The IBM FlashSystem 7200 is a high-performance enterprise storage platform that combines end-to-end NVMe technology, IBM FlashCore Modules, advanced data protection and IBM Spectrum Virtualize software in a compact 2U system. The IBM FlashSystem 7200 2076-824 is designed to accelerate business-critical applications, simplify storage administration and support modern hybrid-cloud environments.
- Up to 2.3 million 4K read-hit IOPS
- Less than 70 microseconds minimum latency
- Up to 35 GB/s maximum read bandwidth
- Up to 1.5 TB cache per control enclosure
- IBM Safeguarded Copy ransomware protection
- Advanced replication and high-availability capabilities
The IBM FlashSystem 7200 provides enterprise-grade block storage for organizations that need high performance, scalability and advanced data services without the complexity traditionally associated with enterprise storage. Its architecture supports all-flash, hybrid-flash and tiered-storage configurations, allowing businesses to balance application performance, capacity and cost.
Built with IBM Spectrum Virtualize software, the FlashSystem 7200 centralizes storage management and provides advanced services such as compression, deduplication, encryption, automated tiering, snapshots, remote replication, external storage virtualization and nondisruptive data migration.
The system is well suited for database processing, server virtualization, ERP applications, analytics, private cloud, hybrid cloud, container platforms and other workloads that require consistently low storage latency and high availability.
Other FlashSystem Models include:
IBM FlashSystem 5600 5127-A20
IBM FlashSystem 9600 5078-A40
IBM FlashSystem 5015 2072-2N2 2072-2N4
IBM FlashSystem 5010 2072-2H4
IBM FlashSystem 5100
IBM FlashSystem 5035 2072-3N2 2072-3N4
IBM FlashSystem 5200 4662-6H2
IBM FlashSystem 5300 4662-7H2
IBM FlashSystem 5045 4680-3P2 4680-3P4
IBM FlashSystem 7200 2076-824 2076-U7C
IBM FlashSystem 7300 4657-924
IBM FlashSystem 9100 9150-AF8 9848-AF8 9846-AF8 9110-AF7 9848-AF7 9846-AF7
IBM FlashSystem 9500 4666-AH8
IBM FlashSystem 9500R 4666-AH8
IBM FlashSystem 7200 Benefits
High-Performance NVMe Architecture
End-to-end NVMe technology helps reduce storage latency and accelerate demanding applications. The FlashSystem 7200 supports IBM FlashCore Modules, industry-standard NVMe drives and Storage Class Memory within the same system.
Enterprise Data Protection
Safeguarded Copy, FlashCopy, encryption, remote replication and high-availability functions help protect critical information from hardware failures, operational errors and cyberattacks.
Advanced Data Reduction
Hardware-accelerated compression, software compression, deduplication, thin provisioning and SCSI UNMAP help increase usable capacity while reducing infrastructure requirements.
Simplified Storage Management
Administrators can configure, monitor and manage storage through a graphical interface, command-line interface or REST API. IBM Storage Insights adds cloud-based monitoring and analytics.
Flexible Capacity Expansion
Organizations can begin with a single 2U control enclosure and expand through additional NVMe drives, SAS expansion enclosures or a clustered configuration of up to four FlashSystem 7200 systems.
Hybrid-Cloud Integration
IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud supports storage-based replication, disaster recovery and data mobility between on-premises infrastructure and supported cloud environments.
IBM FlashSystem 7200 Performance
The FlashSystem 7200 is engineered for workloads that depend on predictable response times and high transaction throughput. IBM lists maximum performance of up to 2.3 million IOPS for 4K read-hit workloads, up to 700,000 IOPS for 4K read-miss workloads and up to 35 GB/s of bandwidth for 256 KB read-miss workloads.
Actual performance varies according to configuration, drive technology, workload characteristics, host connectivity, software level and other environmental factors.
IBM FlashCore Module Technology
IBM FlashCore Modules are purpose-built NVMe storage devices designed for enterprise performance, density and endurance. FlashCore Modules include hardware-accelerated inline compression that can reduce the physical capacity required to store data while maintaining consistent application performance.
Available FlashCore Module capacities listed for the FlashSystem 7200 include 4.8 TB, 9.6 TB, 19.2 TB and 38.4 TB. The system can also support industry-standard NVMe drives and Storage Class Memory options, providing flexibility for performance-sensitive and capacity-oriented workloads.
Cyber Resilience and Ransomware Protection
IBM FlashSystem 7200 includes storage capabilities that can help organizations improve cyber resilience and reduce recovery time following ransomware, malicious activity or accidental data loss.
IBM Safeguarded Copy
Safeguarded Copy creates logically isolated, immutable copies of production data. These protected copies are hidden from normal host access and cannot be changed or deleted through standard application processes. Following a cyber incident, a validated copy can be restored to support recovery.
Encryption
The FlashSystem 7200 supports AES-XTS 256-bit data-at-rest encryption. FlashCore Modules are designed to support FIPS 140-2 Level 1 encryption with centralized key management through IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager.
High Availability
IBM HyperSwap supports active access to storage across geographically separated locations. When properly designed and implemented, HyperSwap can provide automated failover and help applications continue operating through certain site or infrastructure failures.
IBM Spectrum Virtualize Data Services
IBM Spectrum Virtualize is the software foundation of the FlashSystem 7200. It provides a common set of enterprise storage services across internal capacity and supported externally virtualized storage systems.
- Thin provisioning
- Inline compression
- Block deduplication
- SCSI UNMAP
- Data-at-rest encryption
- IBM Easy Tier
- FlashCopy snapshots
- Metro Mirror replication
- Global Mirror replication
- Three-site replication
- External storage virtualization
- Nondisruptive data migration
External storage virtualization can extend FlashSystem data services across supported storage systems from multiple vendors. This approach can help businesses modernize storage management while preserving the value of existing infrastructure.
Replication and Disaster Recovery
IBM FlashCopy
FlashCopy creates near-instant point-in-time copies that can be used for backup, testing, reporting and other parallel processing requirements. The FlashSystem 7200 supports up to 256 copies of data.
Metro Mirror
Metro Mirror provides synchronous replication for environments that require closely aligned copies of data at separate locations.
Global Mirror
Global Mirror provides asynchronous replication for long-distance disaster recovery and remote-copy requirements.
Three-Site Replication
Three-site replication can combine high availability and disaster recovery by maintaining data across multiple storage locations.
Supported Workloads and Environments
IBM FlashSystem 7200 can support a broad range of enterprise computing, virtualization and container environments when configured with supported hardware, software and interoperability components.
Confirm current operating-system, server, adapter, SAN switch and application interoperability before ordering or deploying a system.
IBM FlashSystem 7200 Technical Specifications
| Product | IBM FlashSystem 7200 |
|---|---|
| Machine type | 2076 |
| Control enclosure models | 824 and U7C |
| Expansion enclosure models | 12G, 24G and 92G |
| Control enclosure form factor | 2U, standard 19-inch rack |
| Maximum clustered systems | Up to four FlashSystem 7200 control enclosures operating as one system |
| Software | IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM Storage Insights |
| Maximum 4K read-hit IOPS | 2.3 million |
| Maximum 4K read-miss IOPS | 700,000 |
| Minimum 4K read-hit latency | Less than 70 microseconds |
| Maximum bandwidth | 35 GB/s for 256 KB read-miss workloads |
| Processors | Four 8-core processors per control enclosure; up to sixteen 8-core processors in a four-way cluster |
| Cache | 256 GB to 1,536 GB per control enclosure; up to 6,144 GB in a four-way clustered system |
| NVMe drive slots | 24 2.5-inch NVMe drives per control enclosure |
| Maximum SAS drives | Up to 760 SAS drives in expansion enclosures per control enclosure |
| FlashCore Module capacities | 4.8 TB, 9.6 TB, 19.2 TB and 38.4 TB |
| Storage Class Memory capacities | 375 GB, 750 GB, 800 GB and 1.6 TB |
| Industry-standard NVMe capacities | 800 GB, 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB and 15.36 TB |
| Fibre Channel connectivity | Up to 24 16 Gbps or 32 Gbps Fibre Channel ports per control enclosure, with FC and NVMe over Fibre Channel support |
| Ethernet connectivity | Eight 10 Gbps Ethernet ports or up to twelve 25 Gbps Ethernet ports, depending on configuration |
| Ethernet protocols | iSCSI and iSER using supported iWARP or RoCE options |
| RAID support | DRAID 1, 5 and 6 with dynamic DRAID expansion; TRAID 1 and 10 |
| Management interfaces | GUI, command-line interface and REST API |
| Encryption | AES-XTS 256-bit data-at-rest encryption |
| Replication | FlashCopy, Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, Global Mirror with change volumes, three-site replication and HyperSwap |
| Power supplies and fans | Fully redundant and hot-swappable |
| Control enclosure width | 483 mm / 19 inches |
| Control enclosure depth | 850 mm / 33.5 inches |
| Control enclosure height | 88 mm / 3.5 inches |
| Maximum configured weight | 46.6 kg / 102.5 lb with 24 drive modules installed |
IBM FlashSystem 7200 Configuration Options
The FlashSystem 7200 can be configured to meet different performance, capacity, connectivity and availability requirements. Important planning considerations include:
- Required usable and effective storage capacity
- FlashCore Module, NVMe, SCM or SAS drive selection
- Fibre Channel or Ethernet host connectivity
- Application performance and latency requirements
- Compression and deduplication expectations
- Local and remote replication requirements
- High-availability and disaster-recovery objectives
- Current storage systems requiring virtualization or migration
- Projected capacity and workload growth
- Maintenance and support coverage
Nondisruptive Storage Migration
IBM Spectrum Virtualize can help move data from existing storage systems to the FlashSystem 7200 while applications continue to access their data. This capability can simplify storage replacement, infrastructure consolidation, workload balancing and movement between storage tiers.
Virtualizing supported external storage can also allow businesses to apply FlashSystem data services to existing capacity before completing a full migration.
AI-Enhanced Monitoring with IBM Storage Insights
IBM Storage Insights provides cloud-based storage visibility, performance monitoring and support integration. Administrators can view the condition of supported block-storage systems through a centralized dashboard and use analytics to identify performance, capacity and configuration issues.
- Centralized storage-health dashboard
- Capacity and performance monitoring
- Switch and fabric monitoring
- AI-enhanced analytics
- Predictive issue identification
- Integrated support-ticket management
- Secure collection of diagnostic information
Warranty and IBM Storage Expert Care
IBM FlashSystem 7200 machine type 2076 systems were offered with a three-year limited hardware warranty and 9x5 onsite limited support, with service upgrades available. Warranty and support terms can vary by configuration, geography, acquisition channel and whether the system is purchased new or previously owned.
IBM Storage Expert Care options can provide expanded support benefits, including enhanced response times, remote code upgrades, proactive monitoring, configuration guidance and access to additional storage management capabilities.
Verify the exact warranty status, entitlement and available maintenance options for the individual machine serial number before purchase.
Why Buy IBM FlashSystem from Midland Information Systems?
Midland Information Systems provides IBM enterprise infrastructure, storage, implementation and support services. Our specialists can help evaluate your existing environment, identify an appropriate storage configuration and plan the migration of applications and data.
Storage Configuration
Assistance selecting controllers, cache, drives, connectivity, expansion capacity and software functions.
Installation Services
Professional assistance with rack installation, cabling, initial configuration, SAN integration and host attachment.
Data Migration
Migration planning and implementation for supported legacy IBM and third-party storage platforms.
IBM Power Integration
Storage planning for IBM Power Systems running IBM i, AIX or Linux workloads.
Maintenance and Support
Assistance evaluating warranty coverage, IBM support and post-warranty maintenance options.
Upgrade Planning
Capacity, performance, replication and infrastructure planning for current and future requirements.
IBM FlashSystem 7200 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the IBM FlashSystem 7200?
The IBM FlashSystem 7200 is a 2U enterprise block-storage system that supports NVMe flash, IBM FlashCore Modules, Storage Class Memory and SAS expansion capacity. It uses IBM Spectrum Virtualize to provide data reduction, replication, encryption, migration and storage virtualization.
What are the IBM FlashSystem 7200 model numbers?
The IBM data sheet identifies machine type 2076 control enclosure models 824 and U7C. Supported expansion enclosure models include 12G, 24G and 92G.
How fast is the IBM FlashSystem 7200?
IBM lists up to 2.3 million IOPS for 4K read-hit workloads, up to 700,000 IOPS for 4K read-miss workloads, less than 70 microseconds minimum read-hit latency and up to 35 GB/s of maximum bandwidth.
How many drives can the FlashSystem 7200 support?
A control enclosure supports up to 24 2.5-inch NVMe drives. With expansion enclosures, a control enclosure can support up to 760 SAS drives, depending on configuration.
Can multiple FlashSystem 7200 systems be clustered?
Yes. Up to four FlashSystem 7200 control enclosures can be clustered and operated as a single system.
Does the FlashSystem 7200 protect against ransomware?
IBM Safeguarded Copy can create logically isolated and immutable copies of data that cannot be modified or deleted through normal host operations. These copies can support recovery following ransomware or destructive activity.
Does the FlashSystem 7200 support IBM i and AIX?
FlashSystem storage is commonly deployed with IBM Power Systems. Compatibility depends on the server model, operating-system version, adapters, SAN components and storage software level. Current interoperability should be verified before deployment.
Is the IBM FlashSystem 7200 still available?
Availability depends on current IBM product status and reseller inventory. New-old-stock, refurbished and previously owned configurations may be available. Request a quote for current availability, configuration and support options.
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