IBM Elastic Storage Server DeepFlash
3U, 64 8TB SSDs in single enclosure
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on November 22, 2016 at 2:42 pmIBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) DeepFlash Storage (3U64) delivers the response time of an all-flash array coupled with cost benefits. This storage is deployed with IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Power Servers in the new DeepFlash for Elastic Storage Server.
ESS DeepFlash Storage enables big storage to expand scale-out deployments with higher density, performance, and a lower cost per terabyte. When combined with IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Power Servers, this solution delivers data protection with rebuild times reduced to a fraction of the time needed with previous systems.
ESS DeepFlash Storage 3U64 supports 64 separate 8TB flash modules in a single enclosure. The current supported configuration is 256TB (thirty-two 8 TB modules). IBM DeepFlash for ESS can be deployed with one or more ESS DeepFlash Storage enclosures.
Each ESS DeepFlash Storage enclosure includes:
- 64 flash module storage slots with thirty-two 8TB modules populated
- 8 separate 12Gb SAS ports for control and host server interface
- Rack mount rail kit
- Cable management arm
- 3U, 19-inch rack-mount enclosure with two AC power supplies (110 to 240 V)
Key prerequisites: None
Planned availability date: December 16, 2016
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