SCSI Disk Drives offer up to 300 Gb formatted capacity.
Press Release Summary:
IBM 300 Gb, 10,000 rpm Ultra320 SCSI Disk Drive (No. 3578, No. 1973) works with select IBM p5, OpenPower, and RS/600 systems, while IBM 146.8 Gb, 15,000 rpm Ultra320 SCSI Disk Drive (No. 1972) works with select OpenPower systems. Each 3.5 in. drive offers interface speeds of 320 Mb/sec when attached to Ultra-320-capable adapter and offer backwards-compatibility with SCSI adapters. Form factor of 1 in. facilitates placement in dense system configurations.
Original Press Release:
IBM 146.8 GB 15,000 RPM Ultra320 SCSI Disk Drive and 300 GB 10,000 RPM Ultra320 SCSI Disk Drive Deliver Exceptional Performance and Storage
At a glance
300 GB 10,000 RPM Disk Drive
A formatted physical capacity of 300 GB of data
Ultra320 SCSI interface
Interface speeds of 320 MB/sec when attached to an Ultra320 adapter
Backward compatible with earlier SCSI adapters
1-inch form factor
10,000 rpm rotation
146.8 GB 15,000 RPM Disk Drive
A formatted physical capacity of 146.8 GB of data
Ultra320 SCSI interface
Interface speeds of 320 MB/sec when attached to a Ultra320 adapter
Backward compatible with earlier SCSI adapters
1-inch form factor
15,000 rpm rotation
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: RE001).
Overview
The IBM 300 GB 10,000 RPM Ultra320 SCSI Disk Drive (#3578, #1973) for selected IBM p5, OpenPower, and RS/600 systems and the IBM 146.8 GB 15,000 RPM Ultra320 SCSI Disk Drive (#1972) for selected OpenPower systems provide world-class performance with interface speeds of 320 MB/sec when attached to an Ultra-320-capable adapter. The drives are also compatible with earlier, slower SCSI adapters.
The higher SCSI bus data rate along with the 10,000 rpm (for the 300 GB disk drive) or 15,000 rpm (for the 146.8 GB disk drive) spinning speed of the disk platter can greatly improve a system's overall data throughput.
The disk drives' 3.5-inch, 1-inch-high (25-mm) form factor allows them to be placed in dense system configurations.
Key prerequisites
A supporting eServer® system
One SCSI internal address
AIX® V4.3, or later
PSSP levels 3.1, 3.2, or later
Linux(TM) - For Linux information, visit
http://ibm.com/servers/eservers/pseries/hardware/factsfeatures.html
Planned availability date
April 29, 2005
