IBM System x GPFS Storage Server Products Expanding

The IBM System x General Parallel File System (GPFS) Storage Server product line is expanding to include new 24-slot JBOD models.

The GPFS Storage Server combines the performance of System x servers with GPFS software to offer a high-performance, scalable building-block approach to storage needs. It allows organizations to start small and build using incremental additions, providing expanded capacity and bandwidth with each additional GSS building-block.

Each of the new IBM NetApp DE5600 SAS JBODs (Machine type-Models 0796-017, 0796-018, 0796-019, and 0796-020) features a 24-slot, 2U disk enclosure, with a 6Gb/s host interface. These JBOD models are only offered populated with HDDs and SSDs; and they are available only as components of the System x GPFS Storage Server (GSS) Solution, not as stand-alone JBODs.

Four new populated GSS JBODs:

• System x GSS 24-slot JBOD (24x200GB SSD) (0796-017)
• System x GSS 24-slot JBOD (24x800GB SSD) (0796-018)
• System x GSS 24-slot JBOD (24×1.2 TB SAS HDD) (0796-019)
• System x GSS 24-slot JBOD (22×1.2 TB SAS HDD + 2 x 200GB SSD) (0796-020)

Key prerequisites

• x86 standard-wide compute node
• IBM network switch
• Appropriate PDUs and main power distribution
• Monitor, keyboard, and mouse for setup

Planned availability date: June 13, 2014