Chapter 2. System Specifications - IBM FlashSystem A9000R Deployment Manual

Chapter 2. System specifications

This information compares general properties, performance, physical features, and
host connectivity for the IBM
General properties
Storage capacity features
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Specification
Controllers
Software
Models and warranties
Data reduction and
efficiency
Encryption
Backplane interconnect
Client operating system
support
Specification
Flash type
Flash enclosures
Effective capacity* (TB)
Maximum capacity**
(TB)
Raw capacity (TB)
Flash enclosure type
Flash enclosures
Grid controllers
IBM MicroLatency
modules per flash
enclosure
® ™
FlashSystem A9000R storage system.
Details
Up to 12 active grid controllers, each containing:
v Two Intel Xeon E5 v3 10-core 2.3 GHz processors
v 384 GB DDR4 memory
v Redundant battery backup units and power supply units
IBM FlashSystem A9000 and A9000R software v12.0
v 9835-415: 1-year warranty
v 9837-415: 3-year enterprise-class warranty
Warranties include onsite service, same day 24×7
v Pattern removal
v Global, inline deduplication
v Inline compression
v Space-efficient snapshots
v Thin provisioning
Hardware-based AES-XTS 256-bit with centralized key
management
InfiniBand
For a current list of platforms supported, please visit the IBM
®
System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC)
(ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic/
interoperability.wss)
Details
IBM-enhanced MLC
900 TB configuration
2 3 4 5
300 450 600 750
1400 2000 2600 3000 3000 1400 2000 2600 3000 3000
105.6 158.4 211.2 264.0 316.8 211.2 316.8 422.4 528
Flash enclosure-150
2 3 4 5
4 6 8 10
12 × 2.9 TB
1.8 PB configuration
6 2 3 4
900 600 900 1200 1500 1800
Flash enclosure-300
6 2 3 4
12 4 6 8
12 × 5.7 TB
5 6
633.6
5 6
10 12
5