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IBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem8201IBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem820IBMRedbooksProductGuideIBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem820storagesystemsdeliverhighperformance,efficiency,andreliabilityforsharedenterprisestorageenvironments,helpingclientsaroundtheworldaddressperformanceissueswiththeirmostimportantapplicationsandinfrastructure.
Thesestoragesystemscaneithercomplementorreplacetraditionalharddrivearraysinmanyapplications,includingonlinetransactionprocessing(OLTP),businessintelligence(BI),onlineanalyticalprocessing(OLAP),virtualdesktopinfrastructures,high-performancecomputing,andcontentdeliverysolutions(suchascloudstorageandvideoondemand).
Asstandardsharedprimarydatastoragedevices,FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820storagesystemsdeliverperformancebeyondthatofmosttraditionalarrays,eventhosethatincorporateSSDsorotherflashtechnology.
ThesestoragesystemscanalsobeusedasthetoptierofstoragealongsidetraditionalarraysintieredstoragearchitecturessuchastheIBMEasyTierfunctionalityavailableinIBMSystemStorageSANVolumeControllerorIBMStorwizeV7000storagevirtualizationplatforms.
Basedonsinglelevelcell(SLC)flash,FlashSystem720istargetedtowrite-heavyenterpriseworkloads;enterprisemultilevelcell(eMLC)flash-basedFlashSystem820istargetedtoread-heavyworkloads,whereworkloadisdistributedacrossmultipleservers.
Figure1showsFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820.
Figure1.
FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820DidyouknowIBMFlashSystemstoragesystemsdeliverover500,000readIOPSandupto5GBpsbandwidthwithlessthan100microsecondslatency,whiletheyprovideupto24TBoftotalusablecapacityorupto20TBof2DFlashRAIDprotecteddatastoragejustin1Uofrackspace.
FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820featuremissioncriticalavailabilityandreliability,andmultiplelayersofdatacorrection,chipredundancy,andredundanthotswapcomponents.
IBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem8202KeyfeaturesIBMFlashSystemstoragesystemsdeliveradvancedperformance,scalability,reliability,security,andenergy-efficiencyfeatures.
FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820storagesystemsaretheappropriatechoiceformissioncriticalenterpriseenvironmentswiththefollowingcharacteristics:highstorageperformancerequirements,suchaslowlatency(microsecondsasopposedtomilliseconds),highbandwidth(gigabytespersecond),orhighIOPS(hundredsofthousandsofI/Ooperationspersecond).
ScalabilityandperformanceTheFlashSystemstoragesystemsoffernumerousfeaturestoboostperformanceandimprovescalability:FlashSystemstoragesystemscanprovidemorethan500,000IOPSandupto5GBpsbandwidthforzstorageI/O-intensiveenterpriseworkloads.
FlashSystem820canscaleupto24TBofstoragecapacity,whileFlashSystem720supportsuptoz12TB.
Asingle42Urackcontaining421UFlashSystemstoragesystemscanprovideupto840TBofzprotectedstoragewithmorethan20,000,000IOPSandupto210GBpsbandwidth.
FlashSystemstoragesystemsfeatureoneoftheindustry'shighestflashcapacitydensitymetricz(usableGBperrackspace)andperformancedensitymetrics(IOPSandbandwidthperrackspace).
FlashSystemstoragesystemssupportupto1,024logicalvolumes.
zFlashSystemstoragesystemsofferchoiceof8GbFibreChannelor40GbQDRInfiniBandzconnectivitytomatchtheperformanceofmostdemandingI/Ointensiveapplications.
AvailabilityandserviceabilityTheFlashSystemstoragesystemsprovidemanyfeaturestosimplifyserviceabilityandincreasesystemuptime:FlashSystemstoragesystemsuseoverprovisioningandadvancedwearlevelingtechniquestozdramaticallyimprovewriteenduranceoftheflashmodulestoextendtheirlifetime.
FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820offermultiplelayersofdataprotection(ECC,VariableStripzRAID,and2DFlashRAID)topreventanunplannedoutageincaseofaflashchipormodulefailure.
FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820supporthot-swapflashmoduleswhichallowstoreplacethezfailedmodulewithoutserviceinterruptiontoeliminateplanneddowntime.
FlashSystemstoragesystemsoffertworedundanthot-swappowersuppliesandeightdual-motorznon-hot-swapredundantfanstoprovidecost-efficientavailabilityforapplications.
Easy-to-readLCDdisplayindicatessystemerrorstoleadthetechniciantofailed(orfailing)zcomponents.
Thispanelsimplifiesservicingandspeedsupproblemresolution,helpingimprovesystemavailability.
ThreeN+1redundantbatterieshelppreventdatalossbybackingupdatainRAMbuffersallowingzthemtobewrittentoaflashmoduleincaseofpowerfailure.
Twobuilt-inredundantmanagementmodulesinanactive-passiveconfigurationcontinuouslymonitorzsystemparameters,triggersalerts,andperformsrecoveryactionsincaseoffailure,tominimizedowntime.
One-yearcustomerreplaceableunitandon-sitelimitedwarranty,nextbusinessday9x5.
Optionalzserviceupgradesavailable.
IBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem8203ManageabilityandsecurityPowerfulsystemsmanagementfeaturessimplifylocalandremotemanagementoftheFlashSystemstoragesystems:FlashSystemstoragesystemshaveabuilt-inLCDdisplayallowingtoperformbasicconfiguration,zmanagement,andmonitoringtasks,simplifyingadministration.
FlashSystemstoragesystemsincludeamanagementmoduletomonitorserveravailabilityandzperformremotemanagement.
Themanagementmoduleprovidesextensivesecurityfeatures,includingrole-baseduserzauthenticationandaccesscontrol,LDAPsupport,andSSHprotocolforsecureremotesystemsmanagement.
LUNmaskingfeatureallowstocontrolaccesstoalogicalvolumefromthehostsidetopreventzunauthorizeddataaccessandmodification.
EnergyefficiencyTheFlashSystemstoragesystemsofferthefollowingenergy-efficiencyfeaturestosaveenergy,reduceoperationalcosts,increaseenergyavailability,andcontributetoagreenenvironment:Energy-efficientflashcomponentshelploweroperationalcosts.
zFlashSystemstoragesystemsofferoneofindustry'sbestIOPSperwattratioenablinggreaterenergyzsavings.
FlashSystemstoragesystemsusehexagonalventilationholes,apartofIBMCalibratedVectoredzCoolingtechnology.
Hexagonalholescanbegroupedmoredenselythanroundholes,providingmoreefficientairflowthroughthesystem.
IBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem8204LocationsofkeycomponentsandconnectorsFigure2showstheinternalcomponentsoftheFlashSystemunit.
Figure2.
InternalviewoftheFlashSystemunitFigure3showstherearoftheFlashSystemunitwiththeFibreChannelinterfaces.
Figure3.
RearviewoftheFlashSystemunitwiththeFibreChannelinterfacesFigure4showstherearoftheFlashSystemunitwiththeInfiniBandinterfaces.
Figure4.
RearviewoftheFlashSystemunitwiththeInfiniBandinterfacesIBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem8205SpecificationsTable1liststhespecifications.
Table1.
SpecificationsSpecificationFlashSystem720FlashSystem820Formfactor1Urack-mountedunitFlashmodulequantity12(10+1+1)FlashmoduletypeSinglelevelcell(SLC)Enterprisemultilevelcell(eMLC)FlashmodulecapacitySingle-density(SD):500GBDouble-density(DD):1TBSingle-density(SD):1TBDouble-density(DD):2TBMaximumcapacityRAID0orJBOF:6TB(SD)or12TB(DD)RAID5:5TB(SD)or10TB(DD)RAID0orJBOF:12TB(SD)or24TB(DD)RAID5:10TB(SD)or20TB(DD)FlashmoduleprotectionOverprovisioning,wearleveling,CRCchecksum,ECC,andmodule-levelVariableStripeRAID(standard);2DFlashRAID(optional,pre-selected)RAIDsupportNoRAID(JBOFmode);RAID0acrossflashmodules;optionalRAID5withhotspareacrossflashmodules(2DFlashRAID)Hostinterfaces4x8GbFibreChannel(FC)or4x40GbQDRInfiniBandReadIOPS*525,000525,000WriteIOPS*400,000280,000Readbandwidth**3.
3GBps(FC);5GBps(InfiniBand)3.
3GBps(FC);5GBps(InfiniBand)Writebandwidth**3.
3GBps(FC);4GBps(InfiniBand)2.
8GBps(FC);2.
8GBps(InfiniBand)Readlatency100s110sWritelatency25s25sSystemsmanagementLCDdisplaywithfourcontrolbuttons;twomanagementmodulesCoolingEightredundantnon-hot-swapfans;eachfanhastwomotorsPowersupplyTworedundanthot-swap100-240Vacauto-sensingpowersuppliesInputpower350W300WHeatdissipation1194BTU/hr1023BTU/hrHot-swappartsFlashmodules,powersuppliesSecurityfeaturesRole-basedusersecurity,SSH,LDAP,andLUNmaskingPlatformssupportedIBMSystemx,IBMPowerSystems,non-IBMx86servers;Windows,Linux,IBMAIX,VIOSoperatingsystemsLimitedwarrantyOne-yearon-sitelimitedwarrantywith9x5nextbusinessdayresponseServiceandsupportOptionalwarrantyserviceupgradesandpost-warrantyservicesareavailable:on-sitewith24x72-hour,24x7or9x5sameday,or9x5nextbusinessdayresponseDimensionsHeight:44mm(1.
7in.
),width:432mm(17.
0in.
),depth:638mm(25.
1in.
)Weight12.
7kg(28lb)*4KBI/Oblocksize.
**256KBI/Oblocksize.
IBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem8206ModelsTable2liststheFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820models.
Table2.
ModelsDescriptionMachinetype-modelIBMFlashSystem7209831-AS2IBMFlashSystem8209831-AE2TheFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820storagesystemsareshippedwiththefollowingitems:StatementofLimitedWarrantyzQuickstartguidezDocumentationCDcontainingInstallationandUser'sGuidezRailkitzTwoIEC320-C13toC14rackPDUpowercordszTheFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820storagesystemsrequireinterfaceandflashmodulestobeorderedwiththebasemodel.
See"Interfacemodules"and"Flashmodules"sectionsfordetails.
InterfacemodulesFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820supporteither8GbFibreChannel(FC)or40GbpsInfiniBandconnectivitywiththeinterfacemodulesshowninTable3(onlyonefeaturecanbeselected).
Table3.
SupportedinterfacemodulesDescriptionFeaturecodeMaximumquantitysupported8GbFC4PortExtIntAF041IBQDR4PortExtIntAF051Eachinterfacemodulefeaturecodecontainstwodual-portcards(either8GbFibreChannelorQDRInfiniBand)foratotaloffourportsinthesystem.
FCinterfacemodulescomestandardwithfour(onepereachport)8GbFCshortwaveSFP+transceiverswithLCduplexconnector.
InfiniBandinterfacemoduleshaveQSFPreceptacles.
FCinterfacessupportFibreChannelProtocol(FCP)only,withpoint-to-point(FC-P2P),arbitratedloop(FC-AL),andswitchedfabric(FC-SW)topologies.
FCinterfacescanbeconfiguredasN_portorNL_porttypes.
InfiniBandinterfacessupportSCSIRDMAProtocol(SRP)only.
Dual-portinterfacemodulessupportfullactive-activeloadbalancingandfailovermulti-pathing,thoughhostsoftwaresupportforthisfunctioncanvary.
IBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem8207FlashmodulesFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820provideconfigurablecapacityandoptionalRAID5ProtectionfeaturewiththeflashmoduleslistedinTable4.
Table4.
SupportedflashmodulesDescriptionFeaturecodeMaximumquantitysupportedSLCflashmodulepacks(forFlashSystem720,onlyonepackcanbeordered)6TBSLCRAID0(12-pack)AF02112TBSLCRAID0(12-pack)AF031BaseeMLCflashmodulepacks(forFlashSystem820,onlyonepackcanbeordered)12TBeMLCRAID0(12-pack)AF0E124TBeMLCRAID0(12-pack)AF0F1RAID5protection(optional,pre-selected)RAID5ProtectionAF0K1FlashSystem720flashmodulesuse32nmSLCflashchips,nominallyratedfor100,000program/erase(P/E)cycles,andFlashSystem820flashmodulesuse32nmeMLCflashchips,nominallyratedfor30,000P/Ecycles.
FlashSystem720single-densityflashmodulehasarawcapacityofapproximately680GB,andausablecapacityofapproximately500GBafteroverprovisioningandVariableStripeRAIDoverhead.
FlashSystem720double-densityflashmodulehasarawcapacityofapproximately1.
36TB,andausablecapacityofapproximately1TBafteroverprovisioningandVariableStripeRAIDoverhead.
FlashSystem820single-densityflashmodulehasarawcapacityofapproximately1.
36TB,andausablecapacityofapproximately1TBafteroverprovisioningandVariableStripeRAIDoverhead.
FlashSystem820double-densityflashmodulehasarawcapacityofapproximately2.
72TB,andausablecapacityofapproximately2TBafteroverprovisioningandVariableStripeRAIDoverhead.
Important:Flashmoduletypescannotbemixedwithinasystem.
Thefollowingflashmoduleprotectiontechnologiesaresupported:Module-levelVariableStripeRAIDzErrorcorrectingcodes(ECC)toprovidereconstructionofdatafromflashchipszChecksumsanddataintegrityfieldsprotectingallinternaldatatransferswithinthesystemzOverprovisioningtoenhancewriteenduranceanddecreasewriteamplificationzWearlevelingalgorithmsthatbalancethenumberofwritesamongflashchipsthroughoutthesystemzSweeperalgorithmsthatensurealldatawithinthesystemisreadperiodicallytoavoiddatafadezissuesOptionalRAID5ProtectionfeaturewithhotspareflashmoduletoautomaticallyrebuilddatafromthezfailingorfailedmoduletorestoreafullyredundantstateInaddition,FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820includethreeN+1redundantbatteriesthatareusedtodestagelookuptablesanddatafromRAMbufferstotheflashstorageincaseofpowerfailure.
IBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem8208Threemodesofoperationaresupportedbythesystems:RAID0zJBOF(justabunchofflash)zRAID5withhotspare(optional)zDefinition:Acombinationofmodule-levelVariableStripeRAIDandRAID5withhotspareacrossflashmodulesiscalledtwo-dimensional(2D)FlashRAID.
InaRAID0mode,dataisstripedacrossallavailableflashmodulesinatraditionalRAID0layout(stripesize4KB).
JBOFmodeallowseachflashmoduletobetreatedseparatelywithoutstripingdataacrossthemodules.
InJBOFmode,eachflashmodulecorrespondstoasinglelogicalvolume.
InaRAID5mode,dataisstripedacross11flashmodules,withrotatingparityprotectionina10+1RAID5layout(stripesize4KB).
Inthismode,onemoduleisreservedasahotspare.
Capacityavailableforuserdataisequivalenttothesumofusablecapacitiesfor10flashmodules.
InaRAID0orRAIDmode,ypto1024logicalvolumes(sometimesreferredtoasLUNs)canbecreatedinthesystem,withaminimumsizeof1GBandamaximumsizeofthefullavailablesystemcapacity.
UnlikeRAID0andJBOFmode,RAID5protectionfeatureprovidescompleteredundancyfortheflashmodulestoavoiddatalossincaseofflashmodulefailure.
WithRAID5featureactivated,FlashSystem720andFlashSystem820offerfullhighavailabilityandprotectionformissioncriticaldata,withoutsinglepointoffailure.
Underthedirectionofthemanagementmodule,thesystemscancoordinatedatatransferbetweenmodules;forexample,torebuildasystem-levelRAID-5datalayoutincaseofaflashmodulefailure,ifRAID5Protectionfeatureisactivated.
Important:InRAID0orJBOFmode,failuresofasingleflashmodulecontainingdatawillmostlikelycompromisesystemdataintegrityforlogicalvolumesstoredonthoseflashmodules.
IfRAID0orJBOFmodeisused,datamustbereplicatedindependentlyofFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820storagesystemsforprotectionagainstcompleteflashmodulefailures.
IBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem8209NetworkcablesFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820supportnetworkcablesthatarelistedinTable5.
Table5.
SupportedcablesDescriptionFeaturecodeMaximumquantitysupportedFibreChannelcables(supportedonFibreChannelports)1mFiberCable(LC-LC)370045mFiberCable(LC-LC)37014InfiniBandcables(supportedonInfiniBandports)1mIBMQSFPCopIBA0RD43mIBMQSFPCopIBA0RE43mIBMQSFPOptQDRIB5989410mIBMQSFPOptQDRIB599041mMlnxQSFPCopFDR14IBA2YG43mMlnxQSFPCopFDR14IBA2YH43mMlnxQSFPOptFDR14IBA2YL410mMlnxQSFPOptFDR14IBA2YN4Networkmanagementportssupport1000BASE-TconnectivityandrequiresUTPCategory5,5E,or6cablewithRJ-45connector(upto100meters).
IBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem82010PowercordsFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820comestandardwithtwoIEC320-C13toC14rackPDUpowercords.
Optionally,country-specificlinecordscanbeorderedifneeded.
SeeTable6.
Table6.
SupportedlinecordsDescriptionFeaturecodeorpartnumberMaximumquantitysupportedLinecord-2.
8m(China)62102Linecord-2.
8m(AS/NZ)62112Linecord-2.
8m(Europe)62122Linecord-2.
8m(Denmark)62132Linecord-2.
8m(S.
Africa)62142Linecord-2.
8m(UK)62152Linecord-2.
8m(Swiss)62162Linecord-2.
8m(Ita/Chile)62172Linecord-2.
8m(Israel)62182Linecord-2.
8m(SKorea)62192Linecord-2.
8m(Argentina)62222Linecord-2.
8m(India)62692Linecord-2.
8m(Japan)63142Linecord-2.
8m120V(US)63132Linecord-2.
8m(Taiwan)63862Linecord-2.
8m(Brazil)65322IBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem82011SystemsmanagementFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820havebuilt-inLCDdisplay(seeFigure5)toperformbasicconfigurationandmonitoringtasks.
Figure5.
LCDdisplayandcontrolsThefollowingtaskscanbeperformedthroughtheLCDdisplay:ConfigureIPaddresseszReboot/shutdownthesystemzMonitorsystemstatuszFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820areshippedwithtwomanagementmoduleswhichrunahighlycustomizedLinux-basedoperatingsystemthatcoordinatesandmonitorsallsignificantfunctionsinthesystem.
EachmanagementmodulehasoneRJ-45GigabitEthernetportforremotemanagement.
Managementmodulesareconfiguredinanactive/passiveredundantpair.
Thefollowingremotemanagementmethodsaresupported:Java-basedgraphicaluserinterface(GUI)throughwebbrowserzCommand-lineinterface(CLI)throughTelnetandSecureShell(SSH)zSimplenetworkmanagementprotocol(SNMP)zThefollowingtaskscanbeperformedwiththemanagementmodule:DefiningtheuseraccountsandpasswordszConfiguringemailnotificationszMonitoringthestatusofthesystem:zEventlogzFanszTemperatureszPowerzManagingotherFlashSystemunitsinthenetworkfromthesinglewebconsolezIBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem82012ControllingtheFlashSystemunit:zPoweringon/offzUptadingfirmwarezConfiguringnetworksettingszChangingstoragemode(JBOForRAID0)zCreatinglogicalvolumes(LUNs)zConfiguringLUNmaskingzConfiguringhostinterfaceszConfiguringusersecurityzSettingthedateandtimezSupportedplatformsIBMFlashSystemsystemssupportawiderangeofoperatingsystems(WindowsServer2003and2008,Linux,andIBMAIX),hardwareplatforms(IBMSystemx,IBMPowerSystems,andx86serversnotfromIBM),HBAs,andSANfabrics.
Forspecificinformation,seetheSystemStorageInteroperationCenter(SSIC):http://ibm.
com/systems/support/storage/ssicPhysicalandelectricalspecificationsFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820havethefollowingphysical,electrical,andenvironmentalspecifications:Dimensionsandweight(approximate):zHeight:44mm(1.
7in.
)zWidth:432mm(17.
0in)zDepth:638mm(25.
1in)zWeight:12.
7kg(28lb)zOperatingenvironment:zTemperature:zOperating:10-35degreesC(50-95degreesF)at30.
5mbelowto3000mabovesealevelz(100ftbelowto9,840ftabovesealevel)Non-operating:-10-50degreesC(14-125degreesF)zHumidity:zOperating:20%-80%zNon-operating:10%-90%zSupportedelectricalinput:z100-240(nominal)Vac;50-60HzzInputelectricalpower(approximately):zFlashSystem720:350wattszFlashSystem820:300wattszBTUoutput:zFlashSystem720:1194BTU/hrzFlashSystem820:1023BTU/hrzAcoustical:zNoiseemission:8.
0belszIBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem82013WarrantyoptionsFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820havea1-yearon-sitewarrantywith9x5nextbusinessdayterms.
IBMoffersoptionalwarrantyandmaintenanceserviceupgradesforthesesystems:Warrantyserviceupgradesz24x7on-siterepairwith2-hourtargetresponsetimez24x7on-siterepairwithsamedaytargetresponsetimez9x5on-siterepairwithsamedaytargetresponsetimezMaintenance(post-warranty)serviceofferingsz24x7on-siterepairwith2-hourtargetresponsetimez24x7on-siterepairwithsamedaytargetresponsetimez9x5on-siterepairwithsamedaytargetresponsetimez9x5on-siterepairwithnextbusinessdaytargetresponsetimezTable7explainsthewarrantyserviceleveldefinitionsinmoredetail.
Table7.
WarrantyserviceleveldefinitionsTermDescriptionOn-siteserviceAservicetechniciancomestothemachine'slocationforequipmentrepair.
24x72-hourAservicetechnicianisscheduledtoarriveatmachine'slocationwithintwohoursafterremoteproblemdeterminationiscomplete,ifIBMdetermineson-siteserviceisrequired.
IBMprovides24-hourservice,everyday,includingIBMholidays.
24x7samedayAservicetechnicianisscheduledtoarriveatmachine'slocationwithinfourhoursafterremoteproblemdeterminationiscomplete,ifIBMdetermineson-siteserviceisrequired.
IBMprovides24-hourservice,everyday,includingIBMholidays.
9x5samedayAservicetechnicianisscheduledtoarriveatmachine'slocationwithinfourbusinesshoursafterremoteproblemdeterminationiscomplete,ifIBMdetermineson-siteserviceisrequired.
IBMprovidesservicefrom8:00a.
m.
to5:00p.
m.
intheclient'slocaltimezone,MondaythroughFriday,excludingIBMholidays.
Ifitisafter1:00p.
m.
,anditisdeterminedthaton-siteserviceisrequired,theclientcanexpecttheservicetechniciantoarrivethemorningofthefollowingbusinessday.
Fornoncriticalservicerequests,aservicetechnicianwillarrivebytheendofthefollowingbusinessday.
9x5nextbusinessdayAservicetechnicianisscheduledtoarriveatmachine'slocationonthebusinessdayafterwereceiveyourcall,followingremoteproblemdetermination,ifIBMdetermineson-siteserviceisrequired.
IBMprovidesservicefrom8:00a.
m.
to5:00p.
m.
intheclient'slocaltimezone,MondaythroughFriday,excludingIBMholidays.
RegulatorycomplianceFlashSystem720andFlashSystem820conformtothefollowingstandards:FCC-VerifiedtocomplywithPart15oftheFCCRules,ClassAzCanadaICES-003,issue4,ClassAzIEC/EN60950-1zCBCertificatezUL60950-1CAN/CSAC22.
2No.
60950-1zCEMarkzEN55022/CISPR22,ClassAzIBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem82014FibreChannelswitchesThesystemscanbeconnectedtoIBMSystemNetworkingFibreChannelswitchesthatarelistedTable8.
Important:Allpossibleconfigurationsmightnotbesupported.
End-to-endconfigurationsupportmustbeverifiedthroughtheSSICwebsite:http://ibm.
com/systems/support/storage/ssicTable8.
IBMSystemNetworking-FibreChannelswitchesMachinetype-modelDescriptionIBMSystemNetworking-EntrySANswitches2498-F24IBMSystemStorageSAN24B-5(upto2416GbFCports)2498-B24IBMSystemStorageSAN24B-4Express(upto248GbFCports)2053-424CiscoMDS9124ExpressforIBMSystemStorage(upto244GbFCports)IBMSystemNetworking-MidrangeSANswitches2498-F48IBMSystemStorageSAN48B-5(upto4816GbFCports)2498-B80IBMSystemStorageSAN80B-4(upto808GbFCports)2498-B40IBMSystemStorageSAN40B-4(upto408GbFCports)2417-C48CiscoMDS9148forIBMSystemStorage(upto488GbFCports)IBMSystemNetworking-EnterpriseSANdirectors2499-816IBMSystemStorageSAN768B-2(upto38416GbFCports)2499-416IBMSystemStorageSAN384B-2(upto19216GbFCports)2499-384IBMSystemStorageSAN768B(upto5128GbFCports)2499-192IBMSystemStorageSAN384B(upto2568GbFCports)2054-E11CiscoMDS9513forIBMSystemStorage(upto5248GbFCports)2054-E07CiscoMDS9509forIBMSystemStorage(upto3368GbFCports)2054-E04CiscoMDS9506forIBMSystemStorage(upto1928GbFCports)IBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem82015UninterruptiblepowersupplyunitsThesystemssupportattachmenttotheuninterruptiblepowersupply(UPS)unitslistedinTable9.
Table9.
UninterruptiblepowersupplyunitsPartnumberDescriptionRack-mountedUPS21303RXIBMUPS7500XHV21304RXIBMUPS10000XHV24195KXIBMUPS500053951AXIBM1500VALCD2URackUPS(100V/120V)53951KXIBM1500VALCD2URackUPS(230V)53952AXIBM2200VALCD2URackUPS(100V/120V)53952KXIBM2200VALCD2URackUPS(230V)53953AXIBM3000VALCD3URackUPS(100V/120V)53953JXIBM3000VALCD3URackUPS(200V/208V)53956AXIBM6000VALCD4URackUPS(200V/208V)53956KXIBM6000VALCD4URackUPS(230V)53959KXIBM11000VALCD5URackUPS(200V/208V/230V)Formoreinformation,seethefollowingIBMRedbooksProductGuides:IBM3000VALCD3URackUninterruptiblePowerSupplyzhttp://www.
redbooks.
ibm.
com/abstracts/tips0782.
htmlOpenIBM6000VALCD4URackUPSzhttp://www.
redbooks.
ibm.
com/abstracts/tips0793.
htmlOpenIBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem82016PowerdistributionunitsThesystemssupportattachmentstothepowerdistributionunits(PDUs)listedinTable10.
Table10.
Powerdistributionunits(part1)PartnumberDescriptionSwitchedandMonitoredPDUs46M4002IBM1U9C19/3C13ActiveEnergyManagerDPIPDU46M4003IBM1U9C19/3C13ActiveEnergyManager60A3PhasePDU46M4004IBM1U12C13ActiveEnergyManagerDPIPDU46M4005IBM1U12C13ActiveEnergyManager60A3PhasePDU46M4167IBM1U9C19/3C13SwitchedandMonitored30A3PhasePDU46M4116IBM0U24C13SwitchedandMonitored30APDU46M4119IBM0U24C13SwitchedandMonitored32APDU46M4134IBM0U12C19/12C13SwitchedandMonitored50A3PhasePDU46M4137IBM0U12C19/12C13SwitchedandMonitored32A3PhasePDUEnterprisePDUs71762MXIBMUltraDensityEnterprisePDUC19PDU+(WW)71762NXIBMUltraDensityEnterprisePDUC19PDU(WW)71763MUIBMUltraDensityEnterprisePDUC193Phase60APDU+(NA)71763NUIBMUltraDensityEnterprisePDUC193Phase60APDU(NA)39M2816IBMDPIC13EnterprisePDUwithoutlinecord39Y8923DPI60AThreePhaseC19EnterprisePDUwithIEC3093P+G(208V)fixedlinecord39Y8941DPISinglePhaseC13EnterprisePDUwithoutlinecord39Y8948DPISinglePhaseC19EnterprisePDUwithoutlinecordFront-endPDUs39Y8934DPI32amp/250VFront-endPDUwithIEC3092P+Gndconnector39Y8935DPI63amp/250VFront-endPDUwithIEC3092P+Gndconnector39Y893830amp/125VFront-endPDUwithNEMAL5-30Pconnector39Y893930amp/250VFront-endPDUwithNEMAL6-30Pconnector39Y894060amp/250VFront-endPDUwithIEC30960A2P+N+GndconnectorIBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem82017Table10.
Powerdistributionunits(part2)PartnumberDescriptionUniversalPDUs39Y8951DPIUniversalRackPDUwithUSLVandHVlinecords39Y8952DPIUniversalRackPDUwithCEE7-VIIEuropeLC39Y8953DPIUniversalRackPDUwithDenmarkLC39Y8954DPIUniversalRackPDUwithIsraelLC39Y8955DPIUniversalRackPDUwithItalyLC39Y8956DPIUniversalRackPDUwithSouthAfricaLC39Y8957DPIUniversalRackPDUwithUKLC39Y8958DPIUniversalRackPDUwithAS/NZLC39Y8959DPIUniversalRackPDUwithChinaLC39Y8962DPIUniversalRackPDU(Argentina)39Y8960DPIUniversalRackPDU(Brazil)39Y8961DPIUniversalRackPDU(India)0UBasicPDUs46M4122IBM0U24C1316A3PhasePDU46M4125IBM0U24C1330A3PhasePDU46M4128IBM0U24C1330APDU46M4131IBM0U24C1332APDU46M4140IBM0U12C19/12C1360A3PhasePDU46M4143IBM0U12C19/12C1332A3PhasePDUFormoreinformation,seethelistofIBMRedbooksProductGuidesinthePowerinfrastructurecategory:http://www.
redbooks.
ibm.
com/portals/systemxOpen&page=pg&cat=powerIBMFlashSystem720andIBMFlashSystem82018RackcabinetsThesystemssupporttherackcabinetslistedinTable11.
Table11.
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