RICOM provides the IBM DS3300 172632X external storage systems at a cost saving to our clients. The proliferation of servers and the influx of data growth in today’s IT environments, organizations from a small-to-medium business to the enterprise understand the value that networking plays in managing applications and business data. Today, the connectivity of storage devices must enable substantially higher scalability, availability and manageability than is possible with direct attached storage (DAS). To use data to its fullest extent, it must be accessible to those who need it. Consolidating data by means of a network is the best way to achieve this. Please contact a RICOM representative today for best pricing on any model DS3300. 172632T, 172631X or 172632X.

IBM DS3300 172632X Feature Summary

• Two 1 Gbps iSCSI host connections per controller
• One 3 Gbps SAS drive interface for capacity expansion per controller
• Affordable, reliable IP SAN
• Combination of 12 SAS or SATA 3.5" drives per enclosure
• Scalable to 5.4 TB of storage capacity with 450 GB hot-swappable SAS disks or 12.0 TB with 1.0 TB hot-swappable SATA disks in the first enclosure
• Expandable by attaching up to three EXP3000s for a total of 21.6 TB of storage capacity with 450 GB SAS or up to 48.0 TB with 1.0 TB SATA
• Solution for IBM System x™, IBM BladeCenter®, and select third-party servers
• Telco model supports -48 V DC power supplies
• NEBS and ETSI compliance for AC and DC models

IBM 172632X Detailed Specification

Models 1726-31X—single controller 1726-32X—dual controller 1726-32T—dual controller Telco
RAID controller Dual active
	Cache per controller 512 MB battery-backed cache with 1 GB upgrade option
	Host interface Two host ports per controller, 1 Gbps iSCSI
	Host interface Two host ports per controller, 1 Gbps iSCSI
	Drive interface Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
	Supported drives Supports 3 Gbps SAS: 73 GB, 146 GB, 300 GB, and 450 GB SAS drives at 15,000 rpm speeds 3 Gbps SATA: 500 GB, 750 GB and 1.0 TB SATA drives at 7,200 rpm speed
	RAID levels RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10
	Storage partitions 4, 8, 16, 32
	Maximum drives supported 48 SAS or SATA drives (using three EXP3000 expansion units)
	Fans and power supplies Dual-redundant, hot-swappable
	Rack support 19" industry-standard rack
	Management software IBM System Storage DS3000 Storage Manager
	Warranty Three-year parts and labor, New only
	Size Height: 8.7 cm (3.4 in) Depth: 55.0 cm (21.6 in) Width: 44.7 cm (17.6 in) Weight: approximately 17.2 kg (38.0 lb) for a standard unit; when fully configured, 29.2 kg (64.5 lb)

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