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FlashSystem 900 Product Guide

FlashSystem 900 Product Guide

IBM Redbooks Product Guide

Today's global organizations depend upon the ability to unlock business insights from massive volumes of

data. Now, with IBM FlashSystem 900, they can make faster decisions based on real-time insights and

unleash the power of the most demanding applications, including online transaction processing (OLTP)

and analytics databases, virtual desktop infrastructures (VDIs), technical computing applications, and

cloud environments.

Easy to deploy and manage, the IBM FlashSystem 900 is designed to accelerate the applications that

drive business. Powered by IBM FlashCore™ Technology, IBM FlashSystem provides the following

characteristics:

Extreme performance with IBM MicroLatency™ delivers 90 µs write latency and 155 µs read latency

Macro efficiency lowers operating costs and increases efficiency of IT infrastructure by using much

less power and space than traditional hard disk drive (HDD) and solid-state disk (SSD) solutions

Enterprise reliability protects critical assists with two-dimensional RAID protection, IBM Variable

Stripe RAID, redundant and hot-swappable components, and concurrent code loads

FlashSystem 900 can be configured in capacity points as low as 2.4 TB usable after RAID 5 protection.

Coupled with 10 Gbps iSCSI, FlashSystem is positioned to bring extreme performance to small and

medium businesses (SMBs) and growth markets. Figure 1 shows FlashSystem 900.

Figure 1. FlashSystem 900

At the heart of FlashSystem 900 is IBM FlashCore Technology, which consists of the following three key

elements:

Hardware-accelerated architecture that is engineered for flash, with hardware only data path

IBM MicroLatency modules that are designed for low latency, density, and reliability

IBM Advanced Flash Management that improves MLC flash endurance 9x over standard

implementations without sacrificing latency

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Summary of FlashSystem 900

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Flashsystem 900 product guide 1 ® flashsystem 900 product guide ibm redbooks product guide today's global organizations depend upon the ability to unlock business insights from massive volumes of data. Now, with ibm flashsystem 900, they can make faster decisions based on real-time insights and unle...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 2 figure 2 shows ibm flashcore technology figure 2. Ibm flashcore technology did you know? Flashsystem 900 has these characteristics: flashsystem 900 is configurable with 2.4 - 57 tb of usable capacity for scalability and flexibility. Z flashsystem 900 provides flexible...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 3 key features flashsystem 900 provides extreme performance with ibm microlatency™, macro efficiency, and enterprise reliability. Scalability and performance flashsystem 900 has the following scalability and performance features: ibm flashcore technology for consistentl...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 4 manageability and security flashsystem 900 offers the following manageability and security features: hardware-accelerated aes-xts 256-bit data at rest encryption including hot encryption activation z and hot encryption re-key intuitive graphical user interface (gui) a...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 5 figure 4 shows the components of ibm flashsystem 900 from the rear. One of the two canisters is removed, and you see two interface cards and two fan modules. The power supply unit to the right of the fans provides redundant power to the system. All components are conc...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 6 specifications table 1 lists the specifications for flashsystem 900. Table 1. Specifications (part 1 of 2) specification description model 9840-ae2, 9843-ae2. Form factor 2u rack-mounted enclosure. Ibm microlatency module quantity up to 12 ibm microlatency modules in ...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 7 table 1. Specifications (part 2 of 2) specification description cooling four hot-swappable fan modules. Power supply 1300 watts, high-power version to run at maximum performance for longer durations during power supply servicing. Two redundant hot-swap 200 - 240v ac a...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 8 models the following set of machine types are supported in aas as follows: 9840-ae2 - warranty period 1 year z 9843-ae2 - warranty period 3 years z all flashsystem 900. Storage systems include the ibm microlatency modules and blanks, power supplies, fans, and canister...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 9 fibre channel support the fibre channel and fcoe protocols use the same interface cards. However, only one protocol is supported per ibm flashsystem 900 enclosure. Figure 6 shows the fibre channel interface card. Figure 6. Fibre channel interface card ( example shows ...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 10 fibre channel over ethernet support flashsystem 900 supports 16 ports of 10 gbps fibre channel over ethernet. Fcoe uses the same interface cards as fibre channel. Fibre channel and fcoe interface cards each flashsystem 900 canister supports two fibre channel interfac...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 11 infiniband interface card ibm flashsystem 900 supports four two-port infiniband 40 gbps cards. A total of eight ports of 40 gbps infiniband connections are supported per ibm flashsystem 900. The infiniband card ports can connect to quad data rate (qdr), double data r...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 12 ibm variable stripe raid variable stripe raid data protection is a unique, self-healing data protection that is managed independently by each flash controller on each i bm microlatency module. With variable stripe raid, every flash controller creates a striped data l...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 13 scalable configurations flashsystem 900 can scale usable capacity from as low as 2.4 tb to as high as 57 tb in its compact 2u enclosure. With flashsystem 900, many granular capacity points are possible due to the three choices in ibm microlatency module capacity: 1.2...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 14 network cables flashsystem 900 supports the network cables that are listed in table 8. Table 8. Supported network cables description feature code maximum quantity supported fibre channel cables (supported on fibre channel ports) 1 m fiber cable (lc-lc) 3700 16 5 m fi...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 15 encryption rekey rekeying is the process of creating a new key for the system. To create new keys, encryption must be enabled on the system. However, the rekey operation works whether there are encrypted arrays or not. Before creating a new key, ensure that the canis...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 16 web interface navigating the management tool is simple. You can hover the cursor over one of the five function icons on the left side of the window, which highlights the function icon and shows a list of options. You can then move the cursor to the wanted option and ...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 17 the management gui is the primary tool to manage the system. Figure 7 shows an overview of the management gui and the general location of associated menu options from the front of the machine . At the bottom of the window are three status indicators. These indicators...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 18 figure 8 shows the management gui and the associated menu options from the rear of the system. Looking at the rear view from left to right, you see the states highlighted for the fan module in canister id 1, the left canister id 1, fibre channel port id 1, and the po...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 19 performance menu overview enter the flashsystem 900 performance monitor by clicking monitoring -> performance. The first time after the browser window is opened, system latency is displayed as shown in figure 9. Figure 9. Improved gui - performance monitoring window ...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 20 interface port total iops: z the total port iops graph displays average number of read, write, and total iops over the sample period. There is one line on the graph for each port in each host adapter in each canister. Each adapter has a different color, and all four ...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 21 physical and electrical specifications flashsystem 900 has the following physical, electrical, and environmental specifications: dimensions and weight z width: 445 mm (17.5 in.) (19-inch rack standard) o depth: 761 mm (29.96 in.) o height: 86.2 mm (3.39 in.) o weight...
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Flashsystem 900 product guide 22 ibm global financing ibm global financing offers competitive financing to credit-qualified customers and ibm business partners to assist them in acquiring it solutions. The offerings include financing for it acquisition, including hardware, software, and services, fr...
Page 23: Notices
Flashsystem 900 product guide 23 notices this information was developed for products and services offered in the u.S.A. Ibm may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in other countries. Consult your local ibm representative for information on the products and servi...
Page 24: Trademarks
Flashsystem 900 product guide 24 this document was created or updated on april 16, 2015. Send us your comments in one of the following ways: use the online contact us review form found at: z ibm.Com/redbooks send your comments in an e-mail to: z redbooks@us.Ibm.Com mail your comments to: z ibm corpo...