FlashSystem Overview

Enterprise for Everyone FlashSystem 5010

FlashSystem 5030

FlashSystem 5100

Seller enablement FlashSystem 7200

Roger Kasten
WW Storage & Storage Flash Technical Enablement Mgr.
Roger.Kasten@us.ibm.com FlashSystem 9200 FlashSystem 9200R
IBM FlashSystem family overview
Four key messages

Performance Multicloud
and Efficiency Enabled

Built for Resilient

the future
3-second elevator pitch

Storage made
simple for
hybrid
multicloud
15-second elevator pitch

Storage made
simple for
hybrid
multicloud.
You tell us your
top priorities are
consistent…
60-second elevator pitch
Storage made
simple for
hybrid
multicloud.
You tell us your
top priorities are
consistent:
You’re looking
to store more
data and…
Business Partners win big with

the IBM FlashSystem Family

CRN named the Storwize 5000 family (aka
FlashSystem 5000 family) one of The 10 Hottest
SSD And Flash Storage Products Of 2019

CRN published its 2019 Products of the Year

listing with Storwize V5100 taking top honors.

CRN 2019 Products of the Year named IBM

FlashSystem 9100 the "Technology" winner in the
Storage- Enterprise category.

IDC ranked IBM Storage

#1 in customer satisfaction and storage sup
port
IBM FlashSystem family overview
First key message

Performance
and Efficiency
 *Illustrative performance comparison, will vary based on workloads and configurations

Performance
Customer install, setup and service IBM install, ECS service
9x5 next business day, upgradable to 24x7 Technical Advisor, 24x7, 30 min response
IBM FlashSystem Product Family

SAS AFA and Hybrid NVMe AFA and Hybrid NVMe AFA

FlashSystem
9200

FlashSystem FlashSystem
7200 9200R

FlashSystem
5100
FlashSystem
FlashSystem 5030 End-to-End NVMe with FCMs
5010
Entry Midrange High-End
Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise

Scalability
Ability to simultaneously run FlashSystem FlashSystem FlashSystem
features drives selection 5100 7200 9200 Family

• NVMe Flash and NVMe-oF Host

Highest Performance Connections
FlashSystem and • FCM (enhanced NVMe Flash w/ onboard
5030 External Virtualization compression and encryption – no impact)
• Storage Class Memory
• External Storage Virtualization

• Clustering
Data Protection • Encryption
FlashSystem
and • HyperSwap
5010 • DRPs (Hardware Assist with Compression)
Data Reduction
• FlashSystem 5030 DRP - Software Only

• Hybrid multicloud enabled • Metro/Global Mirror (including to cloud)

• VMware and Container Integration • FlashCopy (local snapshots)
Uniform Feature Support • •
Multi-tenancy EasyTier
• Three-Site Data Copies • Data Migration from >450 arrays

IBM Spectrum Virtualize

Foundational Software
Storage Insights (AI Predictive Analytics and Proactive Monitoring)
A quick word about Flash devices Think EASY TIER
used with the FlashSystem family

FlashCore
SAS SSD NVMe SSD Module SCM SSD
Type of Flash 3D NAND 3D NAND 3D NAND Optane, zSSD

Protocol Serial Attached SCSI NVMe NVMe NVMe

Physical Size 2.5” 2.5” 2.5” 2.5”

Capacities 1.92TB – 30TB 800GB – 15.36TB 4.8TB – 38.4TB 350GB – 1.6TB

Hardware Comp
Differentiator None None and Encryption Ultra low Latency

5010/5030 – Control Enc. FlashSystem 5100 FlashSystem 5100 FlashSystem 5100

All models – Exp. Enc. FlashSystem 7200 FlashSystem 7200 FlashSystem 7200
FlashSystem 9200/R FlashSystem 9200/R FlashSystem 9200/R
The Value Behind IBM’s
unique FlashCore Modules
 Hi
g
an hl
FlashCore Module 2.0 d yU
U s
ni ef
qu u
Unprecedented density and performance e l
Innovative
Hardware magic
Innovative design delivering:
In FlashSystem
Extremely low latency

Unprecedented capacity

Extended endurance
 an
d U
FlashCore: Hardware Accelerated I/O Ec niq
on ue
om
ic
FlashCore data compression/decompression algorithm is a modified Dynamic GZIP algorithm al

Business Benefit  Improved economics with no performance impact

Hardware

Originated with IBM Mainframe

Who has it?

Minimizes data written to flash
IBM is the only vendor to deliver
these purpose-built next-gen ECC is fast and light
flash modules with inline
high-performance Data reduction is transparent
compression and encryption
 V
Ex alu
Implement Health Binning and Heat Segregation te ab
n d le
ed wi
L i th
fe

Business Benefit of FCM  Asymmetrical wear leveling delivers higher

endurance in real life workloads

FlashCore Technology continuously

monitors the health of each block
Health binning  57% endurance gain
Heat segregation  45% reduction in write amplification

This asymmetrical wear leveling and sub-chip tiering work in conjunction

 V
Ex alu
FlashCore Implements Variable Voltage Levels te ab
n d le
ed wi
L i th
fe

Business Benefit of FCM  Variable Voltage is the Fountain of Youth,

delivering reliable long life

Dynamic read level shifting

Predictive techniques

Characterization by IBM Flash

developers Who has it?
IBM is the only
vendor to provide
this capability
 El Val
im ua
FlashCore Differentiators i n bl
at e
es an
Pa d
in
Special access to the Flash cells

Continually assesses health

Hotter data placed in healthier blocks

increases endurance by up to 57% Results:
Write amplification reduced up to 45% • Flash lifespan is extended

Variable Voltage extends flash life

• Latency does not degrade

• Errors and downtime reduced

High-performance, high reliability flash
Hardware compression and encryption with no
performance penalty. This delivers the industry’s
highest capacity flash modules.
• Compression without penalty
• Clients become focused on real
world workloads rather than
warranty issues
Control Enclosure
Ultra high-performance NVMe-based SCM drives
SCM SSDs DRAID5 (2+1+Spare) for protection
SCM 375GB 750GB
SCM 750GB 1.5TB
SCM 800GB 1.6TB
SCM 1.6TB 3.2TB
Control Enclosure
Impressive FCM capacity, performance, and endurance per drive
SCM SSDs Capacity with 4 drives using DRAID 5 for protection
SCM 375GB 750GB
SCM 750GB 1.5TB
SCM 800GB 1.6TB
SCM 1.6TB 3.2TB

Capacity per Drive with

Control Enclosure

NVMe FCM 2.0 Inline Compression

(max ratio varies 2:1 – max)
FCM 4.8TB 9.6TB – 21.99TB
FCM 9.6TB 19.2TB – 21.99TB
FCM 19.2TB 38.4TB – 43.98TB
FCM 38.4TB 76.8TB – 87.96TB
Control Enclosure
Impressive FCM capacity, performance and endurance in 2U
SCM SSDs Capacity with 4 drives using DRAID 5 for protection
SCM 375GB 750GB
SCM 750GB 1.5TB
SCM 800GB 1.6TB
SCM 1.6TB 3.2TB

Capacity per Drive with Max System Capacity in 2U with

Control Enclosure

NVMe FCM 2.0 Inline Compression Inline Compression

(max ratio varies 2:1 – max) (max ratio varies 2:1 – max)
FCM 4.8TB 9.6TB – 21.99TB 230.4TB – 527TB
FCM 9.6TB 19.2TB – 21.99TB 460.8TB – 527TB
FCM 19.2TB 38.4TB – 43.98TB 921.6TB – 1PB
FCM 38.4TB 76.8TB – 87.96TB 1.8PB – 2.1PB
Control Enclosure
Impressive FCM capacity with compression and dedupe per drive
SCM SSDs Capacity with 4 drives using DRAID 5 for protection
SCM 375GB 750GB
SCM 750GB 1.5TB
SCM 800GB 1.6TB
SCM 1.6TB 3.2TB

Capacity per Drive with Max System Capacity in 2U with Capacity per Drive with
Control Enclosure

NVMe FCM 2.0 Inline Compression Inline Compression Data Reduction Pools
(max ratio varies 2:1 – max) (max ratio varies 2:1 – max) (2:1 – 5:1)
FCM 4.8TB 9.6TB – 21.99TB 230.4TB – 527TB 9.6TB – 24TB
FCM 9.6TB 19.2TB – 21.99TB 460.8TB – 527TB 19.2TB – 48TB
FCM 19.2TB 38.4TB – 43.98TB 921.6TB – 1PB 38.4TB – 96TB
FCM 38.4TB 76.8TB – 87.96TB 1.8PB – 2.1PB 76.8TB – 192TB
Control Enclosure
Impressive FCM capacity with compression and dedupe in 2U
SCM SSDs Capacity with 4 drives using DRAID 5 for protection
SCM 375GB 750GB
SCM 750GB 1.5TB
SCM 800GB 1.6TB
SCM 1.6TB 3.2TB

Capacity per Drive with Max System Capacity in 2U with Capacity per Drive with Max System Capacity in 2U with
Control Enclosure

NVMe FCM 2.0 Inline Compression Inline Compression Data Reduction Pools Data Reduction Pools
(max ratio varies 2:1 – max) (max ratio varies 2:1 – max) (2:1 – 5:1) (2:1 – 5:1)
FCM 4.8TB 9.6TB – 21.99TB 230.4TB – 527TB 9.6TB – 24TB 230.4TB – 576TB
FCM 9.6TB 19.2TB – 21.99TB 460.8TB – 527TB 19.2TB – 48TB 460.8TB – 1.1PB
FCM 19.2TB 38.4TB – 43.98TB 921.6TB – 1PB 38.4TB – 96TB 921.6TB – 2.3PB
FCM 38.4TB 76.8TB – 87.96TB 1.8PB – 2.1PB 76.8TB – 192TB 1.8PB – 4.6PB
Control Enclosure
Impressive NVMe capacity with compression and dedupe
SCM SSDs Capacity with 4 drives using DRAID 5 for protection
SCM 375GB 750GB
SCM 750GB 1.5TB
SCM 800GB 1.6TB
SCM 1.6TB 3.2TB

Capacity per Drive with Max System Capacity in 2U with Capacity per Drive with Max System Capacity in 2U with
Control Enclosure

NVMe FCM 2.0 Inline Compression Inline Compression Data Reduction Pools Data Reduction Pools
(max ratio varies 2:1 – max) (max ratio varies 2:1 – max) (2:1 – 5:1) (2:1 – 5:1)
FCM 4.8TB 9.6TB – 21.99TB 230.4TB – 527TB 9.6TB – 24TB 230.4TB – 576TB
FCM 9.6TB 19.2TB – 21.99TB 460.8TB – 527TB 19.2TB – 48TB 460.8TB – 1.1PB
FCM 19.2TB 38.4TB – 43.98TB 921.6TB – 1PB 38.4TB – 96TB 921.6TB – 2.3PB
FCM 38.4TB 76.8TB – 87.96TB 1.8PB – 2.1PB 76.8TB – 192TB 1.8PB – 4.6PB

NVMe SSDs Capacity per Drive with DRP (2:1 – 5:1) Max Capacity in just 2U with DRP (2:1 – 5:1)
Control Enclosure

NVMe 800GB 1.6TB – 3.0TB 38.4TB – 72TB

NVMe 1.92TB 3.84TB – 9.6TB 92.6TB – 230.4TB
NVMe 3.84TB 7.68TB – 19.2TB 184.32TB – 460TB
NVMe 7.68TB 15.36TB – 38.4TB 368.64TB – 921.6TB
NVMe 15.36TB 30.72TB – 76.8TB 737.28TB – 1.8PB
 Control Enclosure
Impressive SAS SSD capacity in 2U of rack space
SCM SSDs Capacity with 4 drives using DRAID 5 for protection
SCM 375GB 750GB
SCM 750GB 1.5TB
SCM 800GB 1.6TB
SCM 1.6TB 3.2TB

Capacity per Drive with Max System Capacity in 2U with Capacity per Drive with Max System Capacity in 2U with
Control Enclosure

NVMe FCM 2.0 Inline Compression Inline Compression Data Reduction Pools Data Reduction Pools
(max ratio varies 2:1 – max) (max ratio varies 2:1 – max) (2:1 – 5:1) (2:1 – 5:1)
FCM 4.8TB 9.6TB – 21.99TB 230.4TB – 527TB 9.6TB – 24TB 230.4TB – 576TB
FCM 9.6TB 19.2TB – 21.99TB 460.8TB – 527TB 19.2TB – 48TB 460.8TB – 1.1PB
FCM 19.2TB 38.4TB – 43.98TB 921.6TB – 1PB 38.4TB – 96TB 921.6TB – 2.3PB
FCM 38.4TB 76.8TB – 87.96TB 1.8PB – 2.1PB 76.8TB – 192TB 1.8PB – 4.6PB

NVMe SSDs Capacity per Drive with DRP (2:1 – 5:1) Max Capacity in just 2U with DRP (2:1 – 5:1)
Expansion Enclosure Control Enclosure

NVMe 800GB 1.6TB – 3.0TB 38.4TB – 72TB

NVMe 1.92TB 3.84TB – 9.6TB 92.6TB – 230.4TB
NVMe 3.84TB 7.68TB – 19.2TB 184.32TB – 460TB
NVMe 7.68TB 15.36TB – 38.4TB 368.64TB – 921.6TB
NVMe 15.36TB 30.72TB – 76.8TB 737.28TB – 1.8PB

SAS SSDs Capacity per Drive with DRP (2:1 – 5:1) Max Capacity in just 2U with DRP (2:1 – 5:1)
SAS 1.92TB 3.84TB – 9.6TB 92.6TB – 230.4TB
SAS 3.84TB 7.68TB – 19.2TB 184.32TB – 460TB
SAS 7.68TB 15.36TB – 38.4TB 368.64TB – 921.6TB
SAS 15.36TB 30.72TB – 76.8TB 737.28TB – 1.8PB
SAS 30TB 60TB – 150TB 1.4PB – 3.6PB
Quick Comparison of FlashSystem Family
FlashSystem FlashSystem FlashSystem FlashSystem FlashSystem FlashSystem
5010 5030 5100 7200 9200 9200R
All-Flash and/or Hybrid AF ✓ - H ✓ AF ✓ - H ✓ AF ✓ - H ✓ AF ✓ - H ✓ AF ✓ - H ✘ AF ✓ - H ✘

Max cache per control enclosure 64GB 64GB 576GB 1.5TB 1.5TB 1.5TB x 4

Host adapter slots per control enc. 2 2 2 6 6 6x4

Storage Class Memory support No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

NVMe SSDs and IBM FCMs No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

NVMe-oF support No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

SAS SSDs and SAS HDDs ✓ and ✓ ✓ and ✓ ✓ and ✓ ✓ and ✓ ✓ and ✘ ✓ and ✘

Support for SAS devices Yes – Control & Exp. Yes – Control & Exp. Yes – Expansion Yes – Expansion Yes – Expansion Yes – Expansion

Max physical capacity raw

720TB 720TB 921.6TB 921.6TB 921.6TB 921.6TB x 4
in 2U control enclosure

Max usable effective capacity raw 1.8PB** 1.8PB** 1.8PB** 1.8PB** x 4

720TB Up to 3.6PB*
in 2U control enclosure Or up to 4.6PB* Or up to 4.6PB* Or up to 4.6PB* Or up to 4.6PB* x 4

Maximum capacity with clustering NA 32PB (2-way) 32PB (2-way) 32PB (4-way) 32PB (4-way) 32PB (4-way)

FCM (no impact) FCM (no impact) FCM (no impact) FCM (no impact)
Data Reduction None Software DRP
DRP (Hdw assist) DRP (Hdw assist) DRP (Hdw assist) DRP (Hdw assist)

Customer set-up IBM install, technical IBM install, technical

Installation and support Customer set-up Customer set-up Customer set-up
ECS optional advisor and ECS advisor and ECS

Support for CSI and other multicloud Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

* With 5:1 data reduction via DRP ** With 2:1 data reduction via FCM All-Flash and Hybrid All-Flash Only
These systems are 10X
Higher
Bandwidth
simply …
fast 70 μs
2.5X
Higher 180GB/s

45GB/s
IBM FlashSystem 18GB/s
Latency 5100, 7200, 9200 Single Single Scaled-out
30% Faster Pure //X90 IBM FlashSystem 9200

IOPS 18M IOPS

15M IOPS in 8U
in 80U
100 μs
100 μs 100 μs 12x better

Pure //X90 NetApp

with SCM Cache EMC AFF A800
PowerMax
Dell EMC PowerMax 8000 IBM FlashSystem 9200
© Copyright IBM Corporation 2019
187k IOPS/rack unit 2.25M IOPS /rack unit
These systems are 10X
Higher
Bandwidth
simply …
fast 70 μs
2.5X
Higher 180GB/s

45GB/s
IBM FlashSystem 18GB/s
Latency 5100, 7200, 9200 Single Single Scaled-out
30% Faster Pure //X90 IBM FlashSystem 9200

IOPS 18M IOPS

in 8U
11.4M IOPS
100 μs in 48U
100 μs 100 μs 9x better

Pure //X90 NetApp

with SCM Cache EMC AFF A800
PowerMax
NetApp AFF A800 cluster IBM FlashSystem 9200
© Copyright IBM Corporation 2019
238k IOPS/rack unit 2.25M IOPS /rack unit
60% of the FlashSystem
family support external
storage virtualization

Extend the lifespan of third-party storage

FlashSystem 5100

Separate hardware and software lifecycles

FlashSystem 7200
Dramatically eases data migration

Creates a consistent on-ramp to the cloud

FlashSystem 9200 FlashSystem 9200R

Improve the performance of aging storage

All storage virtualizaton
is not created equal

Be aware of the differences between

Federation and Virtualization

Federated storage is simply a

collection of storage resources

Federated storage requires separate

device management software.

Federated Storage
Federation Involving Dell-EMC VPLEX

25TB 25TB

• No Compression • No Deduplication
• No Deduplication • No Encryption
Array 1 Array 2 • No Encryption • Separate Device
• Separate Device Mgmt.
25TB 25TB Mgmt.

• No Compression
• No Deduplication • No Encryption
• Separate Device • Separate Device
Mgmt. Mgmt.

Array 3 Array 4
100TB
 H Un
ig iq
Virtualization Involving IBM Spectrum Virtualize hl u
y e
Va an
lu d
ab
le

25TB 25TB

30
• Compression • Compression
• Deduplication • Deduplication
Array 1 Array 2 • Encryption • Encryption
• Same Mgmt. • Same Mgmt.
25TB 25TB for everything for everything

• Compression • Compression
• Deduplication • Deduplication
• Encryption • Encryption
• Same Mgmt. • Same Mgmt.
for everything for everything
Array 3 Array 4

100TB
IBM FlashSystem family overview
Second key message

Multicloud
Enabled
Extensive OpenShift and Container Storage Interface support
 U
ni
IBM extends data protection for containers qu
e
in hybrid multicloud environments &
Va
lu
ab
le

IBM has been demonstrating

Red Hat OpenShift container backup
support. This enables developers to test
the ability to easily back up, recover and
retain containers in a Red Hat
OpenShift environment.
IBM Storage for Red Hat OpenShift – full stack architecture

IBM Cloud Pak IBM Cloud Pak IBM Cloud Pak IBM Cloud Pak IBM Cloud Pak for
for Applications for Data for Integration for Automation Multicloud Management

IBM containerized IBM containerized IBM containerized IBM containerized IBM containerized
software software software software software

Operational services Operational services Operational services Operational services Operational services

Container platform Container platform Container platform Container platform Container platform

IBM Power
IBM Spectrum Virtualize - On-prem and in the cloud
On IBM Cloud, IBM Spectrum On AWS, IBM Spectrum
Virtualize for Public Cloud is Virtualize for Public Cloud is
built on bare metal servers, built on Elastic Compute Cloud
with Endurance or (EC2) instances, with
Performance storage. EBS storage.

iSCSI/FC

4-node
Clusters

FC or iSCSI storage FC or iSCSI

IBM Cloud

On-premises IBM Cloud AWS

Full Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud Deck
On-Premises & Public Cloud Consistency

• Easily incorporate OpenShift

• Easily add IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud

• Easily enable Storage administrators to monitor their hybrid

multi-cloud storage infrastructure with IBM Storage Insights

• Take advantage of IBM Spectrum Access Blueprint

Simplify management, ease workload mobility, speed Disaster Recovery

Rapid Innovation Hybrid Integration Investment Leverage Management & Compliance

Ansible enhances Spectrum
Virtualize in hybrid cloud e nt
ti on
e m ra nt
environments n g a na
g
h e s t
o ym
e
i c l
i on n m
e or dep
vi s io
r o u r at e rv ic ti on
u dp n fig r a-s plic a
Ansible is a radically simple IT cl o co int ap
automation engine.

It was designed for multi-tier deployments

since Day one.

It uses no agents and no additional custom

security infrastructure.
Bringing consistent multicloud
to over 450 different systems
VMware turns one Spectrum Virtualize turns
physical server into many arrays (over 450) into
many virtual servers one consistent environment
Spectrum Virtualize. AI, and Cloud are playing greater roles
Ditch the speeds & feeds

Characteristic Microsoft Google AWS IBM

AI Market share Limited Limited Weakness Strength

Breadth of AI offerings Limited Strength Limited Strength

On-Prem AI offerings Weakness Weakness Weakness Strength

Edge AI and data offerings Strength Strength Limited Limited

Architecture isolation in cloud Weakness Weakness Weakness Strength

Support for open AI frameworks Strength Strength Strength Strength

Tooling to help operationalize AI Limited Limited Limited Limited

Quality of references Strength Strength Strength Strength

39
IBM FlashSystem family overview
Third key message

Built for
the future
Bringing consistent features to over 450 different systems

Spectrum Virtualize turns

many arrays (over 450) into
one consistent environment
Distributed RAID delivers real benefits for clients

Traditional RAID 6 Distributed RAID 6

Whatever the size Whatever the size of the
of the RAID group, RAID group, there will
there will be two be two parity drives as
drives used for well as a spare but the
parity along with the capacity is included in
likelihood of one the group rather than
drive set aside for a being a separate drive.
spare. In the event All drives contribute to
of a failure, all the overall performance
drives must write of the RAID group. In
parity data to the the event of a failure, all
spare which creates drives simultaneously
a bottleneck with write parity data to the
the rebuild. spare capacity, thus
eliminating bottlenecks.
Distributed RAID Distributed RAID
enables all drives has 5-10X faster
to contribute to rebuild times
performance, compared to
while Traditional Traditional RAID
RAID does not!
Dynamic Distributed RAID expansion
makes using small, or large capacity
drives easier, and more affordable. You
can Non-disruptively grow existing
RAID groups by 1-12 drives at a time.
 Hi Un
gh iq
Data Reduction Pools ly ue
D a
es n
ira d
bl
e

Increased efficiency
and reduced data
storage costs

DRP without using DRP with a pool

any data reduction Different DRP types
DRP with where you have
on multiple pools
compression only selectable data
Thin Provisioning on the same
from FCMs reduction. Consider
Unmap storage system
“modeling up”
Data Reduction FlashCore Data Reduction
aligned to workloads Modules Pools

Industry’s highest Maximum data

performance reduction up to 5:1
with 2:1 or better with zero detection,
compression deduplication and
compression

IBM’s differentiator:
selectable flexibility
by data pool

Flexibility, not compromise

 H Un
ig iq
Pain-free Tiering with Easy Tier hl u
y e
Va an
lu d
ab
le
Active Data
Migrates Up
Remove the Remove the SCM
Solid-State Arrays
guesswork extra labor

Storage Class Memory

With extremely low latency

SAS SSD Arrays FCMs / NVMe

SSD Arrays

Artificial Intelligence NL-SAS HDD Arrays

provides automated
Less Active Data
intelligent analytics Migrates Down
 H Un
ig iq
High Availability with Up to 100% Uptime solves hl u
y e
Va an
IBM HyperSwap a real client pain point lu d
ab
Site 1 Site 2 le
Host server Host server

Migrate applications
• Extreme availability

• Completely redundant

• Continuous data access

• Move data without disruption

Volumes are
• Enables 3-way replication (with SVC) synchronized

Mirroring
• Eliminate downtime costs between
I/O groups

Storage Pool 1 Storage Pool 2

 Un
Disaster Recovery w/ IP Replication Inexpensively solves Va iqu
lu e a
ab n
a client problem le d

Source
• Enables use of Ethernet connections for Volume
remote mirroring

• Transparent to servers and applications

• Includes Bridgeworks WANrockIT network

optimization technology
• No separate appliances required
TCP/IP Network
• Uses artificial intelligence to improve
network bandwidth utilization up to 3x

• Deploy less costly network infrastructure

• Speed replication cycles for better remote

data currency and faster recovery Destination
Volume
 Un
Va iqu
Storage Utility Offering lu e a
ab n
le d

Base Subscription

Capacity
Baseline Subscription

Variable Utilized Capacity Time

Cloud-Based Monitoring
What most of the competition
does with their utility offering

Initial Base with

“Buffer Capacity”
Also called As buffer fills
“Reserve additional
Capacity” capacity is added

Capacity
Baseline Subscription

Time
VersaStack:
Faster delivery of apps, with greater reliability and agility

• VersaStack, an integrated infrastructure solution jointly VersaStack

developed by IBM and Cisco™ Cisco UCS B and C Servers, Versatile
UCS Manager, UCS Director Easy
Efficient
• Public, private and hybrid multicloud enabled

• Choices of FlashSystem 5010, FlashSystem V5030,

FlashSystem 5100, FlashSystem 7200, FlashSystem Cisco Nexus &
9200, and SAN Volume Controller (SVC) MDS Switches
Improve Client Care by adding Enterprise Class Services

IBM has announced optional Enterprise Class Support (ECS) for FlashSystem 7200. The benefit of
ECS is that it delivers improved response times, remote code upgrades, and faster on-site response
as well as a Technical Advocate (TA) to help with questions and issues.

• Hardware installation with Service • 24x7 support for severity 1 and 2

and Support Rep (SSR) assistance • Improved trouble ticket response times
• Software installation/configuration (Severity 1: 30 min, Severity 2: 2 hours,
with SSR assistance Severity 3 and 4: 4 hours)

• Technical resource for • Remote Code Load for updates plus

problem management upgraded on-site service to 24x7
and problem prevention
Complete peace of mind with IBM FlashWatch

Extensive multicloud support

High availability

End-to-end NVMe with SCM on 5100, 7200, and 9200/R

Best-in-class data reduction with guarantees on

most FlashSystem models

No cost Migration

Excellent warranty support & endurance

IBM FlashSystem family overview
Fourth key message

Resilient
Add Spectrum Protect Plus to the opportunity

•
•
Extreme ease of use
Low RPOs and RTOs
Improve the
• VROs and GROs deal while
•
•
Protect the business
Rich hypervisor integration
protecting
• Support non-virtualized systems your client
• Automation for both backup and recovery
• Integrate with cloud and object storage
• Enable storage efficiency capabilities
• Built on top of RESTful APIs
• Most importantly; be priced fairly
• Provide a return on the investment
 H Un
ig iq
FlashSystem 5100, 7200, 9200, and hl u
y e
Va an
9200R provide external encryption lu d
ab
le

Adds encryption to existing

storage systems

Hardware assisted support

for external storage

IBM Spectrum Virtualize encryption

addresses all these use cases
 De Hig
Both USB and Key Server Encryption Management si h ly
ra
bl
e

The IBM FlashSystem family supports flexible encryption management

IBM FlashSystem 9210

Spectrum Virtualize
and Storage Insights
unlock the value of
Hybrid Multicloud
 H
Storage Insights brings all your an igh
d ly
D U
storage info together in one place es se
ira fu
New ble l
Operations Dashboard: Quickly triage your systems
Ne w
Storage Insights works with
Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud

Storage administrators can now monitor their

hybrid multi-cloud storage infrastructure

Value:

Consistent monitoring solution

Monitor capacity, performance and health

IBM support has access to improve resolution times

Unlock more capabilities with Storage Insights Pro
• Unlock a full year of data history

• Apply policy-based notifications across many devices

• Schedule reports on performance, capacity, inventory and health

• Report on inventory and capacity across select 3 rd party storage

• Troubleshoot application / server performance issues as well as drill down

into system performance to isolate risks and avoid outages entirely

• Chargeback reporting by application / server

• Traverse replication and virtualization relationships

• Find space wasters and reclaim unused storage

• Data Tier insights guides you to put data on the optimum Instant in app 60 day trial
reveals full data history and
storage tier to save infrastructure cost all SI Pro capabilities.
Storage Insights uses AI to dramatically simplify management
by reducing the cost and complexity of managing storage

Storage health Trend information

A single dashboard so
information that about capacity and
you can see the status
helps you bring your performance so you can
of all your IBM block
configuration in line make informed purchase
storage at a glance
with best practices decisions

Proactive support from

When support is needed, Click here to obtain a
IBM experts to help
the ability to easily open full Storage Insights,
optimize your
a ticket, automatically Storage Insights Pro
configuration and
upload log information, and Spectrum Control
prevent outages
and view open tickets presentation
before they occur
A quick way to choose a FlashSystem FlashSystem
9200

No

No Are NVMe and Yes Are hybrid No Is a Rack for

Is Price the main FlashSystem 9200 simplification and
FlashCore Modules configurations
decision criteria? and 9200R growth necessary?
required? desirable?

Yes No Yes No Yes

Is client install, ext

Are compression Yes Yes Is 2-way clustering No
Is 2-way clustering virtualization and FlashSystem
and encryption & ext. virtualization
a requirement? 4-way clustering 9200R
required? a requirement?
a requirement?

No No Yes Yes

FlashSystem 5010 FlashSystem 5010 FlashSystem 5100 FlashSystem 7200

FlashSystem 5030 FlashSystem 5030

Click below if you would like to
learn more about FlashSystem

Entry Enterprise Midrange Enterprise High-End Enterprise

5010 / 5030 / 5100 7200 9200 / 9200R

FlashSystem 5010

FlashSystem 5030 FlashSystem 7200 FlashSystem 9200

FlashSystem 5100 FlashSystem 9200R

Contacts and Links
FlashSystem Family related links:
FlashSystem Family Contacts
FlashSystem Entry Enterprise: Seismic
Subject Matter Experts: Matt Key
FlashSystem Midrange Enterprise: Seismic
Byron Grossnickle
Marketing: Mara Borrego FlashSystem High-end Enterprise: Seismic
Chris Saul SAN Volume Controller: Seismic
Offering Management: Matt Smith
Spectrum Virtualize Overview: Seismic
Bob Moon
Michelle Tidwell Storage Insights and Control: Seismic

IBM Sales Leaders: Ian Shave Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud: Seismic
Michael Flynt SAP HANA GTM Sales play: Seismic
Shelly Howrigon
Cybersecurity and Protection Play: Seismic
Tech Sales Leaders: Todd Walls
Channel Sales: Kena Scott AI and Big Data GTM Play: Seismic

Enablement: Roger Kasten # flash-help: Slack

IBM sign-off