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IBM System Storage N3700

  • High availability—Uses proven features including a high-performing and scalable operating system, data management software and redundancy features

     
  • Heterogeneous storage access—Designed to provide networked storage capable of consolidating NAS and iSCSI storage requirements

     
  • FCP support—Designed for operation in Fibre Channel SAN environments

     
  • Instant backup and instant recovery—Supports disk-based backup, with file or application-level recovery in seconds with Snapshot™ and SnapRestore® software features

     
  • Simple replication and disaster recovery—Designed to provide an easy-to-deploy mirroring solution that is highly tolerant of WAN interruptions

     
  • Management simplicity—Designed to enable on-the-fly provisioning; self-diagnosing systems with automated replacement parts delivery; self-service file recovery for end users

     
  • Cost effective—FlexVol® can double storage utilization, and both block and file storage can be consolidated into a single affordable system


The challenge: Support cost-effective, enterprise-class storage

N3700
Corporate workgroups, distributed enterprises and small-to-medium-sized companies increasingly seek to network and consolidate storage to improve availability, share information, reduce costs and protect and secure information. These organizations require enterprise-class solutions that are capable of addressing immediate storage needs cost-effectively while providing an upgrade path for future requirements. Ideally, IT managers would like a maximum degree of flexibility to design the architecture that best supports the requirements of multiple types of data and a broad range of applications.

The solution: IBM System Storage N3700 storage system

IBM System Storage™ N3700 is designed to offer you fast data access with extremely low maintenance requirements for a highly capable data storage solution. The N3700 filer integrates storage and storage processing into a single unit, facilitating affordable network deployments. These advanced storage systems use a proven storage architecture and offer standard IBM System Storage N series elements, including integrated I/O, high availability via clustering and Fibre Channel and/or SATA disk drives. IBM System Storage N3700 models are designed to integrate easily into existing IT environments to deliver unified storage for organizations with NAS, IP SAN via iSCSI protocols, FC SAN via FCP protocols, or combined environments, making enterprise-level storage a realistic goal for company sites regardless of size or staffing.
 

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Common features Hardware summary
  • 8 TB maximum volume size
  • Data ONTAP® software
  • Upgrade up to 16.8 TB of physical capacity while avoiding service disruption
  • File and block-level service in a single system
  • Broad range of built-in features
  • Fibre Channel disk drives
  • Multiple supported backup methods including disk- and host-based backup and tape backup to direct, SAN and GbE-attached tape devices
  • Up to 16.8 TB raw storage capacity
  • 1 GB to 2 GB ECC memory
  • 128 MB to 256 MB nonvolatile memory
  • Available in 19" rack-mount configurations
  • Redundant hot-plug power supplies and cooling
  • Two integrated full duplex 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports per N3700 controller
  • Two integrated FC ports per NAS controller
  • Diagnostic LEDs/OPS

 

Feature Benefits
Storage and storage processing combined in a single unit
  • Facilitates affordable network storage deployments

     
  • Integrated I/O, clustering and Fibre Channel disk drives can help simplify your infrastructure

     
  • Helps make enterprise-level storage a realistic goal for many businesses
Data ONTAP software
  • Helps enable greater efficiency within your organization

     
  • Designed to help provide low total cost of ownership through improved efficiency and productivity
Upgrade up to 16 TB with no disruption in service
  • Helps you scale your storage infrastructure to keep pace with company growth

     
  • Designed to maintain availability and productivity during upgrades
File- and block-level service in a single system
  • Helps simplify your infrastructure

     
  • Provides broad capabilities to meet many business needs
Centralized backup and restore methodology
  • Helps improve data availability for your distributed infrastructure

     
  • Designed to simplify backup and restore operations to help improved business and IT productivity
Small form factor
  • Conserves valuable space in your data center and remote offices

 

Operating system Data ONTAP 7.2
Standard software features Integrated automatic RAID manager, Snapshot™, Fast Boot, Telnet, e-mail alerts, NIS, DNS, SNMP, FilerView®, NDMP, SecureAdmin™, FlexVol®, AutoSupport
Network protocol support NFS V2/V3/V4 over UDP or TCP, PCNFSD V1/V2 for (PC) NFS client authentication, Microsoft® CIFS, VLD, FTP, HTTP 1.0, HTTP 1.1 Virtual Hosts
SAN protocol support iSCSI, Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) fabric-attached and direct-attached configurations
Optional licensed functions NFS, CIFS, HTTP, Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP), iSCSI Protocol, FlexClone®, MultiStore®, Clustered Failover (CFO), SnapMirror®, SnapRestore®, SnapVault®, SnapLock® Compliance, SnapLock Enterprise, SyncMirror®, SnapValidator®, SnapDrive® for Windows®, SnapDrive for UNIX®, Single Mailbox Recovery for Exchange, SnapManager® for Exchange, SnapManager for SQL Server®, SnapManager for Oracle®, SnapManager for SAP®, SnapManager for Microsoft Office SharePoint®, Operations Manager, Protection Manager, Provisioning Manager, Virtual File Manager™ (VFM® )—Enterprise Edition, VFM Virtual File Manager—Migration Edition
Hardware features 3U Integrated filer and disk storage available in 19" rack-mount configurations, redundant hot-plug power supplies and cooling, two integrated full duplex 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports per NAS controller, two integrated FC ports per NAS controller, CompactFlash and diagnostic LEDs/OPS
Default/min./max. RAID group sizes Default: All N3700 devices shipped with root volume using RAID-DP™. Root consists of three disks (one data and two parity). System Administrator can change the designated root volume and create any new volumes using:
RAID 4 or RAID-DP
RAID 4 minimum configuration: 1 data + 1 parity/Maximum: 13 data + 1 parity
RAID-DP minimum configuration: 1 data + 2 parity/Maximum: 26 data + 2 parity (FC)
Disk storage expansion units supported EXN4000 – 4 Gbps Fibre Channel Disk Storage Expansion Unit
EXN1000 – Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) Disk Storage Expansion Unit; Legacy Expansion Unit Support
EXN2000 – Fibre Channel (FC) Disk Storage Expansion Unit
Disk drive capacities supported EXN4000—4 Gbps 15K RPM FC disk drives (144 GB, 300 GB); EXN1000—7200 RPM SATA disk drives (500 GB, 750 GB, 1 TB)
Disks supported for legacy configurations
FC – 36 GB, 72 GB, 144 GB, 300 GB disks
SATA – 250 GB, 320 GB, 500 GB, 750 GB disks
Filer specifications N3700 A10 N3700 A20
Max. raw capacity 16.8 TB 16.8 TB
Max. number of disk drives 56 56
ECC memory 1 GB 2 GB
Ethernet 10/100/1000copper 2 4
Copper FC ports for EXN expansion unit attachment 1 2
Optical FC ports for FC SAN and tape attachment 1 2

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Environmental specifications
AC power/max. current 100 to 120VAC, 4 A; 200 to 240VAC, 2 A
Thermal rating 1,215 Btu/hr (fully loaded shelf)
Dimensions (height/width/depth) Three EIA U (5.25", 13.3 cm)/19" EIA rack compliant (17.6", 44.7 cm)/20" (50.8 cm)
Weight (max.) 78.8 lb (35.8 kg) fully loaded
Operating temperature & relative humidity 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 104°F); 10% to 90% relative humidity, non-condensing
Non-operating temperature & relative humidity -40°C to 65°C (-40°F to 149°F); 10% to 95% relative humidity, non-condensing
Operating acoustic noise <49 dBA @ 1m at 23°C
Min. service clearances 9" (23 cm) front; 30" (76.2 cm) rear; 3" (7.6 cm) rear for cable radius
Storage sub-system
Disk drive storage system Up to three EXN disk expansion units with 14 low-profile slots for FC and/or SATA disk drives (each)
Disk drive storage interface Fibre-Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL)
Power supply/cooling fans Dual, redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply/fan assemblies (220V/110V)
Regulations
Filer safety EN 60950:2000, CE, UL60950-2000, CSA 60950-00, CB IEC 60950 Ed. 3 (all national deviations), EN60825-1:1994+A11, IRAM, GOST-R
Disk shelf safety UL/C-UL; CE
Emissions FCC Class A, EN 55022:1998, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, CE, BSMI, AS/NZ 3548, VCCI
Immunity EN 55024:1998
N3700 Enterprise Filer supported backup methods
Disk-based backup SnapVault, SnapMirror
Host-based backup NDMP/NFS/CIFS/iSCSI
GbE-attached tape support  
Direct-attached tape support  
SAN-attached tape support  
iSCSI initiator, IP fabric and host attached support  

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