IBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem820 1

IBM FlashSystem 720 and IBM FlashSystem 820

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IBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem820storagesystemsdeliverhighperformance,
efficiency,andreliabilityforsharedenterprisestorageenvironments,helpingclientsaroundtheworld
addressperformanceissueswiththeirmostimportantapplicationsandinfrastructure.Thesestorage
systemscaneithercomplementorreplacetraditionalharddrivearraysinmanyapplications,including
onlinetransactionprocessing(OLTP),businessintelligence(BI),onlineanalyticalprocessing(OLAP),
virtualdesktopinfrastructures,high-performancecomputing,andcontentdeliverysolutions(suchas
cloudstorageandvideoondemand).
Asstandardsharedprimarydatastoragedevices,FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820storage
systemsdeliverperformancebeyondthatofmosttraditionalarrays,eventhosethatincorporateSSDsor
otherflashtechnology.Thesestoragesystemscanalsobeusedasthetoptierofstoragealongside
traditionalarraysintieredstoragearchitecturessuchastheIBMEasyTierfunctionalityavailableinIBM
SystemStorageSANVolumeControllerorIBMStorwizeV7000storagevirtualizationplatforms.
Basedonsinglelevelcell(SLC)flash,FlashSystem720istargetedtowrite-heavyenterpriseworkloads;
enterprisemultilevelcell(eMLC)flash-basedFlashSystem820istargetedtoread-heavyworkloads,
whereworkloadisdistributedacrossmultipleservers.
Figure1showsFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820.
Figure1.FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820
Didyouknow?
IBMFlashSystemstoragesystemsdeliverover500,000readIOPSandupto5GBpsbandwidthwithless
than100microsecondslatency,whiletheyprovideupto24TBoftotalusablecapacityorupto20TBof
2DFlashRAIDprotecteddatastoragejustin1Uofrackspace.
FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820featuremissioncriticalavailabilityandreliabilitywithwithno
singlepointoffailureandmultiplelayersofdatacorrection,chipredundancy,andredundanthotswap
components.
IBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem820 2
Keyfeatures
IBMFlashSystemstoragesystemsdeliveradvancedperformance,scalability,reliability,security,and
energy-efficiencyfeatures.FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820storagesystemsaretheappropriate
choiceformissioncriticalenterpriseenvironmentswiththefollowingcharacteristics:highstorage
performancerequirements,suchaslowlatency(microsecondsasopposedtomilliseconds),high
bandwidth(gigabytespersecond),orhighIOPS(hundredsofthousandsofI/Ooperationspersecond).
Scalabilityandperformance
TheFlashSystemstoragesystemsoffernumerousfeaturestoboostperformanceandimprovescalability:
FlashSystemstoragesystemscanprovidemorethan500,000IOPSandupto5GBpsbandwidthfor
storageI/O-intensiveenterpriseworkloads.
FlashSystem820canscaleupto24TBofstoragecapacity,whileFlashSystem720supportsupto
12TB.
Asingle42Urackcontaining421UFlashSystemstoragesystemscanprovideupto840TBof
protectedstoragewithmorethan20,000,000IOPSandupto210GBpsbandwidth.
FlashSystemstoragesystemsfeatureoneoftheindustry'shighestflashcapacitydensitymetric
(usableGBperrackspace)andperformancedensitymetrics(IOPSandbandwidthperrackspace).
FlashSystemstoragesystemssupportupto1,024logicalvolumes.
FlashSystemstoragesystemsofferchoiceof8GbFibreChannelor40GbQDRInfiniBand
connectivitytomatchtheperformanceofmostdemandingI/Ointensiveapplications.
Availabilityandserviceability
TheFlashSystemstoragesystemsprovidemanyfeaturestosimplifyserviceabilityandincreasesystem
uptime:
FlashSystemstoragesystemsuseoverprovisioningandadvancedwearlevelingtechniquesto
dramaticallyimprovewriteenduranceoftheflashmodulestoextendtheirlifetime.
FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820offermultiplelayersofdataprotection(ECC,VariableStrip
RAID,and2DFlashRAID)topreventanunplannedoutageincaseofaflashchipormodulefailure.
FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820supporthot-swapflashmoduleswhichallowstoreplacethe
failedmodulewithoutserviceinterruptiontoeliminateplanneddowntime.
FlashSystemstoragesystemsoffertworedundanthot-swappowersuppliesandeightdual-motor
non-hot-swapredundantfanstoprovidecost-efficientavailabilityforapplications.
Easy-to-readLCDdisplayindicatessystemerrorstoleadthetechniciantofailed(orfailing)
components.Thispanelsimplifiesservicingandspeedsupproblemresolution,helpingimprove
systemavailability.
ThreeN+1redundantbatterieshelppreventdatalossbybackingupdatainRAMbuffersallowing
themtobewrittentoaflashmoduleincaseofpowerfailure.
Twobuilt-inredundantmanagementmodulesinanactive-passiveconfigurationcontinuouslymonitor
systemparameters,triggersalerts,andperformsrecoveryactionsincaseoffailure,tominimize
downtime.
One-yearcustomerreplaceableunitandon-sitelimitedwarranty,nextbusinessday9x5.Optional
serviceupgradesavailable.
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Manageabilityandsecurity
PowerfulsystemsmanagementfeaturessimplifylocalandremotemanagementoftheFlashSystem
storagesystems:
FlashSystemstoragesystemshaveabuilt-inLCDdisplayallowingtoperformbasicconfiguration,
management,andmonitoringtasks,simplifyingadministration.
FlashSystemstoragesystemsincludeamanagementmoduletomonitorserveravailabilityand
performremotemanagement.
Themanagementmoduleprovidesextensivesecurityfeatures,includingrole-baseduser
authenticationandaccesscontrol,LDAPsupport,andSSHprotocolforsecureremotesystems
management.
LUNmaskingfeatureallowstocontrolaccesstoalogicalvolumefromthehostsidetoprevent
unauthorizeddataaccessandmodification.
Energyefficiency
TheFlashSystemstoragesystemsofferthefollowingenergy-efficiencyfeaturestosaveenergy,reduce
operationalcosts,increaseenergyavailability,andcontributetoagreenenvironment:
Energy-efficientflashcomponentshelploweroperationalcosts.
FlashSystemstoragesystemsofferoneofindustry'sbestIOPSperwattratioenablinggreaterenergy
savings.
FlashSystemstoragesystemsusehexagonalventilationholes,apartofIBMCalibratedVectored
Coolingtechnology.Hexagonalholescanbegroupedmoredenselythanroundholes,providing
moreefficientairflowthroughthesystem.
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Locationsofkeycomponentsandconnectors
Figure2showstheinternalcomponentsoftheFlashSystemunit.
Figure2.InternalviewoftheFlashSystemunit
Figure3showstherearoftheFlashSystemunitwiththeFibreChannelinterfaces.
Figure3.RearviewoftheFlashSystemunitwiththeFibreChannelinterfaces
Figure4showstherearoftheFlashSystemunitwiththeInfiniBandinterfaces.
Figure4.RearviewoftheFlashSystemunitwiththeInfiniBandinterfaces
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Specifications
Table1liststhespecifications.
Table1.Specifications
Specification FlashSystem720 FlashSystem820
Formfactor 1Urack-mountedunit
Flashmodulequantity 12(10+1+1)
Flashmoduletype Singlelevelcell(SLC) Enterprisemultilevelcell(eMLC)
Flashmodulecapacity Single-density(SD):500GB
Double-density(DD):1TB
Single-density(SD):1TB
Double-density(DD):2TB
Maximumcapacity RAID0orJBOF:6TB(SD)or12TB(DD)
RAID5:5TB(SD)or10TB(DD)
RAID0orJBOF:12TB(SD)or24TB(DD)
RAID5:10TB(SD)or20TB(DD)
Flashmodule
protection
Overprovisioning,wearleveling,CRCchecksum,ECC,andmodule-levelVariableStripe
RAID(standard);2DFlashRAID(optional,pre-selected)
RAIDsupport NoRAID(JBOFmode);RAID0acrossflashmodules;optionalRAID5withhotspare
acrossflashmodules(2DFlashRAID)
Hostinterfaces 4x8GbFibreChannel(FC)or4x40GbQDRInfiniBand
ReadIOPS* 525,000 525,000
WriteIOPS* 400,000 280,000
Readbandwidth** 3.3GBps(FC);5GBps(InfiniBand) 3.3GBps(FC);5GBps(InfiniBand)
Writebandwidth** 3.3GBps(FC);4GBps(InfiniBand) 2.8GBps(FC);2.8GBps(InfiniBand)
Readlatency 100s 110s
Writelatency 25s 25s
Systemsmanagement LCDdisplaywithfourcontrolbuttons;twomanagementmodules
Cooling Eightredundantnon-hot-swapfans;eachfanhastwomotors
Powersupply Tworedundanthot-swap100-240Vacauto-sensingpowersupplies
Inputpower 350W 300W
Heatdissipation 1194BTU/hr 1023BTU/hr
Hot-swapparts Flashmodules,powersupplies
Securityfeatures Role-basedusersecurity,SSH,LDAP,andLUNmasking
Platformssupported IBMSystemx,IBMPowerSystems,non-IBMx86servers;Windows,Linux,IBMAIX,
VIOSoperatingsystems
Limitedwarranty One-yearon-sitelimitedwarrantywith9x5nextbusinessdayresponse
Serviceandsupport Optionalwarrantyserviceupgradesandpost-warrantyservicesareavailable:on-sitewith
24x72-hour,24x7or9x5sameday,or9x5nextbusinessdayresponse
Dimensions Height:44mm(1.7in.),width:432mm(17.0in.),depth:638mm(25.1in.)
Weight 12.7kg(28lb)
*4KBI/Oblocksize.
**256KBI/Oblocksize.
IBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem820 6
Models
Table2liststheFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820models.
Table2.Models
Description Machinetype-model
IBMFlashSystem720 9831-AS2
IBMFlashSystem820 9831-AE2
TheFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820storagesystemsareshippedwiththefollowingitems:
StatementofLimitedWarranty
Quickstartguide
DocumentationCDcontainingInstallationandUser'sGuide
Railkit
TwoIEC320-C13toC14rackPDUpowercords
TheFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820storagesystemsrequireinterfaceandflashmodulestobe
orderedwiththebasemodel.See"Interfacemodules"and"Flashmodules"sectionsfordetails.
Interfacemodules
FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820supporteither8GbFibreChannel(FC)or40GbpsInfiniBand
connectivitywiththeinterfacemodulesshowninTable3(onlyonefeaturecanbeselected).
Table3.Supportedinterfacemodules
Description Featurecode
Maximumquantity
supported
8GbFC4PortExtInt AF04 1
IBQDR4PortExtInt AF05 1
Eachinterfacemodulefeaturecodecontainstwodual-portcards(either8GbFibreChannelorQDR
InfiniBand)foratotaloffourportsinthesystem.FCinterfacemodulescomestandardwithfour(oneper
eachport)8GbFCshortwaveSFP+transceiverswithLCduplexconnector.InfiniBandinterfacemodules
haveQSFPreceptacles.
FCinterfacessupportFibreChannelProtocol(FCP)only,withpoint-to-point(FC-P2P),arbitratedloop
(FC-AL),andswitchedfabric(FC-SW)topologies.FCinterfacescanbeconfiguredasN_portorNL_port
types.InfiniBandinterfacessupportSCSIRDMAProtocol(SRP)only.Dual-portinterfacemodules
supportfullactive-activeloadbalancingandfailovermulti-pathing,thoughhostsoftwaresupportforthis
functioncanvary.
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Flashmodules
FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820provideconfigurablecapacityandoptionalRAID5Protection
featurewiththeflashmoduleslistedinTable4.
Table4.Supportedflashmodules
Description Featurecode
Maximumquantity
supported
SLCflashmodulepacks(forFlashSystem720,onlyonepackcanbeordered)
6TBSLCRAID0(12-pack) AF02 1
12TBSLCRAID0(12-pack) AF03 1
BaseeMLCflashmodulepacks(forFlashSystem820,onlyonepackcanbeordered)
12TBeMLCRAID0(12-pack) AF0E 1
24TBeMLCRAID0(12-pack) AF0F 1
RAID5protection(optional,pre-selected)
RAID5Protection AF0K 1
FlashSystem720flashmodulesuse32nmSLCflashchips,nominallyratedfor100,000program/erase
(P/E)cycles,andFlashSystem820flashmodulesuse32nmeMLCflashchips,nominallyratedfor
30,000P/Ecycles.
FlashSystem720single-densityflashmodulehasarawcapacityofapproximately680GB,andausable
capacityofapproximately500GBafteroverprovisioningandVariableStripeRAIDoverhead.
FlashSystem720double-densityflashmodulehasarawcapacityofapproximately1.36TB,andausable
capacityofapproximately1TBafteroverprovisioningandVariableStripeRAIDoverhead.
FlashSystem820single-densityflashmodulehasarawcapacityofapproximately1.36TB,andausable
capacityofapproximately1TBafteroverprovisioningandVariableStripeRAIDoverhead.FlashSystem
820double-densityflashmodulehasarawcapacityofapproximately2.72TB,andausablecapacityof
approximately2TBafteroverprovisioningandVariableStripeRAIDoverhead.
Important:Flashmoduletypescannotbemixedwithinasystem.
Thefollowingflashmoduleprotectiontechnologiesaresupported:
Module-levelVariableStripeRAID
Errorcorrectingcodes(ECC)toprovidereconstructionofdatafromflashchips
Checksumsanddataintegrityfieldsprotectingallinternaldatatransferswithinthesystem
Overprovisioningtoenhancewriteenduranceanddecreasewriteamplification
Wearlevelingalgorithmsthatbalancethenumberofwritesamongflashchipsthroughoutthesystem
Sweeperalgorithmsthatensurealldatawithinthesystemisreadperiodicallytoavoiddatafade
issues
OptionalRAID5Protectionfeaturewithhotspareflashmoduletoautomaticallyrebuilddatafromthe
failingorfailedmoduletorestoreafullyredundantstate
Inaddition,FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820includethreeN+1redundantbatteriesthatareused
todestagelookuptablesanddatafromRAMbufferstotheflashstorageincaseofpowerfailure.
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Threemodesofoperationaresupportedbythesystems:
RAID0
JBOF(justabunchofflash)
RAID5withhotspare(optional)
Definition:Acombinationofmodule-levelVariableStripeRAIDandRAID5withhotspareacrossflash
modulesiscalledtwo-dimensional(2D)FlashRAID.
InaRAID0mode,dataisstripedacrossallavailableflashmodulesinatraditionalRAID0layout(stripe
size4KB).
JBOFmodeallowseachflashmoduletobetreatedseparatelywithoutstripingdataacrossthemodules.
InJBOFmode,eachflashmodulecorrespondstoasinglelogicalvolume.
InaRAID5mode,dataisstripedacross11flashmodules,withrotatingparityprotectionina10+1RAID
5layout(stripesize4KB).Inthismode,onemoduleisreservedasahotspare.Capacityavailablefor
userdataisequivalenttothesumofusablecapacitiesfor10flashmodules.
InaRAID0orRAIDmode,ypto1024logicalvolumes(sometimesreferredtoasLUNs)canbecreatedin
thesystem,withaminimumsizeof1GBandamaximumsizeofthefullavailablesystemcapacity.
UnlikeRAID0andJBOFmode,RAID5protectionfeatureprovidescompleteredundancyfortheflash
modulestoavoiddatalossincaseofflashmodulefailure.WithRAID5featureactivated,FlashSystem
720andFlashSystem820offerfullhighavailabilityandprotectionformissioncriticaldata,withoutsingle
pointoffailure.
Underthedirectionofthemanagementmodule,thesystemscancoordinatedatatransferbetween
modules;forexample,torebuildasystem-levelRAID-5datalayoutincaseofaflashmodulefailure,if
RAID5Protectionfeatureisactivated.
Important:InRAID0orJBOFmode,failuresofasingleflashmodulecontainingdatawillmostlikely
compromisesystemdataintegrityforlogicalvolumesstoredonthoseflashmodules.IfRAID0orJBOF
modeisused,datamustbereplicatedindependentlyofFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820storage
systemsforprotectionagainstcompleteflashmodulefailures.
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Networkcables
FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820supportnetworkcablesthatarelistedinTable5.
Table5.Supportedcables
Description Featurecode
Maximumquantity
supported
FibreChannelcables(supportedonFibreChannelports)
1mFiberCable(LC-LC) 3700 4
5mFiberCable(LC-LC) 3701 4
InfiniBandcables(supportedonInfiniBandports)
1mIBMQSFPCopIB A0RD 4
3mIBMQSFPCopIB A0RE 4
3mIBMQSFPOptQDRIB 5989 4
10mIBMQSFPOptQDRIB 5990 4
1mMlnxQSFPCopFDR14IB A2YG 4
3mMlnxQSFPCopFDR14IB A2YH 4
3mMlnxQSFPOptFDR14IB A2YL 4
10mMlnxQSFPOptFDR14IB A2YN 4
Networkmanagementportssupport1000BASE-TconnectivityandrequiresUTPCategory5,5E,or6
cablewithRJ-45connector(upto100meters).
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Powercords
FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820comestandardwithtwoIEC320-C13toC14rackPDUpower
cords.Optionally,country-specificlinecordscanbeorderedifneeded.SeeTable6.
Table6.Supportedlinecords
Description
Featurecodeorpart
number
Maximumquantity
supported
Linecord-2.8m(China) 6210 2
Linecord-2.8m(AS/NZ) 6211 2
Linecord-2.8m(Europe) 6212 2
Linecord-2.8m(Denmark) 6213 2
Linecord-2.8m(S.Africa) 6214 2
Linecord-2.8m(UK) 6215 2
Linecord-2.8m(Swiss) 6216 2
Linecord-2.8m(Ita/Chile) 6217 2
Linecord-2.8m(Israel) 6218 2
Linecord-2.8m(SKorea) 6219 2
Linecord-2.8m(Argentina) 6222 2
Linecord-2.8m(India) 6269 2
Linecord-2.8m(Japan) 6314 2
Linecord-2.8m120V(US) 6313 2
Linecord-2.8m(Taiwan) 6386 2
Linecord-2.8m(Brazil) 6532 2
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Systemsmanagement
FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820havebuilt-inLCDdisplay(seeFigure5)toperformbasic
configurationandmonitoringtasks.
Figure5.LCDdisplayandcontrols
ThefollowingtaskscanbeperformedthroughtheLCDdisplay:
ConfigureIPaddresses
Reboot/shutdownthesystem
Monitorsystemstatus
FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820areshippedwithtwomanagementmoduleswhichrunahighly
customizedLinux-basedoperatingsystemthatcoordinatesandmonitorsallsignificantfunctionsinthe
system.EachmanagementmodulehasoneRJ-45GigabitEthernetportforremotemanagement.
Managementmodulesareconfiguredinanactive/passiveredundantpair.Thefollowingremote
managementmethodsaresupported:
Java-basedgraphicaluserinterface(GUI)throughwebbrowser
Command-lineinterface(CLI)throughTelnetandSecureShell(SSH)
Simplenetworkmanagementprotocol(SNMP)
Thefollowingtaskscanbeperformedwiththemanagementmodule:
Definingtheuseraccountsandpasswords
Configuringemailnotifications
Monitoringthestatusofthesystem:
Eventlog
Fans
Temperatures
Power
ManagingotherFlashSystemunitsinthenetworkfromthesinglewebconsole
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ControllingtheFlashSystemunit:
Poweringon/off
Uptadingfirmware
Configuringnetworksettings
Changingstoragemode(JBOForRAID0)
Creatinglogicalvolumes(LUNs)
ConfiguringLUNmasking
Configuringhostinterfaces
Configuringusersecurity
Settingthedateandtime
Supportedplatforms
IBMFlashSystemsystemssupportawiderangeofoperatingsystems(WindowsServer2003and2008,
Linux,andIBMAIX),hardwareplatforms(IBMSystemx,IBMPowerSystems,andx86serversnot
fromIBM),HBAs,andSANfabrics.Forspecificinformation,seetheSystemStorageInteroperation
Center(SSIC):http://ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic
Physicalandelectricalspecifications
FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820havethefollowingphysical,electrical,andenvironmental
specifications:
Dimensionsandweight(approximate):
Height:44mm(1.7in.)
Width:432mm(17.0in)
Depth:638mm(25.1in)
Weight:12.7kg(28lb)
Operatingenvironment:
Temperature:
Operating:10-35degreesC(50-95degreesF)at30.5mbelowto3000mabovesealevel
(100ftbelowto9,840ftabovesealevel)
Non-operating:-10-50degreesC(14-125degreesF)
Humidity:
Operating:20%-80%
Non-operating:10%-90%
Supportedelectricalinput:
100-240(nominal)Vac;50-60Hz
Inputelectricalpower(approximately):
FlashSystem720:350watts
FlashSystem820:300watts
BTUoutput:
FlashSystem720:1194BTU/hr
FlashSystem820:1023BTU/hr
Acoustical:
Noiseemission:8.0bels
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Warrantyoptions
FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820havea1-yearon-sitewarrantywith9x5nextbusinessdayterms.
IBMoffersoptionalwarrantyandmaintenanceserviceupgradesforthesesystems:
Warrantyserviceupgrades
24x7on-siterepairwith2-hourtargetresponsetime
24x7on-siterepairwithsamedaytargetresponsetime
9x5on-siterepairwithsamedaytargetresponsetime
Maintenance(post-warranty)serviceofferings
24x7on-siterepairwith2-hourtargetresponsetime
24x7on-siterepairwithsamedaytargetresponsetime
9x5on-siterepairwithsamedaytargetresponsetime
9x5on-siterepairwithnextbusinessdaytargetresponsetime
Table7explainsthewarrantyserviceleveldefinitionsinmoredetail.
Table7.Warrantyserviceleveldefinitions
Term Description
On-site
service
Aservicetechniciancomestothemachine'slocationforequipmentrepair.
24x72-hour Aservicetechnicianisscheduledtoarriveatmachineslocationwithintwohoursafterremote
problemdeterminationiscomplete,ifIBMdetermineson-siteserviceisrequired.IBMprovides
24-hourservice,everyday,includingIBMholidays.
24x7same
day
Aservicetechnicianisscheduledtoarriveatmachineslocationwithinfourhoursafterremote
problemdeterminationiscomplete,ifIBMdetermineson-siteserviceisrequired.IBMprovides
24-hourservice,everyday,includingIBMholidays.
9x5same
day
Aservicetechnicianisscheduledtoarriveatmachineslocationwithinfourbusinesshoursafter
remoteproblemdeterminationiscomplete,ifIBMdetermineson-siteserviceisrequired.IBM
providesservicefrom8:00a.m.to5:00p.m.intheclient'slocaltimezone,MondaythroughFriday,
excludingIBMholidays.Ifitisafter1:00p.m.,anditisdeterminedthaton-siteserviceisrequired,the
clientcanexpecttheservicetechniciantoarrivethemorningofthefollowingbusinessday.For
noncriticalservicerequests,aservicetechnicianwillarrivebytheendofthefollowingbusinessday.
9x5next
business
day
Aservicetechnicianisscheduledtoarriveatmachineslocationonthebusinessdayafterwereceive
yourcall,followingremoteproblemdetermination,ifIBMdetermineson-siteserviceisrequired.IBM
providesservicefrom8:00a.m.to5:00p.m.intheclient'slocaltimezone,MondaythroughFriday,
excludingIBMholidays.
Regulatorycompliance
FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820conformtothefollowingstandards:
FCC-VerifiedtocomplywithPart15oftheFCCRules,ClassA
CanadaICES-003,issue4,ClassA
IEC/EN60950-1
CBCertificate
UL60950-1CAN/CSAC22.2No.60950-1
CEMark
EN55022/CISPR22,ClassA
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FibreChannelswitches
ThesystemscanbeconnectedtoIBMSystemNetworkingFibreChannelswitchesthatarelistedTable8.
Important:Allpossibleconfigurationsmightnotbesupported.End-to-endconfigurationsupportmustbe
verifiedthroughtheSSICwebsite:http://ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic
Table8.IBMSystemNetworking-FibreChannelswitches
Machine
type-model
Description
IBMSystemNetworking-EntrySANswitches
2498-F24 IBMSystemStorageSAN24B-5(upto2416GbFCports)
2498-B24 IBMSystemStorageSAN24B-4Express(upto248GbFCports)
2053-424 CiscoMDS9124ExpressforIBMSystemStorage(upto244GbFCports)
IBMSystemNetworking-MidrangeSANswitches
2498-F48 IBMSystemStorageSAN48B-5(upto4816GbFCports)
2498-B80 IBMSystemStorageSAN80B-4(upto808GbFCports)
2498-B40 IBMSystemStorageSAN40B-4(upto408GbFCports)
2417-C48 CiscoMDS9148forIBMSystemStorage(upto488GbFCports)
IBMSystemNetworking-EnterpriseSANdirectors
2499-816 IBMSystemStorageSAN768B-2(upto38416GbFCports)
2499-416 IBMSystemStorageSAN384B-2(upto19216GbFCports)
2499-384 IBMSystemStorageSAN768B(upto5128GbFCports)
2499-192 IBMSystemStorageSAN384B(upto2568GbFCports)
2054-E11 CiscoMDS9513forIBMSystemStorage(upto5248GbFCports)
2054-E07 CiscoMDS9509forIBMSystemStorage(upto3368GbFCports)
2054-E04 CiscoMDS9506forIBMSystemStorage(upto1928GbFCports)
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Uninterruptiblepowersupplyunits
Thesystemssupportattachmenttotheuninterruptiblepowersupply(UPS)unitslistedinTable9.
Table9.Uninterruptiblepowersupplyunits
Partnumber Description
Rack-mountedUPS
21303RX IBMUPS7500XHV
21304RX IBMUPS10000XHV
24195KX IBMUPS5000
53951AX IBM1500VALCD2URackUPS(100V/120V)
53951KX IBM1500VALCD2URackUPS(230V)
53952AX IBM2200VALCD2URackUPS(100V/120V)
53952KX IBM2200VALCD2URackUPS(230V)
53953AX IBM3000VALCD3URackUPS(100V/120V)
53953JX IBM3000VALCD3URackUPS(200V/208V)
53956AX IBM6000VALCD4URackUPS(200V/208V)
53956KX IBM6000VALCD4URackUPS(230V)
53959KX IBM11000VALCD5URackUPS(200V/208V/230V)
Formoreinformation,seethefollowingIBMRedbooksProductGuides:
IBM3000VALCD3URackUninterruptiblePowerSupply
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0782.html?Open
IBM6000VALCD4URackUPS
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0793.html?Open
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Powerdistributionunits
Thesystemssupportattachmentstothepowerdistributionunits(PDUs)listedinTable10.
Table10.Powerdistributionunits(part1)
Partnumber Description
SwitchedandMonitoredPDUs
46M4002 IBM1U9C19/3C13ActiveEnergyManagerDPIPDU
46M4003 IBM1U9C19/3C13ActiveEnergyManager60A3PhasePDU
46M4004 IBM1U12C13ActiveEnergyManagerDPIPDU
46M4005 IBM1U12C13ActiveEnergyManager60A3PhasePDU
46M4167 IBM1U9C19/3C13SwitchedandMonitored30A3PhasePDU
46M4116 IBM0U24C13SwitchedandMonitored30APDU
46M4119 IBM0U24C13SwitchedandMonitored32APDU
46M4134 IBM0U12C19/12C13SwitchedandMonitored50A3PhasePDU
46M4137 IBM0U12C19/12C13SwitchedandMonitored32A3PhasePDU
EnterprisePDUs
71762MX IBMUltraDensityEnterprisePDUC19PDU+(WW)
71762NX IBMUltraDensityEnterprisePDUC19PDU(WW)
71763MU IBMUltraDensityEnterprisePDUC193Phase60APDU+(NA)
71763NU IBMUltraDensityEnterprisePDUC193Phase60APDU(NA)
39M2816 IBMDPIC13EnterprisePDUwithoutlinecord
39Y8923 DPI60AThreePhaseC19EnterprisePDUwithIEC3093P+G(208V)fixedlinecord
39Y8941 DPISinglePhaseC13EnterprisePDUwithoutlinecord
39Y8948 DPISinglePhaseC19EnterprisePDUwithoutlinecord
Front-endPDUs
39Y8934 DPI32amp/250VFront-endPDUwithIEC3092P+Gndconnector
39Y8935 DPI63amp/250VFront-endPDUwithIEC3092P+Gndconnector
39Y8938 30amp/125VFront-endPDUwithNEMAL5-30Pconnector
39Y8939 30amp/250VFront-endPDUwithNEMAL6-30Pconnector
39Y8940 60amp/250VFront-endPDUwithIEC30960A2P+N+Gndconnector
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Table10.Powerdistributionunits(part2)
Partnumber Description
UniversalPDUs
39Y8951 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithUSLVandHVlinecords
39Y8952 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithCEE7-VIIEuropeLC
39Y8953 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithDenmarkLC
39Y8954 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithIsraelLC
39Y8955 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithItalyLC
39Y8956 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithSouthAfricaLC
39Y8957 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithUKLC
39Y8958 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithAS/NZLC
39Y8959 DPIUniversalRackPDUwithChinaLC
39Y8962 DPIUniversalRackPDU(Argentina)
39Y8960 DPIUniversalRackPDU(Brazil)
39Y8961 DPIUniversalRackPDU(India)
0UBasicPDUs
46M4122 IBM0U24C1316A3PhasePDU
46M4125 IBM0U24C1330A3PhasePDU
46M4128 IBM0U24C1330APDU
46M4131 IBM0U24C1332APDU
46M4140 IBM0U12C19/12C1360A3PhasePDU
46M4143 IBM0U12C19/12C1332A3PhasePDU
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ThesystemssupporttherackcabinetslistedinTable11.
Table11.Rackcabinets
Partnumber Description
93072PX IBM25UStaticS2StandardRack
93072RX IBM25UStandardRack
93074RX IBM42UStandardRack
93074XX IBM42UStandardRackExtension
93084EX IBM42UEnterpriseExpansionRack
93084PX IBM42UEnterpriseRack
93604EX IBM42U1200mmDeepDynamicExpansionRack
93604PX IBM42U1200mmDeepDynamicRack
93614EX IBM42U1200mmDeepStaticExpansionRack
93614PX IBM42U1200mmDeepStaticRack
93624EX IBM47U1200mmDeepStaticExpansionRack
93624PX IBM47U1200mmDeepStaticRack
93634CX IBMPureFlexSystem42URack
93634DX IBMPureFlexSystem42UExpansionRack
93634EX IBM42U1100mmDynamicExpansionRack
93634PX IBM42U1100mmDynamicRack
99564RX IBMS242UDynamicStandardRack
99564XX IBMS242UDynamicStandardExpansionRack
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