IBM New DS5000 Storage Product released:

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Most of the Netizens beleive IBM DS5000 storage product came from the acquisition of XIV storage company by IBM [check http://www.xivstorage.com/].
but i differ with this wide perception. the DS5000 which is released by IBM in sep, 2008 looks to me as an extension of IBM's old products in the mid-range (ex:DS4000 series).
yet again i like to differ myself saying it is not extension, it is whole new enterprise storage architecture and silent features are given below:
* offers improved performance.
* Scalability of FC/SATA disks upto 448.
* Boost up with 8G FC & 10G iSCSI connectivity.
* PCI-Express (PCI-e) bus architecture & so on.
* Supports RAID levels RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6 and 10 (RAID 1+0).
* Supports up to 2048 volumes & 2048 host logins.
* Premium features FlashCopy (up to 16 copies per volume), VolumeCopy, Remote Volume Mirroring (up to 128 pairs).
* Cache memory of 8GB to 16GB cache & USB Cache backup memory for Power failures.
* IBM DS5000 series offers two models
DS5100
DS5300
Obviously for EMC & HP bloggers, DS5000 series looks no threat to their Clariion & EVA products respectively but there are specific indications
that DS5000 series future offerings will be definitely going to cut the EMC & HP business in this segment (Keep watch on this).
the beauty of this product is that it has the potential to bridge the gap between IBM's Mid-range & high range (DS8000) product offerings.

The pictures associated with this post gives you more performance & scalability offering of DS5000

EMC Storage Products lineage part1:

Hardware

Celerra - NAS family
NAS product line of EMC. the products include NAS gateways, NAS storage devices & integrated devices.
CLARiiON - SAN family
Clariion series is the SAN products for entry-midrange-entrylarge level models to tap the high selling market segment.
Prodocuts includes FC & iSCSI san architectures.
Connectrix - Switches or Fabrics family
Move your organization's vital information where it needs to go—quickly, easily, and reliably. Advanced directors and switches make it happen. Get best-in-class availability and easy management.
Centera - CAS family
Store and manage your "fixed content"—unchanging digital assets—and keep them available online and accessible. All with EMC Centera® content-addressed storage (CAS) systems. Be ready for growth with petabyte scalability.
Symmetrix - SAN infrasture family
Make high-end networked storage part of your information infrastructure with systems that take performance, availability, and security to new heights. Manage and protect your information today—and expand in the future.

Software

ControlCenter[Multi-vendor management software]
Simplify and automate key tasks—such as discovery, monitoring, reporting, planning, and provisioning—for even the largest, most complex storage environments.
Celerra Manager[NAS management Spftware]
Easily configure, administer, and monitor your EMC Celerra IP storage environment from a single web-based interface—ensuring high availability.
Navisphere Management Suite [SAN management software]
Get simple, secure, web-based management from any location. Discover, monitor, configure, and report on multiple CLARiiON arrays from your browser. Use these insights to get more value from your investment.
PowerPath
Enable EMC host-based solutions including multipathing, data migration, and host-based encryption.
Symmetrix Dynamic Cache Partitioning
Enable the consolidation of multiple workloads in a single Symmetrix while maintaining predictable performance.
Symmetrix Management Console [Symmetrix management software]
Simplify day-to-day management of your EMC Symmetrix storage with this powerful, easy-to-use browser-based management tool.
Symmetrix Virtual Provisioning
Increase storage capacity utilization, improve ease of use, and enhance performance for certain applications and workloads.