DS8A00 model A01

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The DS8A00 model A01 is a racked storage system delivering the following features:
  • IBM Power 9+ PCIe Gen 4 processor nodes
  • One 10-core processors per node for a total of 20 cores per system
  • 256 GB or 512 GB system memory
  • A maximum of 192 NVMe Flash Drives and four HPFE Gen3 enclosure pairs
  • Up to 16 host adapters providing 64 ports
  • Up to 4 zHyperlink adapters providing 4 zHyperlink ports
  • 42U, 19-inch rack with single-phase and three-phase support

The following tables list the hardware components and maximum capacities that are supported for the model A01.

Table 1. Components for model A01
Processors System memory Processor memory I/O enclosures Host adapters (4 port) HPFE Gen3 enclosure pairs Expansion frames
10-core 256 GB 256 GB 1 or 2 2 - 16 1 - 4 0
20-core 512 GB 512 GB 1 - 4 2 - 32 1 - 8 0 - 1
Table 2. Maximum capacity for model A01
Processors System memory Maximum 2.5-in. Flash Tier 0, Flash Tier 1, or Flash Tier 2 drives Maximum storage capacity for 2.5-in. Flash Tier 0, Flash Tier 1, or Flash Tier 2 drives
10-core 512 GB 192 2.9 PB
20-core 1024 GB 384 5.9 PB