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IBM System Storage DS5020 Express

In a continuing effort to provide storage solutions that are designed to provide low total cost of ownership, high performance, robust functionality, and unparalleled ease of use, IBM offers the IBM System Storage™ DS5020 Express™. As part of the DS series, the DS5020 Express offers high-performance 8 Gbps capable Fibre Channel connections, optional 1 Gbps iSCSI interface for less demanding applications and lower cost implementation, up to 50.4 TB of Fibre Channel physical storage capacity, 112 TB of SATA physical storage capacity, and powerful system management, data management and data protection features. The DS5020 Express is designed to expand from workgroup to enterprise-wide capability with up to six Fibre Channel expansion units with the EXP520 Expansion Unit.

Highlights

• Next-generation 8 Gbps FC interfaces enable infrastructure simplification
• Mixed host interfaces support (FC/iSCSI) enables SAN tiering
• Balanced performance well-suited for virtualization and consolidation
• Reducing the cost of consolidation
• Self-encrypting drives secure data throughout your drive’s lifecycle
• Support for intermixing FC/FDE/SATA drives enables cost-effective tiered storage
• Trusted storage that protects and delivers your data when needed
• Flexibility to address wide range of storage needs
• Feature-rich management software that maximizes utilization and minimizes storage TCO
• Designed to support future product enhancements
• Key application certifications ensure confidence
• Centrally manage the DS series with the IBM System Storage DS® Storage Manager
• Support up to 112 disk drive modules with the attachment of six EXP520 expansion units

Common features

• Dynamic Capacity Expansion (DCE)
• System Storage DS Storage Manager Software
• IBM FlashCopy® to take point-in-time copies of logical volumes
• Dynamic Volume Expansion
• VolumeCopy feature designed to provide full replication of one logical volume to another
• Enhanced Remote Mirror to multi-LUN applications
• Hot-spare disk drives

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