IBM System Storage N3700

IBM System Storage N3700 Series Brochure (pdf - 123Kb)

Overview

• High Availability - leverages 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 SAN storage requirements
• Scalable and upgradeable - supports scalability and rapid upgrades with no required data migration

The challenge: support cost-effective, enterprise-class storage
Corporate workgroups, distributed enterprises and small- to medium-sized companies are increasingly seeking to network and consolidate storage to improve availability, share information, reduce costs, and protect and secure information. These organisations require enterprise-class solutions 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 systems
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 leverage a proven storage architecture and offer standard IBM System Storage N series elements, including integrated I/O, high availability via clustering, and Fibre Channel disk drives. IBM System Storage N3700 models are designed to integrate easily into existing IT environments to deliver unified storage for organisations with NAS, iSCSI, or combined environments, making enterprise-level storage a realistic goal for company sites regardless of size or staffing.