IBM 7979B1U Brochure - Page 1

Dedicated and optimized, business-critical file and print application storage server for data-dense environments IBM System x3650 NAS Highlights ■ Get storage growth consolidation and central management locally and remotely ■ Use in minutes and manage easily with the preloaded and preconfigured storage solution ■ Protect IT investments with flexible end-user backup and a gateway to existing storage networks but without complicated installation and administration. These also support heterogeneous clients and servers utilizing common network access protocols: NFS for UNIX® and Linux® servers, and CIFS. A remotely accessible User Interface helps manage print and file quotas and easily integrate into existing AD environments. New performance benefits For growing storage environments, the IBM System x3650 NAS offers flexibility and reliability. Separating dedicated fileserving functions from application operations relieves the CPU from being overburdened. With the Windows® Storage Server 2003 R2 Operating System and IBM Tivoli® CDP transparent backup software, achieve higher performance and save valuable network bandwidth and critical user productivity. Simple management and maintenance IBM storage servers offer many of the benefits of shared pool storage solutions like storage area networks (SANs) Protect your IT investment Protect clients' infrastructure, including the server and end-user data. The preconfigured ServerProven® hardware and IBM ServeRAID™ reliability make this an optimized solution that decreases capital equipment costs and reduces IT staff hours. By making storage devices LAN addressable, this frees storage from direct attachment to a consolidated server and enables anyto-any connectivity, which can be clustered for failover redundancy. Select configurations of the x3650 NAS are part of the IBM Express Portfolio™, designed and priced to meet the needs of midsized businesses. Get it now go to ibm.com/systems/x or call 1 888 ShopIBM to buy direct or to locate an IBM reseller