1.2TB 10K 6Gb SAS HDDs and SED Offered by IBM

IBM 1.2 TB 10K 6 Gbps SAS 2.5-inch G2HS and SS HDD and the 1.2 TB 10K 6 Gbps SAS 2.5-inch G2HS SED are available as hot-swap drives. They are RoHS compliant and offer largest capacity in 2.5-inch space.

IBM 1.2TB 10,000 rpm 6Gb 2.5-inch hot-swap and simple-swap SAS HDDs can provide the performance required for extensive storage capacity and G2HS HDD also provides the flexibility of hot-swapping.

HDD features include:

• Speed of up to 10,000 rpm to deliver SAS device reliability and large capacity performance in the IBM HDD family.
• 2.5-inch, slim-line form factor to optimize storage capacity.
• Through use of software utilities, S.M.A.R.T. to alert you of certain impending drive failures so that replacements can be made.
• G2 HDD option is hot-swap drive.
• One-year warranty included.

IBM 1.2TB 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS
self-encrypting drive (SED) features include:

• 6Gb hot-swap SAS for performance and system availability.
• 2.5-inch 1.2TB 10,000 rpm SED offering.
• Drive-level AES 128 encryption.
• Safeguard against costly security breaches and exposure of proprietary data if a HDD is stolen or lost.
• Security options to help ensure compliancy with data security, information disclosure, and privacy regulations for data at rest.
• Ability to securely erase data for disk disposition, redeployment, or service calls.
• Encryption functionality (supported when used in conjunction with supported ServeRAID controllers and optional Advance Feature Keys).
• MegaRAID Management Suite (MSM), which offers a quick and simple configuration path to disk encryption and also assists with local key management.

Key prerequisites
IBM System x system with SAS capability.

Planned availability date

• June 10, 2013: 1.2TB 10K 6Gb SAS 2.5-inch G2HS HDD (00AD075), 1.2TB 10K 6Gb SAS 2.5-inch SS HDD (00AD080)
• July 15, 2013: 1.2TB 10K 6Gb SAS 2.5-inch G2HS SED (00AD085)
• June 28, 2013: IBM 550W Redundant PSU (Optional) (00J6844)