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Portfolio Storage IBM : Le Flash - Raef Mansour Client Technical Specialist IBM North Africa - ADEX Technology
Portfolio Storage
IBM : Le Flash
Raef Mansour
Client Technical Specialist
IBM North Africa
Raef.Mansour@tn.ibm.com
Portfolio Storage IBM : Le Flash - Raef Mansour Client Technical Specialist IBM North Africa - ADEX Technology
The transformation in the market
    Infrastructure Technology Shifts
    $120                                                                         $114                                                               Trend in the adoption of flash technology
                                   $101
                                                             4%                                                             100%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            All Hard
    $100                                                                                                                     90%                                                                                                                 20%
                                                                                                     Software                                                                                                           26%            23%                  Disk
                                                                                   $36                                                                                                                    30%
                                    $22                     18%                                      Defined                 80%                                             40%
                                                                                                                                                                                            34%
                                                                                                                                                               47%
                                                                                                                                                52%
      $80                                                                                                                    70%     60%
                                     $9
                                                            10%                    $12               Converged                                                                                                                                              Hybrid
                                                                                                                             60%                                                                                                                  38%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       39%                  Flash
                                    $15                                                                                                                                                                                 39%
      $60                                                    8%                    $19                                       50%                                                                          39%
                                                                                                     Flash
                                                                                                                                                                                            40%
                                    $11
                                                             8%                                                              40%                                             40%
      $40                                                                          $14               Linux
                                                                                                                                                               42%
                                                                                                                             30%
                                                                                                                                                42%
                                    $44                                                                                      20%      38%                                                                                              38%        42%
      $20                                                                                            Core                                                                                                               35%                                 All Flash
                                                             -9%                   $33                                                                                                      26%
                                                                                                                                                                                                          31%
                                                                                                                             10%                                             20%
                                                                                                                                                               11%
                                                                                                                                                 6%
        $0                                                                                                                     0%
                                                                                                                                 2013           2014          2015           2016          2017           2018          2019          2020           2021
                                  2016                                            2019
                    Core                         Linux                        Flash Storage                                                         All-flash arrays (AFAs)          Hybrid flash arrays (HFAs)             HDD-only
                    Converged                    Software Defined
Source: GMV 1H16, IDC 4Q15, there is overlap amongst the categories.
Definitions: Software Defined – compute and storage hardware associated with SDI, Converged – Compute and storage hardware associated with converged infrastructure, Flash Storage – Flash storage arrays (AFA HFA) , Linux based server systems, Core –
everything not in the other categories.

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Portfolio Storage IBM : Le Flash - Raef Mansour Client Technical Specialist IBM North Africa - ADEX Technology
IBM Storage – Setting the Data Agenda
                                                 IBM invests in Research to address today’s
         Software Defined
#1
         Storage                                 challenges, and tomorrow’s opportunities…

                                                    •
                                       Flash
                         #1
                                       Latency          Modernize your infrastructure with Flash,
                                                        High-Speed networks, and
                                                        Software-Defined Storage
#1
         Mainframe
         Storage                                    •   Refactor applications for VMware, Hyper-V,
                         #1            Object           Docker containers, and Multi-Cloud environments
                                       Store
                                                    •   Deploy new generation workloads (Social, Mobile,
    #1
                                                        Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, HPC)
         Tape Drives
         and Libraries
                                                    •   Invest in the right Storage Media Technology
                                                        (Flash, Disk, Tape)

3           * Source: IDC, Synergy, Gartner
Portfolio Storage IBM : Le Flash - Raef Mansour Client Technical Specialist IBM North Africa - ADEX Technology
Portfolio Storage IBM : Le Flash - Raef Mansour Client Technical Specialist IBM North Africa - ADEX Technology
Micro latency, economical value
                  Servers,
                    Applications and
                    Databases are
                  FASTER!                                          Application
                                                                 Processing Time                         CPU Utilization
                                       CPU Utilization                                                   & App.
                                       & App.                                                            Efficiency
             Benefits &economics       Efficiency                                                           50%
             outweigh disk                4%
                                                                                                         Total
                                               Total                                                     Application
                                         Application             What do you do                          Processing Time
                                         Processing             with the Extra Time?                     400us (.4ms)
                                               Time
                                             5,200us
              No application                 (5.2ms)
              Or architecture                                   Time Waiting for I/0
              Changes                                            (Waiting for Array)
                                             5,000us
                                               (5ms)                                                     200us (.2ms)
                                                                Time Processing
                                          200us (.2ms)                Data
        Reduce floor space,                                       (Server CPU)
                                                                                                         200us (.2ms)
                    power & cooling                      Disk                          IBM FlashSystem
Portfolio Storage IBM : Le Flash - Raef Mansour Client Technical Specialist IBM North Africa - ADEX Technology
IBM Storage & SDI
  SSDs – Flash Pretending To Be Spinning Disk

                 Spindle Motor   When Reading or Writing to the HDD, instructions must be sent which tell
                                 the drive head where it needs to move with respect to Data Tracks,
                                 Cylinders and Sectors.

                 Arm
     Stepper                                                       Same communication
     Motor                                                         protocols are required

                                                          When Reading or Writing to an SSD, in spite of
         SAS                                              not having any moving parts, instructions must be
         SATA                                             sent which tell the non-existent drive head where
         FCP                                              it needs to move with respect to Data Tracks,
                                                          Cylinders and Sectors. This is because it must
                       SAS
Same Protocols                                            follow the same communications protocol as the
                       SATA
                                                          HDD it is mimicking.
                       FCP

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Portfolio Storage IBM : Le Flash - Raef Mansour Client Technical Specialist IBM North Africa - ADEX Technology
Not all Flash technologies are equivalents
           Naming                         IBM Flashcore                         SSD Enterprise                   SSD Low Cost               SSD Ultra Dense

      Technology Flash                Enhanced MLC & TLC                              MLC                          MLC & TLC                     MLC

                                                                      General (Toshiba, HGST, Samsung,      General (Toshiba, HGST,
           Founder                     Specific IBM/Micron                                                                                      General
                                                                                     etc)                       Samsung, etc)

         Positionning                        High End                              Mid range                        Low cost                   Low cost

      Modules capacity             1,2 or 2,9 or 5,7TB or 18 TB            800GB or 1,6TB or 3,2TB       1,92 or 3,84 or 7,68 or 15,36 TB   128TB (16x8TB)

          DWPD (*)                           > 17 (**)                                 10                                 1
Portfolio Storage IBM : Le Flash - Raef Mansour Client Technical Specialist IBM North Africa - ADEX Technology
Portfolio Storage IBM : Le Flash - Raef Mansour Client Technical Specialist IBM North Africa - ADEX Technology
IBM FlashSystem 9100
Portfolio Storage IBM : Le Flash - Raef Mansour Client Technical Specialist IBM North Africa - ADEX Technology
IBM FlashSystem 9100 – Enterprise NVMe Flash Array
NVMe-Accelerated and Multi-Cloud Enabled
                                            NEW   IBM FlashSystem 9100
                                                   • NVMe-Accelerated Enterprise Flash Array – 100% NVM end-to-end
                                                      -       Industry Leading Performance and Scale - NVMe IBM FlashCore Modules and NVMe
                                                              industry standard SSD
                                                      -       Agility, Availability and Security
                                                      -       Supports Physical, Virtual and Docker Environments
                                                   • IBM Storage Insights: AI-empowered predictive analytics, storage resource
                                                     management, and support platform delivered over the cloud
                                                   • Includes Spectrum Storage Software for array management, data reuse,
                                                     modern data protection, disaster recovery, and containerization :
                                                          - IBM Spectrum Virtualize
       FlashSystem 9100                                   -   IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management
                                                          -   IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
                                                          -   IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud
                                                          -   IBM Spectrum Connect

 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB, 15.36TB capacity
     options with up to 5:1 compression
• FlashSystem 9100 : A end-to-end NVMe Solution

   Drives:
    • 4.8TB NVMe FCM (with hardware compression)
    • 9.6TB NVMe FCM (with hardware compression)
    • 19.2TB NVMe FCM (with hardware compression)
    • 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB,15.26TB NVMe SSD
   EasyTier:
    • Use NVMes FCMs or NVMe SSDs as a high-speed
        tier for SAS SSDs or for other storage that is being
    virtualized
   NVMe over Fabric:
    •     FC-NVMe on 16Gb FC adapters already supported
    •     NVMe-oF “ready” host interfaces

              IBM Systems / 62017262USEN / July, 2018 / © 2018 IBM Corporation
IBM FlashSystem 9100
 FlashSystem 9110 and FlashSystem 9150
Dual Active-Active Array Controllers w/NVMe to Flash Media           Flash Core Modules redesigned to 2.5” industry standard form factor
Dual-ported 2.5” NVMe Flash bays (24)                                (Includes: HW Compression, HW Encryption and 64 Layer 3DTLC)

 FS9110                                                                                                                        FS9150
 Dual 8-core                                                                                                                   Dual 14-core
 processors per                                                                                                                processors per
 controller                                                                                                                    controller

  Up to 1.5TB
                                                                                                                               Up to 3 host
  Cache per
                                                                                                                               adapters per
  controller
                                                                                                                               controller
  enclosure

                            Interface Card Slot (3)   Tech Port   10GbE Ports (4)              USB Ports (2)     2KW PSU (2)

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IBM Storwize V7000
The New IBM Storwize V7000 – Midrange NVMe
Flash Array
NVMe-Accelerated, Hybrid Array Capable, Multicloud Ready
                                         NVMe-Accelerated Enterprise Flash Array
              •   IBM FCMs
                                              - Industry Leading Performance and Scale
              •   NVMe SSDs
              •   SAS SSDs                    - Flexible, Modern, Agile
              •   SAS HDDs                    - Control enclosure provides end-to-end NVMe and is SCM-capable

                                         Hybrid Array Enabled
                                              - Control Enclosure is NVMe-based and Expansion is 12Gb/s SAS supporting
                                                SSDs & HDDs
  The New Storwize V7000
                                         AI-Empowered
                                              - AI-based data placement for optimal datacenter performance and zero-
                                                downtime data migration

                                         Multicloud ready
                                              - Can support Private, Hybrid or Public Cloud deployments
                                              - Can support Multicloud API automation, replication & secondary data
                                                orchestration software

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IBM Storwize V7000 Next Gen
  The first Storwize system with NVMe
V7000 Next Gen         Dual Active-Active Array Controllers w/NVMe to Flash Media
Dual 8-core            Dual-ported 2.5” NVMe Flash bays (24)
processors per         Flash Core Modules redesigned to 2.5” industry standard form factor
controller. Four 8-    (Includes: HW Compression, HW Encryption and 64 Layer 3DTLC)
core total (HA)
Up to 1.1TB
Cache per
controller
enclosure
Up to 2 host
adapters per
controller

                      Interface Card Slot (2)   Tech Port       10GbE Ports (4)         USB Ports (2)
                                                                            SAS Expansion ports (2)

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IBM Storwize V5000
IBM Storwize V5000 Evolution
IBM Storwize V5000 Family refresh
The new V5010E                                                      60%
                             Storwize V5010 G2                  Performance          Storwize V5010E
                                                                  Increase

                         16 GB cache                                                   16GB → 64GB Cache
                         Up to 392 drives - 6PB                                       Up to 392 drives - 12PB
                         16Gb FC, 25/10/1 GbE, 12Gb SAS                           16Gb FC, 25/10/1 GbE, 12Gb SAS
                                                                                     2X performance increase

                         IBM Spectrum Virtualize software                        Licensed Machine Code – Spectrum
                         Easy Tier, remote mirror, FlashCopy,                                   Virtualize
                         thin provisioning, data migration,                      Easy Tier, remote mirror, FlashCopy,
                         internal virtualization                                   thin provisioning, data migration,
                                                                                          internal virtualization

  New IBM Storwize V5000 family offerings, built with IBM Spectrum Virtualize software.
  Offering three new models enabling an easily customizable solution for investment protection, with
  improved performance and enhanced efficiency.
IBM Storwize V5000 family refresh
The new V5030E                                                      10 - 20%
                              Storwize V5030 G2                                           Storwize V5030E
                                                                  Performance
                                                                    Increase
                          32GB → 64GB cache                                                 32GB → 64GB cache
                          Up to 760 drives – 11.6PB                                        Up to 760 drives – 23PB
                          16Gb FC, 25/10/1 GbE, 12Gb SAS                               16Gb FC, 25/10/1 GbE, 12Gb SAS
                                                                                         20% performance increase

                          IBM Spectrum Virtualize software                            Licensed Machine Code – Spectrum
                          Easy Tier, remote mirror, FlashCopy,                                       Virtualize
                          thin provisioning, data migration,                          Easy Tier, Remote mirror, FlashCopy,
                          internal & external virtualization                            thin provisioning, data migration,
                          Data at Rest Encryption                                              internal virtualization
                          Data Reduction – Dedupe & Compression                              Data at Rest Encryption
                          Clustering – 2 way                                               Data Reduction – Dedupe &
                                                                                                   Compression
                                                                                         Clustering – 2 way, Hyperswap

New IBM Storwize V5000 family offerings, built with IBM Spectrum Virtualize software.
Offering three new models enabling an easily customizable solution for investment protection, with improved
performance and enhanced efficiency.
IBM Storwize V5010E & V5030E – Supported Drives

                     3.5” LFF – 10K                             3.5” LFF – 7.2K                              2.5” SFF – 10K                               2.5” SFF – 7.2K                              2.5” SFF - SSDs

                          900GB*                                         4TB                                        900GB,                                          2TB                                      800GB
                          1.2TB*                                         6TB                                         1.2TB                                                                                   1.92TB
                          1.8TB*                                         8TB                                         1.8TB                                                                                   3.84TB
                          2.4TB*                                         10TB                                        2.4TB                                                                                   7.68TB
                                                                         12TB                                                                                                                               15.36TB
                                                                         14TB                                                                                                                               30.72TB
  Storwize V5010E system scales to 392 drives per system with the attachment of four Storwize V5000E high density LFF Expansion Enclosures (5U per enclosure). It also supports 2U 12-slot or 24-slot expansion enclosures.

  A Storwize V5030E system scales to 760 drives per system with the attachment of eight Storwize V5000E high density LFF Expansion Enclosures. Storwize V5030E systems can be clustered to help deliver even greater performance, bandwidth,
  and storage capacity. With two way system clustering, the maximum size of a Storwize V5030E system increases to 1,520
  drives.

 * These are 2.5-inch drives packaged in a 3.5-inch carrier.
IBM Storwize V5000 Gen3 – V5100 / V5100F

                                            Storwize V5100 / V5100F

                                    NVMe – FlashCore Modules
                                    64GB → 576GB cache
                                    Up to 760 drives – 11.6 PB
                                    32Gb/16Gb FC and FC-NVMe
                                    25GbE – iSCSI, iSER, NVMeoF Ready (iWARP & RoCE)
                                    Expansion -12Gb SAS

                                    IBM Spectrum Virtualize software
                                    Easy Tier, remote mirror, FlashCopy, thin provisioning,
                                    data migration, internal & external virtualization,
                                    Data at Rest Encryption
                                    Data Reduction – Deduplication and Compression
                                    Clustering – 2 way, Hyperswap

  New IBM Storwize V5100 and V5100F offerings, built with IBM Spectrum Virtualize software,
  support NVMe-based FlashCore Modules (FCMs), NVMe SSDs, SAS SSDs & SAS HDDS.
  This provides improved performance and enhanced efficiency.
IBM Storwize V5100 & V5100F – Supported Drives

                  3.5”                           3.5”             2.5”         2.5”                2.5”                 2.5”                           2.5”
                LFF – 10K                     LFF – 7.2K        SFF – 10K   SFF – 7,2K             SFF –             SFF – SSDs                     SFF – SSDs
                SAS HDDs                      SAS HDDs          SAS HDDs    SAS HDDs             SAS SSDs            NVMe SSDs                     NVMe FCMs
                  900GB*                            4TB          900GB          2TB                800GB                 800GB                4.8TB = 9.6TB (22TB)
                  1.2TB*                            6TB          1.2TB                             1.92TB               1.92TB               9.6TB = 19.2TB (22TB)
                  1.8TB*                            8TB          1.8TB                             3.84TB               3.84TB              19.2TB = 38.4TB (44TB)
                  2.4TB*                           10TB          2.4TB                             7.68TB               7.68TB
                                                   12TB                                           15.36TB               15.36TB
                                                   14TB                                           30.72TB

  * These are 2.5-inch drives packaged in a 3.5-inch carrier.

  A Storwize V5100 system scales to 760 drives per system with the attachment of eight Storwize V5000E high density LFF Expansion Enclosures. Storwize V5100 systems can be
  clustered to help deliver even greater performance, bandwidth, and storage capacity. With two way system clustering, the maximum size of a Storwize V5100 system increases to
  1,520 drives.

  Storwize V5100F only supports Flash devices… FCMs, NVMe SSDs, and SAS SSDs.
IBM Storage Built with IBM Spectrum Virtualize
Functional Comparison
                                          IBM Spectrum Virtualize Software
              IBM Storage Insights (AI-based Monitoring, Predictive Analytics, and Proactive Support)
        Storwize            Storwize                   Storwize                  Storwize                   FlashSystem
        V5010E              V5030E                     V5100/F                  V7000 Gen3                  9100 Family

                                                  Container Integration
                      3-Site Data Copies (in combination with IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management)
                            Local and remote replication (snapshots, DR, copy/migrate to cloud)
                                          Easy Tier AI-driven automated tiering
                        Transparent Data Migration from more than 450 supported storage systems
                                                               Data Reduction Pools
                                                                Scale-out Clustering
                                                            HyperSwap High Availability
                                                                    Encryption
                                                                NVMe Flash and FC-NVMe Host Connections
                                                    Penalty-Free Compression and Encryption with IBM FlashCore Modules
                                                                          External Storage Virtualization
Unprecedented Storage Capacity In 2U Of Rack Space

                Capacity per Drive with           Max System Capacity in 2U            Capacity per Drive with        Max System Capacity in 2U
   NVMe-FCMs     Inline Compression                with Inline Compression             Data Reduction Pools           with Data Reduction Pools
                (max ratio varies 2:1 – max)            (max ratio varies 2:1 – max)          (2:1 – 5:1)                          (2:1 – 5:1)

   FCM 4.8TB         9.6TB – 22TB                         230.4TB – 528TB                  9.6TB – 24TB                        230.4TB – 576TB
   FCM 9.6TB        19.2TB – 22TB                         460.8TB – 528TB                 19.2TB – 48TB                        460.8TB – 1.1PB
   FCM 19.2TB       38.4TB – 44TB                           921.6TB – 1PB                 38.4TB – 96TB                        921.6TB – 2.3PB

                   Capacity per Drive with Data Reduction Pools                          Max Capacity in just 2U with Data Reduction Pools
 NVMe SSDs                                                                                                       (2:1 – 5:1)
                                          (2:1 – 5:1)

 NVMe 1.92TB                         3.84TB – 9.6TB                                                          92.6TB – 230.4TB
 NVMe 3.84TB                        7.68TB – 19.2TB                                                         184.32TB – 460TB
 NVMe 7.68TB                        15.36TB – 38.4TB                                                        368.64TB – 921.6TB
 NVMe 15.36TB                       30.72TB – 76.8TB                                                         737.28TB – 1.8PB

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End-To-End NVMe Technologies - IBM Offerings
                                   FC-NVMe
                                    16Gb/s

         Server               NVMe-oF (RDMA)                            Storage System
                               iWARP / RoCE
                               25GB Ethernet

                          Frontend Network                                        I/O Interconnect
      Apps                                                   CPU                                              Drive
                               NVMe-oF (RDMA)
                                                                                NVMe protocol
                                40GB InfiniBand
                                                                         For Flash Storage Connection

          Host                     Connection                                    Media          Media        Three form factors:
      OS/Applications             Technologies                                Flash Cache    Flash Drive     o Add-in PCIe cards
                                                                                                             o M.2 SSDs
       User Space             Controller to Host                              Within Storage Controller      o 2.5-inch U.2 SSDs

                                                   End-to-End NVMe Protocol

                                                                                                           FlashSystem 900 provided
                              On February 20, 2018                                                         faster than NVMe media +
                        IBM announced NVMe-oF Ready                                                                 NVMe-oF
                          for all V7000 / SVC / V9000 /                                                       on February 20, 2018
                                  A9000 / A9000R

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IBM Storage Insights Architecture

IBM Support                                                                                                                                        Infrastructure
                                                                                                                                                   Team
•   Configuration best practices
•   Environment analytics
•   Predictive analytics
•   Remote diagnostics
                                                                                                                                                   Line of Business
•   Faster time-to-resolution

                                                                 IBM Cloud
•   One way communication                                                                                                                      Resource Grouping
•   Data at rest is AES 256-bit encrypted                                                                                                      Customized Alerting
•   Metadata “data lake” has no client identity information
•   ISO/IEC 27001 ISM certified                                                          https
                                                                                         Multiple IBM systems supported
•   Single point of metadata collection

                      Storwize V5010E   Storwize V5100    Storwize       FlashSystem   FlashSystem       SAN Volume       XIV Gen3   FlashSystem         FlashSystem 840
             DS8000
                      Storwize V5030E   Storwize V5100F   V7000          9110, 9150    A9000             Controller                  A9000R              FlashSystem 900
IBM Storage Portfolio
  DS8000 Next Generation – IBM DS8900F

   • Built on Power 9 Servers
         •
         •
             Flexibility Class – DS8910F
             Agility Class – DS8950F
                                                                               38-60%                                  2X
   • Reduced number of configurations                                           Faster IOPs                        Write Cache
        • Offer 3 Models (down from 9 Models)
        • Flash only offering follows industry direction and growth         POWER 9 processors,
                                                                                                           with 2TB cache configuration
        • Improved quality through use of simplified                  2x front-end bandwidth w/ 32 Gb
          infrastructure and parts                                                                                    giving
   • Power System Upgrade                                                       Host Adapter,
                                                                                                          more buffering for write work
         •   Replace DC-UPS with iPDU’s                                and Industry's fastest response
         •   NVDIMM for Write Cache retention                                                                          load
   • New 19” Rack                                                               time of 18ms
        • Reduced footprint and height
   • New 32 Gb Host Adapter
        • Double front-end bandwidth with FCP and FICON                          >50%                              100%
        • Fibre Channel Endpoint Security – Authentication and
             Encryption of Data in Flight                             zOS CPU utilization savings                Peace of Mind
   • Built from the DS8880 code base
        • Inherits Advanced Function from DS8880                      When migrating large datasets       Encryption of data everywhere
   • Performance                                                      with Transparent Cloud Tiering to          Cyber Resiliency
         •   38-60% IOPs increase                                     IBM Cloud, Amazon S3 compatible
         •   Double cache for DS8910F (256GB to 512GB)                or TS7700                             More than 7-9s availability
         •   Double the write cache for 2TB cache configuration

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IBM Storage Portfolio
   IBM DS8900F Family Comparison Summary

                        System                                  DS8910F                                   DS8950F
                                                       2 x IBM Power Systems Power 9             2 x IBM Power Systems Power 9
                Processor complex (CEC)
                                                               MTM 9009-22A                              MTM 9009-42A
                  Frames (min / max)                               0/1                                        1/2
     POWER 9 cores per DS8900F system (min / max)                 16 / 16                                   20 / 40
              System memory (min / max)                      192 GB / 512 GB                           512 GB / 2,048 GB
             Host Adapter Ports (min / max)                       4 / 64                                    4 / 128
                Flash Drives (min / max)                         16 / 192                                  16 / 384
    Capacity (min w/800GB Flash / max w/ 15TB Flash)         12.8 TB / 2.95PB                          12.8 TB / 5.90 PB
              Max IOPs (4K 70/30 R/W mix)                         860 K                                     2,320
                                                                                                              Future  K
                                                                                                                      Made
                                                                                                              Future Made

              Max Sequential Read – Write                    21 GB/s – 17 GB/s                         63 GB/s – 32 GB/s
                                                                                                                  Future  Made
                                                                                                                  Future Made
          Minimum response time (4K read hit)                                          90 µsec
    Minimum response time w/ zHyperLink (4K read)                                      18 µsec

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Conclusion
•   Performance guarantee ( SPC-1 benchmarking)
•   Maturity (Spectrum Virtualize since 2003)
•   Family architecture
•   Resiliency ( optional Spare node for SVC)
•   Analytics and reporting
•   Licensing mode
•   FC, iSCSI and FCOE connectivity
•   Mixing sync and async replication
•   Support 16/32 Gbps, 25 Gb Roce/iWarp
•   Support of snapshot and replication natively
Complete Peace of Mind with IBM Flash Storage
• IBM data reduction guarantee
   Flexible guarantee: up to 5:1 data reduction
   Express guarantee: 2:1 data reduction
• IBM availability guarantee
  IBM guarantees 100% data availability for systems using
  HyperSwap and deployed by IBM Lab Services
• IBM controller upgrade program
                                                                             Peace of
   No up-front charges, no contractual commitment to buy                  Mind Guarantee
• 7 year 24x7 Support
   Up to 7 years support available with flash media retention offerings
• Endurance
   IBM FlashCore Modules will be covered for read/write endurance
  while you are under warranty or maintenance
• Migration
   Up to 45 days to migrate data at no extra charge
                                                                               Eligible storage systems vary by program terms and conditions
                                                                                                        specified in guarantee contracts apply

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IBM and energy
ENERGY STAR certified products
IBM has a long history with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ENERGY STAR® program. ENERGY
STAR is a voluntary program which sets energy efficiency and labeling requirements for different product types
to identify and promote energy-efficient products.
One of IBM's product energy efficiency goals is to certify at least two-thirds of eligible new server products and
at least one storage product in each of three categories to the U.S. EPA's ENERGY STAR program criteria.
As of May 2019, IBM had three Power Systems servers and eight storage products certified to the ENERGY STAR
requirements. The Power Systems servers meet the EPA's requirements for power-supply efficiency, idle power
limits or power management capability, and Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) Server
Efficiency Rating Tool (SERT) metric data reporting. The storage products meet requirements for power-supply
efficiency and reporting of the Storage Networking Industry Association Emerald Power Efficiency
Measurement Specification results.
All ENERGY STAR certified IBM FlashSystem® storage products and certified IBM server products also have 80
PLUS Platinum certified power supplies.
For a list of IBM's ENERGY STAR certified servers and storage products, please visit:
ENERGY STAR certified IBM Power Systems servers
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