5015 & 5045

Powerful. Affordable. The best of both worlds.


IBM Storage FlashSystem 5000 models (5015 and 5045) are SAS-based storage solutions for small to midsize businesses in need of simple, flexible storage.

Part of the FlashSystem family, these entry-level systems tap into advanced storage capabilities and scale up as needed.

Easy to implement. Easy to use. Easy to grow.


Spec:

  1. RJ45 Management Port
  2. 10 Gb RJ45
  3. 2 Controller modules
  4. 16 Gb FC, 25 Gb Ethernet, and 10 Gb Ethernet ports are available for FC and iSCSI connectivity
  5. 12Gb SAS ports for host attachment and expansion enclosure attachments


Models: 5045, 5015

Software: IBM Storage Virtualize
Single or dual controller: Dual (Active/Active)

  • 12 Gb/s SAS
  • 25 Gb/s iSCSI (iWARP or RoCE)
  • 10 Gb/s iSCSI
  • 16 Gb/s Fibre Channel


Maximum bandwidth: 12 GB per second, 8 GB per second
Maximum bandwidth (reads): 12 GB per second
Response times (reads): < 70 microseconds
Effective maximum capacity within single enclosure*: 570 TBs (2U enclosure)
Processor/PCIe Gen: Broadwell DE
Maximum front-end host ports: 8 ports plus 4 on-board ports

Small Form Factor enclosures support:

  • Flash drives: 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, 15.36 TB, and 30.72 TB
  • High-performance, enterprise class disk drives: 2.4 TB 10,000 rpm

Large Form Factor enclosures support:

  • High-performance, enterprise-class disk drives: 2.4 TB 10,000 rpm
  • High-capacity, archival class nearline disk drives: 8 TB, 12 TB, 16 TB, and 20 TB 7,200 rpm

High density enclosure supports:

  • Flash drives: 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, 15.36 TB, and 30.72 TB
  • High-performance, enterprise-class disk drives: 2.4 TB 10,000 rpm

High-capacity, archival class nearline disk drives: 8 TB, 12 TB, 16 TB, and 20 TB 7,200 rpm

Use cases:

  • Server and desktop virtualization
  • Production and development databases
  • Containers
  • Data center edge

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