IBM FlashSystem 900 User Manual

FlashSystem 900 Product Guide 16
Web interface
Navigating the management tool is simple. You can hover the cursor over one of the five function icons on
the left side of the window, which highlights the function icon and shows a list of options. You can then
move the cursor to the wanted option and click it. The GUI has three main sections for navigating through
the management tool:
Function icons (left side)
z
Status bars (bottom)
z
Actions menu (upper left, or right-click the home page)
z
To the right of the upper middle of the GUI is the function key for managing the security of the user that is
logged in. In the upper right corner is the Help button, which provides information about licenses and
gives access to the FlashSystem 900 Knowledge Center.
On the far left of the window are five function icons, from top to bottom:
The Monitoring menu
z
The Volumes menu
z
The Hosts menu
z
The Access menu
z
The Settings menu
z

IBM FlashSystem 900 Specifications

General

Model	IBM FlashSystem 900
Category	Disk array system
Maximum Capacity	57 TB
Flash Module Capacity	1.2 TB, 2.9 TB, 5.7 TB
Form Factor	2U
Storage Capacity	Up to 57 TB
Number of Flash Modules	Up to 12
Interface	Fibre Channel, InfiniBand
RAID Support	RAID 5
Power Supply	Dual redundant, hot-swappable
Operating Temperature	10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F)
Warranty	1 year
Flash Modules	MicroLatency modules

Summary

IBM FlashCore Technology

Key features

Scalability and performance

Discusses the scalability and performance capabilities of the FlashSystem 900.

Enterprise-class reliability features

Outlines the reliability features designed for enterprise environments.

Energy and space efficiency

Covers the energy consumption and physical footprint of the FlashSystem 900.

Manageability and security

Architecture and key components

Specifications

Warranty information and upgrades

Models

Fibre Channel support

Fibre Channel over Ethernet support

iSCSI interface card

InfiniBand interface card

IBM MicroLatency modules

IBM Variable Stripe RAID

IBM Two-dimensional (2D) Flash RAID

Describes the combined 2D Flash RAID protection using Variable Stripe RAID and system RAID 5.

Scalable configurations

Network cables

Encryption

Hot Encryption Activation

Explains how to enable encryption on a running system.

Encryption Rekey

Describes the process of creating new encryption keys for the system.

Batteries

System management

Web interface

Describes the navigation and features of the graphical web interface.

Performance menu overview

System IO

Explains the System I/O graph, showing read/write/total IOPS.

System Latency

Explains the System Latency graph, showing read/write request times.

System Bandwidth

Explains the System Bandwidth graph, showing read/write/total throughput.

Interface port Total IOPS

Details the graph for total IOPS per interface port.

Interface port Total Queue Depth

Details the graph for total queue depth per interface port.

Command-line interface

Supported platforms

Physical and electrical specifications