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IBM Storage FlashSystem 5300

Faster threat detection, improved performance & power efficiency.

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IBM Storage FlashSystem 5300

Enterprise-grade storage that grows with you

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5300 delivers NVMe storage for organizations that need powerful, energy efficient storage in a compact 1U form factor. It provides cyber resilience to protect your data, and blazing performance with numerous scale-up and scale-out options.

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High performance redundancy

12 NVMe high-availability flash devices in a 1U storage enclosure drawer with fully redundant canister components prevent a single point of failure.
Scalable for environment of any size

Smart, self-optimizing solution is easily managed, enabling organizations to overcome storage challenges as they grow.
Affordable, high-value solution

High-density tiers of flash storage in an affordable package includes compression and AI-powered predictive analytics.
Cyber resilient to the core

FlashCore Module 4 (FCM4) continuously monitors data from every I/O using MK models to detect anomalies like ransomware in less than 1 minute.1
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Specifications

Specifications:
Effective maximum capacity within a single enclosure:
- 1.5 PBe (1U enclosure)		Max bandwidth:
- 28 .6 GB/s
 		Connectivity (standard):
- 25/10 GB/s iSCSI or NVMe/TCP		Max I/O Ports: 
- 16 

FlashSystem grid:
- Federate up to 32 independent systems into a single grid		Memory: 
- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		Connectivity: (Optional)
- 64 GB/s FC or NVMe/FC
- 32 GB/s FC or NVMe/FC
- 10 GB/s iSCSI or NVMe/TCP		Max IOPs (4K read miss)
- 700k 

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Use cases

Invest in energy efficient, dense data storage that makes a difference.
View all your data in one place and rely on AI-driven data tiering.
Recover data quickly and without interruption in the event of a cyberattack.
Faster storage analytics, faster time to insight., using tools built with flash storage analytics.

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Next steps

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Footnotes

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.

2 Assuming 5:1 Data Reduction