IBM Elastic Storage System With 38.4TB NVMe FlashCore Module and 18TB HDDs On Select Model
With 18TB devices, ESS 5000 models SL1 through SL7 with up to 11.5PB of raw capacity in single building block
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on October 22, 2021 at 2:31 pmIBM Elastic Storage System offers 38.4TB NVMe FlashCore Module and 18TB HDDs on select models
As clients continue to need more capacity, IBM Elastic Storage System (ESS) offers additional flash and disk drive options on ESS 3200 and ESS 5000 models, respectively.
The introduction of the 38.4TB useable (TBu) NVMe FlashCore Module on ESS 3200 will increase the capacity to 912TB per 2U node. With the 18TB disk drive, ESS 5000 models SL1 through SL7 offer up to 11.5PB of raw capacity in a single building block (SL7 model).
Note: TBu is terabytes (decimal) usable capacity.
Key requirements: 38.4TBu NVMe FlashCore Module (feature number AJP7) requires ESS 6.1.2.0.
Planned availability date: November 22, 2021











