IBM 320GB SSD PCIe Adapter

The IBM 320GB High IOPS SD Class SSD PCIe Adapter from IBM Corp. comes with the benefits of standard storage in addition to enterprise-class performance of up to 100,000 sustained IOPS. This adapter is designed primarily for performance-hungry high-performance servers and computing appliances while providing the added benefits of lower power and cooling costs, low management overhead, and a smaller storage footprint.

Based on standard PCIe architecture coupled with silicon-based NAND clustering storage technology, the High IOPS SSD PCIe Adapter is optimized for System x racks and blades. The scalable design comes in 320GB capacity with single level cell (SLC) technology in a full-height, half-length PCIe form factor.

This adapter uses NAND flash memory as the basic building block of solid-state storage and contains no moving parts. Thus, it does not have issues associated with vibration, noise, and mechanical failure. The adapter is built as a block device on a PCIe bus with advanced wear-leveling, 11-bit ECC, and N+1 chip-level redundancy providing unparalleled reliability and efficiency.

Whether enabling high-performance computing or reducing the storage footprint, IBM offers High IOPS SSD PCIe Adapters to meet computational requirements. This adapter is compatible with a wide variety of System x towers, racks, and blades.

This adapter carries a three-year limited warranty.

Features and functions of IBM 320GB High IOPS SD Class SSD PCIe Adapter (46M0878):

• PCIe x8 full-height, half-length design
• High reliability: Advanced wear-leveling, 11 Bit ECC used for maximum efficiency, N+1 chip-level redundancy (think SAN on a card)
• x8 PCI Express, x4 on PCIe 2.0

Key prerequisites: This SSD PCIe Adapter can be used on supported System x and BladeCenter servers with an available PCI Express expansion slot.

Planned availability date: April 13, 2010