Lenovo System x Server Options Portfolio Expands, Announced IBM
With new SSDs, flash adapters, NIC cards, mini-SAS cables
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on December 2, 2015 at 2:43 pmNew models
- 1.6TB and 2TB NVMe PCIe flash adapters
- 1.25TB, 1.6TB, 3.2TB, and 6.4TB PCIe flash adapters
New features of the NVMe PCIe Enterprise Performance flash adapters
available in 1.6TB and 2TB capacities:
- PCIe interface
- Low profile – HH/HL add in card form factor
- NVMe driver
- Capacities 1.6TB to 2TB
- Endurance up to 17 DWPD
- Low latency
New features of the Enterprise Mainstream flash adapters
available in 1.25TB, 1.6TB, 3.2TB, and 6.4TB capacities:
- PCIe interface
- Low profile and full height form factors
- SanDisk MLC NAND
- Endurance from 4 PBW to 22 PBW
- Low latency
Emulex Network Adapters
Lenovo System x portfolio is enhanced by the upgrading of Emulex 10GbE adapters
New SSD models:
- 2.5-inch 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, and 800GB 6Gb/s Enterprise Entry SATA G3HS SSDs
- 2.5-inch 200GB, 400GB Enterprise Performance SATA SSD for NeXtScale
- 2.5-inch 200GB, 400GB, 800GB Enterprise Performance SATA G3HS SSDs
- 3.5-inch 400GB and 800GB Enterprise Performance SATA HS SSDs
- 3.5-inch 120GB, 240GB, 480GB Enterprise Entry SATA HS SSDs
ll models provide the flexibility of hot-swap.
The new Lenovo System x SSD features include:
- Hot-swap 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factor storage capacity
- SSD SATA drive-to-host interface supports up to 6Gb/s burst rate
- Read-write throughput speeds up to 550/520MB/s and 4K random read-write IO/s up to 85,000/45,000
- Software utilities allow for S.M.A.R.T. to alert for impending drive failures
Key prerequisites
System x system with SSD capability
Planned availability date: December 1, 2015