IBM SSD PCIe Adapters for System x and BladeCenter …

New generation of IBM High IOPS Adapters in capacities ranging from 320GB to 1.28TB continues to offer high-performance storage based on solid-state device technology for IBM System x and BladeCenter.

320GB SLC, 640GB SLC Duo, 640GB MLC, and 1.28TB MLC Duo High IOPS Adapters for IBM System x and BladeCenter come with the benefits of standard storage in addition to enterprise-class high performance of up to 1000,000 sustained IOPS. These adapters are designed primarily for performance-hungry servers and computing appliances while providing lower power and cooling costs, low management overhead, and smaller storage footprints.

Based on standard PCIe architecture coupled with silicon-based NAND clustering storage technology, the High IOPS Adapters are optimized for System x racks and can be deployed in blades via the PCIe expansion units. These scalable designs come with both Single Level Cell (SLC) and MultiLevel Cell (MLC) technologies in standard PCIe form factors. While MLC offers a cost-effective alternative, SLC provides over 12X more endurance and up to 30% better performance over MLC.

These adapters use NAND flash memory as the basic building block of solid-state storage and contain no moving parts, thus they are less sensitive to issues associated with vibration, noise, and mechanical failure. These adapters are built as block devices on a PCIe bus with advanced wear-leveling, 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 Adapters to meet your computational requirements. These adapters are compatible with a wide variety of System x servers.

The new adapters are:

• 320GB High IOPS SLC Adapter for IBM System x (81Y4535)
• 640GB High IOPS SLC Duo Adapter for IBM System x (81Y4539)
• 640GB High IOPS MLC Adapter for IBM System x (81Y4531)
• 1.28TB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter for IBM System x (81Y4527)

They offer:

• Standard PCIe design
• High reliability: Advanced wear-leveling; ECC used for maximum efficiency; N+1 chip-level redundancy
• High endurance with SLC technology
• High-capacity design with MLC technology

Warranty:

• Three-year limited warranty

Key prerequisites

• These SSD PCIe Adapters can be used on supported System x and BladeCenter servers with an available PCI Express expansion slot.

• Planned availability date
• May 18, 2011