IBM System Storage DS5000 series midrange disk offering delivers new high-performance DS5100 and DS5300 storage controllers and high-capacity EXP5000 storage expansion unit
IBM Europe Hardware Announcement ZG08-0591August 26, 2008
 ENUSZG08-0591.PDF (150KB)
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At a glance(Corrected on September 23, 2008)
Various text updates were made in the Description section because of a modification to the name of three DS5000 features (#7390, #7391 and #7392). A new paragraph was added to the Limitations section.
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IBM® System Storagetm DS5000 series highlights include:
- The initial offering consists of DS5100 and DS5300 high-performance 4 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) storage controllers and high-capacity EXP5000 storage expansion unit that deliver scalable configurations up to 256 terabytes (TB).
- Modular architecture provides flexibility, scalability, and investment protection.
- Modular host port building blocks: Initial options of eight or sixteen 4 Gbps FC host ports (four or eight ports per controller).
- Modular cache memory blocks: Initial options of 8 GB or 16 GB cache memory.
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IBM expands its midrange disk storage offerings of high-performance, high availability, business-critical storage solutions with the introduction of the IBM System Storage DS5000 series.
The System Storage DS5000 series disk system is IBM's newest midrange disk offering, specifically designed to meet the needs of midrange/departmental storage requirements, delivering high performance, advanced function, high availability, modular and scalable storage capacity, with SAN-attached 4 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) connectivity, and support for RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, and 10, with up to 256 TB physical storage capacity.
The DS5000 series is designed to deliver up to a two-fold IOP performance increase over the current generation DS4800 offerings and represents the seventh-generation architecture within the midrange disk family.
DS5000 series members
- DS5100 Storage Controller (1818-51A)
- DS5300 Storage Controller (1818-53A)
- EXP5000 Storage Expansion Unit (1818-D1A)
The DS5000 series initial offering consists of the DS5100 and DS5300 high-performance storage controllers and the mating EXP5000 storage expansion unit. DS5100 and DS5300 controllers come packaged in 4U rack-mountable enclosures and have dual-active RAID controllers that operate at 4 Gbps FC speeds. The EXP5000 is a high-capacity 16-drive bay expansion unit packaged in a 3U rack-mountable enclosure.
DS5100 and DS5300 controllers can attach up to 16 EXP5000 expansion units, providing modular and highly scalable storage solutions that range up to 256 TB physical storage capacity.
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- Selection of specific options for the DS5100 and DS5300 are required at time of initial plant order. Refer to the Description section for details.
- IBM System ptm, System itm, or System xtm servers
- Selected Sun and HP UNIX® servers and Intel-based servers running Windows® 2000, Windows Server 2003, Linux®, or Novell NetWare
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September 5, 2008
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| Description |
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The System Storage DS5000 series is IBM's newest midrange disk storage offering, specifically designed to provide solutions to meet the needs of midrange/departmental storage requirements, delivering high performance, advanced function, high availability, modular and scalable storage capacity, with SAN-attached 4 Gbps FC connectivity, and support for RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, and 10, with up to 256 TB physical storage capacity.
DS5000 modular, flexible, and scalable architecture
The DS5300 (1818-53A) and DS5100 (1818-51A) controller models come in 4U rack-mountable enclosures that house redundant, dual-active intelligent RAID controllers designed to provide high availability, and allow modular addition of host port and cache memory building blocks.
The EXP5000 (1818-D1A) storage expansion unit is packaged in a 3U rack-mountable, high-capacity 16-drive bay enclosure containing dual switched 4 Gbps ESMs, dual power supplies, and redundant cooling. EXP5000s connect to DS5000 controllers via high-speed 4 Gbps FC disk expansion ports and have a physical storage capacity of up to 16 TB per enclosure, using 1000 GB SATA DDMs (disk drive modules) and up to 7.2 TB per enclosure, using 450 GB FC DDMs.
The DS5000 modular architecture helps to address the requirement for high-performance storage solutions, providing flexibility, scalability, and investment protection. A design feature of the architecture is to allow for an increase in the number of host ports over time, as well as add or change host port types as higher-speed host ports or new industry standards-based protocol host port types are introduced. At initial introduction, the DS5000 series controllers offer options of eight and sixteen host ports (four ports per controller or eight ports per controller).
Modular cache memory building blocks allow the DS5000 series to meet initial requirements, while providing the means to add more cache memory as needs dictate over time. At initial introduction, the DS5000 series offers 8 GB and 16 GB cache memory options.
Additionally, the DS5100 offers further value in flexibility, scalability, and investment protection with the optional DS5100 Performance Upgrade. The DS5100 provides excellent performance for dynamic storage consolidation solutions beginning deployment stage, with the full assurance that this model can be upgraded to full DS5300 performance level if required.
The DS5100 Performance Upgrade option is designed to provide enhanced storage server processing capability internally within the DS5100 controller. With the DS5100 Performance Upgrade option applied, the DS5100 is designed to provide the equivalent storage server processing capability as the DS5300.
The DS5000 attaches up to 16 EXP5000 Storage Expansion Units, supporting configurations up to 256 TB of FC or Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) disks. The DS5000 provides further investment protection with the ability to attach up to 16 DS4000tm EXP810 Expansion Units or a combination of up to 16 EXP5000s and EXP810s. This provides a rich set of upgrade paths to extend the DS4000 series installed base of EXP810s, while gaining the modular scalability and high performance built into the DS5000 family.
As part of the base machine functionality, the DS5000 controllers and EXP5000 are designed to support integration and use of up to 256 high-performance Fibre Channel disk drive modules (DDMs), and up to 48 high-capacity SATA DDMs.
When configuring more than 48 SATA DDMs on the DS5000 controllers, one or more SATA Disk Drive Attachment features must be selected to maintain entitlement and support.
The SATA Disk Drive Attachment features only apply to configurations with SATA DDMs installed within EXP5000s and EXP810s attached to a DS5000 controller, and consist of the following three features:
- DS5000 49-96 SATA Drive Attachment Entitlement (#7390)
- DS5000 97-160 SATA Drive Attachment Entitlement (#7391)
- DS5000 161-256 SATA Drive Attachment Entitlement (#7392)
DS5000 advanced functions
Advanced storage management, copy service options, and optional advanced disaster recovery functions are available for the DS5000, including DS Storage Manager, Storage Partitions, FlashCopy®, VolumeCopy, Enhanced Remote Mirroring, and Enhanced Remote Mirror - 64-128 Mirror Upgrade.
DS Storage Manager is the storage management platform for both the DS5000 and DS4000 midrange disk series. The DS Storage Manager is designed to provide administrators with a powerful, yet easy-to-use management interface, where all tasks, including configuration, reconfiguration, expansion, maintenance, and performance tuning, are designed to be performed with no system downtime and no interruption to system I/O. The DS Storage Manager flexibility includes the ability to manage RAID levels, segment sizes, volume group sizes, volume characteristics, and cache policies.
The DS5000 is designed to enable from 8 up to 512 storage partitions, to allocate storage capacity, maximize storage space, and reduce hardware and storage management costs. Customers will need to select one of the storage partition options in their initial plant order, and may upgrade to increase the number of storage partitions using the appropriate activation feature. Upon activation of the optional storage partition features, the DS Storage Manager enables management of a single midrange disk storage system to function as multiple, logical storage systems to meet the needs of storage consolidation in heterogeneous environments.
The DS Storage Manager enables management of DS5000 advanced copy services features such as FlashCopy to instantaneously create capacity-efficient, point-in-time volume images, providing a logical volume for such uses as file restoration and backup. In contrast, VolumeCopy creates a complete physical copy -- or clone -- of a volume within a storage system. This unique entity can be assigned to any host and used for application testing or development, information analysis, or data mining.
The Enhanced Remote Mirroring feature consists of Global Mirror with Asynchronous Write-order Consistency (critical for mirroring multi-LUN applications), Global Copy with Asynchronous, and Metro Mirror with Synchronous (up to 128 mirror pairs with the optional DS5000 Enhanced Remote Mirror - 64-128 Mirror Upgrade).
DS5000 host kits
For attachment to host servers, at least one of the following optional host kit features must be ordered during initial order of the DS5000 disk system. The host kits for the DS5000 contain DS Storage Manager and depending upon the host kit selected, includes licensed IBM Machine Code to support attachment to host servers running Microsoft® Windows, System p running AIX®, System p running Linux , Sun/Solaris, HP/HP-UX, and other Intel-based servers.
Feature
number
DS5000 WINDOWS HOST KIT 7720
DS5000 LINUX/INTEL HOST KIT 7721
DS5000 VMWARE ESX HOST KIT 7723
DS5000 AIX / VIOS HOST KIT 7731
DS5000 HP-UX HOST KIT 7733
DS5000 LINUX ON POWER HOST KIT 7734
DS5100, DS5300, and EXP5000 model descriptions
DS5100 storage controller (1818-51A):
The DS5100 controller base model includes a 4U rack-mount enclosure, dual RAID controllers, support for up to 2048 LUNs, support for RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, and 10, dual power supplies, redundant cooling, rack mounting rails, version 07.30 firmware (preloaded on controller), hardcopy documentation, and two rack PDU power cords (36L8886). Any country-specific wall outlet power cord is obtained via feature number 98xx.
DS5100 initial plant orders must include the minimum number of DS5100 plant order options or may include up to the maximum supported number of DS5100 plant order options, shown in the table below.
Minimum Maximum
number of supported
required number of
plant order plant order
DS5100 required initial plant order options options options
- Cache Memory option (#2030) 1 1
- Two Quad 4 Gbps FC Host Port Cards (#2050) 1 1
- Note, Host Port Card option includes
the associated small form factor
pluggable transceivers to populate the
card.
- Shortwave 4Gbps SFP Transceiver Pair (#2412) 4 8
- Note, these are used to populate the
DS5100 disk expansion ports.
- Host Kit options (#7720 thru #7734) 1 8
- Storage Partition IPO options 1 1
-(#8900 thru #8906)
DS5300 storage controller (1818-53A):
The DS5300 controller (1818-53A) base model includes a 4U rack-mount enclosure, dual RAID controllers, support for up to 2048 LUNs, support for RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, and 10, dual power supplies, redundant cooling, rack mounting rails, version 07.30 firmware (preloaded on controller), hardcopy documentation, and two rack PDU power cords (36L8886). Any country-specific wall outlet power cord is obtained via feature number 98xx.
DS5300 initial plant orders must include the minimum number of DS5300 plant order options or may include up to the maximum supported number of DS5300 plant order options, shown in the table below.
Minimum Maximum
number of supported
required number of
plant order plant order
DS5300 Required Initial Plant Order Options options options
- Cache Memory option (#2030 or #2031) 1 1
- Two Quad 4 Gbps FC Host Port Cards (#2050) 1 2
- Note, Host Port Card option includes
the associated small form factor
pluggable transceivers to populate the
card.
- Shortwave 4Gbps SFP Transceiver Pair (#2412) 4 8
- Note, these are used to populate the
DS5300 disk expansion ports.
- Host Kit options (#7720 thru #7734) 1 8
- Storage Partition IPO options 1 1
-(#8900 thru #8906)
EXP5000 Storage Expansion Unit (1818-D1A):
The EXP5000 Expansion Unit (1818-D1A) base model includes a 3U, rack-mount 16-bay disk enclosure, two SW SFP transceivers, dual power supplies, redundant cooling, rack mounting rails, softcopy documentation, and two rack PDU power cords (36L8886). Any country-specific wall outlet power cord is obtained via feature number 98xx.
Accessibility by people with disabilities
A US Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) containing details on the product's accessibility compliance can be requested at
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Machine Feature
Description type Model number
DS5100 Midrange Disk 1818 51A
(Dual controllers)
DS5300 Midrange Disk 1818 53A
(Dual controllers)
EXP5000 Expansion Unit 1818 D1A
Incomplete System Unit 1818 51A,53A 0002
8 GB Cache Memory 1818 51A,53A 2030
16 GB Cache Memory 1818 53A 2031
DS5300 Cache Memory Upgrde 1818 53A 2040
2-Quad 4Gbps Host Pt Cards 1818 51A,53A 2050
SW 4 Gbps SFP transcvr pair 1818 51A,53A, 2412
D1A
750 GB/7.2K SATA DDM 1818 D1A 4710
1000 GB/7.2K SATA DDM 1818 D1A 4711
4 Gbps FC, 146.8 GB/15K DDM 1818 D1A 5510
4 Gbps FC, 300 GB/15K DDM 1818 D1A 5511
4 Gbps FC, 450 GB/15K DDM 1818 D1A 5512
16-Pak 146.8 GB/15K DDM 1818 D1A 5530
16-Pak 300 GB/15K DDM 1818 D1A 5531
16-Pak 450 GB/15K DDM 1818 D1A 5532
Bulk Ordering Feature Ind. 1818 51A,53A, 5555
D1A
1m Fiber Optic Cable LC-LC 1818 51A,53A, 5601
D1A
5m Fiber Optic Cable LC-LC 1818 51A,53A, 5605
D1A
25m Fiber Optic Cable LC-LC 1818 51A,53A, 5625
D1A
DS5000 Flash/VolumeCopy 1818 51A,53A 7350
DS5000 Enh. Remote Mirror 1818 51A,53A 7353
DS5000 E.RMr 64-128 Mr Upg 1818 51A,53A 7356
DS5100 Performance Upgrade 1818 51A 7370
EXP5000 49-96 SATA Disk Att 1818 51A,53A 7390
EXP5000 97-160 SATA Disk Att 1818 51A,53A 7391
EXP5000 161-256 SATA Disk At 1818 51A,53A 7392
DS5000 Windows Host Kit 1818 51A,53A 7720
DS5000 Linux/Intel Host Kit 1818 51A,53A 7721
DS5000 VMware ESX Host Kit 1818 51A,53A 7723
DS5000 AIX/VIOS Host Kit 1818 51A,53A 7731
DS5000 HPUX Host Kit 1818 51A,53A 7733
DS5000 Linux for Power Host 1818 51A,53A 7734
DS5000 8 Stg Partit. IPO 1818 51A,53A 8900
DS5000 16 Stg Partit. IPO 1818 51A,53A 8901
DS5000 32 Stg Partit. IPO 1818 51A,53A 8902
DS5000 64 Stg Partit. IPO 1818 51A,53A 8903
DS5000 128 Stg Partit. IPO 1818 51A,53A 8904
DS5000 256 Stg Partit. IPO 1818 51A,53A 8905
DS5000 512 Stg Partit. IPO 1818 51A,53A 8906
DS5000 8-16 Stg Part. MES 1818 51A,53A 8930
DS5000 8-32 Stg Part. MES 1818 51A,53A 8931
DS5000 16-32 Stg Part. MES 1818 51A,53A 8932
DS5000 16-64 Stg Part. MES 1818 51A,53A 8933
DS5000 32-64 Stg Part. MES 1818 51A,53A 8934
DS5000 32-128 Stg Prt. MES 1818 51A,53A 8935
DS5000 64-128 Stg Prt. MES 1818 51A,53A 8936
DS5000 64-256 Stg Prt. MES 1818 51A,53A 8937
DS5000 128-256 Stg Pt. MES 1818 51A,53A 8938
DS5000 128-512 Stg Pt. MES 1818 51A,53A 8939
DS5000 256-512 Stg Pt. MES 1818 51A,53A 8940
Attach to DS5000 1818 D1A 9019
Plant Integrate in 2101-200 1818 51A,53A, 9201
D1A
Field Integrate 1818 51A,53A, 9202
D1A
Power Cord, Group #1 1818 51A,53A, 9800
D1A
Power Cord, Group #2 1818 51A,53A, 9820
D1A
Power Cord, Denmark 1818 51A,53A, 9821
D1A
Power Cord, Group #3 1818 51A,53A, 9825
D1A
Power Cord, Israel 1818 51A,53A, 9827
D1A
Power Cord, Switzerland 1818 51A,53A, 9828
D1A
Power Cord, Group #4 1818 51A,53A, 9829
D1A
Power Cord, Group #5 1818 51A,53A, 9830
D1A
Power Cord, Australia, NZ 1818 51A,53A, 9831
D1A
Power Cord, Uruguay 1818 51A,53A, 9834
D1A
Power Cord, Pr China 1818 51A,53A, 9840
D1A
Power Cord, Taiwan 1818 51A,53A, 9841
D1A
Power Cord, Brazil 1818 51A,53A, 9842
D1A
Power Cord, India 1818 51A,53A, 9843
D1A
Power Cord, Japan 1818 51A,53A, 9844
D1A
Power Cord, Korea 1818 51A,53A, 9845
D1A
Power Cord, U.S./Chicago 1818 51A,53A, 9986
D1A
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A CD-ROM that contains a softcopy version (PDF format) of the product documentation is shipped with the hardware product.
In addition, the most up-to-date product documentation is available and downloadable from the following DS5000 support site
- http://www-304.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/allproducts? brandind=5000028&taskind=1&ui=gc
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These services help you learn about, plan, install, implement, migrate, manage, or optimize your IT infrastructure to be an On Demand Business. They can help you integrate your high-speed networks, storage systems, including the DS5000, application servers, wireless protocols, and an array of platforms, middleware, and communications software for IBM and many non-IBM offerings. IBM is your one-stop shop for IT support needs.
For details on available services, contact your IBM representative or visit
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Specified operating environment
Physical specifications
IBM System Storage DS5100 Disk System (1818-51A)
- Height: 174.50 mm (6.87 in)
- Width: 481.75 mm (18.97 in)
- Depth: 634.92 mm (25.0 in)
- Weight: 40.90 kg (90.0 lb)
IBM System Storage DS5300 Disk System (1818-53A)
- Height: 174.50 mm (6.87 in)
- Width: 481.75 mm (18.97 in)
- Depth: 634.92 mm (25.0 in)
- Weight: 40.90 kg (90.0 lb)
IBM System Storage EXP5000 Expansion Unit (1818-D1A)
- Height: 132.10 mm (5.20 in)
- Width: 482.60 mm (19.00 in)
- Depth: 558.80 mm (22.0 in)
- Weight:
- Drive-ready (without drive modules installed): 31.30 kg (69 lb)
- Fully configured (16 drive modules installed): 38.56 kg (85 lb)
Operating environment
IBM System Storage DS5100 (1818-51A) and DS5300 (1818-53A) Disk Systems
- Temperature (operating):
- 10 to 35 degrees C (50 to 95 degrees F) at 0 to 914 m (0-3,000 ft)
- 10 to 32 degrees C (50 to 90 degrees F) at 914 to 2,133 m (3,000-7,000 ft)
- Relative humidity (operating):
- 8% to 80%
- Relative humidity (storage):
- 5% to 80%
- Electrical power (per power supply, system rating):
- Voltage range: 100-240 V ac
- Operating current: 5.4 - 2.25 amperes
- Power: 580 watts
- Frequency: 50/60 Hz
- Heat dissipation: 804 BTU per hour
- Noise level (normal operation): 6.75 bels
IBM System Storage EXP5000 (1818-D1A) Expansion Unit
- Temperature (operating):
- 10 to 35 degrees C (50 to 95 degrees F) at 0 to 914 m (0-3,000 ft)
- 10 to 32 degrees C (50 to 90 degrees F) at 914 to 2,133 m (3,000-7,000 ft)
- Relative humidity (operating):
- 8% to 80%
- Relative humidity (storage):
- 5% to 80%
- Electrical power (per power supply, system rating):
- Voltage range: 100-240 V ac
- Operating current: 5.4 - 2.25 amperes
- Power: 580 watts
- Frequency: 50/60 Hz
- Heat dissipation: 1570 BTU per hour (fully configured)
- Noise level (normal operation): 6.75 bels
Hardware requirements
For a list of hardware requirements, refer to product documentation or visit
- http://www-304.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/allproducts? brandind=5000028&taskind=1@ui=gc
Software requirements
For a list of software requirements, refer to product documentation or visit
- http://www-304.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/allproducts? brandind=5000028&taskind=1&ui=gc
Compatibility
For compatibility information, refer to product documentation or visit
- http://www-304.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/allproducts? brandind=5000028&taskind=1&ui=gc
Limitations
Before powering up the EXP5000 Storage Expansion Unit, follow the installation and setup instructions provided with the unit. The EXP5000 requires a minimum number of disk drive modules be installed in the unit before powering up. Refer to the EXP5000 Storage Expansion Unit installation and setup instructions shipped with the machine for details.
Customers must submit an RPQ Request using the normal RPQ Request process to gain support for attaching EXP810s to the DS5000 controllers.
Planning information
You are responsible for downloading or obtaining from IBM, and installing designated Machine Code (microcode, basic input/output system code (called "BIOS"), utility programs, device drivers, and diagnostics delivered with an IBM machine) and other software updates in a timely manner from an IBM Internet Web site or from other electronic media, and following the instructions that IBM provides. You may request IBM to install Machine Code changes; however, you may be charged for that service.
Cable orders
Fiber optic cables
You can order fiber optic cables with the DS5000 series or supply your own. The DS5100 and DS5300 controllers and EXP5000 expansion units require fiber optic cables for attachment to host systems and each other. The fiber optic cables must be multimode (shortwave) 50.0/125 micrometers for distances up to 150 meters at 4 Gbps performance for attachment with the shortwave SFP transceivers.
The DS5000 uses the small form factor duplex LC-type connector. This connector is required on the end of all fiber optic cables that plug into the DS5000 series host and drive ports. The following shortwave fiber optic cables with duplex LC-type connectors on each end (LC-LC type) can be ordered with the DS5000 series products.
- 1-m cable (#5601)
- 5-m cable (#5605)
- 25-m cable (#5625)
Security, auditability, and control
This product uses the security and auditability features of the host hardware, software, and application software.
The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communications facilities.
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IBM has transformed its delivery of hardware and software support services to help you achieve higher system availability. Electronic Services is a Web-enabled solution that offers an exclusive, no-additional-charge enhancement to the service and support available for IBM servers. These services are designed to provide the opportunity for greater system availability with faster problem resolution and preemptive monitoring. Electronic Services comprises two separate, but complementary, elements: Electronic Services news page and Electronic Services Agent.
The Electronic Services news page is a single Internet entry point that replaces the multiple entry points traditionally used to access IBM Internet services and support. The news page enables you to gain easier access to IBM resources for assistance in resolving technical problems.
The Electronic Service Agenttm is no-additional-charge software that resides on your server. It monitors events and transmits system inventory information to IBM on a periodic, client-defined timetable. The Electronic Service Agent automatically reports hardware problems to IBM. Early knowledge about potential problems enables IBM to deliver proactive service that may result in higher system availability and performance. In addition, information collected through the Service Agent is made available to IBM service support representatives when they help answer your questions or diagnose problems. Installation and use of IBM Electronic Service Agent for problem reporting enables IBM to provide better support and service for your IBM server.
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Volume orders: Contact your IBM representative.
Warranty period
One year
Warranty service
If required, IBM provides repair or exchange service depending on the types of warranty service specified for the machine. IBM will attempt to resolve your problem over the telephone, or electronically via an IBM Web site. You must follow the problem determination and resolution procedures that IBM specifies. Scheduling of service will depend upon the time of your call and is subject to parts availability. If applicable to your product, parts considered Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs) will be provided as part of the machine's standard warranty service.
Service levels are response-time objectives and are not guaranteed. The specified level of warranty service may not be available in all worldwide locations. Additional charges may apply outside IBM's normal service area. Contact your local IBM representative or your reseller for country- and location-specific information. The products in this announcement are covered by the following types of service.
Customer Replaceable Unit Service and On-Site for other selected parts
IBM provides replacement CRUs to you for you to install. CRU information and replacement instructions are shipped with your machine and are available from IBM upon your request. CRUs are designated as being either a Tier 1 or a Tier 2 CRU.
Tier 1 CRU
Installation of Tier 1 CRUs is your responsibility. If IBM installs a Tier 1 CRU at your request, you will be charged for the installation.
Tier 2 CRU
You may install a Tier 2 CRU yourself or request IBM to install it, at no additional charge.
Based upon availability, CRUs will be shipped for next-business-day (NBD) delivery. IBM specifies, in the materials shipped with a replacement CRU, whether a defective CRU must be returned to IBM. When return is required, return instructions and a container are shipped with the replacement CRU, you may be charged for the replacement CRU if IBM does not receive the defective CRU within 15 days of your receipt of the replacement.
The following parts have been designated as Tier 1 CRUs:
- None
On-site Service
IBM will repair the failing machine at your location and verify its operation. You must provide a suitable working area to allow disassembly and reassembly of the IBM machine. The area must be clean, well-lit, and suitable for the purpose.
Service level is 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 6-hour average, same-day response. Same-day service level includes the installation of Tier 1 CRUs at no additional charge.
Warranty service upgrades
During the warranty period, warranty service upgrades provide an enhanced level of On-site Service for an additional charge. Service levels are response-time objectives and are not guaranteed. See the Warranty services section for additional details.
IBM will attempt to resolve your problem over the telephone or electronically by access to an IBM Web site. You must follow the problem determination and resolution procedures that IBM specifies. Scheduling of service will depend upon the time of your call and is subject to parts availability.
On-site Service
IBM will repair the failing machine at your location and verify its operation. You must provide a suitable working area to allow disassembly and reassembly of the IBM machine. The area must be clean, well-lit, and suitable for the purpose. The following on-site response-time objectives are available as warranty service upgrades for your machine. Available offerings are:
- 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 6-hour average, same-day response.
- ESA and SSU customers: 2-hour coverage extension at no additional charge, 9 hours per day, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, same-business-day response. Calls must be received by 12:00 local time in order to qualify for same-business-day response.
Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs) may be provided as part of the machine's standard warranty CRU Service except that you may install a CRU yourself or request IBM installation, at no additional charge, under one of the On-site Service levels specified above. For additional information on the CRU Service, see the warranty information.
Maintenance services
If required, IBM provides repair or exchange service depending on the types of maintenance service specified for the machine. IBM will attempt to resolve your problem over the telephone or electronically, via an IBM Web site. You must follow the problem determination and resolution procedures that IBM specifies. Scheduling of service will depend upon the time of your call and is subject to parts availability. Service levels are response-time objectives and are not guaranteed. The specified level of maintenance service may not be available in all worldwide locations. Additional charges may apply outside IBM's normal service area. Contact your local IBM representative or your reseller for country- and location-specific information. The following service selections are available as maintenance options for your machine type.
On-site Service
IBM will repair the failing machine at your location and verify its operation. You must provide a suitable working area to allow disassembly and reassembly of the IBM machine. The area must be clean, well-lit, and suitable for the purpose.
Service levels are:
- 9 hours per day, Monday through Friday, excluding public or national holidays, next-business-day response. Calls must be received by 15:00 local time in order to qualify for next-business-day response.
- 9 hours per day, Monday through Friday, excluding public or national holidays, same-business-day response. Calls must be received by 12:00 local time in order to qualify for same-business-day response.
- 18 hours per day, Monday through Saturday, excluding public or national holidays, same-business-day response. Calls must be received by 18:00 local time in order to qualify for same-business-day response.
- 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 6-hour average, same-day response.
- ESA and SSU customers: 2-hour coverage extension at no additional charge,
9 hours per day, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, next-business-day
response. Calls must be received by 15:00 local time in order to qualify for
next-business-day response.
- or
- ESA and SSU customers: 2-hour coverage extension at no additional charge, 9 hours per day, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, same-business-day response. Calls must be received by 12:00 local time in order to qualify for same-business-day response.
Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) Service
If your problem can be resolved with a CRU (for example, keyboard, mouse, speaker, memory, or hard disk drive), and depending upon the maintenance service offerings in your geography, IBM will ship the CRU to you for you to install. CRU information and replacement instructions are shipped with your machine and are available from IBM upon your request.
Based upon availability, CRUs will be shipped for next-business-day delivery. IBM specifies, in the materials shipped with a replacement CRU, whether a defective CRU must be returned to IBM. When return is required, 1) return instructions and a container are shipped with the replacement CRU and 2) you may be charged for the replacement CRU if IBM does not receive the defective CRU within 15 days of your receipt of the replacement.
CRUs are designated as being either a Tier 1 or a Tier 2 CRU.
Tier 1 CRUs: Installation of Tier 1 CRUs is your responsibility. If IBM installs a Tier 1 CRU at your request, you will be charged for the installation.
For machines with On-site Same-day Response Service, IBM will replace a Tier 1 CRU part at your request, at no additional charge.
Tier 2 CRUs: You may install a Tier 2 CRU yourself or request IBM to install it, at no additional charge.
The following parts have been designated as Tier 1 CRUs:
- None
Service levels are:
- Customer Carry-in Repair, fourth-business-day turnaround time, 9 hours per day, Monday through Friday, excluding public or national holidays
- Courier Exchange, next-business-day on-site response time, latest call registration 15:00, 9 hours per day, Monday through Friday, excluding public or national holidays
- Customer On-site Exchange, next-business-day parts arrival time, call registration 15:00, 9 hours per day, Monday through Friday, excluding public or national holidays
Committed Services (CS) for Europe
For service options with a committed level of service or any other special service option, contact your local business representative.
Additional reference for Europe
Refer to the following documents:
- Announcement Letter ZS03-0150 for IBM Customer Agreement (ICA)
- Announcement Letter ZS04-0135 for Enterprise Agreement Contract
- Announcement Letter ZS98-0118 for ServiceSuitetm Contract
- HW Operations Guide and Service Level Description Table available at
Usage plan machine
No
IBM hourly service rate classification
One
Maintenance service offerings
These machines are eligible under Terms and Conditions of the IBM ServiceSuite, the IBM Enterprise Service Agreement (ESA) or the IBM Maintenance Agreement. Consult your IBM representative for details.
When a type of service involves the exchange of a machine part, the replacement may not be new, but will be in good working order.
Field-installable features
Yes
Model conversions
No
Machine installation
The DS5000 series is classified as Customer Setup (CSU) and installation is performed by the user. The machine installation and user documentation specifies site preparation, physical requirements, operating environment, and any cabling included in the installation.
Graduated program license charges apply
No
Licensed machine code
IBM Machine Code is licensed for use by a customer on the IBM machine for which it was provided by IBM under the terms and conditions of the IBM License Agreement for Machine Code, to enable the machine to function in accordance with its specifications, and only for the capacity authorized by IBM and acquired by the customer. You can obtain the agreement at
IBM may release changes to the Machine Code. IBM plans to make the Machine Code changes available for download from the IBM System Storage technical support Web site
- http://www-304.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/allproducts? brandind=5000028&taskind=1&ui=gc
You may also obtain updated code by contacting your IBM representative.
If the machine does not function as warranted and your problem can be resolved through your application of downloadable Machine Code, you are responsible for downloading and installing these designated Machine Code changes as IBM specifies. If you would prefer, you may request IBM to install downloadable Machine Code changes; however, you may be charged for that service.
Business Partner terms and conditions
Category: The products are added to the discount categories A.
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IBM Global Financing
IBM Global Financing offers competitive financing to credit-qualified customers to assist them in acquiring IT solutions. Offerings include financing for IT acquisition, including hardware, software, and services, from both IBM and other manufacturers or vendors. Offerings (for all customer segments: small, medium, and large enterprise), rates, terms, and availability can vary by country. Contact your local IBM Global Financing organization or visit
IBM Global Financing offerings are provided through IBM Credit LLC in the United States, and other IBM subsidiaries and divisions worldwide to qualified commercial and government customers. Rates are based on a customer's credit rating, financing terms, offering type, equipment type, and options, and may vary by country. Other restrictions may apply. Rates and offerings are subject to change, extension, or withdrawal without notice. Financing solutions from IBM Global Financing can help you stretch your budget and affordably acquire the new product. But beyond the initial acquisition, our end-to-end approach to IT management can also help keep your technologies current, reduce costs, minimize risk, and preserve your ability to make flexible equipment decisions throughout the entire technology life cycle. For more financing information, visit
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Trademarks
System Storage, System p, System i, System x, DS4000, Electronic Service Agent and ServiceSuite are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.
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Terms of use
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