IBM FlashSystem 710 and IBM FlashSystem 810
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Specifications
Table 1 lists the specifications.
Table 1. Specifications
Specification
FlashSystem 710
FlashSystem 810
Form factor
1U rack-mounted unit
Flash module quantity
20+1
Flash module type
Single level cell (SLC)
Enterprise multi level cell (eMLC)
Flash module capacity 256 GB
512 GB
Maximum capacity
Up to 5 TB with up to 20 flash modules with
1 TB increments*
Up to 10 TB with up to 20 flash modules with
2 TB increments*
Flash module
protection
Overprovisioning, wear leveling, CRC checksum, ECC, and module-level Variable Stripe
RAID (standard); Active Spare (optional).
RAID support
No RAID (JBOF mode) or RAID 0 across flash modules
Host interfaces
4x 8 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) or 4x 40 Gb QDR InfiniBand
Read IOPS**
570,000
550,000
Write IOPS**
400,000 (FC); 470,000 (InfiniBand)
400,000 (FC); 470,000 (InfiniBand)
Read bandwidth***
3.3 GBps (FC); 5 GBps (InfiniBand)
3.3 GBps (FC); 5 GBps (InfiniBand)
Write bandwidth***
3.3 GBps (FC); 4.5 GBps (InfiniBand)
2.8 GBps (FC); 2.8 GBps (InfiniBand)
Read latency
100 µs
110 µs
Write latency
60 µs
60 µs
Systems management LCD display with four control buttons; management module with one RJ-45 GbE port
Cooling
Eight redundant non-hot-swap fans; each fan has two motors
Power supply
Two redundant hot-swap 100 - 240 V ac auto-sensing power supplies
Input power
280 W
350 W
Heat dissipation
955 BTU/hr
1194 BTU/hr
Hot-swap parts
Power supplies.
Security features
Role-based user security, SSH, LDAP, and LUN masking
Platforms supported
IBM System x®, IBM Power Systems™, non-IBM x86 servers; Windows, Linux, IBM AIX®,
VIOS operating systems
Limited warranty
One-year on-site limited warranty with 9x5 next business day response
Service and support
Optional warranty service upgrades and post-warranty services are available: on-site with
24x7 2-hour, 24x7 or 9x5 same day, or 9x5 next business day response
Dimensions
Height: 44 mm (1.7 in.), width: 432 mm (17.0 in), depth: 569 mm (22.4 in)
Weight
13.6 kg (30 lb)
* Flash modules are installed in sets of four.
** 4 KB I/O block size.
*** 256 KB I/O block size.