12Gb SAS 2.5-Inch SSDs and HDDs for IBM Storwize V5000 and V7000

IBM Storwize V5000 and Storwize V7000 deliver new drive options for high-performance environments

The following drives are available on Storwize V5000:

• 600GB 15,000rpm 12Gb SAS 2.5-inch HDD
• 600GB 15,000rpm 12Gb SAS 3.5-inch HDD

The 3.5-inch large form factor (LFF) drive is a 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) drive delivered in a 3.5-inch LFF carrier.

A 600GB 15,000rpm 12Gb SAS 2.5-inch disk drive is now also available for Storwize V7000 Models 124, 224, and 324.

These drives are dual-port and hot-swappable, offering higher capacity options for high-performance environments.

Additionally, Storwize V5000 and Storwize V7000 flash SSDs
are offered under new feature numbers for supply continuity purposes:

• 200GB 12Gb SAS 2.5-inch flash drive
• 400GB 12Gb SAS 2.5-inch flash drive
• 800GB 12Gb SAS 2.5-inch flash drive

All these new drives support up to a 12Gb/s data transfer rate, but operate up to only a 6Gb/s data transfer rate when installed in Storwize V5000 and Storwize V7000 systems.

Key prerequisites
Storwize V5000 requires Storwize Family Software for Storwize V5000 for operation. Version 7.1, or later, is required for these new drives.

Storwize V7000 requires Storwize Family Software for Storwize V7000 for operation. Version 6.4.1, or later, is required for these new drives.

Planned availability date

• August 8, 2014: All features except as noted below
• September 5, 2014: System Integration Pack 1 (feature number AHX1), System Integration Pack 2 (feature number AHX2)