IBM DS3500 Express Storage System Product Analysis

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  • Document Category: Product Analysis
  • Subject: SAN Storage
  • Vendor: IBM
  • Keywords: DS3500, Entry Level, Express, IBM, SAN
  • Document Date: February 26th, 2013
  • Short Description:

    Product Brief of IBM’s entry level system, scalable to mid tier.

  • Full Summary:

    The IBM DS3500 Express storage system is an entry level storage system from IBM. The DS3500 offering is targeted for usage with System x, BladeCenter, and Power systems. The DS3500 is capable of scaling to mid-range capacity and performance but is targeted at entry level pricing.

    Competitive multi-platform distributed storage hardware systems include alternatives such as EMC’s VNX series, Hitachi Data System’s (HDS) Hitachi Unified Storage (HUS) Series, and Hewlett Packard’s (HP) MSA series

    Content includes:

    • Highlights
    • Overview
    • Product Architecture
    • Performance
    • IBM DS Storage Manager Software
    • Advanced Features
    • RAS
    • Technical Specifications
    • Evaluator Group Commentary


     

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IBM DS3500 Express Storage System Product Analysis

The IBM DS3500 Express storage system is an entry level storage system from IBM. The DS3500 offering is targeted for usage with System x, BladeCenter, and Power systems. The DS3500 is capable of scaling to mid-range capacity and performance but is targeted at entry level pricing.

Competitive multi-platform distributed storage hardware systems include alternatives such as EMC’s VNX series, Hitachi Data System’s (HDS) Hitachi Unified Storage (HUS) Series, and Hewlett Packard’s (HP) MSA series

Content includes:

  • Highlights
  • Overview
  • Product Architecture
  • Performance
  • IBM DS Storage Manager Software
  • Advanced Features
  • RAS
  • Technical Specifications
  • Evaluator Group Commentary