groups of IBM NAS appliances. Multiple IBM NAS 300G series units can be used simulta-neously within the same SAN network.

Administrators can view hardware configurations of remote systems in detail, and monitor usage and perfor-mance of critical components. The IBM NAS 300G series offers a Tivoli Storage Manager backup client that can be used to backup data. File level and sub-file level backup and restore is provided.

The Universal System Management allows remote administration, monitor-ing and maintenance of IBM systems. The UM Services client is included in the IBM NAS 300G series and supports UM Services Upward Integration Modules (Aims), Common Information Model (CIM), Desktop Management Interface (DMI) and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). System management platforms that are supported include Tivoli Enterprise, CA Unicenter TNG Framework and Microsoft System Management Server.

It is important to verify a user’s identity and control his or her access to data. The IBM NAS 300G series can be integrated with a range of existing security and data protection software that provides authentication and access control on a SAN.

Network Attached Storage 300G at a glance

Single engine (5196 Model G00) Dual engine (5196 Model G25) Packaging

IBM NAS 300G 5187 NAS Engine Model 5RY Dual 5187 NAS Engine Model 5RY

Form Factor Rack mountable / 3U Rack mountable / 6U

Engine Single Dual

Power supply (per engine) Two 270 W Two 270 W

Physical dimensions (per engine) 414 mm W x 660.4 mm D x 133.4 mm H 414 mm W x 660.4 mm D x 133.4 mm H (16.3 in. W x 26.0 in. D x 5.25 in. H) (16.3 in. W x 26.0 in. D x 5.25 in. H) Weight (per engine) Min. 20.0 kg (44 lb), max. 28.1 kg (62.1 lb) Min. 20.0 kg (44 lb), max. 28.1 kg (62.1 lb)

Operating environment

Temperature (min.) 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) at 0 to 914 m (0 to 3000 ft) Temperature (max.) 10° to 32°C (50° to 90°F) at 914 to 2133 m (3000 to 7000 ft) Relative humidity 8% to 80%

Electrical 100 - 240 V ac; 50 Hz - 60 Hz; 4.3 - 2.1 A (at min.-max. voltage)

Performance

Processor (per engine) Dual 933-MHz Pentium® _{III with 133-MHz Dual 933-MHz Pentium III with 133-MHz}

front-side bus5 _{front-side bus}5

Level 2 cache per processor 256 KB (full speed) 256 KB (full speed)

ECC SDRAM memory 1 GB (per engine) 1 GB (per engine)

Internal fixed disk (per engine) 9.1 GB for OS 9.1 GB for OS

File protocols supported CIFS, NFS, HTTP, FTP, NetWare CIFS, NFS, HTTP, FTP, NetWare

Integrated Advanced System Yes Yes

Management Processor

NetBench 40 MBps (CIFS) See6

SPECsfs See6 _See6

Connectivity (per engine)

Available PCI slots (per slots) 4 (2x64-bit and 2x32-bit) 4 (2x64-bit and 2x32-bit)

Ethernet connections 1-port 10/100-Mbps Ethernet (on base) 1-port 10/100-Mbps Ethernet (internodal communications on planar)

SAN connection 1-port Fibre Channel Adapter (included in base unit) 1-port Fibre Channel Adapter (included in base unit) Optional adapters 1-port 10/100-Mbps Ethernet 1-port 10/100-Mbps Ethernet

1-port Gigabit Ethernet 1-port Gigabit Ethernet

Advanced System Management Adapter Advanced System Management Adapter 1-port Fibre Channel Adapter 1-port Fibre Channel Adapter

Software

Operating system Windows Powered OS Windows Powered OS

Backup Windows NT Backup Windows NT Backup

Tivoli Storage Manager Client (V4.2) Tivoli Storage Manager Client (V4.2) Columbia Data Products Persistent Storage Columbia Data Products Persistent Storage

Manager (V2.1) Manager (V2.1)

Storage management Tivoli Storage Manager Client (V4.2) Tivoli Storage Manager Client (V4.2) Systems management IBM Director 2.2 agent IBM Director 2.2 agent

Performance enhancement Tivoli SANergyExec Agent (V2.2) Tivoli SANergy Exec Agent (V2.2)

Remote administration Web-based GUI Web-based GUI

Network Attached Storage 300G at a glance

Supported storage devices7 _{IBM Enterprise Storage Server (Model 2105)}

IBM 7133/SLIC Serial Disk System (Model 7139-111) IBM Module Storage Server (Model 2106)

IBM FAStT500 IBM FAStT200 ESA-1200

Optional software supported7 _{Tivoli Software Manager}

Supported Fibre Channel devices7 _{IBM - 2109 Fibre Channel Switch (Brocade)}

IBM - 2032 Fibre Channel Director (McData ED500 Fibre Channel Director) IBM - 2042 Fibre Channel Director (Inrange FC9000 Director)

Brocade 2800

Brocade 3534 Managed Hub Vixel 2100 Managed Hub

High-availability features Dual, redundant, and auto-ranging power supplies Dual-engine clustering and failover (Model G25 only)

Support features IBM Server Startup Support

Advanced Systems Management

• Light-Path Diagnostics (LPD) • Predictive Failure Analysis

• Remote connect automated callup and dispatch

Services from IBM Global Services:

• Capacity and performance planning to predict and assess storage needs • Storage network assessment to implement best practices for NAS • Data migration to move data from existing platforms

Standards MPS 1.4, PCI specification 2.1, ISO 9241 Part 3

Approvals and Safety FCC Class A Part 15, Canada ICES-003 issue 3 Class A, UL 1950, CSA C22.2 No. 950, NOM-018

Accessories 270-W power supply

10/100 Ethernet Adapter

Netfinity Gigabit Ethernet SX Adapter

For more information

To find out more about the IBM Total-Storage Network Attached Total-Storage 300G series and other high-perfor-mance IBM Storage Networking products, contact your IBM representa-tive or call IBM Direct at

1 800 IBM-CALL (1 800 426-2255) or visit ibm.com/storage/nas

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UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries. Other company, products and services names may be trademarks or services of other companies. 1 _{Based on running and completing setup task using}

original preloaded image.

2 _{Based on CIFS throughput with an assumption of an} average client use.

3 _{11 TB is the maximum storage tested and} recommended per engine. Customers might choose to allocate less storage depending on the data traffic driven across each engine.

4 _{IBM 7133 used with a Fibre Channel adapter.}

5 _{MHz only measures microprocessor internal clock} speed, not application performance.

6 _{At the time of publication, NetBench and SPECsfs} performance determination were in progress. Please check ibm.com/storage/nas for the current status.

7 _{Refer to the ibm.com/storage/nas for the latest} information.

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