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IBM United States Hardware Announcement

111-074, dated April 5, 2011

IBM United States Hardware Announcement 111-074 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation

IBM 50 GB and 200 GB SATA 1.8-inch MLC SSDs offer

a high-performance SATA storage device for System x

servers

Table of contents

1 Overview 3 Product number

2 Key prerequisites 4 Publications

2 Planned availability date 5 Technical information

2 Description 8 Terms and conditions

3 Product positioning 9 Pricing

At a glance

The new 1.8-inch form-factor drives provide solid state technology for IBM® System

x® and IBM BladeCenter®.

Benefits include:

• Larger, 50 GB and 200 GB capacity for the single drive to accommodate loading

applications along with OS booting

• Help in reducing potential points of failure internal to the blade server by

delivering solid state reliability in the IBM storage family

• 1.8-inch, slim-line form factor that fits into a conventional disk drive bay

• Energy saving with as little as 2.3-watt power consumption per drive

• S.M.A.R.T. Technology, which, through the use of software utilities, can alert you

of certain impending drive failures

• One-year limited warranty

Overview

The new IBM 50 GB and 200 GB SATA 1.8-inch MLC SSDs bring solid state high

performance, reliability, and low-power capabilities to BladeCenter and System x

storage. The new 50 GB and 200 GB SSD drives will each be available as a single

1.8-inch mulitlevel cell (MLC) drive.

Key features and benefits include:

• Low power requirements (2.3 watts per drive) help you better manage the power

envelope of the datacenter.

• Uptime is up to three times that of conventional hard drives without

compromising application performance or availability.

• Durability helps withstand challenging environmental conditions.

• These drives are ideal for local boot usage and web serving applications, and in

environments where application data is accessed in external storage.

Performance

50 GB performance characteristics include:

• Formatted capacity: Up to 50,000 MB

• Drive to host interface that supports 3.0 Gb/s burst rate

Summary of content (11 pages)

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IBM United States Hardware Announcement 111-074, dated April 5, 2011 IBM 50 GB and 200 GB SATA 1.8-inch MLC SSDs offer a high-performance SATA storage device for System x servers Table of contents 1 2 2 2 3 Overview Key prerequisites Planned availability date Description Product positioning 3 4 5 8 9 Product number Publications Technical information Terms and conditions Pricing At a glance The new 1.8-inch form-factor drives provide solid state technology for IBM® System x® and IBM BladeCenter®.
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• Internal transfer read rate: Up to 140 MB/s • Internal transfer write rate: Up to 18 MB/s • Random read (4K blocks): Up to 20,000 IOPS 200 GB performance characteristics include: • Formatted capacity: Up to 200,000 MB • Drive to host interface that supports 3.
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Product positioning The high-performance 50 GB and 200 GB SATA SSD options are positioned at the top of IBM's SATA SSD line based on solid state technology. These SSD drives support entry-level server and workstation applications, such as: • Transaction processing • Data mining • Data warehousing • Professional video and graphics Product number Single Entity Offerings (SEOs) Description SEO number IBM 50 GB SATA 1.8-inch MLC SSD 43W7726 IBM 200 GB SATA 1.
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MC3 MC4 Business Partner information If you are a Direct Reseller - System Reseller acquiring products from IBM, you may link directly to Business Partner information for this announcement. A PartnerWorld® ID and password are required (use IBM ID). https://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/mem/sla.jsp?num=111-074 Publications Publications are shipped with the announced product.
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http://www.ibm.com/services/learning/index.html Select your country, and then select the product as the category. System x and BladeCenter support services Recommended core technical support When you buy IBM System x technology, include the support services you need -to help keep both your hardware and software working for you, day after day, at peak performance. It's your first step toward helping to protect your investment and sustain high levels of system availability.
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Shipping dimensions • Height: 5.35 mm (.21 in) • Width: 52.4 mm (2.14 in) • Depth: 70.0 mm (2.76 in) • Weight: <448 gms (<1.
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Planning information Customer responsibilities The new IBM 50 GB and 200 GB SATA 1.8-inch MLC SSD products are designated as customer setup. Customer installation instructions are shipped with each option part. Cable orders None Installability The IBM 50 GB or 200 GB SATA SSD require about 20 minutes for installation. Installation includes unpacking, attaching customer-provided line cord, setting up, and powering on. Packaging IBM 50 GB and 200 GB SATA 1.
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Security, auditability, and control It is a customer's responsibility to ensure that the server is secure to prevent sensitive data from being removed. The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communications facilities. IBM Electronic Services IBM has transformed its delivery of hardware and software support services to help you achieve higher system availability.
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feature added to a machine without replacing a previously installed part or feature is subject to a full warranty effective on its date of installation. Unless specified otherwise, the warranty period, type of warranty service, and service level of a part or feature are the same as those for the machine in which it is installed. Customer setup Yes. Machine code No license terms apply. Pricing For current prices, contact IBM at 888-Shop-IBM (746-7426) or visit http://www-03.ibm.
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AC4 MC1 MC3 MC4 Initial Initial Initial Initial IBM 50GB SATA 1.8" MLC SSD AC1 AC3 AC4 MC1 MC3 MC4 5428 Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial Initial The following features are already announced for the 7871 machine type: Description Initial/ MES/ Both RP support CSU MES Model number Feature number AC1 MC1 5420 Initial Initial AC1 MC1 5428 Initial Initial IBM 200GB SATA 1.8" MLC SSD IBM 50GB SATA 1.
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For the most current information regarding IBM products, consult your IBM representative or reseller, or visit the IBM worldwide contacts page http://www.ibm.