Uses its own raidxtechnology throughout automatically

No RAID sets/groups need to be defined. uses its own RAIDxtechnology throughout
 Automatically balances / rebalances workloads across all drives within the grid
Self-Healing
 Automatically recovers from hardware failure
 Automatically protects data
Highly Available
Introduction
IBM XIV Gen3

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Introduction
IBM XIV Gen3
Easy to Setup
 Everything is included
 Integrated / Pre-configured from the factory
 2 Hours for setup at customer’s location
Easy to Manage
 Intuitive management interface
 All IBM Storage management GUIs stem from XIV GUI
 2 Hours for customer to learn how to manage everything through the GUI

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Integrated Solution
 Arrives fully racked, cabled, and with software installed
 Two hours to do initial setup at customer location
 Two hours to master the intuitive management GUI
Introduction
An Integrated Solution

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IBM Grid Scale Cloud Storage v2
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Introduction
An Integrated Solution

IBM Storage Certification
IBM Grid Scale Cloud Storage v2
(C1000-024)
Last Update: October 2018 © 2018 International Business Machines
Height and Weight Reduction Option
Option to accommodate delivery issues at the customer ’ s
location (elevators, doorways etc.)
1. Height and Partial Weight Reduction
 Doors and panels are removed
 Top modules are removed
 Top portion of rack removed
 All packaged and shipped separately
 Reassembled at customer location
2. Full Weight Reduction
 All modules are removed and shipped separately
 Reassembled at customer location
Ruggedized Rack Option
Optional Ruggedized Rack feature
Heat Exchanger Rear door Option
Optional water cooled heat exchanger rear door feature
42U Rack
Components
Rack

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3 x UPS
 Three redundant uninterruptable power supply (UPS)
modules
 Only two are needed to power entire system (2+n)
 Ensures continuous operation
 Graceful shutdown as needed
 Provides 30 second grace period during power loss
Components
Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS)

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2 x InfiniBand Switches
 Two InfiniBand switches in the
middle of the rack
 Used for module communication
“backbone”
 Connects to modules at 40 Gb/s
Components
InfiniBand Switches

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Maintenance Module
Components
Management Module
 The 1U maintenance module may contain a modem
 Used only for support and for the IBM personnel to maintain
and repair the XIV system

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Last Update: October 2018