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IBM FlashSystem 5015 NL-SAS HDD 70TB - 2U
- IBM Storage Area Networks (SAN) Solutions
- 12 x 8TB 7.2K NL-SAS HDD
- Onboard 1Gb iSCSI
- 64GB Cache
- Fully redundant, hot-swappable fans and power supplies
- 2 x 4-port 16Gb Fiber Cards
- Dual (Active/Active) Controller
- 8 x 5m OM3 Fiber Cables (LC)
- Standard 19-inch Rack Support
- Flash Copy
- Easy Tier
- Remote Mirroring
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Learn more about the IBM 5015 NL-SAS HDD 70TB
| Brand | IBM |
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| Series | FlashSystem |
| Model | 5015 NL-SAS HDD 70TB |
| Form Factor | 2U Rackmount |
| Workload | Storage Server |
| 2.5" Bays | Capacity: up to 70TB Cache: 64GB Drive Configuration: 12 x 8TB 7.2K NL-SAS HDD Host Connections: 1GB iSCSI, 16GB Fiber Channel Drives Supported: 2.5-inch flash drives, SFF 2.5-inch disk drives, LFF 3.5-inch disk drives Connectivity Supported: 1Gb ISCI, 10Gb ISCSI, 16Gb Fiber Channel, 12Gb SAS Max IOPs: 400K IOPs RAID levels: Distributed RAID 1, 5 and 6 Min latency: Under 70µs Max bandwidth: 8GB/s |
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| Features | Data Reduction Pools (Compression, DeDuplication, Thin Provisioning, UNMAP): No Hardware Assisted Compression: No Encryption: No VMWare Integration: Yes IBM Safeguarded Copy: No CyberVault Support for Cyber Resiliency: No Remote Replication (Synchronous Metro Mirror, Asynchronous Global Mirror): Yes Hyperswap High Availability: No NVMe Flash: No FC-NVMe Host Connections: No Easy Tier AI-driven automated tiering: Yes Storage Class Memory: No Transparent Data Migration: Yes Red Hat OpenShift Container Integration: Yes Scale-out Clustering: No Heterogenous Support for >500 storage systems: No Metro Mirror (synchronous): Yes Global Mirror (asynchronous): Yes IBM Spectrum Virtualize Software: Yes Snapshots: Yes Maximum drives supported: Maximum of 392 drives per system Dual Controller: Yes Cache per control enclosure: 32GB or 64GB Cache per clustered system: N/A Cores per control enclosure: 4 Cores per clustered system: N/A Maximum standard expansion enclosure capacity: Up to 10 standard expansion enclosures per controller Maximum high density expansion enclosure capacity: Up to 4 high-density expansion enclosures per controller Redundant, hot-swappable fans: Yes Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies: Yes Standard 19-inch rack support: Yes |
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| First Listed on Newegg | July 02, 2025 |
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The IBM FlashSystem 5015 NL-SAS HDD 70TB is a 2U rackmount SAN storage system with 12 8TB 7.2K NL-SAS drives, 64GB cache, and dual active/active controllers, suited to organizations needing centralized, expandable storage with Fibre Channel and iSCSI connectivity.
Recommended For
- Small and midsize businesses or departments that need rack-mounted shared block storage for capacity-oriented workloads, such as team data and less frequently accessed application volumes. IBM positions the 5015 as an entry-level enterprise system, and this configuration uses 7.2K NL-SAS hard drives.
- IT teams consolidating storage for VMware or other supported server environments that want SAN features such as snapshots, thin provisioning, and remote mirroring, and whose workloads fit HDD-based storage.
- Organizations planning a hybrid storage pool that can combine HDD capacity with faster drives: IBM Easy Tier can move data between tiers when high-performance drives are present, so this HDD-only configuration would need an added faster tier to use that capability.
- IT teams that need to extend an existing IBM Storage Virtualize environment with a dual-controller array, rack installation, and supported expansion options, and can manage enterprise SAN infrastructure.
Spec Summary
| Attribute | Value |
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| Best For | Rack-mounted SAN storage workloads needing high-capacity NL-SAS storage, dual-controller operation, and expansion options |
| Capacity And Drives | 12 × 8TB 7.2K NL-SAS HDDs, with capacity listed up to 70TB; supports 2.5-inch flash and disk drives and 3.5-inch disk drives |
| Host Connectivity | 1Gb iSCSI and 16Gb Fibre Channel host connections; also supports 10Gb iSCSI and 12Gb SAS connectivity |
| Performance | Up to 400K IOPS, under 70µs minimum latency, and up to 8GB/s bandwidth |
| Cache And Processing | 64GB cache per control enclosure and 4 cores per control enclosure |
| Data Protection And Tiering | Distributed RAID 1, 5, and 6; snapshots, synchronous Metro Mirror, asynchronous Global Mirror, remote replication, and Easy Tier automated storage tiering |
| Software And Integration | Includes IBM Spectrum Virtualize software and supports VMware integration, Red Hat OpenShift container integration, and transparent data migration |
| Expansion | Supports up to 392 drives, up to 10 standard expansion enclosures per controller, and up to 4 high-density expansion enclosures per controller |
| Chassis And Redundancy | 2U rackmount chassis for a standard 19-inch rack, with dual controllers and redundant, hot-swappable fans and power supplies |
| Model Identifiers | IBM FlashSystem 5015 NL-SAS HDD 70TB |