The IBM XIV Storage System is a next-generation high-end open disk storage system. An integral part of IBM’s broad spectrum of system storage and SAN offerings, the XIV system is based on a grid of standard, off-the-shelf hardware components connected in any-to-any topology by means of massively paralleled, non-blocking Gigabit Ethernet. Its innovative architecture is designed to deliver the highest levels of reliability, performance, scalability and functionality at low overall cost, while providing unprecedented ease of management.

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