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IBM DS8000 – Product Review

The DS8000 is IBM’s high-end enterprise storage system supporting both mainframe and open system attachment. The DS8000 storage system currently consists of 9th generation DS8900F models and 10th generation DS8A10 and DS8A50 models with various choices of base and expansion elements to address specific configuration needs from a capacity, connectivity, and performance perspective. F is the designation for all flash models, such as the previous DS8880F systems and the current DS8900F.

The DS8000 series is based upon the IBM POWER 9 server technology that is also integrated with the IBM Virtualization Engine technology. The DS8000 consists of a storage unit and one or two Hardware Management Consoles. A storage complex is the storage unit and the Management Consoles that manage it.

IBM DS8000 Storage System – Product Analysis includes:

  • Highlights
  • Usage
  • Key Capabilities
  • Reliability, Availability, Serviceability Features
  • System Management
  • Futurum EvaluScale
  • Futurum Group Opinion

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