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3. be used as bootable devices IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters Technical specifications Table 2 presents the technical specifications for the IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters Table 2 IBM High IOPS MLC Adapter technical specifications Specification 365 GB 785 GB 1 2 TB 2 4 TB Part number 46C9078 46C9081 90Y4377 90Y4397 Interface PCle 2 0 x8 PCle 2 0 x8 PCle 2 0 x8 PCle 2 0 x8 x4 wired x4 wired x4 wired x8 wired Form factor Low profile Low profile Low profile Full height half length Capacity Endurance Five year life time Five year life time Five year life time Five year life time expectancy expectancy expectancy expectancy 4 PB TBW 11 PB TBW 17 PB TBW 34 PB TBW Data reliability lt 1 in 10 bits read lt 1 in 10 bits read lt 1 in 10 bits read lt 1 in 10 bits read 512 bytes block transfers t 1 MB block transfers The TBW value assigned to a solid state device is the total bytes of written data based on the number of P E cycles that a device can be guaranteed to complete the percentage of remaining P E cycles is equal to the percentage of remaining TBW The IBM warranty for the solid state storage is limited to devices that have not reached the maximum guaranteed number of program erase cycles Solid state storage that reaches this limit might fail to operate according to its specifications Because of such behavior by solid state devices careful planning must be done to use solid state storage i
4. bers and feature codes Table 1 Ordering part numbers and feature codes 46C9078 A3J3 46C9081 A3J4 90Y4377 A3DY 90Y4397 A3DZ 46C9087 A3EH Note IBM 8 pin 3 drop 34 7 inch 95cm Cable 46C9087 is used to support the 2 4TB High IOPS adapter This cable supplies AUX power required for the x3650 M4 when four or more of the IBM 2 4 TB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapters are installed The part numbers for the adapters include the following items IBM High IOPS MLC Mono or Duo Adapter with 3U bracket attached 2U bracket loose USB Key with documentation Quick Install Guide Important Notices document Warranty Flyer Environmental Notices IBM Safety Information 6 pin 1 drop 16 in cable Duo Adapter only 8 pin 3 drop 16 in cable Duo Adapter only Solid State Storage Technical Update Figure 2 shows the IBM High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter 365 GB 785 GB or 1 2 TB Figure 2 IBM High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters 2 Features Based on the standard PCle architecture coupled with silicon based NAND clustering storage technology the High IOPS MLC Adapters are optimized for System x rack servers and can be deployed in blades through the PCle expansion units These scalable designs come with cost effective Multi Level Cell MLC technology in standard PCle form factors These adapters use NAND flash memory as the basic building block of solid state storage and contain no moving parts so they are less sensitive to
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6. issues associated with vibration noise and mechanical failure These adapters are built as block devices on a PCle bus with advanced wear leveling ECC and chip level redundancy providing unparalleled reliability and efficiency Typical uses are applications with ultra high performance I O needs Data in memory applications Medium to large databases Cache Video Data warehousing Business intelligence and analytics Decision support The IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters have the following features Technology features Industry standard PCle form factors 24 nm NAND flash Cost effective MLC technology Functions as a PCle storage and controller device The operating system sees a block device Performance features Ultra high performance of more than 700 000 read IOPS and more than 900 000 write IOPS Access latency as low as 15 us Up to 3 GBps of sustained sequential throughput Integrates with host processor as a memory tier for direct parallel access to flash Reliability features e Enterprise grade MLC eMLC e 49 bit ECC protection e End to end data integrity e Adaptive Flashback redundancy for RAID like chip protection with self healing capabilities e Field upgradable controller hardware to provide performance reliability endurance and feature improvements for the existing deployments Monitoring and management features e Power consumption e Thermal information Flash wear out Note These adapters cannot
7. n Disk controllers to see the support matrix Click the check mark that is associated with the System x server in question to see the details of the operating system support Warranty The IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters carry a 1 year customer replaceable unit CRU limited warranty When installed in a System x server these adapters assume your system s base warranty and any IBM ServicePac upgrade IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters 6 Physical specifications The IBM 365GB 785GB and 1 2TB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapters have the following physical specifications Dimensions and weight approximate Height 16 mm 0 6 in Width 70 mm 2 8 in Depth 168 mm 6 6 in Weight 138 g 0 3 Ib Shipping dimensions and weight approximate Height 124 mm 4 9 in Width 19 mm 0 8 in Depth 178 mm 7 0 in Weight 173 g 0 4 Ib The IBM 2 4TB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter has the following physical specifications Dimensions and weight approximate Height 16 mm 0 6 in Width 110 mm 4 3 in Depth 170 mm 6 7 in Weight 279 g 0 6 Ib Shipping dimensions and weight approximate Height 149 mm 5 9 in Width 19 mm 0 8 in Depth 178 mm 7 0 in Weight 312 g 0 7 Ib Operating environment The IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters are supported in the following environment e Temperature operational 0 55 C 32 131 F at 0 3 048 m 0 10 000 ft derated by 1 C per 1 000 ft elevation above sea level e Tem
8. n the application environments to ensure that the TBW of the device is not exceeded before the end of the required life expectancy IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters 4 Supported servers The IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters can be installed in the System x and IBM iDataPlex servers identified in Table 3 and the BladeCenter and Flex System servers identified in Table 4 Table 3 Supported System x and iDataPlex servers Part 1 a o3 li N rar te Ki Part Feature number code Product description x x3250 M3 4251 4252 x3400 M3 7378 7379 x3500 M3 7380 x3550 M3 7944 x3620 M3 7376 x3630 M3 7377 ele l fesom ga zz orsa HEGLE dx360 M3 6391 46C9078 A3J3 IBM 365GB High IOPS MLC Mono N Adapter 46C9081 A3J4 IBM 785GB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter 90Y4377 A3DY IBM 1 2TB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter 90Y4397 A3DZ IBM 2 4TB High lOPS MLC Duo Adapter 46C9087 A3EH IBM 8 pin 3 drop 34 7 95cm Cable Table 3 Supported System x and iDataPlex servers Part 2 Part Feature number code Product description 46C9078 A3J3 IBM 365GB High lOPS MLC N Mono Adapter 3100 M4 2582 46C9081 A3J4 IBM 785GB High lOPS MLC N Mono Adapter 90Y4377 A3DY IBM 1 2TB High IOPS MLC Mono N Adapter 90Y4397 A3DZ IBM 2 4TB High IOPS MLC Duo N Adapter 46C9087 A3EH IBM 8 pin 3 drop 34 7 95cm Cable IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters 5 Table 4 Supported BladeCenter and Flex System servers Part Feature numbe
9. perature non operational 40 70 C 40 158 F at 0 9 144 m 0 30 000 ft derated by 1 C per 1 000 ft elevation above sea level e Relative humidity 5 95 non condensing e Maximum altitude operational 3 048 m 10 000 ft IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters Agency approvals The IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters have the following agency approvals United States FCC 47 Part 15 Subpart B Class A Canada ICES 003 Class A Japan VCCI Class A Australia New Zealand C Tick CISPR 22 2009 Class A Taiwan BSMI CNS 13438 Class A CE Mark EN55022 EN55024 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 Korea KN22 KN24 Class A Low Voltage Directive IEC EN 60950 1 2006 Related publications For more information see the following documents IBM US Announcement Letter for IBM 1 2TB and 2 4TB High IOPS MLC Adapters http ibm com common ssi cgi bin ssialias infotype dd amp subtype ca amp amp htmlfid 89 7 ENUS 112 128 IBM US Announcement Letter for IBM 365GB and 785GB High IOPS MLC Adapters http ibm com common ssi cgi bin ssialias infotype dd amp subtype ca amp amp htmlfid 89 7 ENUS1 12 187 IBM System x Configuration and Options Guide http www ibm com support docview wss uid psg 1SCOD 3ZVQ5W IBM ServerProven http ibm com servers eserver serverproven compat us IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters Notices This information was developed for products and services offered in the U S A IBM may not offer the products services or feature
10. r code Product description coves asov _ H 2TBHan OPS MLC Mono dover n w n wel yA EL IBM 8 pin 3 drop 34 7 95cm Cable t The HS23 HS23E and HX5 support these adapters with the addition of the IBM BladeCenter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade Il part number 68Y 7484 The x220 and x240 support these adapters with the addition of the IBM Flex System PCle Expansion Node part number 81Y8983 HS23E 8038 x240 8737 x440 7917 lt lt BE z o x E HS23 7875 oF rf oo te Le gt Ir HB HS12 8028 Hg HS22V 7871 Z See the IBM ServerProven website for the latest compatibility information for System x BladeCenter iDataPlex and Flex System servers at http ibm com servers eserver serverproven compat us Supported operating systems The IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters support the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 EM64T VMware vSphere 5 VMware ESX 4 1 VMware ESXi 4 1 See the IBM ServerProven website for the latest information about the specific versions and service packs supported at http ibm com servers eserver serverproven compat us Click System x servers the
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12. tl ye Redbooks IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters IBM Redbooks Product Guide The IBM 365GB 785GB and 1 2TB MLC Mono and 2 4TB MLC Duo High IOPS Adapters for IBM System x IBM BladeCenter and IBM Flex System are second generation adapters that come with many of the benefits of standard storage in addition to enterprise class high performance of more than 900 000 sustained input output operations per second IOPS These adapters are designed primarily for performance hungry enterprise servers and computing appliances while providing the added benefits of lower power and cooling costs low management impact and smaller storage footprints Figure 1 shows the IBM 2 4TB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter Figure 1 IBM 2 4TB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter Did you know The IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters use flash memory as their storage medium contain no moving parts and do not have the issues associated with vibration noise and mechanical failure The adapters are built as block devices on a PCle bus with advanced wear leveling advanced ECC and chip level redundancy providing exceptional reliability and efficiency Providing additional peace of mind these adapters are covered under IBM warranty They carry a 1 year limited warranty or when installed in a System x server these adapters assume your system s base warranty IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters 1 Part number information Table 1 lists the information for ordering part num
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