300GB 15,000rpm SFF and 900GB 10,000rpm 6Gb SAS 2.5-Inch HDD Offered by IBM

As the newest additions to the IBM System x family of 2.5-inch SAS drives, these new IBM 300 GB 15K and 900 GB 10K 6 Gbps SAS HDDs offer the highest performance options and provide a wider selection of choices to satisfy a range of applications.

These new drives are positioned at the top of IBM’s SAS HDD line.

The new 300 GB 15K and 900 GB 10K 6 Gbps SAS HDDs provide 2.5-inch form factor options that are available in hot-swap and simple-swap configurations.

Key features include:

• Up to 15,000 rpm speed to help optimize performance
• Reliability that enables operation in RAID environments without compromising application performance or availability
• The largest capacity drives in their respective spindle speeds

Specs

• Formatted capacity of 300 GB
• Formatted capacity of 900 GB
• Drive-to-host interface that supports up to 6.0 Gb/s burst rate
• Drive media to buffer interface that supports sustained interface data transfers of up to 151 MB/s average on the 300 GB drive, and 93 MB/s on the 900 GB drive
• Spindle speed of 15,000 rpm or 10,000 rpm
• Hot-swap or simple-swap capability
• SAS interface

Reliability

• SAS compliance enables these HDDs to connect directly to selected System x systems.
• S.M.A.R.T. allows software utilities to alert you of certain impending drive failures so replacements can be made before a problem occurs.
• Testing through the ServerProven program instills confidence that your storage subsystem is compatible and will function reliably.
• The HDDs come with a one-year, limited warranty.

Key prerequisites

• IBM System x system with SAS capability.

Planned availability date

• August 26, 2011