The IBM XIV Storage System is a revolutionary high-end open disk system designed to support key current and future business requirements for a highly available information infrastructure. Its design is a grid of standard Intel/Linux components, connected in any-to-any topology using Gigabit Ethernet. This groundbreaking architecture provides outstanding performance, scalability, and reliability. It is a core component of the IBM Information Infrastructure which helps clients address their needs for availability, security, compliance and retention of information.