Disk Drives

IBM Power Systems Disk Drives – HDD, SSD & NVMe

For AIX, IBM i (System i / AS/400), Linux & VIOS

Enterprise storage solutions compatible with Power5 through Power11 servers. SAS 6/12 Gb/s, PCIe Gen4/Gen5 NVMe U.2/U.3, SFF-2/SFF-3 carriers, 10K/15K RPM, 4K/4224/512e sector formats. Fast shipping & expert support.

Supported Platforms & Operating Systems

Power Generations — Power5, Power6, Power7, Power8, Power9, Power10, Power11
Common Models — 8202, 8205, 8231, 8284, 8286, 9008–9009, 9028, 9040, 9105, 9117, 9119, 9406–9409, S922, S924, S1022, S1024, E950, E980, E1080, and more
OS Support — AIX 7.1+, IBM i 7.1–7.5 (including 4K/4224 sector), Linux (RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu), VIOS
Interfaces — SAS 6/12 Gb/s, PCIe Gen3/Gen4/Gen5 NVMe, EXP24S/EXP24SX drawers

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HDD – Hard Disk Drives 10K & 15K RPM SAS HDDs for cost-effective capacity and performance. Ideal for transactional, database, and mixed workloads on IBM i / AIX / Linux.

300–1.8 TB SFF-2/SFF-3 (10K/15K RPM)
4–14 TB LFF (7.2K RPM)
Popular feature codes: #1751, #1790, #ESD4, #ESNQ, #ES5A View HDDs →

SSD – Solid State Drives Enterprise & mainstream SAS/SATA SSDs (eMLC/MLC/TLC) for high IOPS and low latency. Perfect for boot, database, ERP, and virtualized environments.

387 GB – 7.68 TB+ SFF-2/SFF-3 (1–10 DWPD)
Popular feature codes: #ES0Q, #ES0R, #ESK7, #ESKB, #ESKF View SSDs →

NVMe – PCIe Gen4/Gen5 U.2/U.3 Ultra-high-performance NVMe SSDs (enterprise & mainstream) for Power10/Power11. Native support for AIX/Linux; IBM i via VIOS or native on select models.

800 GB – 15.3 TB+ U.2 (1–3 DWPD enterprise; 0.3–1 DWPD mainstream)
Popular feature codes: #ES5A, #ES5C, #ES5E, #ES5G, #ECT9 View NVMe →

Popular IBM Disk Drives

Feature Code	Capacity	Type	Interface / Form Factor	Best For
ESNQ / ES5A	571 GB – 800 GB	HDD / SSD	SAS 12 Gb/s SFF-2 / NVMe U.2	Transactional, boot, database
ES5C / ES4D	1.6 TB – 3.2 TB	Enterprise SSD	PCIe Gen4 NVMe U.2	High-IOPS virtualization & ERP
ES5G / ES4F	6.4 TB	Enterprise SSD	PCIe Gen4 NVMe U.2	Large databases & analytics
ECT9	15.3 TB	Mainstream NVMe	PCIe Gen4 NVMe U.2, 4K	Read-heavy, archival, capacity

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