IBM FlashSystem 5100 FS5100 2078-4H4 NVMe Flash Storage

IBM FlashSystem 5100 Model 2078-4H4 is a virtualized storage system designed to meet high-performance storage requirements, including ultra-low latency, cost-effectiveness, operational efficiency, and mission-critical reliability. The IBM 5100 FlashSystem FS5100 Model 2078-4H4 is built on a flash-optimized design, with an end-to-end NVMe strategy to bring extremely low latencies to organizations of all sizes. For IBM FS5100 pricing and custom configuration request, use the FlashSystem 5100 email price feature.

IBM FlashSystem 5100 FS5100 2078-4H4 Performance Specifications
Max IOPS: 900,000 IOPS
Minimum Latency: Under 70 µs (microseconds) using Storage-Class Memory (SCM) or NVMe FlashCore Modules
Max Bandwidth: 15 Gb/s throughput
Max Cache: 576 GB per System
Max Drives: 760 per System via 20 Expansion Enclosures (1,520 Drives Clustered)

The IBM FlashSystem 5100 Model 2078-4H4 is an All-Flash storage system, but is also available in a hybrid flash configuration. The IBM FlashSystem 5100 Model 2078-4H4 All Flash Storage model has feature code AHZD, and the 2078-4H4 Hybrid Flash Storage model has feature code AHZE. Both the All Flash and Hybrid FlashSystem 5100 configurations support NVMe FlashCore Modules and industry-standard NVMe flash drives in the control enclosure. However, the hybrid flash offering supports adding IBM FlashSystem expansion enclosure models 2078-12G, 2078-24G, and 2078-92G that support SAS flash drives and SAS HDD drives, which allows for more flexible configurations.

Existing FlashSystem expansion enclosure models 2077-12F, 2077-24F, and 2077-92F can also be attached to the hybrid version of the IBM FlashSystem 5100 offering, and models 2077-AFF and 2077-A9F can be attached to the all-flash version of the IBM FlashSystem 5100 offering. Existing FlashSystem expansion enclosure models 2078-12F, 2078-24F, and 2078-92F can be attached to the hybrid version of the IBM FlashSystem 5100 offering, and models 2078-AFF and 2078-A9F can be attached to the all-flash version of the IBM FlashSystem 5100 offering. In addition, older Storwize V5000 models 112, 124, 212, 224, 312, 324 and Storwize V5100 Model 424 can attach the newer FlashSystem 5100 expansion enclosure models 2077-12F, 2077-24F, 2077-92F, 2078-12F, 2078-24F, and 2078-92F.

IBM FlashCore Modules and industry-standard NVMe drive options
IBM FlashSystem 5100 Model 2078-4H4 is designed to support FlashCore Modules, industry-standard flash drives, and an intermix of both. FlashCore Modules integrate IBM MicroLatency technology, advanced flash management, and reliability into a 2.5-inch SFF NVMe, with built-in performance-neutral hardware compression and industry-standard self-encrypting NVMe flash drives.

2.5-inch SFF NVMe FlashCore Modules supported in IBM FlashSystem 5100 2078-4H4 control enclosures:
4.8 TB SFF NVMe Flash Core Module 01YM582 01YM482 01EK233 03LG613 01YK819 AES1 ADS1 AHS1
4.8 TB NVMe FlashCore Module 02YC416 02YC423 03GU599 02CL186 03GH469 03GH824 AES5 ADS5 AHS5
9.6 TB SFF NVMe Flash Core Module 01YM583 01YM943 01YM493 01EK232 01YK818 AES2 ADS2 AHS2
9.6 TB NVMe FlashCore Module 03GU600 02YC417 AES6 ADS6 AHS6
19.2 TB SFF NVMe Flash Core Module 01YM584 01EK231 01YM501 01YK817 AES3 AHS3 ADS3
19.2 TB NVMe FlashCore Module 02YC418 02CL183 02CL182 03GH471 03GH764 AES7 ADS7 AHS7
38.4 TB NVMe FlashCore Module 02YC419 03GH472 03GU602 02CL180 AES8 ADS8 AHS8

2.5-inch SFF NVMe industry-standard drives supported in IBM FlashSystem 5100 2078-4H4 control enclosures:
800 GB SFF NVMe Flash Drive 01YM585 01YM509 01CM508 AET1 ADT1 AHT1
1.92 TB SFF NVMe Flash Drive 01YM586 01CM504 01CM509 01YM517 01YM520 AET2 ADT2 AET2 AHT2
3.84 TB SFF NVMe Flash Drive 01YM587 01CM510 01YM525 01YM528 AET3 AHT3 ADT3
03GU525 7.68 TB SFF NVMe Flash Drive 01YM588 01YM533 01YM536 AET4 ADT4 AHT4
03GU526 15.36 TB SFF NVMe Flash Drive 01YM541 01YM589 01YM544 AET5 ADT5 AHT5

2.5-inch SFF NVMe Storage-Class Memory Industry-Standard Drives supported in IBM FlashSystem 5100 2078-4H4 control enclosures:
375 GB NVMe Storage Class Memory Drive 03GU527 AETA
750 GB NVMe Storage Class Memory Drive 03GU528 AETB
800 GB NVMe Storage Class Memory Drive 03GU529 AETE
1.6 TB NVMe Storage Class Memory Drive 03GU530 AETF

3.5-inch SAS disk drives supported in IBM 2078-12G LFF Expansion Enclosure
900 GB 10K LFF HDD01AC607 AC27
1.2 TB 10K LFF HDD 01AC608 AC28
1.8 TB 10K LFF HDD 01AC609 AC29
2.4 TB 10K LFF HDD 01YM219 AC2A
4 TB 7.2K LFF NL HDD 01AC604 AC39
6 TB 7.2K LFF NL HDD 01AC605 AC3A
8 TB 7.2K LFF NL HDD 01AC606 AC3B
10 TB 7.2K LFF NL HDD 01EJ995 AC3C
12 TB 7.2K LFF NL HDD 01YM235 AC3D
14 TB 7.2K 12 Gb SAS NL LFF AC3E
16 TB 7.2K LFF NL HDD AC3F HDD
18 TB 7.2K 12 Gb SAS NL LFF HDD AC3G

3.5-inch SAS drives supported in IBM 2078-92G LFF Expansion Enclosure
1.6 TB LFF Flash Drive 01LJ043 ACQD
3.2 TB LFF Flash Drive 01LJ044 ACQE
1.92 TB LFF Flash Drive 01LJ045 ACQJ
3.84 TB LFF Flash Drive 01LJ046 ACQK
7.68 TB LFF Flash Drive 01LJ047 ACQL
15.36 TB LFF Flash Drive 01LJ048 ACQM
30.72 TB LFF Flash Drive ACQN
1.2 TB 10K LFF HDD 01LJ038 ACP3
1.8 TB 10K LFF HDD 01LJ039 ACP4
2.4 TB 10K LFF HDD ACP5
6 TB 7.2K LFF NL HDD 01LJ040 ACP7
8 TB 7.2K LFF NL HDD 01LJ041 ACP8
10 TB 7.2K LFF NL HDD 01LJ042 ACP9
12 TB 7.2K LFF NL HDD 01YM235 ACPA
14 TB 7.2K 12 Gb SAS NL LFF HDD ACPB
16 TB 7.2K LFF NL HDD ACPC
18 TB 7.2K12 Gb SAS NL LFF HDD ACPX

2.5-inch SAS drives supported in IBM 2078-24G SFF Expansion Enclosure
1.92 TB SFF Flash Drive 03GU523 ACN0
3.84 TB 12 Gb SAS SFF Flash Drive 03GU524 ACN1
7.68 TB SFF Flash Drive 03GU525 ACN2
15.36 TB SFF Flash Drive 03GU526 ACN3
30.72 TB SFF Flash Drive 03JK634 ACN4
400 GB SFF Flash Drive AC9C
800 GB SFF Flash Drive AC9D
1.6 TB SFF Flash Drive AC9E
3.2 TB SFF Flash Drive AC9F
800 GB 3DWPD SFF Flash Drive AC9J
900 GB 10K SFF HDD 01AC596 AC68
1.2 TB 10K SFF HDD 01AC597 AC69
1.8 TB 10K SFF HDD 01AC598 AC6A
2.4 TB 10K SFF HDD 01YM203 AC6B
2 TB 7.2K SFF NL HDD AC76

NOTE: All drives are dual-port and hot-swappable. Drives can be intermixed where applicable. Expansion enclosures can be intermixed behind the SFF control enclosure. Storage-class memory drives can only be populated in drive bays 21-24.

Scalability
A single FlashSystem 5100 control enclosure can support up to 20 expansion enclosures with a maximum of 760 drives per system. Expansion enclosures are designed to be dynamically added without downtime, helping to quickly and seamlessly respond to growing capacity demands. With two-way system clustering, the size of the system can be increased to a maximum of 1,520 drives. See the Limitations section for scalability limits. Further scalability can be achieved with virtualization of external storage. When IBM FlashSystem 5100 virtualizes an external system, capacity in that external system inherits the functional richness and ease of use of IBM FlashSystem 5100.

High availability
The IBM FlashSystem 5100 is designed to offer high system and data availability with the following features:
Dual-active, intelligent node canisters with mirrored cache
Dual-port drives with automatic drive failure detection and RAID rebuild with global hot spares
Redundant hardware, including power supplies and fans
Hot-swappable and customer replaceable components
HyperSwap
Automated path failover support for the data path between the server and the drives
Encryption for enhanced data security

Security and Compliance
IBM FlashSystem 5100 model 2078-4H4 supports encryption for data at rest. Encryption is performed by the IBM FlashSystem 5100 control enclosure for data stored within the entire IBM FlashSystem 5100 system, including the control enclosure, all attached expansion enclosures and for all data stored in externally virtualized storage subsystems. Encryption is enabled on IBM FlashSystem 5100 through the acquisition of the Encryption Enablement feature. The Encryption Enablement feature enables encryption on the entire IBM FlashSystem 5100 system and externally virtualized storage subsystems. The Encryption USB Flash Drives (Four Pack) feature or IBM Security Key Manager (SKLM) are required for encryption keys management.

FC and Ethernet connectivity with intermix flexibility
IBM FlashSystem 5100 Model 4H4 includes eight 10 Gb Ethernet ports standard for iSCSI connectivity, two 1 Gb Ethernet ports for system management, and can be configured with one I/O adapter feature to provide up to eight 16 Gb or 32 Gb Fibre Channel ports with FC-NVMe support or up to four 25 Gb Ethernet ports with iSCSI and iSER (RoCE V2 and iWARP) support.

IBM Spectrum Virtualize combines a variety of IBM technologies, including deduplication, compression, thin provisioning, SCSI Unmap, HyperSwap (high-availability solution), Easy Tier (automatic and dynamic data tiering), encryption of internal and external virtualized storage, FlashCopy (snapshot), and remote data replication. These technologies are designed to enable IBM FlashSystem 5100 to offer a rich set of functional capabilities and deliver extraordinary levels of storage efficiency when used together. IBM FlashSystem 5100 functional capabilities are provided through IBM Spectrum Virtualize Software for IBM FlashSystem 5100. For additional information about IBM FlashSystem 5100 functional capabilities and software, see the materials listed in the Reference information section.

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