IBM XIV Storage System Model 214

IBM XIV Storage System Model 214 for machine types 2810 and 2812 offers higher iSCSI host throughput to enterprises running on IP SANs as compared to previous models

XIV Storage Systems
includes the following features for new model 214:

• Up to twelve 10GbE ports for connecting to iSCSI-attached hosts or twenty-two 1GbE ports
• Up to 15 CPUs providing ninety physical cores (180 logical cores using Intel Hyper-Threading technology)
• More energy-efficient hardware that can reduce power consumption by up to 16% compared to previous models
• Up to 24 x 8Gb FC (FC) ports for host connectivity
• Up to 6TB of SSD cache by using 400GB drives
• Up to 243TB of usable capacity
• Up to 360GB of DRAM cache

XIV Storage System Gen3 with software version 11.2.0
enables performance enhancements over previous models:

• Up to 5 times performance increase in iSCSI throughput with new 10GbE ports
• Up to 4.5 times performance boost for random database-like workloads with SSD read-caching (optional)
• Sequential read performance as high as 13.7GB/s
• Support for Windows Server 2012, including space reclamation
• Drive rebuild times as fast as 26 minutes for a fully utilized 2TB HDD under heavy load

XIV Storage Systems require a corresponding software license (5639-YYB) for each entitled data or interface module.

Planned availability date
March 7, 2013