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IBM Storage 'N' Series Compare
| IBM MODELS |
N3300 |
N3400 |
N3600 |
N6040 |
N6060 |
N6070 |
N7900 |
System Storage
N
Series Gateway |
- |
- |
- |
 |
 |
 |
 |
IBM Model Numbers
(s-single, c-clustered) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2858
A10(s)*
2858-
A20(c)*
*w/ feature
code 9551 |
2858
A22(c)*
*w/ feature
code 9551
|
2858
A21(c)*
*w/ feature
code 9551 |
2867-
G21(c)
*w/ feature
code 9551
|
| FC Max |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
189TB |
302TB |
378TB |
529TB |
| SATA Max |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
420TB |
672TB |
840TB |
1176TB |
System Storage
N
Series |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
IBM Model Numbers
(s-single, c-clustered) |
2859-A10(s)
2859-A20(c) |
2859-A11(s)
2859-A21(c) |
2862-A20(c) |
2858-A10(s)
2858-A20(c) |
2858-A22(c) |
2858-A21(c) |
2867-A21(c) |
| Processor/Type |
Intel®
2.2 GHz
Celeron |
Intel® 1.6GHz
Dual Core Xeon |
Intel®
2.2 GHz
Celeron |
AMD®
2.4GHz
Dual Core
Opteron® |
AMD®
2.6GHz
Dual Core
Opteron® |
AMD®
2.6GHz
Dual Core
Opteron® |
AMD®
2.6GHz
Dual Core
Opteron® |
| Processor/Number5 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
2/4 |
2/4 |
4/8 |
| Memory/RAM2 |
1GB |
4GB |
2GB |
4GB |
8GB |
16GB |
32GB |
| Memory/Non-volatile2 |
128MB |
256MB |
256MB |
512MB |
2GB |
2GB |
2GB |
| Max. Raw Capacity |
68TB |
136TB |
104TB |
420TB |
672TB |
840TB |
1176TB |
| Max. Disk Drives |
68 |
136 |
104 |
420 |
672 |
840 |
1176 |
| Max LUNs |
1024 |
1024 |
1024 |
2048 |
2048 |
2048 |
2048 |
 |
Single Controller |
2RU |
2RU |
4RU |
6RU |
6RU |
6RU |
6RU |
| Clustered Pair |
2RU |
2RU |
4RU |
6RU |
6RU |
6RU |
12RU |
 |
FC |
144/300/
450/600GB |
144/300/
450/600GB |
144/300/
450/600GB |
144/300/
450/600GB |
144/300/
450/600GB |
144/300/
450/600GB |
144/300/
450/600GB |
| SATA |
500GB
1TB |
500GB
1TB |
500GB
1TB |
500GB
1TB |
500GB
1TB |
500GB
1TB |
500GB
1TB |
| SAS |
144/300/
450/600GB |
144/300/
450/600GB |
144/300/
450/600GB |
144/300/
450/600GB |
144/300/
450/600GB |
144/300/
450/600GB |
144/300/
450/600GB |
 |
Ethernet, 1Gb |
4/4 |
8/8 |
4/8 |
4/36 |
4/36 |
4/36 |
12/52 |
| Ethernet, 10Gb |
- |
- |
- |
0/16 |
0/16 |
0/16 |
0/20 |
| Fibre Channel, 2Gb |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fibre Channel, 4Gb |
4/4 |
4/4 |
4/8 |
8/40 |
8/40 |
8/40 |
16/56 |
PCI-X/PCI-Express
Expansion Slots3 |
| Expansion Shelves |
| |
Max. Disk
Drives |
Disk Drive
Capacities |
Disk Drive
Type/Size |
Interface
Modules |
Interface
Type |
Power
Supply |
Form
Factor |
EXN1000
2861-001
|
14 |
500GB 7.2K
1TB 7.2K
2TB 7.2K
|
SATA |
2 x AT-FCX |
2Gb Fibre
Channel |
AC |
3RU |
EXN3000
2857-003 |
24 |
500GB 7.2K, 1TB 7.2K, 2TB 7.2K, 300GB 15K,
450GB 15K, 600GB 15K |
SATA/SAS |
2 x IOM3 |
12Gb SAS |
AC |
4RU |
EXN4000
2863-004
|
14 |
300GB 10K-15K, 450GB 15K, 600GB 15K |
FC |
2 x ESH4 |
4Gb Fibre
Channel |
AC |
3RU |
1 SAS drives are only supported in the primary shelf of the N3300/N3600 series models. SAS expansion shelves will be available at a later date
2 Single controller configuration
3 Dual controller specifications
4 Onboard FC ports for N3300/N3600 can be used for either target (SAN) and/or initiator (disk) mode
5 The second number refers to dual controller specifications
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