| External dimensions |
1U rack-mounted |
| Controller configuration |
Dual controllers, active-active mode |
| Processor |
12-core Ice Lake CPU with Intel QuickAssist technology (QAT) |
| Cache capacity |
Up to 512GB |
| Drive support |
Up to 12 NVMe FlashCore modules (FCM4) or standard SSDS are supported |
| Single FCM capacity |
Supports 4.8TB, 9.6TB, 19.2TB, 38.4TB |
| Maximum original capacity (1U chassis) |
460.8TB (12 units 38.4TB FCM) |
| Maximum effective capacity (1U chassis) |
Up to 1.8PB (estimated under 3:1 compression and 2:1 deduplication conditions) |
| The total effective capacity after expansion |
After connecting the expansion cabinet, the maximum effective capacity can reach 25 PB |
| Host ports |
4 on-board 25/10GbE ports; Up to 16 32Gb FC ports or 8 64Gb FC ports can be configured |
| Maximum bandwidth |
28.6 GB/s |
| Maximum IOPS |
632,000 (Q32) |
| Protocol support |
Fiber Channel (FC), NVMe over TCP (NVMe over TCP) |
| Data reduction technology |
Inline compression and deduplication based on the FlashCore module (FCM) |
| Snapshots and Copies |
Supports up to 15,863 snapshots; It has the Safeguarded Copy function |
| High availability and disaster recovery |
Supports HyperSwap (for achieving cross-site high availability) and remote replication |
| Virtualization integration |
Supports VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes (vVols) 2.0 |
| Management platform |
IBM Storage Insights (Cloud-based AI management) |
| Safety and reliability |
The network security FCM is equipped with machine learning threat detection, which can identify anomalies such as ransomware within approximately one minute |
| Encryption technology |
Static data is encrypted using XTS-AES-256; Support secure startup |
| Future security algorithms |
Encryption algorithms that support quantum computing resistance, such as Crystals-Kyber |
