IBM 200GB SATA 2.5in MLC HS SSD

The new 2.5-inch form-factor drives provide solid-state technology for IBM® System xSeries and IBM BladeCenter.

• Larger, 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
• 2.5-inch 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. which, through the use of software utilities, can alert you of certain impending drive failures
• One-year limited warranty

The new IBM 200 GB SATA 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) solid-state drives bring solid-state high performance, reliability, and low-power capabilities to BladeCenter and System x storage. The new 200 GB SSD drives will each be available as a single 2.5-inch SFF drive.

Key features and benefits include:

• Low power requirements (2.3 watts per drive) to help you better manage the power envelope of the datacenter
• Uptime up to three times that of conventional hard drives without compromising application performance or availability
• High-capacity storage solutions for read/write-intensive applications
• Durability that helps withstand challenging environmental conditions
• Ideal drives for local boot usage and web serving applications, and in environments where application data is accessed in external storage

200 GB performance characteristics include:

• Formatted capacity: Up to 200,000 MB
• Drive to host interface that supports 3.0 Gb/s burst rate
• Internal transfer read rate: Up to 150 MB/s
• Internal transfer write rate: Up to 35 MB/s
• Random read (4K blocks): Up to 20,000 IOPS

Reliability

• The absence of moving parts reduces potential failure points in the blade server.
• SATA compliance enables the drive to connect directly into an IBM BladeCenter.
• 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 drives come with a one-year, limited warranty.