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IBM FlashSystem 5300 All Flash 45TB - 1U
- IBM Storage Area Networks (SAN) Solutions
- 8 x 4.8TB FlashCore Module (FCM) 4
- 45TB Effective with 2:1 Compression
- Onboard 25/10Gb iSCSI
- 256GB Cache
- IBM Storage Insights Pro
- 2 x 4-port 32Gb Fiber Cards
- 8 x 5m OM3 Fiber Cables (LC)
- IBM Patented FlashCore Module (FCM) 4 Technology
- 2:1 Hardware Assisted Data Reduction with no performance impact
- Available Hardware Assisted Encryption
- Fully inclusive software
- FlashCopy and Remote Mirror as standard
- 24 cores of processing power in 1 Rack Unit
- Dual (Active/Active) Controller
- Fully redundant, hot-swappable fans and power supplies
- Standard 19-inch Rack Support
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Learn more about the IBM 5300 45TB
| Brand | IBM |
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| Series | FlashSystem |
| Model | 5300 45TB |
| Form Factor | 1U Rackmount |
| Workload | Storage Server |
| SCSI RAID | RAID levels: Distributed RAID 1, 5 and 6 |
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| 2.5" Bays | Capacity: up to 45TB Cache: 256GB Drive Configuration: 8 x 4.8TB FlashCore Module Host Connections: 25/10Gb iSCSI, 32Gb Fiber Channel Drives Supported: 2.5-inch flash drives, SFF 2.5-inch disk drives, LFF 3.5-inch disk drives, IBM FlashCore Modules. Storage Class Memory Connectivity Supported: 25/10Gb ISCSI, 10Gb ISCSI, 32/64Gb Fiber Channel Max IOPs: 2.2M IOPs RAID levels: Distributed RAID 1, 5 and 6 Min latency: Under 50µs Max bandwidth: 28.6 GB/s |
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| Features | Data Reduction Pools (Compression, DeDuplication, Thin Provisioning, UNMAP): Yes Hardware Assisted Compression: Hardware Based Encryption: Yes VMWare Integration: Yes IBM Safeguarded Copy: Yes CyberVault Support for Cyber Resiliency: Yes Remote Replication (Synchronous Metro Mirror, Asynchronous Global Mirror): Yes Hyperswap High Availability: Yes NVMe Flash: Yes FC-NVMe Host Connections: Yes Easy Tier AI-driven automated tiering: Yes Storage Class Memory: Yes Transparent Data Migration: Yes Red Hat OpenShift Container Integration: Yes Scale-out Clustering: Yes Heterogenous Support for >500 storage systems: Yes Metro Mirror (synchronous): Yes Global Mirror (asynchronous): Yes IBM Spectrum Virtualize Software: Yes Snapshots: Yes Maximum drives supported: 428 per control enclosure; 856 per clustered system Dual Controller: Yes Cache per control enclosure: 64GB, 256GB or 512GB Cache per clustered system: 1.02 TB Cores per control enclosure: 24 Cores per clustered system: 48 Maximum standard expansion enclosure capacity: Up to 12 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 | April 01, 2025 |
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The IBM FlashSystem 5300 45TB is a 1U all-flash SAN storage system for enterprise data centers that need low-latency, high-throughput shared storage. It combines eight 4.8TB FlashCore Modules, 256GB cache, dual active/active controllers, and support for up to 2.2 million IOPS.
Recommended For
- IT teams consolidating latency-sensitive virtual machines and databases on shared primary storage, especially when their servers already use Fibre Channel or iSCSI.
- Organizations with limited rack space that need enterprise all-flash primary storage in a compact 1U system, with room to scale capacity as needs grow.
- VMware environments that need shared block storage with snapshot and replication capabilities for protecting or moving virtual-machine workloads.
- Businesses modernizing primary storage that want built-in data-reduction and ransomware-anomaly detection features alongside redundant storage hardware.
Spec Summary
| Attribute | Value |
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| Best For | Flash-based storage server workloads that need shared SAN connectivity, data reduction, snapshots, replication, or high availability |
| Capacity And Expansion | Up to 45TB across 8 × 4.8TB FlashCore Modules; supports 2.5-inch flash and disk drives, 3.5-inch disk drives, FlashCore Modules, and Storage Class Memory. Supports up to 428 drives per control enclosure or 856 per clustered system, with expansion enclosure options |
| Performance | Up to 2.2M IOPS and 28.6 GB/s bandwidth, with minimum latency under 50µs |
| Controllers And Cache | Dual controllers with 24 cores per control enclosure and 256GB cache |
| RAID And Data Reduction | Distributed RAID 1, 5, and 6; data reduction pools support compression, deduplication, thin provisioning, and UNMAP, with hardware-based compression |
| Host Connectivity | 25/10Gb and 10Gb iSCSI, plus 32/64Gb Fibre Channel; FC-NVMe host connections are supported |
| Data Protection And Availability | Supports snapshots, IBM Safeguarded Copy, synchronous Metro Mirror, asynchronous Global Mirror, HyperSwap high availability, and CyberVault cyber resiliency |
| Software And Integration | Includes IBM Spectrum Virtualize software, with VMware and Red Hat OpenShift integration, Easy Tier automated tiering, transparent data migration, scale-out clustering, and heterogeneous support for more than 500 storage systems |
| Rack And Redundancy | 1U rackmount design for standard 19-inch racks, with redundant hot-swappable fans and power supplies |
| Model Identifiers | IBM FlashSystem 5300 45TB |