Overview - 50 GB SATA 3.5-inch HS Solid State drive for IBM System x and 2.5 inch SFF NHS Solid State drive for IBM BladeCenter

This new drive brings solid state high performance, reliability, and low-power capabilities to BladeCenter and System x storage. This new option 2.1-watt 50 GB SSD drive will be available as a single 2.5-inch NHS drive for BladeCenter and a 3.5-inch HS drive for System x.

Key features and benefits include:

• Low-power requirements: Using as little as 2.1-watt of power per drive, the client can help better manage the power envelope of the datacenter.
• Uptime is up to three times that of conventional harddrives without compromising application performance or availability.
• Durability helps withstand challenging environmental conditions.
• This drive is ideal for delivering high-performance Input/Output Operations per Second (IOPS). This allows users to help increase the performance of their I/O subsystems at a cost equal to or less than adding traditional storage systems.
• IBM 50 GB SATA 2.5" NHS SFF High IOPS SSD (43W7706) are supported through internal direct attachment to BladeCenter servers

Performance

50 GB performance characteristics include:

• Formatted capacity: Up to 50,000 MB
• Drive to host interface that supports 1.5 Gb/s burst rate
• Internal transfer read rate: Up to 80 MB/s
• Internal transfer write rate : Up to 50 MB/s
• Combination 67% Read/33% Write transaction processing rate: up to 2600 IOPS
• This drive is ideal for delivering high performance IOPS and thereby relieving storage bottlenecks.

Reliability

• The absence of moving parts reduces potential failure points in the blade server.
• SATA compliance enables the drive to connect directly into BladeCenter.
• S.M.A.R.T Technology allows software utilities to alert you of certain impending drive failures so replacements can be made before a problem occurs.
• Rigorous testing through the ServerProven program instills confidence that your storage subsystem(3) is compatible and will function reliably.

These new 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form-factor drives provide solid state technology for BladeCenter and System x servers.

Benefits include:

• Larger, up to 50 GB capacity for the single drive, delivering high performance IOPS and thereby relieving storage IO bottlenecks.
• Help in reducing potential points of failure internal to the blade and System x server by delivering solid state reliability and environmental robustness in the IBM storage family
• 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factors that fit into a conventional disk drive bays
• Energy saving with as little as 2.1 W of power consumption per drive
• S.M.A.R.T. Technology which, through the use of software utilities, can alert you of certain impending drive failures
• Availability in non-hot-swap and hot-swap versions

The IBM 50 GB SATA 3.5" HS High IOPS SSD (43W7698) is supported on the following IBM platforms.

• IBM System x3200 (Type 4362, 4363)
• IBM System x3200 M2 (Type 4367, 4368)
• IBM System x3250 (Type 4364, 4365)
• IBM System x3250 M2 (Type 4191, 4194)
• IBM System x3350 (Type 4192, 4193)
• IBM System x3400 (Type 7975, 7976)
• IBM System x3455 (Type 7984, 7986, 7940, 7941)
• IBM System x3500 (Type 7977)
• IBM System x3550 (Type 7978)
• IBM System x3650 (Type 7979)
• IBM System x3655 (Type 7985, 7943)
• IBM System x3755 (Type 8877, 7163)

The IBM 50 GB SATA 2.5" SFF NHS High IOPS SSD (43W7706) is supported on the following IBM platforms:

• IBM BladeCenter HS21 (Type 8853)
• IBM BladeCenter HS21 XM (Type 7995)
• IBM BladeCenter HS12 (Type 8014)
• IBM BladeCenter LS22 (Type 7901)
• IBM BladeCenter LS42 (Type 7902)

Note: Some configurations may not be compatible. For the latest compatibility information, visit the IBM ServerProven Web site.

Support for all major operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows
• Linux Red Hat
• VMware
• SUSE Linux

• Requires a SAS/SATA controller

• Formatted capacity: 50,000 MB
• Drive to host interface that supports SATA-1.0a, 1.5 Gb/s burst rate
• Internal transfer read rate: 80 MB/s
• Internal transfer write rate: 50 MB/s
• Hot-swap capability with 3.5-inch
• SATA interface
• Combination 67% Read/33% Write transaction processing rate: up to 2600 IOPS
• 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form size

• Approximate Height: 9.5 mm (.37 in)
• Approximate Width: 69.8 mm (2.76 in)
• Approximate Depth: 100.2 mm (3.94 in)
• Approximate Weight: <.45 kg (< 1 lb)

Temperature (operating):

• 0 to 70 degrees(C) (32 to 158 F) at -304 to 24,380 m (-1000 to 80,000 ft)

Temperature (non-operating):

• 0 to 70 degrees(C) (32 to 158 F) at -304 to 24,380 m (-1000 to 80,000 ft)

Humidity:

• 5% to 90%, non-condensing

• UL
• CSA
• TUV
• CE Mark
• C-Tick Mark
• IEC
• Taiwan (BSMI Certification)
• Korea EMI

Energy Star Compliant?: No.

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One year, customer replaceable unit (CRU), limited warranty