IBM FlashSystem 710 and IBM FlashSystem 810 7
Flash modules
FlashSystem 710 and FlashSystem 810 provide configurable capacity and optional spare feature with the
flash modules listed in Table 4 and Table 5 respectively.
Table 4. Supported flash modules: FlashSystem 710
Description Feature code
Maximum quantity
supported
Base SLC flash module packs (only one pack can be ordered)
1TB SLC (4-pack) AF00 1
2TB SLC (8-pack) AF0G 1
3TB SLC (12-pack) AF06 1
4TB SLC (16-pack) AF0H 1
5TB SLC (20-pack) AF07 1
Spare SLC flash module (optional)
Active Spare SLC Protection* AF01 1
MES upgrade
Upgrade - 1TB SLC (4-pack)** AF08 4
* Optional feature that provides one additional SLC flash module preinstalled within the system for use as a spare for
manually initiated data migration in case of failure of another flash module.
** SLC MES upgrade that increases a total usable capacity in the existing system by approximately 1 TB for a
maximum of 5 TB.
Table 5. Supported flash modules: FlashSystem 810
Description Feature code
Maximum quantity
supported
Base eMLC flash module packs (only one pack can be ordered)
2TB eMLC (4-pack) AF0I 1
4TB eMLC (8-pack) AF0L 1
6TB eMLC (12-pack) AF09 1
8TB eMLC (16-pack) AF0P 1
10TB eMLC (20-pack) AF0A 1
Spare eMLC flash module (optional)
Active Spare eMLC Protection* AF0J 1
MES upgrade
Upgrade - 2TB eMLC (4-pack)** AF0B 4
* Optional feature that provides one additional eMLC flash module preinstalled within the system for use as a spare for
manually initiated data migration in case of failure of another flash module.
** eMLC MES upgrade that increases a total usable capacity in the existing system by approximately 2 TB for a
maximum of 10 TB.
FlashSystem 710 flash modules use 32 nm SLC flash chips, nominally rated for 100,000 program/erase