Refurbished & Used IBM DS8884F Enterprise Storage

Alta Technologies buys & sells new, used, and refurbished IBM DS8884F Enterprise Storages and upgrades. Whether you need a fully configured system or simply require a feature or part, we carry a broad array of used IBM DS8884F Enterprise Storage hardware. 

We offer new, used, and refurbished IBM storage systems for sale, and we also buy your excess equipment.

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IBM DS8884F Enterprise Storage Information:

The DS8880 features five system types with frames: DS8884, DS8884F, DS8886, DS8886F, and DS8888F. The DS8884 (machine type 283x models 984 and 84E) is an entry-level, high-performance storage system. The DS8884F (machine type 533x model 984) is an entry-level, high-performance storage system featuring all High Performance Flash Enclosures Gen2.  The DS8884F (machine type 533x model 984) storage system includes 6-core (12-core with zHyperLink support) processors and is scalable with up to 192 Flash Tier 0, Flash Tier 1, or Flash Tier 2 drives, up to 256 GB system memory, and up to 64 host adapter ports. The DS8884F includes a base frame (model 984) and a 40U capacity.

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IBM DS8884F Enterprise Storage Specifications:

  • Controller model: 984 (Singlephase)

  • POWER 8 cores per system (min / max): 12/24

  • System cache (min/ max): 64 GB / 256 GB

  • Host ports (min /max): 8/64

  • Physical storage capacity (min /max): 6.4TB / 2000TB

  • Host adapter interfaces: 8 Gbps or 16 Gbps Fibre Channel / IBM FICON

  • Drive interface: 2 PCIe Gen3 for attachment to the I/O Micro Bay, 8 SAS 6 Gb for attachment to the HPFE Gen2 

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