NL SATA/SAS 2.5-Inch HDDs for Selected IBM System x Servers

IBM Corp. announced additions to the System x family of 2.5-inch SATA drives.

These IBM 250 GB, 500 GB, and 1 TB 7200 6 Gbps NL SATA HDDs and 1 TB 7.2K 6 Gbps NL SAS HDDs offer performance options and provide a selection of choices to satisfy a range of applications. These new drives are positioned at the top of SATA and NL SAS HDD line.

The new 250 GB, 500 GB, and 1 TB SATA 6 Gbps NL and 1 TB 7.2K 6 Gbps NL SAS HDDs provide 2.5-inch form factor options that are available in hot-swap and simple-swap configurations.

Key features and benefits include:

• Up to 7,200 rpm speed to help optimize performance
• Reliability that enables operation in RAID environments without compromising application performance or availability

250 GB, 500 GB, and 1 TB
performance characteristics include:

• Formatted capacity of 250,000 MB (250 GB)
• Formatted capacity of 500,000 MB (500 GB)
• Formatted capacity of 1,000,000 MB (1 TB)
• Drive-to-host interface that supports up to 6.0 Gb/s burst rate
• Drive media to buffer interface that supports sustained interface data transfers of up to 112 MB/s average
• Spindle speed of 7,200 rpm
• Hot-swap or simple-swap capability
• SAS interface with 1 TB option

Reliability

• SAS compliance enables these HDDs to connect directly to selected System x systems.
• S.M.A.R.T. technology allows software utilities to alert you of certain impending drive failures so replacements can be made before a problem occurs.
• Testing through the ServerProven program instills confidence that your storage subsystem is compatible and will function reliably.
• The HDDs come with a one-year, limited warranty.

Key prerequisites

• IBM System x system with SATA capability.

Planned availability date

• May 5, 2011