SERVER LENOVO IBM System Storage DS3512 Express Single Controller Storage

MODEL

IBM System Storage DS3512

1746A2S

IBM System Storage DS3512 Express Single Controller Storage System

Cache

1 GB cache per controller with 2 GB upgrade (battery-backed)

Drive interfacee

1x 6Gb SAS 2 Port Daughter Card

Cable

Option SAS Cable

Host interface

Three options:

Four or eight 6 Gbps SAS ports

Eight 8 Gbps FC ports and four 6 Gbps SAS ports

Eight 1 Gbps iSCSI ports and four 6 Gbps SAS ports

Storage

0x HDD 3.5" SAS/SATA Hotswap

 12 bay (3.5') Hot swap, Supports 6 Gbps SAS 3.5" drives:

300 GB 15k rpm, 450 GB 15k rpm, 600 GB 15k rpm, 1 TB 7.2k rpm Nearline, 2 TB 7.2k rpm Nearline, 600 GB 15k rpm SED

RAID controller

Raid ( 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10)
 Dual Active, hot-swappable controllers

Maximum drives supported

Up to 96 drives—high performance SAS drives, nearline SAS drives, and SED SAS drives

EXP3512 (2U 12 3.5-in drives) and EXP3524 (2U 24 2.5-in drive) enclosures, which can be intermixed behind a DS3500 enclosure

power supplies

Dual redundant, hot-swappable

Rack support

2U, 19-inch, industry-standard rack

Management software

 IBM System Storage DS® Storage Manager

SAN support

 Supported IBM FC switches and directors, and IP switches