IBM DS8870 Architecture and Implementation

DS8870 hardware components and architecture

This chapter describes the hardware components of the IBM DS8870. It provides insights into individual components and the architecture that holds them together. Although the DS8870 remains essentially similar to the DS8800, there are significant hardware differences, which are highlighted.

This chapter covers the following topics:

•DS8870 frames

•DS8870 architecture overview

•Disk subsystem

•Host adapters

•Power and cooling

•Management console network

 

3.1 Frames: DS8870

The DS8870 ...