IBM System Storage N7000 Brochure & Specs

Designed as reliable, powerful, scalable modular storage systems 

offering a unified storage architecture—with exceptional value— 

for large-enterprise data center applications and consolidations 

IBM System Storage N7000 Modular 

Disk Storage Systems 

Highlights 

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Scalable—Designed for non-

disruptive expansion to more 

than 1.1 petabytes (1.1 PB, or 

1100 TB) storage capacity 

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Versatile—Single, integrated 

architecture designed to sup­

port concurrent block I/O and 

file serving over Ethernet 

and Fibre Channel SAN 

infrastructures 

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Flexible—Fibre Channel and 

SATA disk-drive capabilities 

allow for deployment in multiple 

solution environments, includ­

ing data retention, near-line 

storage, disk-to-disk backup 

scenarios and high-

performance, mission-critical 

I/O intensive operations 

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Efficient consolidation— 

Intended to provide storage for 

multiple applications in a single 

system with FlexShare™ to 

ensure that critical workloads 

get priority service 

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Application availability—N7000 

systems with Data ONTAP

® 

enable application-level recov­

ery in minutes, not hours, upon 

failure or user error 

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Performance—Delivers high, 

consistent performance for 

mission-critical applications 

The challenge: Managing data for business 

advantage 

In an increasingly demanding and com­

petitive business landscape, effective 

data management is essential to the 

success of the enterprise. Data avail­

ability from any location gives employ­

ees, partners and customers the 

up-to-the-minute information they need 

to work productively, make timely deci­

sions and meet business goals. 

Information technology professionals 

facing these challenges are under pres­

sure to deliver more capacity and at 

higher levels of service. Yet critical 

resources—staffing, budget, power, 

cooling and floor space—are often 

constrained. 

These demands call for enterprise-class 

storage systems with the flexibility to 

support changing IT requirements, 

accommodate continuous data growth, 

satisfy application-level service require­

ments and unify SAN and NAS infra­

structures with the expectation of 

reducing overall costs.