Information Technology

IBM® 120 GB, 240 GB, 480 GB, and 800 GB Enterprise Value SSDs

New IBM 120 GB, 240 GB, 480 GB, and 800 GB solid-state drives (HDDs) are next-generation Enterprise Value SSDs for System x® that are engineered for greater performance and endurance in a cost-effective design and to support a broader set of workloads. These affordable, high performance SSDs support a broad range of data center application workloads; from read-intensive to mixed workloads of up to 70% read 30% write.

Benefits include:

• All capacities are offered in 1.8-inch, 2.5-inch, and 3.5-inch options.
• 20nm MLC NAND flash technology delivers up to 65,000 4K random read IOPS and up to 35,000 4K random write IOPS.
• Sequential bandwidth ranges up to 440 MBps read and 375 MBps write.
• Endurance extends up to 2.4 DWPD for five years.
• Advanced power loss functionality features both data at rest protection and data in flight protection.
• Enterprise data path protection includes single-bit error detection and correction, as well as double-bit error detection.
• Rigorous testing through the ServerProven® program instills confidence that your storage subsystem is compatible and will function reliably.

While the majority of 1Gb environments will use RJ-45, there are some instances where cable paths need to go longer distances. SFP SX transceivers support distances up to 550 meters and SFP LX transceivers support distances up to 10 kilometers.

This upgrade enables an additional 14 x 10 Gb downlink ports and 2 x 40 Gb uplinks on the base IBM Flex System CN4093 Converged Scalable Switch.