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	IBM DS4200 Storage Server

The IBM System Storage DS4200 Express Model 7V disk storage system is SATA-only disk storage solution designed to be an economical alternative for data archiving, reference data, and near-line storage applications. With four 4 Gbps Fiber Channel host ports the system is designed for high throughput for your most demanding applications. The 3U system also features redundant, dual-active intelligent RAID controllers supporting RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5, and 10.

The DS4200 has an internal physical storage capacity of up to 8 TB using optional DS4200 500 GB Enhanced Value Disk Drive Modules. Physical storage capacity can be increased up to 56 TB by attachment of up to six EXP420 Storage Expansion Units.

All configurations of SAN products must be reviewed by the IBM SE Team at x73050. The part numbers listed below are provide for pricing and basic product information. Please verify your configuration with IBM or Tech Data before you place an order for these products. RMAs will not be issued for orders that were not reviewed by Tech Data's IBM SE team.

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HOW TO CONFIGURE YOUR DS4200: Walk through this step-by-step guide, choosing appropriate systems and options as indicated below:

Step 1: Storage Server
Step 2: Enclosures
Step 3: Drives
Step 4: Host Kit
Step 5: Premium Features
Step 6: Cabling
Step 7: Fabric Switches
Step 8: HBAs & SFPs
Step 9: Maintenance Options
Step 10: Submit config to IBM SE TEAM

Step 1: Choose your server

The DS4200 has an internal physical storage capacity of up to 8 TB using optional DS4200 500 GB Enhanced Value Disk Drive Modules. Physical storage capacity can be increased up to 56 TB by attachment of up to six EXP420 Storage Expansion Units.

Click on Image for rear view of the DS4200

Description	MFR#	TD #
DS4200 Model 7VH Disk System (Holds up to 16-drives internally and connection for up to 6@ EXP420's) (includes 2GB cache, Microsoft Windows Host Kit) Eight 4Gbps FC ports (four 4Gbps FC host ports and four 4Gbps FC drive ports). Includes: 4@ 4GB SW SFP's, (up to 6 Expansion cabinets)	18147VH	89844D

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Step 2: Add EXP420 enclosures

The IBM System Storage EXP420 Storage Expansion Unit (18128VH) is a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) disk-only storage expansion unit for use with the DS4200 Express Model 7V.

Click on Image for a drawing on caballing the DS4200 & EXP420

EXP420 Expansion unit	Max Storage	MFR#	TD#
DS4000 EXP420 w/ 2@ Shortwave SFPs (LC): 4GBPS 3U 16-Bay Storage Expansion Unit. designed to accommodate the new 2 Gbps SATA Channel E-DDMs, as well as future 4 Gbps Fibre Channel E- DDMs and Serial ATA (SATA) E-DDMs. (DS4800 Only, Initially)	16	18128VH	89843D
DS4200 EXP420 1-3 ATTACHMENT	-	39M5954	89845D
DS4200 EXP420 4-6 ATTACHMENT	-	39M5957	89846D

NOTE: The EXP420 comes with a 3 year, parts and labor next-business-day warranty standard. Many options are available to uplift this protection to higher levels.

Description	MFR#	TD#
3YR onsite repair 9x5x4 hour	10N3650	030138
3YR onsite repair 24x7x4 hour	10N3651	030139
3YR onsite repair 24x7x2 hour	10N3652	030140
5YR onsite repair 24x7x4 hour	10N3653	030141
5YR onsite repair 24x7x2 hour	10N3654	030142

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Step 3: Add Drives

Description	MFR#	TD#
The DS4200 only supports SATA EV-DDM drives
DS4200 500 GB SATA EV-DDM HARD DRIVES (Only work in the DS4200 and EXP420)	42D0389	89857D

Step 4: Add Host Kit

Description	MFR#	TD#
^{Note - Windows host kit is included with all models of DS4700}
DS4200 LINUX/INTEL HOST KIT	39M6009	89847D
DS4200 NOVELL NETWARE HOST KIT	39M6041	89848D
DS4200 VMWARE ESX HOST KIT	39M6046	89849D
DS4200 AIX HOST KIT	39M6048	89450D
DS4200 SUN HOST KIT	41Y5163	89456D
DS4200 HP-UX HOST KIT	41Y0686	89451D
DS4200 LINUX on POWER HOST KIT	42D3252	89458D

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Step 5: Premium Features

Description	MFR#	TD#
A FlashCopy logical drive is a point-in-time image of a logical drive. It is the logical equivalent of a complete physical copy, but you create it much more quickly than a physical copy. Plus it requires less disk space. In DS4700 Storage Manager, the logical drive from which you are basing the FlashCopy, called the base logical drive, must be a standard logical drive in the Storage Subsystem. Typically, you create a FlashCopy so that an application (for example, an application to take backups) can access the FlashCopy and read the data while the base logical drive remains online and user-accessible. When the backup completes, the FlashCopy logical drive is no longer needed (it is usually disabled rather than delete.
DS4200 FLASHCOPY ACTIVATION	41Y0743	89854D
The VolumeCopy feature is a firmware-based mechanism for replicating logical drive data within a Storage Subsystem. This feature is designed as a system management tool for tasks such as relocating data to other drives for hardware upgrades or performance management, data backup, and restoring snapshot logical drive data. A VolumeCopy creates a complete physical replication of one logical drive (source) to another (target) within the same Storage Subsystem. The target logical drive is an exact copy or clone of the source logical drive. Because VolumeCopy is a full point-in-time replication, it allows for analysis, mining, and testing without any degradation of the production logical drive performance. It also brings improvements to backup and restore operations, making them faster and eliminating I/O contention on the primary (source) logical drive.
DS4200 VOLUMECOPY ACTIVATION	41Y0746	89855D
DS4200 FLASH / VOLUMECOPY ACTIVATION	41Y0748	CALL
The Enhanced Remote Mirroring option is used for online, real-time replication of data between Storage Subsystems over a remote distance. In the event of disaster or unrecoverable error at one Storage Subsystem you can promote the second Storage Subsystem to take over responsibility for normal I/O operations. The Enhanced Remote Mirroring is a redesign of the former Remote Volume Mirroring and now offers three different operating modes: Metro Mirroring Metro Mirroring is a synchronous mirroring mode. Any host write request is written to the primary (local) Storage Subsystem and then transferred to the secondary (remote) Storage Subsystem. The remote storage controller reports the result of the write request operation to the local storage controller which reports it to the host. This mode is called synchronous, because the host application does not get the write request result until the write request has been executed on both (local and remote) storage controllers. This mode corresponds to the former RVM functionality. Global Copy Global Copy is an asynchronous write mode. All write requests from a host are written to the primary (local) Storage Subsystem and immediately reported as completed to the host system. Regardless of when data was copied to the remote Storage Subsystem, the application does not wait for the I/O commit from the remote site. However, Global Copy does not ensure that write requests performed to multiple drives on the primary site are later processed in the same order on the remote site. As such, it is also referred to as Asynchronous Mirroring without Write Consistency Group. Global Mirroring Global Mirroring is an asynchronous write that ensures that the write requests are carried out in the same order at the remote site. This mode is also referred to as Asynchronous Mirroring with Write Consistency Group. The new Enhanced Remote Mirroring has also been equipped with new functions for better business continuance solution design and maintenance tasks.
DS4200 ENHANCED REMOTE MIRROR ACTIVATION	41Y0749	CALL
Storage partitioning adds a high level of flexibility to the DS4000 Storage Server. It allows you to connect a much higher number of host systems, either in stand-alone or clustered mode. Without storage partitioning, the logical drives configured on a DS4700 Storage Server can only be accessed by a single host system or by a single cluster. This can surely lead to inefficient use of Storage Server hardware. Storage partitioning, on the other hand, allows you to create sets, containing the hosts with their host bus adapters and the logical drives. We call these sets storage partitions. Now the host systems can only access their assigned logical drives, just as if these logical drives were locally attached to them. Storage partitioning adapts the SAN idea of globally accessible storage to the local-storage-minded operating systems. Storage partitioning lets you map and mask LUNs (that is why it is also referred to as LUN masking). That means once you have assigned the LUN to a host it is hidden from all other hosts connected to the same Storage Server. Therefore, the access to that LUN is exclusively reserved for that host.
DS4200 UPGRADE FROM 2 TO 4 STORAGE PARTITIONS	42D3254	89859D
DS4200 UPGRADE FROM 2 TO 8 STORAGE PARTITIONS	42D3257	89860D
DS4200 UPGRADE FROM 4 TO 8 STORAGE PARTITIONS	42D3260	89857D
DS4200 UPGRADE FROM 4 TO 16 STORAGE PARTITIONS	42D3263	89862D
DS4200 UPGRADE FROM 8 TO 16 STORAGE PARTITIONS	42D3266	89863D
DS4200 UPGRADE FROM 8 TO 64 STORAGE PARTITIONS	42D3269	89864D
DS4200 UPGRADE FROM 16 TO 64 STORAGE PARTITIONS	42D3272	89865D

^{1- DS4200
Comes standard with 2 storage Partitions}

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Step 6: Cabling

Description	MFR#	TD#
Fiber Cables LC 2-4GB Fiber
1M LC-LC FIBER CHANNEL CABLE	39M5696	030038
5M LC-LC FIBER CHANNEL CABLE	39M5697	030039
13M LC-LC FIBER CHANNEL CABLE	23R7137	33137D
25M LC-LC FIBER CHANNEL CABLE	39M5698	030040

Step 8: Fabric Switches

For detailed SAN switch specifications visit the SAN Networking page.

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Step 9: HBAs and SFPs

Description	MFR#	TD#
SW 4 Gbps SFP Transceiver Pair (2-pack)	26K7941	030034
PCI-E HBA Single and Dual 4GB
Emulex 4Gb FC Single-Port PCI-E HBA for IBM System x	42C2069	97100D
Emulex 4Gb FC Dual-Port PCI-E HBA for IBM System x	42C2071	97101D
QLogic 4-Gbps FC Single-Port PCI-E HBA	39R6525	97436D
QLogic 4-Gbps FC Dual-Port PCI-E HBA	39R6527	97437D
PCI-X Single and Dual HBA's 2GB & 4GB
Emulex 4Gb/s PCI-X 2.0 single port	42D0405	97102D
Emulex 4Gb/s PCI-X 2.0 dual port	42D0407	97103D
QLogic 1-pt PCI-X 4 Gbps HBA	39M5894	33378D
QLogic 2-pt PCI-X 4 Gbps HBA	39M5895	33379D
FC-2-133 PCI-X LP Host Bus Adapter (HBA)	24P0960	386345
2-Pack FC-2-133 PCI-X LP Host Bus Adapter (HBA)	22R5036	43774B

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Step 10: Maintenance Options

NOTE: The DS4200 comes with a 3 year, parts and labor next-business-day warranty standard. Many options are available to uplift this protection to higher levels.

Description	MFR#	TD#
3YR onsite repair 9x5x4 hour	42V1553	97491D
3YR onsite repair 24x7x4 hour	42V1554	811955
3YR onsite repair 24x7x2 hour	42V1555	97508D
5YR onsite repair 24x7x4 hour	42V1556	89947D
5YR onsite repair 24x7x2 hour	42V1557	97492D

(RTS) Phone support for the DS4700 24X7

Description	MFR#	TD#
1YR Remote Technical Support for storage devices	39K2303	655256
3YR Remote Technical Support for storage devices	41W9379	030031

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Step 11: Submit your configuration to the IBM SE Team.

All configurations of SAN products should be reviewed by the IBM SE Team at x73050. The part numbers listed below are provide as a pricing tool. Please verify your configuration with IBM or Tech Data before you place an order for these products. RMAs will not be issued for orders that were not reviewed by Tech Data's IBM SE team.