2862 IBM A20 System Storage N3600

2862 IBM A20 System Storage N3600

IBM enterprise storage array component — Storwize / SAN Volume Controller (SVC) / FlashSystem / DS-series drive / controller / battery / cache / shelf for IBM SAN/NAS deployments.

Specifications

• Part Number: 2862
• Brand: IBM
• Component: See item_group (Controller / Drive / Shelf / Battery / Cache / SFP)
• Capacity / Speed: See PN
• Interface: SAS-3 12G / NVMe / FC 8G/16G/32G — see PN
• Form Factor: SBB SFF 2.5" / SBB LFF 3.5" / dual-controller pair — see array model

Compatibility

IBM Storwize / FlashSystem / DS components are array-model-keyed. SBB carriers NOT interchangeable with server drives. Controllers must be paired for HA.

• Storwize V3700 / V5000 / V7000 (mid-range): dual-controller hybrid SAN — SAS expansion shelves
• FlashSystem 5000 / 7000 / 9000: all-NVMe / all-flash tier-0/1 enterprise
• SAN Volume Controller (SVC) SV2 / SV3: storage virtualization layer in front of heterogeneous arrays
• DS3500 / DS5000 / DS8000 (legacy enterprise): tier-1 mission-critical (mainframe-adjacent)
• Tape libraries (TS1140 / TS3500 / TS4300 / TS4500): enterprise LTO + 3592 tape

Use Cases

Production SAN / NAS for DB2 / Oracle / SQL / SAP HANA. SVC for heterogeneous storage virtualization (consolidate DELL EMC, HPE, NetApp arrays behind one IBM control plane). FlashSystem for tier-0 OLTP. Storwize for departmental/mid-range. Tape libraries for compliance archive (SEC 17a-4, HIPAA WORM).

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