Product Description
IBM ACMG 1.6TB 12Gb SAS 2.5-inch Flash Drive
The IBM ACMG is a high-capacity 1.6TB enterprise solid-state drive (SSD) featuring a 12Gb/s SAS interface in a 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF). This flash drive delivers exceptional performance, low latency, and high reliability for demanding workloads in supported IBM storage systems. Ideal for accelerating applications through tiered storage, caching, or high-IOPS requirements, it provides significantly faster access and greater throughput than traditional HDDs, with hot-swap support in compatible enclosures for high availability and straightforward maintenance.
Key Features
- 1.6TB capacity for substantial performance tiering in dense SFF setups.
- 12Gb/s SAS interface (operates at up to 6Gb/s when installed in Storwize V3700).
- 2.5-inch SFF form factor optimized for high-density drive bays.
- Solid-state flash technology offering superior speed, endurance, and low power usage.
- Enterprise SSD with advanced error correction, wear-leveling, and reliability features.
- Hot-swappable in qualified enclosures to reduce downtime during upgrades or replacements.
- Designed for high IOPS and consistent low-latency performance in mixed or read-intensive workloads.
Benefits
- Boosts overall system speed for databases, virtualization, analytics, and transactional environments.
- Supports efficient hybrid tiering by placing performance-critical data on fast flash.
- Decreases energy consumption and heat generation relative to mechanical drives.
- Enables reliable, scalable storage growth in high-availability configurations.
- Simplifies integration and servicing as a field-installable drive option.
Technical Specifications
- Feature Code: ACMG
- Capacity: 1.6TB
- Interface: 12Gb/s SAS
- Form Factor: 2.5-inch SFF
- Drive Type: Enterprise SAS SSD (Flash Drive)
- Data Transfer Rate: Up to 12Gb/s (limited to 6Gb/s in Storwize V3700)
- Additional: Hot-swap support in compatible enclosures
Compatibilities
- Primarily designed for IBM Storwize V3700 series (control and expansion enclosures with 2.5-inch SFF bays, models such as 2072-24C, 2072-24E, 2072-2DC, 2072-2DE).
- Supported as a drive option (feature code ACMG) in Storwize V3700 SFF units, with up to 24 drives per enclosure.
- Compatible with IBM Spectrum Virtualize software on Storwize V3700 platforms.
- Can be used in other qualified IBM/Lenovo storage systems supporting 12Gb/s SAS SFF SSDs (firmware verification recommended).
- Firmware: Requires matching levels with the host enclosure/system for full compatibility, performance, and support.
- Best suited for Storwize V3700 environments; quantity limits apply based on enclosure and system configuration (e.g., maximum 24 per SFF unit).
This page at DataTechComputer.com highlights high-capacity flash performance with the IBM ACMG 1.6TB SAS SSD, with a 60-day warranty.
