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IBM Canada Ltd. Hardware Announcement A14-0780 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation

• Drive-to-host interface that supports up to 12.0 Gbps burst rate in 12 Gbps SAS

drives. 12.0 Gbps burst rate SAS performance is possible when used on a System

x server with 12 Gbps devices and infrastructure.

• Drive media to buffer interface that supports sustained interface data transfers of

up to 230 MiB

per second average for 10K drives and up to 246 MiB per second

average for 15K drives.

• Spindle speed of 10,000 rpm and 15,000 rpm.

• Hot-swap capability for SAS drives.

• SAS interface.

For optimal performance with 512e drives, the host system software stack must be

512e aware. For more information, reference IBM's Advanced Format Redpaper at

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp5119.html

Reliability

• SAS compliance enables these HDDs, SEDs, and hybrid drives to connect directly

to selected System x systems.

• S.M.A.R.T. allows software utilities to alert you of certain impending drive failures

so replacements can be made before a problem occurs.

• Rigorous testing through the ServerProven® program instills confidence that

your storage subsystem

is compatible and will function reliably.

•

These HDD, SED, and hybrid drives include a one-year, limited-warranty

Mebibyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. The binary prefix

"mebi" means 2 to the 20 power; therefore 1 mebibyte is 1,048,576 bytes. The unit

symbol for the mebibyte is MiB.

Refer to the following for supported products

http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/

For information on the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, visit

http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/machine_warranties

Alternatively, this information is available through your IBM representative or

reseller. Copies are available upon request.

With respect to on-site service, IBM sends a technician after attempting to diagnose

and resolve the problem remotely.

Key prerequisites

IBM System x system with SAS capability. For optimal 12 Gbps SAS performance, an

IBM System x system with 12 Gbps devices and infrastructure is required.

Planned availability date

November 14, 2014:

• IBM 300GB 15K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS 512e HDD (00NA221)

• IBM 300GB 15K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3SS 512e HDD (00NA226)

• IBM 600GB 15K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS 512e HDD (00NA231)

• IBM 600GB 15K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3SS 512e HDD (00NA236)

• IBM 600GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS 512e HDD (00NA241)

• IBM 600GB 10K 12Gbps SAS 2.5" G3SS 512e HDD (00NA246)