IBM Provides 2TB SATA HDD

The addition of 2 TB HDD offerings by IBM Corp. to the System x family of 3.5-inch SATA drives offers the highest performance options and provides a wider selection of choices to satisfy a wide range of applications. These new drives are positioned at the top of our SATA HDD line.

These two 2 TB SATA NL HDDs provide 3.5-inch form factor options that are available as hot-swap or simple-swap configurations.

Key features and benefits include:

• Up to 7,200 rpm speed to help optimize performance
• Outstanding reliability that enables operation in RAID environments without compromising application performance or availability

2 TB performance characteristics include:

• Formatted capacity of 2,000,000 MB
• Drive to host interface that supports up to 3.0 Gb/s burst rate
• Drive media to buffer interface that supports sustained interface data transfers of up to 112 MB/s average
• Spindle speed of 7,200 rpm
• Average latency of 4.17 ms
• Hot-swap or simple-swap capability
• SAS interface with dual port option

Reliability

• SAS compliance enables these HDDs to connect directly into System x systems.
• S.M.A.R.T Technology allows software utilities to alert you of certain impending drive failures so replacements can be made before a problem occurs.
• Rigorous testing through the ServerProven program instills confidence that your storage subsystem is compatible and will function reliably.
• The HDDs come with a one-year, limited warranty.

Key prerequisites: System x system with SATA capability

Planned availability date: January 20, 2010