User:ThisIsNotABetter/IBM Netfinity

IBM Netfinity was a 1998-2002 server line; Not to be confused with a software IBM product with a similar name, NetFinity (notice the capital F).

Models
The numbering scheme started off similar to that of the IBM PC Servers, but additional ranges were added, like the entry-level 1000 model later on. Models ending with an R, are rack-mount.

Netfinity range

 * IBM Netfinity 1000
 * IBM Netfinity 3000, 3500
 * IBM Netfinity 4000R, 4500R
 * IBM Netfinity 5000, 5100, 5500, 5500-M10, 5500-M20, 5600
 * IBM Netfinity 6000R
 * IBM Netfinity 7000, 7000-M10, 7100, 7600
 * IBM Netfinity 8500R

Rack towers:
IBM Netfinity Rack Cabinet - 42U

NetBAY22 - 22U

NetBAY3 Stackable Enclosure - 3U module; for stacking NetFinity (5500, 7000-M10, 7100 or 7600) + network + PSU

NetBAY3E Stackable Enclosure - 3U module;  for stacking NetFinity 8500R + network + PSU

Cabling scheme
Some Netfinity servers used IBM's C2T cabling scheme for Keyboard/Video/Mouse.

3U module for KVM

=== Storage: ===

FAStT EXP500
IBM is introducing high-speed Netfinity Fibre Array Storage Technology (FAStT) solutions designed to support the large and growing data storage requirements of business-critical applications. These scalable Netfinity FAStT solutions offer customers data access and protection to meet their existing enterprise storage requirements and the foundation for a SAN as their enterprise storage requirements grow in the future.

- Netfinity FAStT500 Raid Controller Unit, a fibre-to-fibre interface between the Netfinity host and storage devices that offers built-in failover protection and uninterrupted access to data. Combined with a Netfinity FAStT EXP500 Storage Expansion Unit, the Netfinity FAStT500 Raid Controller Unit has the ability to manage up to 220 disk drives per controller unit.

- Netfinity FAStT Host Adapter, an intelligent, host adapter optimized for installation in mid-range and high-end Netfinity servers. The Netfinity FAStT Host Adapter offers full fibre channel fabric support and IP over fibre channel.

- Netfinity FAStT EXP500 Storage Expansion Unit, a highly-available and fully-redundant data storage unit for enterprise, business-critical applications that require high-speed transfer and large amounts of data storage protected by fault-tolerant, high-availability features.

- Netfinity 9 GB, 18 GB and 36 GB 10,000 RPM Fibre Channel Hard Disk Drives incorporate the latest-generation of 10,000 RPM spindle speed technology and next-generation fibre technology.

- Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager Partition Enhancement v1.0 allows for up to eight storage partitions for storage pooling remotely from a single or multiple locations.

Enhanced Netfinity Storage Options include the IBM 120/240 Internet DDS4 DAT Autoloader, a six cartridge, single drive backup solution for the midrange server market and the APC 5000 Rack UPS, which supports the power capacity needed for high-end 8-way Netfinity servers.