IBM DS3400 Simple SAN Express Kit leverages Emulex EZPilot™ software and Emulex LightPulse® LPe11000 FC HBA for small and mid-sized businesses.

IBM DS3400 Simple SAN Express Kits (IBM P/N: 1726-41U and 1726-42U) are convenient, easy to deploy Fibre Channel (FC) based storage area network (SAN) solutions. Developed in partnership with IBM, Emulex and Brocade, the DS3400 Simple SAN Express Kits leverage performance, reliability and scalability of IBM DS3400 Fibre Channel storage array, Emulex enterprise class FC host bus adapters (HBAs), Emulex EZPilot™ software application and Brocade FC switch technology. The kits are ideal and affordable platforms for customers planning to transition from direct attach storage (DAS) to a scalable, shared SAN environment.

Emulex's LightPulse® LPe11000 (IBM Part #: 42C2069) and EZPilot software are integrated with the IBM DS3400 Simple SAN Express kit, offering small and mid-sized enterprise customers an affordable, easy to deploy and manage IBM SAN.

Designated as a Microsoft Simple SAN solution, the IBM DS3400 Simple SAN Express Kits are targeted for the entry-level and first-time SAN user. By incorporating the Emulex enterprise class LPe11000 FC HBA, IBM has designed in scalability to accommodate future organizational growth. This approach avoids costly hardware changes and ensures long-term investment protection.

Emulex's EZPilot software simplifies SAN management and features an intuitive wizard that installs and deploys HBAs, switches and storage arrays. EZPilot enables streamlined installation of all SAN components (HBA, switch and storage array) in just a few "clicks". Utilizing Microsoft's Virtual Disk Service (VDS) and Multi-Path I/O (MPIO) technologies, EZPilot features an intuitive storage manager for discovery, allocation and assignment of storage to Windows or Linux-based servers.

This offering demonstrates Emulex's commitment to provide easy to use, scalable, and affordable FC storage area network solutions for the small and mid-sized businesses and enterprises