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Subsystem

Date

Configuration Tested

Pages

Figures

Tables

DS8870 Jul '13 16 FICON Express8S Channels: FICON vs. zHPF - 15K 146 GB SAS Device 75 37 16

DS8800

Jan '12

16 FICON Express8S Channels: FICON vs. zHPF - 15K 146 GB SAS Device

85

38

16

DS8800

Jan '12

32 FICON Express8S Channels: FICON vs. zHPF - 15K 146 GB SAS Device

85

38

16

DS8700

Jan '10

16 FICON Express4 Channels: FICON vs. zHPF - 15K 146 GB FCAL Device Encryption

85

38

16

DS8300T

Apr '09

16 FICON Express4 Channels: 15K 146 GB FCAL Device Encryption

77

38

15

DS8300T

Apr '09

16 FICON Express4 Channels: FICON vs. zHPF - 15K 146 GB FCAL

79

38

16

DS8300T

Apr '09

16 FICON Express4 Channels: 7.2K 1 TB SATA vs. 15K 146 GB FCAL

77

38

15

DS8300T

Apr '09

16 FICON Express4 Channels: 73 GB Flash vs. 15K 146 GB FCAL

75

38

15

DS8300T

Apr '09

16 FICON Express4 Channels: EAVs and HyperPAVs vs. Traditional 3390s

81

40

16

DS8300T

Oct '06

16 FICON Express4 Channels/ 1,024 3390-9s, RAID-5/ 15K 73GB FCAL

67

35

15

DS6000

Apr '06

4 and 8 FICON Express2 Channels/ 512 3390-9s, RAID-5/ 15K 73GB FCAL

61

34

14

DS8300

Apr '06

8, 16, and 32 FICON Express2 Channels/ 512, 1,024 and 2,048 3390-9s, RAID-5/ 10K 146GB FCAL

81

43

16

DS8300

Apr '06

16 FICON Express2 Channels/ 1,024 3390-9s, RAID-5/ 10K 146GB FCAL vs 15K 73GB FCAL

69

35

15

FICON Express2 DS8300

May '05

32 FICON Express2 Channels/ 2,048 3390-9s, RAID-5/146GB FCAL

67

34

15

FICON Express DS8300

May '05

16 and 32 FICON Express Channels/ 1,024 and 2,048 3390-9s, RAID-5/146GB FCAL

73

38

16

FICON Express2 DS8100

Mar '05

8 and 16 FICON Express2 Channels/ 512 and 1,024 3390-9s, RAID-5/300GB FCAL

73

38

17

FICON Express DS8100

Mar '05

16 FICON Express Channels/ 1,024 3390-9s, RAID-5/300GB FCAL

67

35

16

FICON Express2105-800 Turbo II

Jan '04

8 and 16 FICON Express Channels/ 512 3390-9s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives

73

39

16

FICON Express2105-800

Mar '03

8 FICON Express Channels/ 512 3390-9s RAID-5/146GB SSA Drives

65

36

15

2105 800

Nov '02

16 ESCON Channels/ 512 3390-9s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives
32 ESCON Channels/ 512 3390-9s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives

65

37

15

FICON Express2105 800 Turo

Nov '02

8 FICON Express Channels/ 512 3390-9s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives
16 FICON Express Channels/ 512 3390-9s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives

76

41

16

FICON Express2105 800

Nov '02

8 FICON Express Channels/ 512 3390-9s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives

71

41

16

FICON Express2105 800 Turo

July '02

8 FICON Express Channels/ 512 3390-9s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives
16 FICON Express Channels/ 512 3390-9s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives

65

37

16

FICON Express2105 F20

Feb '02

4 FICON Express Channels/ 512 3390-3s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives
8 FICON Express Channels/ 512 3390-3s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives

71

39

16

ESCON 2105 F20

Feb '02

16 ESCON Channels/ 512 3390-3s RAID-5/73GB SSA Drives

59

29

15

Native FICON 2105 ESS Shark F20

July '01

4 Native FICON Channels/ 1,024 3390-3s RAID-5/36GB SSA Drives
8 Native FICON Channels/ 1,024 3390-3s RAID-5/36GB SSA Drives
16 Native FICON Channels/ 1,024 3390-3s RAID-5/36GB SSA Drives

75

47

18

2105 ESS Shark F20

Mar '00

16 ESCON Channels/ 512 3390-3s RAID-5/18GB SSA Drives
32 ESCON Channels/ 1,024 3390-3s RAID-5/36GB SSA Drives

64

37

14

2105 ESS Shark

Nov '99

8 ESCON Channels/ 256 3390-3s RAID-5/18GB SSA Drives
16 ESCON Channels/ 512 3390-3s RAID-5/18GB SSA Drives
32 ESCON Channels/ 256 3390-3s RAID-5/9GB SSA Drives

73

42

6

2105 ESS Shark

July '99

8 ESCON Channels/ 256 3390-3s RAID-5/18GB SSA Drives
16 ESCON Channels/ 512 3390-3s RAID-5/18GB SSA Drives
32 ESCON Channels/ 256 3390-3s RAID-5/9GB SSA Drives

69

43

6

RVA X83 9GB SSA Drives

July '99

8 ESCON Channels/ 256 3390-3s LSF

59

39

3

RVA X82 4GB Drives

Jun '99

8 ESCON Channels/ 256 3390-3s LSF

57

34

4

RSA 3 18GB Drives

Sept '98

4 ESCON Channels/ 64 3390-3s RAID-5
8 ESCON Channels/ 128 3390-3s RAID-5
16 ESCON Channels/ 256 3390-3s RAID-5

55

32

3

Multiprise 2000 9GB Drives

Jan '98

2 SAPS/ 96 3390-3s RAID-1

47

29

3

RSA 2 9GB Drives

Sept '97

4 ESCON Channels/ 64 3390-3s RAID-5
8 ESCON Channels/ 128 3390-3s RAID-5
16 ESCON Channels/ 256 3390-3s RAID-5

57

36

4

REA 2

Sept '97

4 ESCON Channels/ 64 64MB Volumes
8 ESCON Channels/ 128 32MB Volumes
16 ESCON Channels/ 256 16MB Volumes

29

12

2

RVA T82 4GB Drives

Sept '97

4 ESCON Channels/ 64 3390-3s LSF
8 ESCON Channels/ 128 3390-3s LSF
8 ESCON Channels/ 128 3390-3s LSF
8 ESCON Channels/ 256 3390-3s LSF
16 ESCON Channels/ 128 3390-3s LSF

73

41

3

RAMAC 3 9GB Drives

Mar '97

4 ESCON Channels/ 128 3390-3s RAID-5

51

24

4

RAMAC 2 4GB Drives

Jan '96

4 ESCON Channels/ 64 3390-3s RAID-5

53

22

3