IBM U.S. Sales Manual
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IBM U.S. Product Life Cycle Dates
Type ModelAnnounced AvailableMarketing Withdrawn Service DiscontinuedReplaced By
1815-82A 2005/05/102005/06/17 - - -
1815-84A 2005/05/102005/06/17 - - -


 
Abstract

The IBM 1815 expands its DS4000 series midrange disk storage offerings of high-performance, high availability, business critical storage solutions, with the IBM TotalStorage DS4800 Midrange Disk System Models 82, 84, and 88.

Model Abstract 1815-82A

The IBM 1815 DS4800 Model 82A includes 4GB cache (2GB per controller).

Model Abstract 1815-84A

The IBM 1815 DS4800 Model 84A includes 8GB cache (4GB per controller).
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Highlights

IBM TotalStorage DS4800 Models 82, 84, 88:

  • Sixth-generation architecture of the DS4000 series disk storage systems with built-in capability for 4 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) operation

  • DS4800 Model 82 includes 4 GB cache (2 GB per controller), DS4800 Model 84 includes 8 GB cache (4 GB per controller), and DS4800 Model 88 includes 16 GB cache (8 GB per controller)

    Refer to the Description section for additional information regarding DS4800 cache memory.

  • Compact 4U rack-mount enclosure that contains dual high performance RAID controllers with sixteen 4 Gbps ports

  • Provides support for storage configurations of up to over 67 TB physical capacity

  • Support for RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, and 10

  • Optional advanced copy function and disaster recovery functions including FlashCopy, VolumeCopy, Enhanced Remote Mirroring

  • Redundant, hot swappable power and cooling components

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Description

The IBM TotalStorage DS4800 disk system is designed to provide solutions to address the needs of midrange/departmental storage requirements and deliver high performance, advanced function, high availability, modular and scalable storage capacity, with SAN attached 4 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) connectivity, and support for RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5, and 10 up to over 67 terabytes (TB) physical capacity. The DS4800 is designed to deliver up to a two-fold IOP performance increase over the current DS4500 offering and represents the sixth-generation architecture of the DS4000 series family.

A 4U rack-mountable enclosure houses the DS4800 redundant, dual-active intelligent RAID controllers equipped with sixteen 4 Gbps ports (eight ports per controller), for attachment of host servers and DS4000 Storage Expansion Unit enclosures. The DS4800 attaches up to sixteen DS4000 Storage Expansion Units, supporting configurations up to over 67 TB of FC or Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) disks or a mix of both types of disk drives by use of the optional DS4800 Fibre Channel/SATA Enclosure Intermix feature.

Advanced DS4000 storage management, copy service options, and optional advanced disaster recovery functions are available for the DS4800, including FlashCopy, VolumeCopy, and Enhanced Remote Mirroring.

The DS4000 Storage Manager platform is also available for the DS4800. This storage management software is designed to help centralize storage management and simplify partitioning of the DS4000 series storage into as many as 64 virtual servers, and strategically allocate storage capacity to maximize storage space.

IBM TotalStorage DS4000 family of disk storage systems

The IBM TotalStorage DS4000 family of storage products is designed to offer a set of building blocks for Fibre Channel (FC)-based SANs, whether you are just starting or expanding an existing storage network. The DS4000 product family offers scalable physical storage capacity ranging from 73 GB to over 67 TB to support your growing storage requirements. DS4000 series systems are designed to be easy to install and manage using the IBM TotalStorage DS4000 Storage Manager that is available for every DS4000 Storage system. The IBM TotalStorage DS4000 family offers various controller models at different performance and price points to help address varying SAN needs.

Multiple DS4000 storage systems can be centrally managed from a common DS4000 management console located virtually anywhere within an existing LAN infrastructure. Use the DS4000 advanced copy service functions, such as FlashCopy, VolumeCopy, and Enhanced Remote Mirror to help address data protection and disaster recovery needs.

DS4000 storage systems offer various options for disk drive attachment. Depending on the particular DS4000 model, you have the choice of using high performance and highly reliable FC disks with the DS4000 EXP710 Storage Expansion Units for your mission-critical server production data operations, or the DS4000 EXP100 Storage Expansion Units with Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) disks for small business, data archival, reference data and near-line applications.

Key potential benefits of the DS4000 family of storage systems include:

  • High-availability support - dual processors and many redundant hardware components

  • Scalability - from 73 GB to over 67 TB of physical capacity

  • Performance - excellent throughput to help address application needs

  • Advanced DS4000 functions designed to support business continuance - FlashCopy, VolumeCopy, and Enhanced Remote Mirror

Newest DS4000 offering - DS4800 Disk System Models 82, 84, and 88

The DS4800 Models 82, 84, and 88 are the newest members of the DS4000 series storage products designed to offer solutions that address the needs of midrange/departmental storage requirements and deliver high performance with advanced function and high availability. The DS4800 is designed to deliver up to double the IOP performance of the current DS4500 offering and is based on new sixth-generation architecture that provides 4 Gbps FC connectivity directly to host servers, SAN fabric, disk drive expansion enclosures and has built-in growth to integrate next-generation 4 Gbps disk drives in the future. The DS4800 supports attachment of up to 16 DS4000 storage expansion enclosures, resulting in the capability of up to 224 disk drives and enabling storage configurations of up to over 67 TB of physical capacity.

The DS4800 disk systems come in 4U, rack-mountable enclosures that contain dual, high-performance RAID controllers. DS4800 Model 82 comes with 4 GB of cache memory (2 GB per controller), Model 84 has 8 GB cache, (4 GB per controller), and the Model 88 comes equipped with 16 GB cache memory (8 GB per controller). Please note the following information regarding DS4800 cache memory:

To enable full addressability of the DS4800 Models 82, 84 and 88 cache memory, the firmware level of these models must be at 06.15 or later, and requires DS4000 Storage Manager at V9.15 or later.

The DS4800 Model 88 will ship from the factory with firmware level 06.15 or later. Some early shipments of DS4800 Models 82 and 84 shipped from the factory with firmware level 06.14.

The 06.15 firmware level upgrade and DS4000 Storage Manager V9.15 upgrade are available on the DS4000 support Web site at no additional charge to DS4800 customers.

The DS4800 contains eight 4 Gbps FC host ports and eight 4 Gbps FC drive ports. The ports are enabled by populating them with 4 Gbps Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) transceivers. Eight shortwave 4 Gbps SFP transceivers are provided in the DS4800 ship group. Depending upon the user's requirements, the supplied SFP transceivers can be used to populate four of the eight host ports (two ports per controller), and four of the eight drive ports (two ports per controller). Up to four, shortwave 4 Gbps SFP transceiver features (#2410) can be ordered for connectivity to all of the host and drive ports. Each feature #2410 contains two (2) shortwave 4 Gbps SFP transceivers and will populate two host or two drive ports. Eight DS4000 Storage Expansion Units can be attached using four of eight populated drive ports. For attachment of greater than eight, but less than thirteen supported DS4000 Storage Expansion Units, 6 populated drive ports are required for connectivity. For greater than twelve, up to a maximum of sixteen storage expansion units, 8 populated drive ports are required. The DS4800 can attach either the DS4000 EXP710 FC Storage Expansion Unit (for fibre channel drives), or the DS4000 EXP100 Storage Expansion Unit that houses Serial ATA disk drives. With the optional DS4800 FC/SATA Enclosure Intermix feature #7306, flexibility is provided to concurrently attach drive paths containing both types of storage expansion units up to a combined maximum of 16 expansion enclosures and 224 disk drives.

Key elements of the DS4800 Disk Systems are:

  • Dual, high-performance intelligent RAID controller cards, with sixteen 4 Gbps FC ports for host connections and attachment to disk storage expansion units.

  • Eight shortwave 4 Gbps SFP transceivers included with ship group to populate user selected host and drive ports.

  • Eight 4 Gbps FC host ports (four ports per controller) for connections to SAN fabric, or directly to host servers. Auto-negotiation of 4, 2, or 1 Gbps FC speeds.

  • DS4800 Model 82 contains 4 GB of cache (2 GB per controller) with battery backup

  • DS4800 Model 84 contains 8 GB of cache (4 GB per controller) with battery backup

  • DS4800 Model 88 contains 16 GB of cache (8 GB per controller) with battery backup

  • Eight drive-side ports for attachment of up to sixteen DS4000 storage expansion units with a maximum of up to 224 disk drives (up to over 67 TB of physical storage capacity)

  • Selectable Storage Partitions of either 8, 16, or 64 partitions

  • Support for RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, and 10

  • IBM TotalStorage DS4000 Storage Manager V9.15 host-based code support that comes with each optional host kit

  • Optional DS4800 FlashCopy, VolumeCopy, and Enhanced Remote Mirroring copy services and disaster recovery features

  • Dual power supplies and redundant cooling fan assemblies

  • Attachment to a wide range of industry-standard SAN switches and directors

DS4800 Storage Partitions

The DS4800 has advanced storage management and capacity allocation options, including options for 8 (feature #8870), 16 (feature #8871), and 64 storage partitions (feature #8872). You must select one of these three storage partition options during initial plant order of the DS4800 and can choose to field upgrade your DS4800 to increase the number of storage partitions up to 64, at a later date.

DS4800 Host Kits

For attachment to host servers, at least one of the following optional host kit features must be ordered during initial order of the DS4800 disk system. The host kits for the DS4800 contain DS4000 Storage Manager and depending upon the host kit selected, includes licensed IBM Machine Code to support attachment to host servers running Microsoft Windows, p5/pSeries running AIX, p5/pSeries running Linux, Sun/Solaris, HP/HP-UX, and other Intel-based servers.

                             Feature number
                             --------------
              Windows           7700
              Linux/Intel       7701
              Novell NetWare    7702
              VMware ESX        7703
              AIX               7711
              Sun/Solaris       7712
              HP/HP-UX          7713
              Linux on Power    7714

For details, refer to the Interoperability Matrix for specific details on supported operating system levels, prerequisites, and required attachments by visiting:

http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/interop-matrix.html

DS4800 Advanced Copy Service Functions

The DS4800 has optional advanced copy services and disaster recovery solutions including, FlashCopy (feature #7301), VolumeCopy (feature #7303), and Enhanced Remote Mirroring (feature #7305). The Enhanced Remote Mirroring feature consists of Global Mirror with Asynchronous Write-order Consistency (critical for mirroring multi-LUN applications), Global Copy with Asynchronous, and Metro Mirror with Synchronous (max of 64 mirror pairs).

DS4000 Storage Manager

IBM DS4000 Storage Manager V9.15, available for the DS4800, provides the host-based server code with a GUI for configuring, monitoring, and managing one or more DS4000 storage systems and provides a common storage management platform for the DS4000 series. The DS4000 Storage Manager is designed to provide administrators with a powerful, yet easy to use, management interface, where all tasks, including configuration, re-configuration, expansion, maintenance and performance tuning, are designed to be performed while avoiding system downtime and interruption to system I/O.

The DS4000 Storage Manager configuration flexibility includes the ability to mix drive technologies (when intermix is activated), manage RAID levels, segment sizes, volume group sizes, volume characteristics and cache policies, all within a single DS4000 storage system.

Upon activation of the optional storage partitioning features, the DS4000 Storage Manager is designed to enable a single DS4000 storage system to function as multiple, logical storage systems, to meet the needs of storage consolidation in heterogeneous environments.

Additionally, the DS4000 Storage Manager enables management of advanced copy services features, such as FlashCopy and VolumeCopy when separately activated.

Packaging

  • DS4800 Disk System Model 82 (1815-82A)
    • 4U rack-mount enclosure
    • Dual intelligent RAID controllers with eight 4 Gbps SFP transceivers
    • 4 GB cache memory (2 GB per controller)
    • Version 06.15 firmware preloaded on controller
    • Dual power supplies, redundant cooling
    • Rack mounting rails
    • Two rack Power Distribution Units (PDU) power cords. Country-specific line cords available via 98xx specify features
    • Hardcopy documentation

  • DS4800 Disk System Model 84 (1815-84A)
    • 4U rack-mount enclosure
    • Dual intelligent RAID controllers with eight 4 Gbps SFP transceivers
    • 8 GB cache memory (4 GB per controller)
    • Version 06.15 firmware preloaded on controller
    • Dual power supplies, redundant cooling
    • Rack mounting rails
    • Two rack Power Distribution Units (PDU) power cords. Country-specific line cords available via 98xx specify features
    • Hardcopy documentation

Please note, DS4000 Storage Manager V9.15 is included with each host kit, features (#7700-#7714).

Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act

The IBM TotalStorage DS4800 Disk System is capable as of June 17, 2005, when used in accordance with IBM's associated documentation, of satisfying the applicable requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, provided that any assistive technology used with the product properly interoperates with it.
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Models

Model Summary Matrix

Model Cache Memory Size
82A 4 GB (2 GB per controller)
84A 8 GB (4 GB per controller)

Customer Setup (CSU)

The IBM TotalStorage DS4000 family of storage products are designated as customer setup.

Devices Supported

The DS4800 Disk System Models 82, 84, and 88 are attachable to the following DS4000 series storage products:

  • DS4000 EXP710 Fibre Channel Storage Expansion Unit (1740-710)
  • DS4000 EXP100 Serial ATA (SATA) Storage Expansion Units (1710-10U)

Model Conversions

None.
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Technical Description
TOC Link Physical Specifications TOC Link Operating Environment TOC Link Limitations
TOC Link Hardware Requirements TOC Link Software Requirements

IBM TotalStorage DS4800 Disk System Models 82, 84, and 88

  • DS4800 Disk System Model 82 (1815-82A):

    • 4U rack-mount enclosure

    • Dual intelligent RAID controllers with eight shortwave 4 Gbps connections, expandable to sixteen, for attachment to host servers and disk storage expansion units

    • 4 GB cache memory (2 GB per controller), refer to LIMITATIONS section

    • Version 06.15 firmware preloaded on controller

    • Dual power supplies, redundant cooling

  • DS4800 Disk System Model 84 (1815-84A):

    • 4U rack-mount enclosure

    • Dual intelligent RAID controllers with eight shortwave 4 Gbps connections, expandable to sixteen, for attachment to host servers and disk storage expansion units

    • 8 GB cache memory (4 GB per controller), refer to LIMITATIONS section

    • Version 06.15 firmware preloaded on controller

    • Dual power supplies, redundant cooling

Please note, Storage Manager V9.15 is included with the Host Kit features, features (#7700-#7714).

Physical Specifications

IBM TotalStorage DS4800 Disk System (1815-82A, 1815-84A)

  • Height: 174.50 mm (6.87 in)
  • Width: 481.75 mm (18.97 in)
  • Depth: 634.92 mm (25.0 in)
  • Weight: 36.38 kg (80.2 lb)

Operating Environment

IBM TotalStorage DS4800 Disk System (1815-82A, 1815-84A)

  • Temperature (operating):
    • 10 to 35 degrees C (50 to 95 degrees F) at 0 to 914 m (0-3,000 ft)
    • 10 to 32 degrees C (50 to 90 degrees F) at 914 to 2,133 m (3000-7000 ft)

  • Temperature (storage):
    • 1 to 60 degrees C (33 to 140 degrees F) at 0 to 914 m (0-3,000 ft)

  • Relative humidity (operating):
    • 8% to 80%

  • Relative humidity (storage):
    • 5% to 80%

  • Electrical power (per power supply, system rating):
    • Voltage range - (100-240 V ac)
    • Operating current (2.25-5.4 Amperes)
    • Power (540 Watts)
    • Frequency (50/60 Hz)

  • Heat dissipation: 804 BTU per hour

  • Noise level (normal operation): 6.75 bels

Limitations

Please note the following information regarding DS4800 cache memory:

To enable full addressability of the DS4800 Models 82, 84, and 88 cache memory, the firmware level of these models must be at 06.15 or later, and requires DS4000 Storage Manager at V9.15 or later.

The 06.15 firmware level upgrade and DS4000 Storage Manager V9.15 upgrade are available on the DS4000 support Web site at no additional charge to DS4800 customers.

Please note, DS4000 Storage Manager V9.14 supports operation with DS4000 controller firmware versions 05.xx and later.

Refer to the following Web sites:

http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/index.html
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/interop-matrix.html

Hardware Requirements

For a list of hardware requirements, refer to product documentation or visit:

http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/index.html

Software Requirements

For a list of software requirements, cross-product requirements, prerequisites, product dependencies, the DS4000 Product Interoperability Matrix, and other documentation, visit:

http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/index.html
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/interop-matrix.html

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Publications

A CD-ROM that contains a softcopy (PDF format) of the product documentation is shipped with the hardware product.
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Features -- Specify/Special/Exchange
TOC Link No Charge Specify Codes TOC Link Special Feature Codes -- Chargeable TOC Link Feature Exchanges

No Charge Specify Codes

Description                     Machine    Model    Feature
---------------------------     -------   --------  -------
AAP Administrative Feature       1815     82A,84A,   0007
Bulk Ordering Feature            1815     82A,84A,   5555
Plant Integrate in 2101-200      1815     82A,84A,   9201
Field Integrate DS4800           1815     82A,84A,   9202
Power Cord, Group #1             1815     82A,84A,   9800
Power Cord, Group #2             1815     82A,84A,   9820
Power Cord, Denmark              1815     82A,84A,   9821
Power Cord, Group #3             1815     82A,84A,   9825
Power Cord, Israel               1815     82A,84A,   9827
Power Cord, Switzerland          1815     82A,84A,   9828
Power Cord, Group #4             1815     82A,84A,   9829
Power Cord, Group #5             1815     82A,84A,   9830
Power Cord, Australia,NZ         1815     82A,84A,   9831
Power Cord, Thailand             1815     82A,84A,   9833
Power Cord, Uruguay              1815     82A,84A,   9834
Power Cord, Peopl.Rep.Chin       1815     82A,84A,   9840
Power Cord, Taiwan               1815     82A,84A,   9841
Power Cord, US/Chicago           1815     82A,84A,   9986
 

DS4800 Disk System Models 82, 84 and 88 Specify Features

(#0007) AAP Administrative Feature

This is an IBM internal use only feature for use with IBM Business Partners participating in the AAP Program.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: One
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: No.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: No
  • Cable Order: None.

(#5555) Bulk Ordering Feature

This feature will designate bulk MES ordering capability for selected features of the IBM TotalStorage DS4800 Disk System. Specifying this feature on MES orders will allow ordering of up to a maximum of 99 features. Bulk Ordering is available for DS4000 Host Bus Adapter feature #2104; Shortwave 4 Gbps SFP GBIC feature #2410; Fiber Optical cable features #5601, #5605, #5625; Advanced copy features #7301, #7303, #7304, #7305; Host Kit features #7700, #7701, #7702, #7703, #7711, #7712, #7713, #7714. Bulk orders are placed directly through AAS.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: One
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: Either of the following features: #2104, #2410, #5601, #5605, #5625, #7301, #7303, #7305, #7700, #7701, #7702, #7703, #7711, #7712, #7713, #7714.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: No.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: YES, MES Orders Only.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#9201) Plant Integrate into 2101-200 System Rack

Summary: This feature is used to indicate that the DS4800 ordered will be assembled into an IBM TotalStorage 2101-200 System Rack by IBM manufacturing. When selecting this feature the DS4800, Machine Type 1815, must be included on the same system order as the 2101-200 Rack. This feature will be automatically added to DS4800 orders using the ECFGSSG configurator.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: Either this feature (#9201) or feature (#9202) must be specified.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: One.
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: Must be ordered with the 2101-200 Rack System and placed on the same system order.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: Mutually exclusive with feature #9202.
  • Customer Setup: No.
  • Limitations: Mutually exclusive with feature #9202.
  • Field Installable: No, Initial Plant Order only.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#9202) Field Integrate DS4800

Summary: This feature is used to indicate that the DS4800 ordered will be shipped as an assembled enclosure for field integration into a supported rack enclosure. Field integration of the DS4800 is customer setup, unless the FAStT Installation Services are utilized. This feature will be automatically added to DS4800 orders using the ECFGSSG configurator.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: Either this feature (#9202) or feature (#9201) must be specified.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: One.
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None:
  • Compatibility Conflicts: Mutually exclusive with feature #9201.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: Mutually exclusive with feature #9201.
  • Field Installable: No, Initial Plant Order only.
  • Cable Order: None.

Power Cord Summary for (#9800-#9986)

These features provide two power cords for the DS4800 Disk System. The power cords should be selected based on the country or region in which the system will be installed as described below. Only one of features (#9800) thru (#9986) can be selected.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: One
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#9800) Power Cord, Group 1

Power Cord (125V, 10A, 2.8 m) US/Canada, Antigua, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Dominica, Grenadines, Grenada, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, Venezuela, Brazil, Japan, Korea, Nicaragua, Philippines, Vietnam, Albania, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia.

(#9820) Power Cord, Group 2

Power Cord (250V, 10A, 2.8 m) France, Afghanistan, Netherlands Antilles, French Polynesia Guinea, Indonesia, Armenia, Latvia, Angola, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Belarus, Bosnia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Camaroon, Central Africa Republic, Czech Republic, Congo, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Macedonia, Mali, Mauritania, Moldavia, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, Uzbekistan, Zaire, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Cape Verde Islands, Estonia, Lesotho, Lichtenstein, Republic of Djibouti.

(#9821) Power Cord, Denmark

Power Cord (250V, 10A, 2.8 m) Denmark.

(#9825) Power Cord, Group 3

Power Cord (250V, 10A, 2.8 m) UK, Abu Dhabi, Brunei, Fiji, Hong Kong, Macao, Malaysia, Singapore, Bahrain, Cyprus, Gambia, Ghana, Iraq, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malawi, Nepal, North Yemen, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirites, Zambia.

(#9827) Power Cord, Israel

Power Cord (250V, 10A, 2.8 m) Israel.

(#9828) Power Cord, Switzerland

Power Cord (250V, 10A, 2.8 m) Switzerland.

(#9829) Power Cord, Group 4

Power Cord (250V, 10A, 2.8 m) S. Africa, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India.

(#9830) Power Cord, Group 5

Power Cord (250V, 10A, 2.8 m) Italy, Chile, Ethiopia, Libya, Malta, Somalia.

(#9831) Power Cord, Australia, New Zealand

Power Cord (250V, 10A, 2.8 m) Australia, New Zealand.

(#9833) Power Cord, Thailand

Power Cord (250V, 10A, 2.8 m) Thailand.

(#9834) Power Cord, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay

Power Cord (250V, 10A, 2.8 m) Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay.

(#9840) Power Cord, Peoples Republic of China

Power Cord (250V, 6A, 2.8 m) Peoples Republic of China.

(#9841) Power Cord, Taiwan

Power Cord (125V, 10A, 2.8 m) Taiwan.

(#9986) Power Cord, U.S.(Chicago)

Power Cord (125V, 10A, 1.8 m) U.S./Chicago. (#9018) Attaching to the DS4800, machine type 1815

Special Feature Codes -- Chargeable

Description                     Machine    Model    Feature
-----------------------------   -------   --------  -------
DS4800 Model 82 Cache Memory     1815     82A        2024
Upgrade to 8 GB
DS4800 Model 82 Cache Memory     1815     82A        2025
Upgrade to 16 GB
DS4800 Model 84 Cache Memory     1815     84A        2028
Upgrade to 16 GB
DS4000 Host Bus Adapter          1815     82A,84A,   2104
SW 4Gbps SFP transcvr pair       1815     82A,84A,   2410
1M LC/LC Fiber Optic Cable       1815     82A,84A,   5601
5M LC/LC Fiber Optic Cable       1815     82A,84A,   5605
25M LC/LC Fiber Optic Cabl       1815     82A,84A,   5625
DS4800 FlashCopy                 1815     82A,84A,   7301
DS4800 VolumeCopy                1815     82A,84A,   7303
DS4800 Flash/Volume Copy         1815     82A,84A,   7304
DS4800 Enh. Remote Mirror        1815     82A,84A,   7305
DS4800 FC/SATA Encl.Intemix      1815     82A,84A,   7306
DS4800 Windows Host Kit          1815     82A,84A,   7700
DS4800 Linux/Intel Host Kit      1815     82A,84A,   7701
DS4800 Novell Netware Host       1815     82A,84A,   7702
DS4800 VMware ESX Host Kit       1815     82A,84A,   7703
DS4800 AIX Host Kit              1815     82A,84A,   7711
DS4800 SUN Host Kit              1815     82A,84A,   7712
DS4800 HP-UX Host Kit            1815     82A,84A,   7713
DS4800 Linux on Power Host       1815     82A,84A,   7714
DS4800 8-Stg  Partition-IP0      1815     82A,84A,   8870
DS4800 16-Stg Partition-IP0      1815     82A,84A,   8871
DS4800 64-Stg Partition-IP0      1815     82A,84A,   8872
DS4800 8-16 Stg  Partit-MES      1815     82A,84A,   8880
DS4800 8-64 Stg  Partit-MES      1815     82A,84A,   8881
DS4800 16-64 Stg Partit-MES      1815     82A,84A,   8882
 

DS4800 Special Features (Chargeable)

Cache Memory Upgrade features

(#2024) DS4800 Model 82 Cache Memory Upgrade up to 8 GB

This feature provides the means to upgrade the DS4800 Model 82 cache memory up to 8 GB (4 GB per controller).

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-82A: None
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-82A: 1
  • Prerequisites: Requires controller firmware at 06.15 or later
  • Corequisites: None:
  • Compatibility Conflicts: This feature is mutually exclusive with feature 2025.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: MES (field install only)
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#2025) DS4800 Model 82 Cache Memory Upgrade up to 16 GB

This feature provides the means to upgrade the DS4800 Model 82 cache memory up to 16 GB (8 GB per controller).

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-82A: None
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-82A: 1
  • Prerequisites: Requires controller firmware at 06.15 or later
  • Corequisites: None:
  • Compatibility Conflicts: This feature is mutually exclusive with feature 2024.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: MES (field install only)
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#2028) DS4800 Model 84 Cache Memory Upgrade up to 16 GB

This feature provides the means to upgrade the DS4800 Model 84 cache memory up to 16 GB (8 GB per controller).

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-84A: None
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-84A: 1
  • Prerequisites: Requires controller firmware at 06.15 or later
  • Corequisites: None:
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: MES (field install only)
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#2104) DS4000 Host Bus Adapter

Summary: DS4800 Midrange Disk systems are connected to a supported Intel-based PCI and PCI-X server through this Host Adapter feature, which is installed in the server. This feature is a 2 Gbps shortwave adapter.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 64
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

Bulk MES ordering is available for the DS4000 Host Adapter feature #2104 when ordered through AAS with Bulk Ordering Feature Code, #5555. Maximum orderable quantity is 99.

(#2410) Shortwave 4 Gbps SFP transceiver pair

Summary: This feature provides a pair (2) of shortwave 4 Gbps SFP transceivers for use in expanding the host-side or drive-side connections on the DS4800. Each feature #2410 will populate two DS4800 host or drive ports. Eight 4 Gbps SFP transceivers are included in the DS4800 ship group and a maximum of four feature #2410s can be ordered to expand the maximum number of host-side connections to eight and drive-side connections to eight.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 4
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

Bulk MES ordering is available for the 4 Gbps SFP transceivers, feature #2410, when ordered through AAS with Bulk Ordering Feature Code, #5555. Maximum orderable quantity is 99.

Fiber Optical Cables

(#5601) Fiber Cable 1M Multimode, LC-LC

Summary: This feature provides one multimode (shortwave) Fibre Channel Optical cable with LC connectors that is 1M in length. One cable is required to connect the DS4800 to each directly attached host or switch.

This cable can also be used to interconnect the DS4800 to the DS4000 EXP710 and EXP100 Expansion Units and requires two cables in this in this application.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 16.
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: Min/Max is total for #5601, #5605, #5625.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#5605) Fiber Cable 5M Multimode, LC-LC

Summary: This feature provides one multimode (shortwave) Fibre Channel Optical cable with LC connectors that is 5M in length. One cable is required to connect the DS4800 to each directly attached host or switch.

This cable can also be used to interconnect the DS4800 to the DS4000 EXP710 and EXP100 Expansion Units and requires two cables in this application.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 16
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: Min/Max is total for #5601, #5605, #5625.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#5625) Fiber Cable 25M Multimode, LC-LC

Summary: This feature provides one multimode (shortwave) Fibre Channel Optical cable with LC connectors that is 25M in length. One cable is required to connect the DS4800 to each directly attached host or switch.

This cable can also be used to interconnect the DS4800 to the DS4000 EXP710 and EXP100 Expansion Units and requires two cables in this application.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 16
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: Min/Max is total for #5601, #5605, #5625.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

Bulk MES ordering is available for Cable features, #5601, #5605, and #5625 when ordered through AAS with Bulk Ordering Feature Code, #5555. Maximum orderable quantity is 99.

DS4800 Advanced Copy Service Features

(#7301) DS4800 FlashCopy Activation

This feature provides the means to obtain the unique activation key necessary to enable the FlashCopy feature on a DS4800. FlashCopy is designed to provide the ability to perform a point-in-time copy of a logical drive to help support data protection and backup needs.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None:
  • Compatibility Conflicts: This feature is mutually exclusive with feature 7304.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#7303) DS4800 VolumeCopy Activation

This feature provides the licensing and means to obtain the unique activation key necessary to enable the VolumeCopy feature on a DS4800. VolumeCopy is designed to provide the ability to perform a full copy of a FlashCopy logical drive to help support data management, protection, and backup needs.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1.
  • Prerequisites: Requires FlashCopy feature #7301.
  • Corequisites: None:
  • Compatibility Conflicts: This feature is mutually exclusive with feature #7304.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: Orderable via MES only.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#7304) DS4800 Flash/Volume Copy Activation

This feature provides the licensing and means to obtain the unique activation keys necessary to enable both the FlashCopy feature and the VolumeCopy feature on a DS4800. FlashCopy provides the ability to perform a point-in-time copy of a logical drive. VolumeCopy provide the ability to perform a full copy of a FlashCopy logical drive supporting data management, protection and backup needs.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1.
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None:
  • Compatibility Conflicts: This feature is mutually exclusive with features #7301, #7303.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#7305) DS4800 Enhanced Remote Mirror Activation

Summary: This feature provides the means to obtain the unique activation key necessary to enable the Enhanced Remote Mirror feature on a DS4800. The Enhanced Remote Mirror is designed to provide the ability to maintain synchronous or asynchronous copies of a logical drive on a remote DS4000 Disk System to help support disaster recovery protection. Both DS4000 Disk Systems in an Enhanced Remote Mirror pair require the Enhanced Remote Mirror Activation feature be installed. Storage Manager V9.14 firmware (fw: 06.14) or later must be installed on the DS4800 Disk System prior to enabling the Enhanced Remote Mirror feature.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1.
  • Prerequisites: Host-based code must be at DS4000 Storage Manager V9.14 or later. Firmware level on DS4800 must be at (fw:06.14) or later.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#7306) DS4800 F/C SATA Enclosure Intermix Activation

Summary: This feature provides the authorization and support for attaching both EXP710 FC disk expansion enclosures and EXP100 SATA disk expansion enclosures concurrently to the DS4800 Disk System. The maximum number of expansion enclosures, total of both EXP710s and EXP100s, is sixteen, and the maximum number of disk drives, total of all FC and SATA disks, is 224.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1.
  • Prerequisites: Host-based code must be at DS4000 Storage Manager V9.14 or later. Firmware level on DS4800 must be at (fw:06.14) or later.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

Bulk MES ordering is available for Advanced Copy features #7301, #7303, #7304, and #7305 when ordered through AAS with Bulk Ordering Feature #5555. Maximum orderable quantity is 99.

DS4800 Host Kits

(#7700 - #7714) DS4800 Host Kit features

Summary: The DS4800 Host Kit features provide the licenses and support for host servers running specific operating systems to attach to the DS4800 Disk system. Each host kit contains licensed IBM Machine Code and supporting documentation. Host kits include soft copy of 06.15 firmware, soft copy user manuals, Storage Manager V9.15 host code, OS support entitlement, OS specific client code, drivers, and RDAC version. Initial plant orders for the DS4800 requires a minimum order quantity of 1 host kit per machine.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 8
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#7700) DS4800 Windows Host Kit

Summary: This feature provides the license and support for Intel-based host servers running Microsoft Windows attaching to the DS4800. This feature is required for one or more Intel-based host servers running the Windows operating system attaching to a DS4800. Refer to the Interoperability Matrix for specific details on supported operating system levels, prerequisites, and required attachments. The Interoperability Matrix is available at the following Web site:

http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/interop-matrix.html
  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#7701) DS4800 Linux/Intel Host Kit

Summary: This feature provides the license and support for Intel-based host servers running Linux (RedHat or SuSE) attachment to the DS4800. This feature is required for one or more Intel-based host servers running Linux (RedHat or SuSE) attaching to a DS4800 Disk System. Refer to the Interoperability Matrix for specific details on supported operating system levels, prerequisites, and required attachments. The Interoperability Matrix is available at the following Web site:

http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/interop-matrix.html
  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#7702) DS4800 Novell NetWare Host Kit

Summary: This feature provides the license and support for Intel-based host servers running Novell's NetWare attachment to the DS4800. This feature is required for one or more Intel-based host servers running Novell's NetWare operating system attaching to a DS4800. Refer to the Interoperability Matrix for specific details on supported operating system levels, prerequisites, and required attachments. The Interoperability Matrix is available at the following Web site:

http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/interop-matrix.html
  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#7703) DS4800 VMware Host Kit

Summary: This feature provides the license and support for Intel-based host servers running VMware attachment to the DS4800. This feature is required for one or more Intel-based host servers running VMware attaching to a DS4800. Refer to the Interoperability Matrix for specific details on supported operating system levels, prerequisites, and required attachments. The Interoperability Matrix is available at following Web site:

http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/interop-matrix.html
  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#7711) DS4800 AIX Host Kit

Summary: This feature provides the license and support for pSeries/AIX host servers running AIX attachment to the DS4800. This feature is required for one or more host servers running AIX attaching to a DS4800. Refer to the Interoperability Matrix for specific details on supported operating system levels, prerequisites, and required attachments. The Interoperability Matrix is available at following Web site:

http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/interop-matrix.html
  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#7712) DS4800 Sun Host Kit

Summary: This feature provides the license and support for Sun/Solaris host server attachment to the DS4800. This feature is required for one or more Solaris servers attaching to a DS4800 Disk System. Refer to the Interoperability Matrix for specific details on supported operating system levels, prerequisites, and required attachments. The Interoperability Matrix is available at the following Web site:

http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/interop-matrix.html
  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#7713) DS4800 HP-UX Host Kit

Summary: This feature provides the license and support for HP/HP-UX host server attachment to the DS4800. This feature is required for one or more HP-UX servers attaching to a DS4800. Refer to the Interoperability Matrix for specific details on supported operating system levels, prerequisites, and required attachments. The Interoperability Matrix is available at the following Web site:

http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/interop-matrix.html
  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#7714) DS4800 Linux on Power Host Kit

Summary: This feature provides the license and support for attaching an IBM eServer system running Linux for Power to the DS4800. This feature is required for one or more servers with Linux for Power attaching to a DS4800. Refer to the Interoperability Matrix for specific details on supported operating system levels, prerequisites, and required attachments. The Interoperability Matrix is available at the following Web site:

http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/interop-matrix.html
  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

Bulk MES ordering is available for Host Kit features #7700, #7701 #7702, #7703, #7711, #7712, #7713, and #7714 when ordered through AAS with Bulk Ordering Feature #5555. Maximum orderable quantity is 99.

DS4800 Storage Partition Features

(#8870 - #8872) DS4800 Storage Partitions features-IPO Only

Summary: These plant installed features select the number of storage partitions that will be activated. The application of these features enable the number of hosts or independent host clusters that can utilize the DS4800 Disk System. One storage partition feature must be selected during initial order of the DS4800. Either feature #8870, #8871, or #8872 must be selected.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Prerequisites: Must select either feature #8870 or #8871 or #8872.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: No.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#8870) 8 Storage Partitions Activation-IPO Only

Summary: This feature is plant installed and provides a DS4800 system with eight storage partitions activated. The application of this feature enables the number of hosts host or independent host clusters that can utilize the DS4800 Disk System.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 0
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: Mutually exclusive with features #8871, #8872.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: No.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#8871) 16 Storage Partitions Activation-IPO Only

Summary: This feature is plant installed and provides a DS4800 system with sixteen storage partitions activated. The application of this feature enables the number of hosts or independent host clusters that can utilize the DS4800 Disk System.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 0
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: Mutually exclusive with features #8870, #8872.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: No.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#8872) 64 Storage Partitions Activation-IPO Only

Summary: This feature is plant installed and provides a DS4800 system with sixty-four storage partitions activated. The application of this feature enables the number of hosts or independent host clusters that can utilize the DS4800 Disk System.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 0
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: Mutually exclusive with features #8870, #8871.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: No.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#8880) 8 to 16 Storage Partitions Upgrade-MES Only

Summary: This feature provides the means to obtain the unique activation key necessary to increase the number of storage partitions on the DS4800 from eight to sixteen. The application of this feature increases the number of hosts or independent host clusters that can utilize the DS4800 Midrange Disk System.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Prerequisites: Requires feature #8870 installed.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: This feature is mutually exclusive with features #8871, #8872, #8881.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: MES (field installable) Only
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#8881) 8 to 64 Storage Partitions Upgrade-MES Only

Summary: This feature provides the means to obtain the unique activation key necessary to increase the number of storage partitions on the DS4800 from eight to sixty-four. The application of this feature increases the number of hosts or independent host clusters that can utilize the DS4800 Midrange Disk System.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Prerequisites: Requires feature #8870 installed.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: This feature is mutually exclusive with features #8871, #8872, #8882.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: MES (field installable) Only
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

(#8882) 16 to 64 Storage Partitions Upgrade-MES Only

Summary: This feature provides the means to obtain the unique activation key necessary to increase the number of storage partitions on the DS4800 from sixteen to sixty-four. The application of this feature increases the number of hosts or independent host clusters that can utilize the DS4800 Midrange Disk System.

  • Minimum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 1815-8xx: 1
  • Prerequisites: Requires feature #8871 or feature #8880 installed.
  • Corequisites: None.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: This feature is mutually exclusive with features #8872, #8881.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: MES (field installable) Only
  • Field Installable: Yes.
  • Cable Order: None.

Feature Exchanges

Not available.
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Accessories

None.

Customer Replacement Parts

None.
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Machine Elements

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Supplies

None.

Diskettes

None.

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