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.
- Absence of moving parts reduces potential failure points in the server
- Energy-saving 6 watt typical power consumption per drive
- Support for MegaRAID CacheCade feature of a supported ServeRAID controller
- Endurance: up to 1.9 PB of total bytes written (TBW) for an 800 GB drive
- Static and dynamic wear leveling
- Enterprise Data Path Protection to ensure NAND integrity
- Use of industry-leading Micron 20 nm MLC NAND technology
- 6 Gbps SATA interface
- Support for a conventional 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drive bay (2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SSDs, respectively) or eXFlash SSD drive bay or SSD drive bay on selected iDataPlex®, BladeCenter®, Flex System™, and NeXtScale System servers (1.8-inch drives)
- 1.8-inch, 2.5-inch, and 3.5-inch industry standard form factors
