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IBM DS8880 all-flash family meets the demand for high-speed storage with a four-year warranty

IBM DS8880 all-flash machine types offer increased performance and scalability to address speed demands and data growth.

It offers three all-flash models with the following features:

• Support for up to 48 cores with 2TB cache (per system)
• 8Gb or 16Gb FC/Ficon connectivity options
• Support for up to 384 flash cards per system with the attachment of one expansion frame
• 4U 19-inch, rack-mount enclosure pair that can be installed for up to maximum of 48 flash cards
• Single-phase or three-phase options, depending on the model

IBM DS8880 all-flash machine types offer the performance and economic benefits of flash storage while maintaining enterprise reliability.

IBM DS8880 offers three different all-flash machine types to support all the advanced functions and security capabilities that are characteristic of IBM enterprise storage:

• Business class
• enterprise
• Analytic class

The IBM DS8880 family plans to release additional larger-flash capacity options on all models.

Key prerequisites
All released features and functions supported on the IBM DS8000 series require DS8000 LMC 8.8.21.xx.xx (bundle version 88.21.xxx.xx), or later.

Planned availability date: January 20, 2017