Modification: IBM System Storage information infrastructure - information availability for Power Systems with IBM i solutions offering
Announcement Letter Number 309-506
January 13, 2009
Effective January 13, 2009, the IBM® System Storage™ information infrastructure - information availability for Power Systems™ with IBM i solutions offering has been modified.
The following changes are being made with this announcement:
- changes have been made to the offering discounts and resulting total offering prices
- selected features have been changed in Solution #2.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
This announcement supersedes Announcement Letter 308-608, dated December 2, 2008.
The offer
You can acquire selected eligible new IBM System Storage DS8000™ solutions uniquely configured for attachment to IBM Power Systems with IBM i at total offering prices that reflect offering discounts off the IBM Single Unit Purchase Price (SUPP) of the products in the solution.
For a list of eligible solutions, total offering prices, and offering discounts, refer to the Qualifying/Eligible products section.
Start and/or end dates
Orders for the eligible products must be received by IBM on or after January 13, 2009.
Information about this offering can be obtained through ibm.com® by visiting one of the following Web sites:
- In the United States
Enter SPECOFFST in the NavCode® window.
- In Canada
Where is it available?
- the United States and its territories
- Canada
- IBM - Caribbean North District
If you are a U.S. commercial, state and local government, or education customer, you can participate.
If you are a U.S. federal government customer, call 800-333-6705 to determine eligibility.
Qualifying/Eligible products
Eligible solutions*
Solution #1-- Total offering price: $256,948 USD; $298,903 CAD
Includes DS8100 with 9.344 TB and OEL License for 10 TB, suitable for attachment to a Power 6 (570) with IBM i
Machine
type/
Program Feature Offering
Description number Model number Qty discount
System Storage DS8100 2421 931 1 62%
WITH
OEL indicator 0700 1
5.1 to 10.0 TB capacity 0805 1
Non-Standby CoD 0900 1
System i® indicator 0931 1
Battery Assembly 1050 2
Line Cord 1090 or 1
1093
Management Console Internal 1100 1
Disk enclosure pair 1210 2
Disk drive cable group 1 1211 1
I/O enclosure pair 1300 2
RIO-G cable group 2 1312 1
50 um fibre cable (LC) 1410 16
146 GB 15K Drive Set 2216 4
Device adapter pair II 3041 1
4 Gb SW FCP/FICON Adapter 3113 4
64 GB Processor Memory 4013 1
OEL - 10 TB indicator 7003 1
AC Voltage: 200V - 240V 9090 1
MC Keyboard - US English 9100 1
DS8000 Series Function 2396 LFA 1 40%
Authorization
WITH
OEL - 10 TB Unit 7003 1
Solution #2 -- Total offering price: $438,416 USD; $509,618 CAD
Includes DS8100 with 21.024 TB and OEL License for 25 TB, suitable for attachment to a Power 6 (570) with IBM i
Machine
type/
Program Feature Offering
Description number Model number Qty discount
System Storage DS8100 2421 931 1 65%
9xE factory merge 0001 1
931 - 92E Position 1 0311 1
OEL indicator 0700 1
10.1 to 25.0 TB capacity 0810 1
Non-Standby CoD 0900 1
System i indicator 0931 1
Battery Assembly 1050 2
Line Cord 1090 or 1
1093
Management Console Internal 1100 1
Disk enclosure pair 1210 4
Disk drive cable group 1 1211 1
I/O enclosure pair 1300 2
RIO-G cable group 2 1312 1
50 um fibre cable (LC) 1410 16
146 GB 15K Drive Set 2216 8
Device adapter pair II 3041 3
4 Gb SW FCP/FICON Adapter 3113 4
128 GB Processor Memory 4014 1
OEL - 25 TB indicator 7004 1
AC Voltage: 200V - 240V 9090 1
MC Keyboard - US English 9100 1
DS8000 Series Function 2396 LFA 1 40%
Authorization
WITH
OEL - 25 TB Unit 7004 1
System Storage DS8000 2421 92E 1 65%
Expansion Unit
WITH
9xE factory merge 0001 1
931 - 92E position 1 0311 1
10.1 to 25.0 TB capacity 0810 1
Line Cord (US/LA/AP/Canada) 1090 or 1
1093
Disk enclosure pair 1210 1
Disk drive cable group 3 1213 1
146 GB 15K drive set 2216 1
Disk Enclosure Filler 2999 1
AC Voltage: 200V - 240V 9090 1
Solution #3 -- Total offering price: $640,456 USD; $744,678 CAD
Includes DS8300 with 25.696 TB and OEL License for 26 TB, suitable for attachment to a Power 6 (595) with IBM i
Machine
type/
Program Feature Offering
Description number Model number Qty discount
System Storage DS8300 2421 932 1 65%
WITH
9xE factory merge 0001 1
932 - 92E position 1 0321 1
OEL indicator 0700 1
25.1 to 50.0 TB capacity 0815 1
Non-Standby CoD 0900 1
System i indicator 0931 1
Battery Assembly 1050 3
Line Cord 1090 or 1
1093
Internal management console 1100 1
Disk enclosure pair 1210 4
Disk drive cable group 1 1211 1
I/O enclosure pair 1300 2
RIO-G cable group 6 1316 1
50 um fibre cable (LC) 1410 8
146 GB 15K Drive Set 2216 8
Device adapter pair II 3041 2
4 Gb SW FCP/FICON Adapter 3113 2
256 GB Processor Memory 4115 1
OEL - 1 TB indicator 7001 1
OEL - 25 TB indicator 7004 1
AC Voltage: 200V - 240V 9090 1
MC Keyboard - US English 9100 1
DS8000 Series Function 2396 LFA 1 40%
Authorization
WITH
OEL - 21 TB Unit 7001 1
OEL - 25 TB Unit 7004 1
System Storage DS8000 2421 92E 1 65%
Expansion Unit
WITH
9xE factory merge 0001 1
932 - 92E position 1 0321 1
25.1 to 50.0 TB capacity 0815 1
Battery Assembly 1050 2
Line Cord 1090 or 1
1093
Disk enclosure pair 1210 2
Disk drive cable group 2 1212 1
I/O enclosure pair 1300 2
RIO-G cable group 4 1314 1
50 um fibre cable (LC) 1410 8
146 GB 15K drive set 2216 3
Disk Enclosure Filler 2999 1
Device adapter pair II 3041 1
4 Gb SW FCP/FICON Adapter 3113 2
AC Voltage: 200V - 240V 9090 1
Solution #4 -- Total offering price: $1,134,464 USD; $1,318,778 CAD
Includes DS8300 with 84.096 TB and OEL License for 85 TB, suitable for attachment to a Power 6 (595) with IBM i
Machine
type/
Program Feature Offering
Description number Model number Qty discount
System Storage DS8300 2421 932 1 67%
WITH
9xE factory merge 0001 2
932 - 92E position 1 0321 1
932 - 92E position 2 0322 1
OEL indicator 0700 1
75.1 to 100.0 TB capacity 0825 1
Non-Standby CoD 0900 1
System i indicator 0931 1
Battery Assembly 1050 3
Line Cord 1090 or 1
1093
Internal management console 1100 1
Disk enclosure pair 1210 4
Disk drive cable group 1 1211 1
I/O enclosure pair 1300 2
RIO-G cable group 6 1316 1
50 um fibre cable (LC) 1410 8
146 GB 15K Drive Set 2216 8
Device adapter pair II 3041 4
4 Gb SW FCP/FICON Adapter 3113 2
256 GB Processor Memory 4115 1
OEL - 10 TB indicator 7003 2
OEL - 25 TB indicator 7004 1
OEL - 50 TB indicator 7005 1
AC Voltage: 200V - 240V 9090 1
MC Keyboard - US English 9100 1
DS8000 Series Function 2396 LFA 1 40%
Authorization
WITH
OEL - 10 TB Unit 7003 1
OEL - 25 TB Unit 7004 1
OEL - 50 TB Unit 7005 1
System Storage DS8000 2421 92E 1 67%
Expansion Unit
WITH
9xE factory merge 0001 1
932 - 92E position 2 0322 1
75.1 to 100.0 TB capacity 0825 1
Power Module second pair 1020 1
Line Cord 1090 or 1
1093
Disk enclosure pair 1210 6
Disk drive cable group 4 1214 1
146 GB 15K drive set 2216 12
AC Voltage: 200V - 240V 9090 1
System Storage DS8000 2421 92E 1 67%
Expansion Unit
WITH
9xE factory merge 0001 1
932 - 92E position 1 0321 1
75.1 to 100.0 TB capacity 0825 1
Power Module second pair 1020 1
Battery Assembly 1050 2
Line Cord 1090 or 1
1093
Disk enclosure pair 1210 8
Disk drive cable group 2 1212 1
I/O enclosure pair 1300 2
RIO-G cable group 4 1314 1
50 um fibre cable (LC) 1410 8
146 GB 15K drive set 2216 16
Device adapter pair II 3041 4
4g SW FCP/FICON Adapter 3113 2
AC Voltage: 200V - 240V 9090 1
Optional no-charge hardware feature (applicable when ordering any Solution)
Feature Maximum Offering Description number quantity discount
Microcode Bundle Family: 1701 1 NC Release 4 Bundle Family for the 2421-931 and 2421-932
* eligible new solutions result in the placement of new machine type serial numbers and program numbers. Conversions and upgrades to existing serial number machines do not qualify as new.
Additional information/conditions
The total offering prices and offering discounts offered under the terms of this offering are applicable only to the fixed configurations listed in the Qualifying/Eligible products products section of this announcement.
Additional features and/or feature quantities, with the exception of the optional no-charge hardware feature, must be ordered separately. Orders containing features or feature quantities in excess of those listed in the Qualifying/Eligible products section will not qualify for the total offering prices and offering discounts provided under the terms of this offering.
Additional products, such as the IBM System Storage Productivity Center, must also be ordered separately, if needed. Orders containing products beyond those listed in the Qualifying/Eligible products section will not qualify for the total offering prices and offering discounts provided under the terms of this offering.
In Canada, you are responsible for all applicable taxes such as Goods and Services Tax (GST), Provincial Sales Tax (PST), Quebec Sales Tax (QST), and other sales or value-added taxes which are extra.
IBM reserves the right to modify or withdraw this offering at any time.
This offering is subject to the terms and conditions of any applicable Agreements.
Can this offer be combined?
This offering cannot be combined with any other discounts on the eligible products.
IBM - Caribbean North District information
To determine if a country/region is part of the IBM - Caribbean North District, refer to the ibm.com country/region homepage at:
and select Country/region.
Business Partner information
IBM Business Partner - Distributors; IBM Business Partner - Solution Providers and Resellers who acquire products from IBM; IBM Business Partner - Solution Providers and Resellers who acquire products from IBM Business Partner - Distributors; and IBM Business Partner - Systems Integrators may link directly to Business Partner information for the corresponding Business Partner offer. Due to participation eligibility, Business Partners may not be able to view every offer. PartnerWorld® ID and password required (use IBM ID).
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