The IBM Storage FlashSystem 9500
The IBM Storage FlashSystem 9500 is a high-performance, all-flash enterprise storage system designed for demanding workloads, real-time analytics, and hybrid cloud environments. Featuring IBM FlashCore Modules and end-to-end NVMe, it delivers ultra-low latency, high throughput, and seamless integration with AI, big data, and NoSQL platforms like Apache Spark. With IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM Data Engine for NoSQL, it ensures fast, efficient data access and flexible deployment across multi-cloud architectures.
Built for resilience and scalability, the FlashSystem 9500 includes advanced cyber protection with Safeguarded Copy, always-on encryption, and AI-powered IBM Storage Insights for proactive monitoring. It supports virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), rapid recovery, and dynamic workload mobility, offering a future-ready solution that blends security, speed, and simplicity for modern enterprise IT environments.
- High-performance redundancy: Supports up to 4.5 PB of data in a 4U chassis
- with 3-site replication to eliminate single points of failure.
- Scalable architecture: Adapts to any environment size with a smart, self-optimizing containerized design for seamless expansion.
- Cost-effective value: Delivers high-density QLC flash storage, built-in compression, and AI-driven predictive analytics at a competitive cost.
- Integrated & agile: Offers unified system management, application-aware services, inline compression, hot-swappable components, and FIPS 140-3 Level 1 encryption.
- Hybrid cloud ready: Enables hybrid cloud storage solutions, improving agility and responsiveness to business demands.
- Cyber resilient by design: IBM FlashCore Module 4 (FCM4) uses AI/ML to detect ransomware and anomalies within one minute.
- Advanced security: IBM’s proprietary FlashCore modules deliver enhanced storage efficiency with enterprise-grade data protection.
- Controller Modules: 2
- PCIe Gen 4 Interface Slots: 12 (supporting 32/16 Gb FC, 25/10 Gb Ethernet, and optional 12 Gb SAS)
- Connectivity Options: Fibre Channel (FC), iSCSI, and optional SAS
Management Ports: RJ45 - Power Supply: Hot-swappable units with multiple redundant PSU batteries
- Max Read Bandwidth: 100 GB/s
- Read Response Time: Less than 50 microseconds
- Effective Max Capacity: 6.60 PB in a 4U enclosure
rocessor: Intel Ice Lake with PCIe Gen 4 - Front-End Host Ports: 48
- FlashCore Module Capacities: 4.8 TB, 9.6 TB, 19.2 TB, 38.4 TB
- Storage Class Memory: 1.6 TB drives available
Need Ultra-Fast, Enterprise-Grade Storage? IBM FlashSystem 9500 Delivers
The IBM FlashSystem 9500 is built for enterprises that can’t afford downtime or delay. With end-to-end NVMe architecture, multi-layered cyber resilience, and AI-driven management, this is more than just high-performance storage , it’s a future-ready data platform. Backed by IBM FlashSystem Storage the FlashSystem 9500 simplifies hybrid cloud integration, boosts scalability, and supports mission-critical workloads with ease. Whether you’re handling massive datasets or demanding applications, the FlashSystem 9500 keeps your operations fast, secure, and always-on.
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