IBM FlashSystem 5030
Simplify with faster, smarter, multicloud enabled, more affordable storage solutions when running demanding applications and workloads

Features:

Enhanced storage capabilities

All FlashSystem solutions leverage the proven capabilities of IBM Spectrum Virtualize softwaredefined storage (SDS) for storage management. IBM is the number-one SDS vendor in the industry. IBM Spectrum Virtualize enables applications to run without disruption, even when changes are made to the storage infrastructure.

IBM Spectrum Virtualize has been helping enterprises improve infrastructure flexibility and data economics for more than 15 years. When virtualized, data in a storage system becomes part of the FlashSystem solution, and it can be managed in the same way as internal IBM Flashsystem drives. Data in external systems inherit all the FlashSystem functional richness and ease-of-use features, including advanced replication, high-performance thin provisioning, encryption, compression, deduplication, and Easy Tier functionality. Depending on the FlashSystem model and the options you choose, IBM Spectrum Virtualize can deliver a wide spectrum of sophisticated storage functionality, including:

• IBM HyperSwap for nondisruptive application and data mobility between data centers
• Support for host-side virtualization solutions, including VMware virtual machines, Microsoft Hyper-V and IBM PowerVM, among others
• Support for more than 500 external storage systems from a wide variety of vendors
• Powerful data reduction pool technology that includes deduplication, compression, and automated thin provisioning
• Easy Tier automated tiering functionality
• IBM FlashCopy and IBM Remote Mirror for local and remote replication
• Support for using cloud resources to complement on-premises storage
• Three-site data replication capabilities

Data availability is crucially important to the business because downtime causes immediate business impacts, including loss of customer loyalty and significant financial costs. IBM FlashSystem 5010 and FlashSystem 5030 can deliver “six nines” (99.9999%) data availability. These systems are designed for high availability, with no single point of failure, enterpriseproven control software, and nondisruptive maintenance. In addition, cloud-based Storage Insights functionality available with FlashSystem 5030 helps detect configuration errors to improve availability.

To further enhance data protection and system recoverability, IBM has also included three-site replication on the FlashSystem 5030 array using a combination of FlashCopy and remote copy. This IBM Spectrum Virtualize-powered three-site replication capability runs data copies at both metro and global distances to offer a variety of recovery point and time options.

Increased efficiency

Available with the IBM FlashSystem 5030 model, data reduction pools help transform the economics of data storage. When applied to new or existing storage, they can significantly increase usable capacity while maintaining consistent application performance. This can help eliminate or drastically reduce costs for storage acquisition, rack space, power, and cooling, and can extend the useful life of existing storage assets. Capabilities include:

• Block deduplication that works across all the storage in a data reduction pool to minimize the number of identical blocks
• New compression technology that provides guaranteed consistent 2:1 or better reduction performance across a wide range of application workload patterns
• SCSI UNMAP support that deallocates physical storage when operating systems delete logical storage constructs such as files in a file system

Improved data mobility

AI-enhanced Easy Tier provides automatic migration of frequently accessed data to highperformance flash storage or multiple tiers of disk drives, enhancing storage efficiencies. Operating at very fine granularity, the optional Easy Tier function automatically moves data to the optimal storage type based on input/output patterns and drive characteristics, requiring no administrative interaction.

Extended data protection

To help protect sensitive data from unauthorised users, IBM FlashSystem 5030 gives IT teams the full power of storage encryption. In addition to placing encryption inside hardware arrays, IBM Spectrum Virtualize includes encryption capabilities in its management layer.

Cyber resiliency

As systems became linked with external networks, organizations adopted a “defense-in-depth” security mode so that if the perimeter was breached, there were additional layers of security to protect critical information

IBM FlashSystem 5000 provides advanced capabilities that can help maximize data protection, security and high availability to significantly reduce the risk of disruption and financial losses due to user errors, malicious destruction or ransomware attacks.

In addition, physical isolation layers can be created by storing sensitive copies in immutable storage, cloud environments or off-line write-once read many (WORM) tape devices to provide true “air-gap” protection.

IBM FlashSystem provides modern data protection to efficiently prevent, detect and respond to cyberattacks.

Innovative virtualization and container technologies

IBM Spectrum Virtualize in FlashSystem 5000 systems complements server virtualization with technologies such as PowerVM, Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, and the container technologies Kubernetes and Docker.

Similar to virtualized servers, provisioning FlashSystem 5000 capacity is achieved with software and thin provisioning and is designed to be an almost entirely automated function. Without these technologies, provisioning servers could be slowed by the need to provision storage.

Containers enable applications to be packaged with everything needed to run identically in any environment. They offer the versatility of virtual machines, but at a much smaller footprint and cost. As a result, containerization is a key enabling technology for flexibly delivering workloads to private and public cloud and DevOps. Using the IBM storage container plug-in framework, FlashSystem 5000 systems can enable any supported storage to be used as persistent storage in Docker and Kubernetes container environments, improving flexibility, simplifying deployment, and lowering costs while offering enterprises the confidence of deploying stateful containers using highly available storage with enterprise capabilities.

Greater storage visibility, insight and control

Because data is the resource that drives your business, storage systems take on even greater importance. IBM Storage Insights and IBM Storage Insights Pro provide critical capabilities that enhance your experience with IBM storage, including:

• A single dashboard so you can see the status of all the block storage under management at a glance
• Trend information about capacity and performance so you can make better and more informed decisions
• Storage health information that helps you bring your configuration in line with best practices
• When support is needed, the ability to easily open a ticket, upload log information and view open tickets
• Detailed configuration data available to IBM specialists to help close tickets quickly

Delivered as a service from IBM Cloud at no charge, Storage Insights is quick and easy to set up and requires no ongoing software maintenance. Storage Insights Pro is an upgrade that provides more detailed information and additional capabilities.

Powerful added features

In addition to the many features and capabilities noted above, IBM FlashSystem 5000 systems include:

• Innovative management capabilities to ease storage management
• High-availability configurations with HyperSwap for FlashSystem 5030
• FlashCopy function and remote mirroring to create copies of data for back up and disaster recovery
• Dual clustering for FlashSystem 5030 to enable growth from smaller configurations
• Options to nondisruptively upgrade in the field from FlashSystem 5010 to FlashSystem 5030, providing investment protection with the ability to grow capacity and performance in the same footprint
• High-density expansion enclosures, which can hold up to 92 drives and 2.8 PB in a 5U form factor
• The option to add IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud to enable data migration between on-premises and public cloud storage, as well as the use of the public cloud for disaster recovery
• Support for OpenStack Cinder, which helps automate storage provisioning and volume management for organizations by combining the efficiency of FlashSystem 5000 with the OpenStack Compute cloud platform

Benefits:

Protect your most valuable data asset

Benefit from integration with modern data protection tools, cyber resiliency capability such as encryption and cloud "air gap" snapshots, and IBM FlashWatch guarantees for complete peace of mind.

Increase ROI

Transform IT infrastructure while increasing ROI by leveraging the power of IBM Spectrum Virtualize to extend a rich set of data services across all your storage systems.

Optimize storage efficiency

AI-powered IBM Storage Insights uses predictive analytics to optimize storage use and delivers proactive capabilities to streamline support.

Hybrid multicloud enabled

Enable enterprises across public, private and traditional environments. Grow your hybrid multicloud with the flexibility to start small and scale up as business demands or client adoption grows.

Affordable without compromise

Enterprise-class function, including cloud-based management and support. Store more data in less space with the latest generation storage media and data reduction technologies.

Six 9s availability

Gain the highest levels of availability to support your mission-critical applications.

Specifications:

Specifications	IBM FlashSystem 5010	IBM FlashSystem 5030
Models	2072-2H2 and 2072-2H4	2072-3H2 and 2072-3H4
User interface	Web-based GUI	Web-based GUI
Single or dual controller	Dual (Active/Active)	Dual (Active/Active)
Connectivity (standard)	10 Gb iSCSI (On the motherboard)	10 Gb iSCSI (On the motherboard)
Connectivity (optional)	16 Gb/s Fibre Channel 12 Gb/s SAS 25 Gb/s iSCSI (iWARP or RoCE) 10 Gb/s iSCSI	16 Gb/s Fibre Channel 12 Gb/s SAS 25 Gb/s iSCSI (iWARP or RoCE) 10 Gb/s iSCSI
Cache per control enclosure /clustered system	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB	32GB or 64GB / 64GB or 128GB
Drives supported	Small form-factor 2.5-inch disk drives: 900 GB, 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB and 2.4 TB @ 10k rpm 2 TB @ 7.2k rpm SAS nearline Large form-factor 3.5-inch disk drives: 900 GB, 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB and 2.4 TB @ 10k rpm, SAS (2.5-inch drive in a 3.5-inch drive carrier) 4 TB, 6 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB, 12 TB, 14 TB @ 7.2k rpm 2.5-inch flash drives: 800 GB, 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, 15.36 TB and 30.72 TB	Small form-factor 2.5-inch disk drives: 900 GB, 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB and 2.4 TB @ 10k rpm 2 TB @ 7.2k rpm SAS nearline Large form-factor 3.5-inch disk drives: 900 GB, 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB and 2.4 TB @ 10k rpm, SAS (2.5-inch drive in a 3.5-inch drive carrier) 4 TB, 6 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB, 12 TB, 14 TB @ 7.2k rpm 2.5-inch flash drives: 800 GB, 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, 15.36 TB and 30.72 TB
Maximum drives supported	Maximum of 392 drives per system: 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	Maximum of 504 drives per system and 1,008 drives in two-way clusters: 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
Maximum expansion enclosure capacity	Up to 10 standard expansion enclosures per controller Up to 4 high-density expansion enclosures per controller	Up to 20 standard expansion enclosures per controller Up to 8 high-density expansion enclosures per controller
RAID levels	RAID levels 0,1,10 with distributed RAID 5 (CLI Only) and 6	RAID levels 0,1,10 with distributed RAID 5 (CLI Only) and 6
Fans and power supplies	Fully redundant, hot-swappable	Fully redundant, hot-swappable
Rack support	Standard 19-inch	Standard 19-inch
Advanced functions included with each system	Virtualization of internal storage Data reduction pools with thin provisioning and UNMAP One-way data migration	Virtualization of internal storage Data reduction pools with thin provisioning, UNMAP, compression and deduplication One-way data migration Dual-system clustering
Additional available advanced functions	(90-day trial available except encryption) Easy Tier FlashCopy Remote mirroring	(90-day trial available except encryption) Easy Tier FlashCopy Remote mirroring Encryption
Size	8.7 cm (3.4 in.) H x 48.3 cm (19.0 in.) W x 55.6 cm (21.9 in.) D Approximate weight: Large form-factor control enclosure: Empty: 18.0 kg (39.6 lb) Fully configured: 28.3 kg (62.2 lb) Large form-factor expansion enclosure: Empty: 16.4 kg (36.1 lb) Fully configured: 26.7 kg (58.8 lb) Small form-factor control enclosure: Empty: 19.0 kg (41.8 lb) Fully configured: 27.3 kg (60.0 lb) Small form-factor expansion enclosure: Empty: 16.7 kg (36.7 lb) Fully configured: 25.0 kg (55.2 lb)
Operating environment	Air temperature: Operating: 10°C - 35°C (50°F - 95°F) at 30.5 m below to 3,000 m above sea level (100 ft below to 9,840 ft above) Non-operating: -10°C - 50°C (14°F - 125°F) Relative humidity: Operating: 20% - 85% Non-operating: 8% - 80%
Warranty	Hardware: Three-year warranty with 9 to 5 next-business-day response Tier 1 customer-replaceable units and on-site repairs Warranty service upgrades available Post-warranty support available Customer setup (initial installation and field upgrades)
Operating environment	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 at: ibm.com/systems/support/storage/config/ssic
ISV solutions	For a list of high-quality solutions with IBM 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

Views:

IBM FlashSystem 5030 Models 2072-3H2
(Up to 24 SFF 2.5-inch drives)

IBM FlashSystem 5030 Models 2072-3H4
(Up to 12 LFF 3.5-inch drives)

IBM FlashSystem 5030 Rear

Documentation:

Download the IBM Flash System 5000 Datasheet (.PDF)