IBM XIV Storage System Gen3

IBM XIV Storage Systems Gen3 is designed to provide a new higher-performing option in enterprise-class storage from the IBM XIV Storage System series.

XIV Gen3 model 114 offers up to four times
the performance of previous generation systems
and includes:

• A virtualized grid-based array of storage devices
• Up to 180 2 TB SAS hard disk drives
• Up to 161 TB of usable capacity in a single frame
• Up to 24 ports of 8Gb Fibre Channel host connectivity
• Up to 22 ports of 1Gb iSCSI host connectivity
• Up to 360 GB of cache
• InfiniBand interconnectivity
• Multi-core processors
• Three uninterruptible power supplies
• Advanced software functions: Synchronous and asynchronous remote mirroring; Thin provisioning; Data migration; Quality of Service controls; LDAP authentication support; VMware VAAI support; Differential, writeable snapshot technology
• One and three-year warranty models

IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 will be upgradeable to an SSD Caching option which is planned for the first half of 2012. The SSD caching option is being designed to provide up to 7.5 TB of fast read cache to support and up to a 90% reduction in I/O latency for random read workloads.

IBM 2812 XIV Storage System Gen3 Model 114 together with IBM 2810 XIV Storage System Gen3 Model 114 enable a warranty choice for XIV Gen3 storage. 2812 Model 114 supports a 3-year warranty to complement the 1-year warranty offered by the functionally equivalent, 2810 Model 114.

Key prerequisites

• XIV Storage System Gen3 Model 114 with IBM XIV Storage System Software Version 11.0, or later, installed.

Planned availability date

• September 8, 2011