DS8000
performance
features
The
DS8000
series
is
designed
to
provide
you
with
high-performance,
connectivity,
and
reliability
allowing
your
workload
to
be
easily
consolidated
into
a
single
storage
subsystem.
The
following
list
provides
an
overview
of
some
of
the
features
that
are
associated
with
the
DS8000
series:
POWER5
processor
technology
The
DS8000
features
IBM
POWER5
server
technology.
Depending
on
workload,
the
maximum
host
I/O
operations
per
second
of
the
DS8100
Model
921
is
up
to
three
times
the
maximum
operations
per
second
of
the
ESS
Model
800.
The
maximum
host
I/O
operations
per
second
of
the
DS8300
Model
922
or
9A2
is
up
to
six
times
the
maximum
of
the
ESS
model
800.
Industry
standard
fibre
channel
disk
drives
The
DS8000
series
offers
a
selection
of
fibre
channel
disk
drives,
including
300
GB
drives,
allowing
a
DS8100
to
scale
up
to
115.2
TB
of
capacity
and
a
DS8300
to
scale
up
to
192
TB
of
capacity.
Four-port
fibre
channel/FICON
adapters
These
new
adapters
not
only
enhance
connectivity,
but
increase
configuration
flexibility
because
the
individual
ports
can
be
configured
to
support
fibre
channel
or
FICON.
HOST
attachments
The
DS8100
offers
up
to
16
host
adapters
(64
FCP/FICON
ports)
and
the
DS8300
offers
up
to
32
host
adapters
(128
FCP/FICON
ports),
further
increasing
your
ability
to
share
your
disk
storage.
IBM
Standby
Capacity
on
Demand
The
IBM
Standby
Capacity
on
Demand
(Standby
CoD)
offering
allows
the
installation
of
inactive
disk
drives
that
can
be
easily
activated
as
business
needs
require.
With
this
offering,
up
to
four
Standby
CoD
disk
drive
sets
(64
disk
drives)
can
be
factory
or
field
installed
into
your
system.
To
activate,
you
logically
configure
the
disk
drives
for
use—a
non-disruptive
activity
that
does
not
require
intervention
from
IBM.
Upon
activation
of
any
portion
of
the
Standby
CoD
disk
drive
set,
you
must
place
an
order
with
IBM
to
initiate
billing
for
the
activated
set.
At
that
time,
you
can
also
order
replacement
Standby
CoD
disk
drive
sets.
Online
Information
Center
The
online
Information
Center
is
an
information
database
that
provides
you
the
opportunity
to
quickly
familiarize
yourself
with
the
major
aspects
of
the
DS8000
and
to
easily
recognize
the
topics
for
which
you
might
require
more
information.
It
provides
information
regarding
user
assistance
for
tasks,
concepts,
reference,
user
scenarios,
tutorials,
and
other
types
of
user
information.
Because
the
information
is
all
in
one
place
rather
than
across
multiple
publications,
you
can
access
the
information
that
you
need
more
efficiently
and
effectively.
Interfaces
of
the
DS8000
The
DS8000
provides
management
interfaces
that
contain
management
tools
and
utilities
to
help
you
increase
productivity.
8
DS8000
User’s
Guide
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