IBM announces midrange storage servers for telecomm inds

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A bezel attachment option is also available for the enhanced DS4700 Express models as well as for the EXP810 expansion unit.  This option contains an air filter that helps prevent harmful airborne particles from entering the DS4700 or EXP810 enclosure when these units are installed in rugged environments, such as earthquake-prone areas or buildings with significant amounts of dust and debris, often found in the oil and gas industries.

 

The enhanced DS4700 Express series is designed to provide users with high performance and connectivity with connectivity to 4 Gbps attached host systems, in addition to 16 disk drive bays inside the controller and up to 8 host ports.  Clients can attach EXP810 expansion units, each containing another 16 drive bays, to the back-end to scale up to 56 Terabytes of physical capacity and 112 drives.  The DS4700 Express will be available in two versions, Models 70-DC and 72-DC, which will feature different amounts of cache and number of host ports. 

 

Pricing and Availability

The enhanced IBM System Storage DS4700 Express Models, 70-DC and 72-DC, will start at list prices of $26,100 and $52,000, respectively.  The IBM System Storage DS4000 EXP810 will start at a list price of $12,100.  Pricing includes Microsoft Windows host kit and storage partitions.  All systems will be generally available on December 8, 2006.

 

Sourced From: Vox Public Relations