{"id":89,"date":"2026-10-24T16:04:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T16:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.10.1.10\/wordpress\/index.php\/landings-ibm_storage-protectier-ts7610-ts7620\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T16:04:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T16:04:57","slug":"landings-ibm_storage-protectier-ts7610-ts7620","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/landings\/IBM_Storage\/ProtecTIER-TS7610-TS7620.php","title":{"rendered":"IBM ProtecTIER Appliances"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"isn-lp-hero\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"isn-lp-hero__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/images\/ibm_storage\/IBM-ProtecTIER-3959.jpg\" alt=\"IBM ProtecTIER Storage from iStorage Networks\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"isn-lp-hero__points\">\n<li>TS7610 TS7620 TS7650<\/li>\n<li>Supported HDD&#x27;s<\/li>\n<li>1 Year Warranty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"isn-lp-body\">\n<div class=\"isn-lp-main\">\n<h3>Overview<\/h3>\n<p><strong>TS7610<\/strong><br \/>\n The IBM System Storage TS7610 ProtecTIER Deduplication SMB Appliance (3959-SM1) is a rack unit bundled appliance. It comes with the disk storage and the ProtecTIER software. From a storage perspective, the 3959-SM1 server is shipped with twelve (12) 1TB SATA Disk Drives and two (2) Internal 300GB 2.5&#8243; RAID 1 SAS Boot Drives.Two levels of disk capacity can be ordered:<br \/>\n &#8211;<br \/>\nFeature Code 9313 &#8211; 4.0 TB factory install only.<br \/>\n&#8211; Feature Code 9314 &#8211; 5.4TB factory or field installed.<br \/>\nReplacement 1TB SATA Disk Drives for the TS7610 (3959-SM1) can be ordered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/45W8867\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ProtecTIER TS7610 and TS7620 HDDs from iStorage Networks\" height=\"259\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/images\/ibm_storage\/ibm-ts7610.jpg\" width=\"495\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><strong>TS7620<\/strong><br \/>\n The IBM System Storage TS7620 ProtecTIER Deduplication SMB Appliance (3959-SM2) is a single 3U integrated appliance in 6 TB and 12 TB physical capacities, upgradeable to 35 TB via the TS7620 3959-EXP Expansion Drawer. Two 500 GB SATA boot disks and up to twelve 2 TB nearline SAS disk drives are configured at the factory. Additional or<br \/>\n Replacement 2TB NL SAS Disk Drives for the TS7620 (3959-SM2) can be ordered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/98Y2420\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><br \/>\n IBM System Storage ProtecTIER Entry Edition software V3.3 is required in order to reach the 23 TB or 35 TB repositories sizes attaching one or two TS7620 Deduplication Express Expansion Drawers (EXP) respectively to the TS7620 Deduplication Express appliance (SM2). Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/servermanuals\/IBM-TS7620-EXP-ENUS113-003.PDF\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IBM TS7620 Expansion Drawer<\/a> document for more information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TS7650<\/strong><br \/>\n The IBM System Storage TS7650 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance (3958-AP1) comes with disk storage in the same frame, and the ordered configuration is pre-cabled in manufacturing. The disk controller for the 3958-AP1 server is an IBM System Storage DS5020 Express and the disk expansion module is an IBM System Storage EXP810 Storage Expansion Unit. Additional or<br \/>\n Replacement HDDs for the EXP810 can be ordered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/landings\/IBM_Storage\/exp810.php\">here<\/a>. The DS5020 storage is configured for optimal performance at manufacturing. Three levels of disk capacity can be ordered: 7 TB 18 TB 36 TB For the 3958-AP1 server, the repository is already configured, as well as the file systems over the disk storage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you need additional configuration, ordering, or integration assistance, please call 888-878-4167 or submit a Quotation with any additional questions.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"isn-lp-side\">\n<section class=\"isn-lp-box\">\n<h3>TS7610 HDD Options<\/h3>\n<h4>3.5&#8243; LFF SATA HDD Options<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/45W8867\">1TB 7200rpm SATA HDD <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"isn-lp-box\">\n<h3>TS7620 HDD Options<\/h3>\n<h4>3.5&#8243; LFF NL SAS HDD Options<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/98Y2420\">2TB 7200rpm NL SAS HDD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"isn-lp-box\">\n<h3>TS7650 HDD Options<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/rfq.php\">Call or RFQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Need Quantity Discounts or other ProtecTIER Options?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/rfq.php\">Request a quote<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"isn-lp-box\">\n<h3>ProtecTIER  Documents<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/servermanuals\/IBM%20TS7610%20and%20TS7620%20ProtecTIER%20Deduplication%20Appliance%20Service%20Manual.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ProtecTIER Service Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/servermanuals\/IBM-TS7620-EXP-ENUS113-003.PDF\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TS7620 Expansion Drawer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/servermanuals\/IBM%20TS7610%20and%20TS7620%20ProtecTIER%20Maintenance%20Guide.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ProtecTIER Maintenance Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"isn-lp-box\">\n<h3>IBM CRU&#x27;s \/ FRU &#x27;s<\/h3>\n<h4>3959-SM1 HDD CRU \/ FRU<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/45W8867\"> FRU 45W8867<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>FRU 49Y1840<\/h4>\n<h4>3959-SM2 HDD CRU \/ FRU<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/98Y2420\">FRU 98Y2420<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>FRU 35P1193<\/h4>\n<h4>3959-EXP HDD CRU \/ FRU<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/98Y2420\">FRU 98Y2420<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Need Quantity Discounts or other ProtecTIER CRUs?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/rfq.php\">Request a quote<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"isn-lp-box\">\n<h3>3959 &#8211; Feature Code<\/h3>\n<h4>3959-SM1<\/h4>\n<h4>3959-SM2<\/h4>\n<h4>3959-EXP<\/h4>\n<h4>Need Quantity Discounts or other IBM Feature Codes?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/rfq.php\">Request a quote<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TS7610 TS7620 TS7650 Supported HDD&#x27;s 1 Year Warranty Overview TS7610 The IBM System Storage TS7610 ProtecTIER Deduplication SMB Appliance (3959-SM1) is a rack unit bundled appliance. It comes with the disk storage and the ProtecTIER software. From a storage perspective, the 3959-SM1 server is shipped with twelve (12) 1TB SATA Disk Drives and two (2) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-89","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/89","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/89\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}