IBM 200GB SATA 2.5-inch SSD

The 200 GB SATA 2.5-inch small form factor solid-state drives offered by IBM Corp. bring solid-state performance, reliability, and low-power capabilities to BladeCenter and System x storage.

The new 200 GB SSD drives will each be available as a single 2.5-inch SFF drive.

Key features and benefits include:

• Low power requirements (2.3 watts per drive) to better manage the power envelope of the datacenter
• Uptime up to three times that of conventional hard drives without compromising application performance or availability
• High-capacity storage solutions for read/write-intensive applications
• Durability that helps withstand challenging environmental conditions
• Ideal drives for local boot usage and web serving applications, and in environments where application data is accessed in external storage

200 GB performance characteristics include:

• Formatted capacity: Up to 200,000 MB
• Drive to host interface: Supports 3.0 Gb/s burst rate
• Internal transfer read rate: Up to 150 MB/s
• Internal transfer write rate: Up to 35 MB/s
• Random read (4K blocks): Up to 20,000 IOPS

Reliability

• The absence of moving parts reduces potential failure points in the blade server.
• SATA compliance enables the drive to connect directly into an IBM BladeCenter.
• S.M.A.R.T. allows software utilities to alert of certain impending drive failures so replacements can be made before a problem occurs.
• Testing through the ServerProven program instills confidence that the storage subsystem is compatible and will function reliably.
• These drives come with a one-year, limited warranty.

Key prerequisites

• IBM System x or BladeCenter system with SATA capability

Planned availability date

• September 19, 2011