The new family of IBM® High IOPS Modular Adapters is the ultimate performance solution for embedded direct-attached storage for IBM System x®, IBM BladeCenter®, and IBM Flex System™. The offerings include 300 GB, 600 GB, and 800 GB Multi Level Cell (MLC) adapters and a 300 GB Single Level Cell (SLC) adapter. Designed to offer high performance with low latency and a low CPU burden, these adapters can improve the performance of applications regardless of the mix of reads and writes. The IBM High IOPS Modular Adapters are built on the latest enterprise-level solid-state technologies and include sophisticated advanced features to help deliver consistently high levels of performance, endurance, and reliability under some of the most demanding conditions. The robust technology in these adapters helps optimize the number of program cycles to the flash storage, efficiently extending the rated endurance of flash storage. Features The IBM High IOPS Modular Adapters use NAND flash memory as the basic building block of solid-state storage and contain no moving parts, thus are less sensitive to issues associated with vibration, noise, and mechanical failure. These adapters are built as block devices on a PCIe bus with advanced wear-leveling, ECC, and chip-level redundancy providing unparalleled reliability and efficiency. Based on the standard PCIe architecture coupled with the modular NAND SLC and eMLC storage technologies, the High IOPS Modular Adapters are optimized for System x rack servers and can be deployed in blades through the PCIe expansion units. The IBM High IOPS Modular Adapters have the following features: - Industry-standard PCIe form factor. - Enterprise-grade NAND SLC and eMLC technology. - Modular NAND flash architecture. - Function as a PCIe storage and controller device. The operating system sees a block device.
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Certificates
Certification
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System requirements
Windows operating systems supported
Yes
Linux operating systems supported
Yes
Features
Interface
PCI Express
SSD capacity
300 GB
Windows operating systems supported
Yes
Read speed
1500 MB/s
Write speed
500 MB/s
Linux operating systems supported
Yes
ECC
Yes
Memory type
MLC
Random write (4KB)
172000 IOPS
Random read (4KB)
79000 IOPS
Certification
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Compatible products
System X 3650 M4
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)
5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
-40 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
8 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
8 - 85%
Maximum operating altitude
3048 m
Technical details
Interface
PCI Express
Operating temperature (T-T)
5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
-40 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
8 - 85%
ECC
Yes
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
8 - 85%
Maximum operating altitude
3048 m
Latency
50 μs
Connector(s)
PCIe 2.0 x8
Compatible operating systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T VMware vSphere 5.1 VMware vSphere 5 VMware ESX 4.1 VMware ESXi 4.1
Software
Windows operating systems supported
Yes
Linux operating systems supported
Yes
Weight & dimensions
Width
68 mm
Weight
227 g
Height
16 mm
Depth
168 mm
Other features
Latency
50 μs
Endurance rating
11.5 PB
Connector(s)
PCIe 2.0 x8
Compatible operating systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T VMware vSphere 5.1 VMware vSphere 5 VMware ESX 4.1 VMware ESXi 4.1