IBM Storage FlashSystem 5300 is an NVMe storage option for entry-level enterprises that need compact, powerful storage. It unifies data management across the core, cloud and edge, and is designed in a revolutionary 1U form factor. The result is blazing speeds, robust density and numerous scale-up and scale-out options.
An ultra-performant cyber-resilient, and flexible all-flash storage platform that enables organizations to consolidate and protect more workloads onto a smaller footprint with a larger performance and capacity envelope.
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12 NVMe high-availability flash devices in a 1U storage enclosure drawer with fully redundant canister components prevent a single point of failure.
Smart, self-optimizing solution is easily managed, enabling organizations to overcome storage challenges as they grow.
High-density tiers of flash storage in an affordable package includes compression and AI-powered predictive analytics.
Migrate data with fully integrated system management, application-aware data services and high-value features such as AES encryption and inline hardware compression.
Benefit from hybrid cloud storage capabilities to increase business agility.
The new technology enabled by FlashCore Module 4 (FCM4) is designed to continuously monitor statistics gathered from every single I/O using
machine learning models to detect anomalies like ransomware in less than a minute.1
Maximum bandwidth (reads): 28.6 GB per second
Response times (reads): <50 microseconds
Effective maximum capacity within single enclosure2: 1.8 PBe (1U enclosure)
Processor/PCIe Gen: Intel Ice Lake, Gen 4 PCIs
Maximum front-end host ports: 16
FlashCore module capacities supported: 4.8, 9.6, 19.2 and 38.4 TB
Use cases:
- SAP
- Oracle
- Server and desktop virtualization
- Production database
- Containers
- Workload consolidation
The IBM Storage FlashSystem 5200 system. The storage solution you need for virtualization and database environments. With the ability to store 12 NVMe high-availability flash devices in a 1U storage enclosure drawer, you will be able to meet the requirements of the future.
- Up to 42TBs of effective capacity (@ 3:1 data reduction)
- Intel Sky Lake, Gen 3 PCIe
- As fast as 50μs latency
Development can sometimes feel like a never-ending maze. Let IBM Storage FlashSystem 5200 make it easy for you. We offer a solution that's fast, flexible, and always ready for you.
- Up to 111TBs of effective capacity (@ 3:1 data reduction)
- Intel Sky Lake, Gen 3 PCIe
- As fast as 50μs latency
Do you have too many storage tiers with too many different types of storage? Consolidate them into one scalable solution. IBM Storage FlashSystem 5200 offers NVMe, QLC and Ai-powered predictive analytics.
- Up to 228TBs of effective capacity (@ 3:1 data reduction)
- Intel Sky Lake, Gen 3 PCIe
- As fast as 50μs latency
Invest in energy efficient, dense data storage that makes a difference. FlashSystem devices leverage IBM FlashCore Modules with computational storage compression capabilities providing storage consolidation and power efficiency differentiation. As your data grows, ensure your energy shrinks.
View all your data in one place and rely on AI-driven data tiering. Powered by IBM Storage Virtualize, FlashSystem makes it easy to manage data across all systems while modernizing your legacy storage capabilities.
Recover data quickly and without interruption in the event of a cyberattack. IBM Storage FlashSystem uses IBM Safeguarded Copy and IBM Cyber Vault to create air-gapped copies of data and restore production fast.
Faster storage analytics, faster time to insight. Process your data and gain deeper insights at lightning speed, whether on-premises or in the cloud, using tools built with flash storage analytics.
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Product specifications
IBM Storage FlashSystem 5000
IBM Storage FlashSystem 5300
IBM Storage FlashSystem 7300
Maximum bandwidth (reads)
12 GB per second
28.6 GB per second
50 GB per second
Response times (reads)
< 70 microseconds
< 50 microseconds
< 50 microseconds
Effective maximum capacity within single enclosure*
570 TBs (2U enclosure)
1.8 PBe (1U enclosure)2
2.2 PBe(2U enclosure)
Processor/PCIe Gen
Intel Broadwell DE
Intel Ice Lake, Gen 4 PCIs
Intel Cascade Lake, Gen 3 PCIe
Maximum front-end host ports
8
16
24
FlashCore Module capacities supported
Not applicable ( (supports industry standard modules)
4.8, 9.6, 19.2 and 38.4 TB
4.8, 9.6, 19.2 and 38.4 TB
Use cases
- Server and desktop virtualization
- Production and development databases
- Containers
- Data center edge
- SAP
- Oracle
- Server and desktop virtualization
- Production database
- Containers
- Workload consolidation
- SAP
- Oracle
- Server and desktop virtualization
- Production database
- Containers
- In-memory database
* Assuming 3:1 data reduction compression and 2:1 deduplication.
All FlashSystem products additionally support industry standard NVMe modules and SAS-connected traditional HDDs
1 Internal experimentation by IBM Research has demonstrated detection of ransomware within 1 minute of the ransomware starting its encryption process. This experiment was done on a FlashSystem 5200 with 6 FCMs with the 4.1 firmware load. The 5200 had 8.6.3 GA level software loaded. The host connected to the 5200 was running Linux with XFS Filesystem. In this particular case, the IBM ransomware simulator called WannaLaugh was used. Underlying system must be compatible with FCM4.1 and version 8.6.3 GA level software loaded in order to receive results obtained.
21U control enclosure: 12 drives of 38.4TB each= 460.8 TB configured in a 9+Q+P+S DRAID-6 array, after RAID overhead and metadata provisioning, deliver 302.12TB of usable capacity, with a 3:1 compression and 2:1 deduplication ratio equal 1.81PB of effective capacity.