IBM FlashSystem 5000 Series User Manual

Table 6. System communications types (continued)
Communications
type
Host to system node System node to storage system
iSCSI (10 Gbps
Ethernet)
Yes
• FlashSystem 5010 systems must have an
optional 4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet host
interface adapter installed.
• FlashSystem 5030 systems have two onboard
10 Gbps Ethernet ports that can be used for
host attachment.
The optional 4-port 10 Gbps Ethernet host
interface adapter can also be installed.
Not supported
iSCSI (25 Gbps
Ethernet)
Yes, using an optional 2-port 25 Gbps host
interface adapter
Not supported
Serial-attached
SCSI (SAS)
Yes, using an optional 4-port 12 Gbps SAS host
interface adapter.
The system supports a one-time
migration of external storage data to
the system. In the management GUI,
select Pools > Storage Migration >
New Migration to start the storage
migration wizard.
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IBM FlashSystem 5000 Series Specifications

General

Model	IBM FlashSystem 5000 Series
Storage Type	Flash
Management Software	IBM Spectrum Virtualize
Form Factor	2U
Drive Types	SAS
RAID Support	RAID 5, RAID 6
Host Interface	16 Gbps Fibre Channel, 25 Gbps iSCSI, 12 Gbps SAS
Data Reduction	Yes (compression, deduplication)
Encryption	Yes
Replication	Yes, Metro Mirror, Global Mirror
Operating System Support	Windows, Linux, AIX, IBM i
Cache	64GB