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IBM Storage FlashSystem 5000 - Technical Specifications

By Sandra Teresa Peláez Angeles posted Wed September 27, 2023 12:35 PM

  

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5000 

Technical Specifications 

IBM® Storage FlashSystem® 5000 is a cost-effective solution tailored for entry enterprise workloads. It provides a wide range of award-winning functionality across your existing systems to help you optimize IT investments while building a leading, cloud-capable business platform. IBM FlashSystem 5000 offers two models for added versatility:

·     FlashSystem 5015 is an affordable and easy-to-use solution with powerful scale-up features, offering various storage options and using IBM Storage Virtualize features.

·     FlashSystem 5045 provides greater functionality, including powerful encryption capabilities, data reduction pools with compression, deduplication, thin provisioning, and the ability to cluster for scale-up and scale-out.

This is a brief summary of the technical specifications for this solution. It provides a concise overview of the essential features and specifications.

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5000 at a glance

Specifications

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5045 with IBM Storage Virtualize Software

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5015 with IBM Storage Virtualize Software

Models

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5045

Models 4680-3P2 and 4680-3P4

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5015

Models 4680-2P2 and 4680-2P4

User interface

Web-based GUI

Web-based GUI

Single or dual controller

Dual (Active/Active)

Dual (Active/Active)

Connectivity (standard)

10 Gb iSCSI (On the motherboard)

1 Gb iSCSI (On the motherboard)

Connectivity (optional)

•  16 Gb/s Fibre Channel

•  12 Gb/s SAS

•  25 Gb/s iSCSI

•  10 Gb/s iSCSI

•  16 Gb/s Fibre Channel 

•  12 Gb/s SAS

•  25 Gb/s iSCSI

•  10 Gb/s iSCSI

Cache per control enclosure

32GB or 64GB

32 GB or 64 GB

Max IOPs

1.2M IOPs

400K IOPs

Min latency

Under 70μs

Under 70μs

Max bandwidth

12GB/s

8GB/s

Specifications

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5045 with IBM Storage Virtualize Software

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5015 with IBM Storage Virtualize Software

Models

IBM Storage FlashSystem 50454680-3P2 and 4680-3P4

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5015

4680-2P2 and 4680-2P4

Drives supported

Small form-factor 2.5-inch disk drives:

•  2.4 TB @10k rpm

Large form-factor 3.5-inch disk drives:

•  8 TB, 12 TB, 16 TB, 20 TB @ 7.2k rpm

2.5-inch flash drives:

•  1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, 15.36 TB and 30.72TB

Small form-factor 2.5-inch disk drives:

•  2.4 TB @ 10k rpm

Large form-factor 3.5-inch disk drives:

•  8 TB, 12 TB, 16 TB, 20 TB @ 7.2k rpm

2.5-inch flash drives:

•  1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, 15.36 TB and 30.72 TB

Maximum drives supported

Maximum of 440 drives per system and 880 drives in two-way clusters:

•  Small form-factor enclosure: 24 x 2.5- inch drives

•  Large form-factor enclosure: 12 x 3.5- inch drives

•  High-density expansion enclosure: 92 x 3.5-inch drives

Maximum of 392 drives per system:

•  Small form-factor enclosure: 24 x 2.5-inch drives

•  Large form-factor enclosure: 12 x 3.5-inch drives

•  High-density expansion enclosure: 92 x 3.5-inch drives

Maximum expansion enclosure capacity

•  Up to 6 standard expansion enclosures per controller

•  Up to 2 high-density expansion enclosures per controller

•  Up to 10 standard expansion enclosures per controller

•  Up to 4 high-density expansion enclosures per controller

RAID levels

Distributed RAID 1, 5, and 6

Distributed RAID 1, 5, and 6

Fans and power supplies

Fully redundant, hot-swappable

Fully redundant, hot-swappable

Rack support

Standard 19-inch

Standard 19-inch

Advanced functions included with each system

•  Virtualization of internal storage

•  SafeGuarded Copy

•  Data reduction pools with thin provisioning, UNMAP, compression, and deduplication

•  One-way data migration

•  Dual-system clustering

•  Encryption

•  Remote mirroring

•  Easy Tier

•  FlashCopy

Virtualization of internal storage

Data reduction pools with thin provisioning and UNMAP

One-way data migration

Easy Tier

FlashCopy

Remote mirroring

Specifications

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5045 with IBM Storage Virtualize Software

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5015 with IBM Storage Virtualize Software

Models

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5045

4680-3P2 and 4680-3P4

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5015

4680-2P2 and 4680-2P4

Size

8.7 cm (3.4 in.) H x 48.3 cm (19.0 in.) W x 55.6 cm (21.9 in.) D

Approximate weight:

    Large form-factor control enclosure:

•  Empty: 18.0 kg (39.6 lb)

•  Fully configured: 28.3 kg (62.2 lb)

    Large form-factor expansion enclosure:

•  Empty: 16.4 kg (36.1 lb)

•  Fully configured: 26.7 kg (58.8 lb)

    Small form-factor control enclosure:

•  Empty: 19.0 kg (41.8 lb)

•  Fully configured: 27.3 kg (60.0 lb)

    Small form-factor expansion enclosure:

•  Empty: 16.7 kg (36.7 lb)

•  Fully configured: 25.0 kg (55.2 lb)

8.7 cm (3.4 in.) H x 48.3 cm (19.0 in.) W x

55.6 cm (21.9 in.) D

Approximate weight:

    Large form-factor control enclosure:

•  Empty: 18.0 kg (39.6 lb)

•  Fully configured: 28.3 kg (62.2 lb)

    Large form-factor expansion enclosure:

•  Empty: 16.4 kg (36.1 lb)

•  Fully configured: 26.7 kg (58.8 lb)

    Small form-factor control enclosure:

•  Empty: 19.0 kg (41.8 lb)

•  Fully configured: 27.3 kg (60.0 lb)

    Small form-factor expansion enclosure:

•  Empty: 16.7 kg (36.7 lb)

•  Fully configured: 25.0 kg (55.2 lb)

Operating environment

Air temperature:

    Operating: 10°C – 35°C (50°F – 95°F) at 30.5 m below to 3,000 m above sea level (100 ft below to 9,840 ft above)

–    Non-operating: -10°C 50°C (14°F – 125°F)

Relative humidity:

–    Operating: 20% 85%

–    Non-operating: 8% 80%

Air temperature:

    Operating: 10°C 35°C (50°F 95°F) at

30.5 m below to 3,000 m above sea level (100 ft below to 9,840 ft above)

–    Non-operating: -10°C 50°C (14°F – 125°F)

Relative humidity:

–    Operating: 20% 85%

–    Non-operating: 8% 80%

Warranty

Hardware:

–    1-year limited warranty

       9 x 5 on-site limited support

       Upgradeable to IBM Storage Expert Care:

⚬    IBM Storage Expert Care Basic:

        Extended 9 x 5 on-site hardware support for the duration of the contract

        License machine code subscription and support for the duration of the contract

        Guidance on installation, usage and configuration

        Automated ticket management and alerting

⚬     IBM Storage Expert Care Advanced:

        Extended 24 x 7 on-site hardware support for the duration of the contract

        License machine code subscription and support for the duration of the contract

        Guidance on installation, usage and configuration

        Automated ticket management and alerting

        Predictive issue resolution Software

Warranty:

–    IBM Spectrum Virtualize licensed machine code governed by the IBM Agreement for Machine Code

        Included with the machine's warranty

       Extended through hardware support via IBM Storage Expert Care

Hardware:

–    1-year limited warranty

      9 x 5 on-site limited support

     Upgradeable to IBM Storage Expert Care:

⚬     IBM Storage Expert Care Basic:

        Extended 9 x 5 on-site hardware support for the duration of the contract

        License machine code subscription and support for the duration of the contract

        Guidance on installation, usage and configuration

        Automated ticket management and alerting

⚬    IBM Storage Expert Care Advanced:

        Extended 24 x 7 on-site hardware support for the duration of the contract

        License machine code subscription and support for the duration of the contract

        Guidance on installation, usage and configuration

        Automated ticket management and alerting

        Predictive issue resolution Software  

Warranty:

–    IBM Spectrum Virtualize licensed machine code governed by the IBM Agreement for Machine Code

        Included with the machine's warranty

       Extended through hardware support via IBM Storage Expert Care

Specifications

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5045 with IBM Storage Virtualize Software

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5015 with IBM Storage Virtualize Software

Models

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5045

4680-3P2 and 4680-3P4

IBM Storage FlashSystem 5015

4680-2P2 and 4680-2P4

Operating environment

For a list of currently supported servers, operating systems, host bus adapters, clustering applications, and SAN switches and directors, refer to the IBM System Storage Interoperation Center at ibm.com/systems/support/storage/confi  g/ssic

For a list of currently supported servers, operating systems, host bus adapters, clustering applications, and SAN switches and directors, refer to the IBM System Storage Interoperation Center at ibm.com/systems/support/storage/config/ss  ic

ISV solutions

For a list of high-quality solutions with IBM partner ISVs, including access to solution briefs and white papers, contact your IBM representative or Business Partner.

For a list of high-quality solutions with IBM partner ISVs, including access to solution briefs and white papers, contact your IBM representative or Business Partner.

For more information

Visit our solutions page to learn more about the FlashSystem family of data systems, or contact your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner. If you need to be connected, fill out this form to schedule a consult with an IBM storage expert.

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