IBM Storage FlashSystem 5200
Models | IBM FlashSystem 5200 |
Host interface | 10 Gbps Ethernet (iSCSI), 25/10 Gbps Ethernet (iSCSI and NVMe RDMA) 16 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC, FC-NVMe), 32 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC, FC-NVMe) |
User interface | IBM Spectrum Virtualize web GUI and CLI |
Supported drives | 2.5-inch NVMe FlashCore Modules (FCM): • 4.8 TB, 9.6 TB, 19.2 TB and 38.4 TB self-compressing FCM 2.5-inch NVMe flash drives - industry standard: • 800 GB, 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, 15.36 TB, and 30.72 TB Storage Class Memory (SCM): • 375 GB, 750 GB, 800 GB, 1.6 TB |
Max IOPs | 1.5M IOPs |
Min Latency | Under 50µs |
Max Bandwidth | 21 GB/s |
RAID levels | Distributed RAID 1, 5 and 6 |
Maximum drives supported |
748 per control enclosure; 2,992 per clustered system IBM FlashSystem 5200 control enclosures support the following expansions: • 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 |
Fans and power supplies |
Fully redundant, hot-swappable |
Rack support | 1U - 19-inch” / 29" depth enclosure |
Cores per control enclosure/clustere d system |
16/64 |
Cache per control enclosure/clustere d system |
64 or up to 512 GB/256 GB or up to 2.04 TB |
Management software |
IBM Spectrum Virtualize licensed machine code |
Advanced features included with each system |
• Virtualization of internal storage • Data migration • Data Reduction Pools with thin compression, deduplication, and thin provisioning • UNMAP • Remote mirroring • Easy Tier • FlashCopy |
Additional available advanced features |
• External virtualization • Encryption • IBM FlashSystem Cyber Vault • IBM Storage Insights Pro • IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud • IBM Spectrum Control • IBM Spectrum Protect • IBM Spectrum Protect Plus |
Warranty | FlashSystem 5200 (4664) Hardware Warranty: • 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 |
Replication services |
• FlashCopy • Metro Mirror (synchronous) and Global Mirror (asynchronous) |
Control enclosure dimensions |
• Height: 4.3 cm (1.7 in.) • Width: 44.6 cm (17.5 in.) (19 in. rack standard) • Depth: 77.0 cm (30.3 in.) |
Control enclosure weight |
• Fully configured (12 drive modules installed): 19.5 kg (43.0 lb) |
Supported systems |
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. https://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic/interoperability.wss |
Independent software vendor (ISV) solutions |
For a list of high-quality solutions with our partner ISVs, including access to solution briefs and white papers, refer to the ISV Solutions Resource Library. https://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/pub/systems/whyibm/programs |