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IBM DS3500 introduces new Controller Firmware (CFW) 7.84, and adds more powerful premium features and simplified premium feature ordering.

 

IBM System Storage combines major premium features to simplify ordering of DS3500 systems. Some premium features are now included in the base CFW for no additional charge, and other premium functions are now included in separate premium feature bundle options.

 

CFW version 7.84 now includes additional functions and features:

  • Partitions, 128
  • FlashCopy, 32
  • VolumeCopy,  256 ( IBM recommends that VolumeCopy be used with FlashCopy )
  • Full Disk Encryption

 

Additional premium feature options include:

  • Disaster  Recovery Option for DS3500 offers 16 Enhanced Remote Mirrors (synchronous over Fibre Channel, including FC over Ethernet) and 32 Global Mirrors (asynchronous over Fibre Channel and IP mirroring over iSCSI)
  • Backup and Restore Option for DS3500 offers up to 512 point in time instances of  Enhanced FlashCopy
  • Performance Read Cache for DS3500 enables the utilization of solid state disks (SSDs) accelerating reads from the storage, helping to increase performance of  the disk system
  • Super Key  for DS3500 enables all the functionality in the Disaster Recovery Option, the Backup and Restore Option, and the Performance Read Cache

 

All other premium feature keys remain available and functional with CFW version 7.84. Customers that upgrade to CFW version 7.84 will find that the keys that have already been purchased and activated still work as the functions worked before the firmware upgrade. Also, upgrading with the keys that were previously announced will still continue to unlock in the latest CFW version 7.84 the functionality that was delivered in earlier versions of CFW.

 

For example, a customer may have already purchased some earlier FlashCopy instances, and if it would be more efficient to continue with those features, then those options are available and still work under the new CFW. Other features, such as the Turbo Performance Option and the 96 to 192 Drive Enclosure Expansion keys, continue to be available for the new code under current terms and conditions.

 

The new Solaris Host Kit for DS3500 provides entitlement and support for servers using DS3500 Disk Systems and hosting Solaris operating systems.

 

Find out more here.

IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and business services provider, helping clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Nearly 3,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM's hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently, and securely. IBM's breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM's legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity, and service.

For more information, visit: www.ibm.com.

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