IBM DS8900F User Manual

Table 18. Feature codes for flash-drive sets for High Performance Flash Enclosures Gen2 (continued)
Feature code Disk size Drive type Drives per set Drive speed
in RPM
(K=1000)
Encryption
capable drive
RAID support
1625 15.36 TB 2.5-in.Flash
Tier 2 drives
16 N/A Yes 6
1, 2
Note:
1. RAID 5 is not supported for drives larger than 1 TB, and requires a request for price quote (RPQ). For
information, contact your sales representative.
2. RAID 6 is the default RAID type for all drives larger than 1 TB, and it is the only supported RAID type for
7.68 TB drives and 15.36 TB drives.
3. Within a High Performance Flash Enclosure Gen2 pair, no intermix of high performance drives (Flash Tier 0)
with high capacity drives (Flash Tier 1 or Flash Tier 2) is supported.
4. 1.92 TB drives sets are supported only on models 993 and 994.
Feature codes for storage enclosures
Use these feature codes to identify the type of drive enclosures for your storage system.
Table 19. Feature codes for storage enclosures
Feature code Description Models
1605 High Performance Flash Enclosure Gen2 pair for
800 GB, 1.6 TB, 1.92 TB, 3.2 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68,
and 15.36 TB flash drives
all
Storage-enclosure llers
Storage-enclosure llers ll empty drive slots in the storage enclosures. The llers ensure sufcient
airflow across populated storage.
For High Performance Flash Enclosures Gen2, one ller feature provides a set of 16 llers.
Feature codes for storage enclosure llers
Use these feature codes to order ller sets for High Performance Flash Enclosures Gen2.
Table 20. Feature codes for storage enclosures
Feature code Description
1699 Filler set for 2.5-in. High Performance Flash Enclosures Gen2;
includes 16 llers
Conguration rules for storage features
Use the following general conguration rules and ordering information to help you order storage features.
High Performance Flash Enclosures Gen2
Follow these conguration rules when you order storage features for storage systems with High
Performance Flash Enclosures Gen2.
Flash drive sets
The High Performance Flash Enclosure Gen2 pair requires a minimum of one 16 flash-drive set.
Storage enclosure llers
For the High Performance Flash Enclosures Gen2, one ller feature provides a set of 16 llers. If only
one flash-drive set is ordered, then two storage enclosure llers are needed to ll the remaining 32
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IBM DS8900F Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	DS8900F
Category	Storage
Language	English