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The IBM 7133 Model T40 is a desk-side tower package that power, cooling and drive bays for 4 to 16 Advanced Disk Drive modules. Combinations of 4.5 GB, 9.1 GB, 18.2 GB, and 36.4 GB SSA drives can provide capacity points ranging from 18 GB to over 582 GB. Redundant power and redundant cooling are standard for the T40. The Model T40 supports SSA160 and SSA80 speeds.
Highlights
Improved performance, capacity, serviceability, and availability
Improved fiber optic extension distance
Rack-mount or tower models
Investment protection
Description
These IBM 7133 Serial Disk System models are leading-edge serial storage systems that use industry-standard Serial Storage Architecture (SSA) to deliver outstanding performance and capacity/footprint, improved connectivity, availability, and enhanced attachability.
The IBM 7133 Model D40 is a four Electronics Industries Association (EIA) units high drawer designed to be mounted in a standard 19-inch rack. The IBM 7133 Model T40 is a stand-alone deskside tower unit.
Both models have available slots for up to sixteen Advanced Disk Drive Modules. These sixteen disks are clustered together in groups of four, like the drives in the previously announced IBM 7133 models 010, 020, 500, and 600. Also consistent with the 7133 models 020 and 600, the models D40 and T40 provide circuitry that automatically connects these groups of disk drives. D40 and T40 models support SSA160 or SSA80 speeds for up to 160 MB/sec data transfer. Earlier models of 7133s and other SSA systems support SSA80 speeds.
Each model can be populated with Advanced Disk Drive Modules with capacities of 4.5 GB, 9.1 GB, 18.2, or 36.4 GB. Any combination of drive sizes can be intermixed to populate a 7133 with 4 to 16 disks.
The 7133 has multiple, selectable cable features from 1 to 25 meters long for attaching the Disk System to other SSA devices. The Advanced SSA Cables used with models D40 and T40 provide enhanced electrical characteristics over previous cables and can be recognized by their blue color. A minimum of two cables are required to properly install the 7133 in an SSA loop. However, more cables may be needed to achieve the desired performance and availability characteristics.
These models introduce a new fiber optic extender feature, the Advanced SSA Optical Extender, which can connect D40 and/or T40 models at distances up to 10 km. When connected to other SSA devices (other 7133 models or SSA adapters), the Advanced SSA Optical Extender supports distances up to 2.4 km.
As an option, the 7133 supports remote power control from up to two host systems.
A redesigned operator panel for the new models D40 and T40 features status lights showing power, error and drive status for each installed disk drive module. A 4-digit, customer defined "drawer location ID" display and selector controls have been added to the front panel; the same 4-digit display is also used for service information.
A variety of performance and data protection methods such as Fast Write Cache, RAID 0 striping, RAID 1 mirroring, and RAID 5 parity protection are supported by the 7133 using specific adapter and/or host software facilities.
