IBM FlashSystem 710 Product Manual
IBM FlashSystem 710 and IBM FlashSystem 810
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IBM FlashSystem 710 and IBM FlashSystem 810
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IBM® FlashSystem™ 710 and IBM FlashSystem 810 storage systems deliver high performance,
efficiency, and reliability for shared enterprise storage environments, helping clients around the world
address performance issues with their most important applications and infrastructure. These storage
systems can either complement or replace traditional hard drive arrays in many applications, including
online transaction processing (OLTP), business intelligence (BI), online analytical processing (OLAP),
virtual desktop infrastructures, high-performance computing, and content delivery solutions (such as
cloud storage and video on demand).
As standard shared primary data storage devices, FlashSystem 710 and FlashSystem 810 storage
systems deliver performance beyond that of most traditional arrays, even those that incorporate SSDs or
other flash technology. These storage systems can also be used as the top tier of storage alongside
traditional arrays in tiered storage architectures such as the IBM Easy Tier® functionality available in IBM
System Storage® SAN Volume Controller or IBM Storwize® V7000 storage virtualization platforms.
Based on single level cell (SLC) flash, FlashSystem 710 is targeted to write-heavy enterprise workloads;
enterprise multi level cell (eMLC) flash-based FlashSystem 810 is targeted to read-heavy workloads,
where workload is distributed across multiple servers.
Figure 1 shows FlashSystem 710 and FlashSystem 810.
Figure 1. FlashSystem 710 and FlashSystem 810
Did you know?
IBM FlashSystem storage systems deliver up to 570,000 read IOPS and up to 5 GBps bandwidth with
less than 100 microseconds latency, while they provide up to 10 TB of usable data storage just in 1U of
rack space.
IBM FlashSystem storage systems offer enterprise-level availability and reliability with multiple layers of
data correction, chip redundancy, and redundant hot swap components.