IBM FlashSystem 5300 All Flash 680TB

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12 x 38.4TB FlashCore Module (FCM) 4
460TB Raw Capacity
340TB Usable Capacity
680TB 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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General
Brand	IBM
Series	FlashSystem
Model	FlashSystem 5300 All Flash 680TB
Form Factor	1U Rackmount
Workload	Storage Server

Expansion Bays
2.5" Bays	Capacity: 680TB Cache: 256GB Drive Configuration: 12 x 38.4TB 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

Features
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 Policy Based Repliction: 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 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

Additional Information
First Listed on Newegg	July 11, 2025

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The IBM FlashSystem 5300 All Flash 680TB is a 1U enterprise storage system with 12 FlashCore Modules, up to 680TB effective capacity with 2:1 compression, and performance rated up to 2.2 million IOPS—suited to organizations consolidating demanding storage workloads.

Recommended For

IT teams running VMware or other virtualized server clusters that need shared block storage over Fibre Channel or iSCSI, with low-latency access for multiple hosts.
Data-center teams refreshing shared SAN storage that want to consolidate or virtualize storage from multiple systems under one management platform.
Organizations running latency-sensitive virtual machines or application databases that need an all-flash array for high-throughput shared storage.
Infrastructure teams planning high-availability storage or recovery workflows that use snapshots, replication, or Safeguarded Copy to support continuity and data protection.
Data-center operators short on rack space who need dense all-flash capacity in a compact 1U storage array.

Spec Summary

Attribute	Value
Best For	Enterprise storage workloads using flash storage, with support for scaling and data protection
Capacity And Drives	680TB listed capacity with 12 × 38.4TB FlashCore Modules; supports 2.5-inch flash and disk drives, 3.5-inch disk drives, FlashCore Modules, and Storage Class Memory
Performance	Up to 2.2M IOPS and 28.6 GB/s bandwidth, with minimum latency under 50µs
Cache And Processing	256GB listed cache; cache configurations of 64GB, 256GB, or 512GB per control enclosure and up to 1.02TB per clustered system; 24 cores per control enclosure and 48 per clustered system
Host Connectivity	25/10Gb iSCSI and 32Gb Fibre Channel host connections; supports 10Gb iSCSI, 32/64Gb Fibre Channel, and FC-NVMe host connections
Data Reduction And Security	Data Reduction Pools support compression, deduplication, thin provisioning, and UNMAP; hardware-based compression and encryption are supported
Data Protection And Availability	Supports Distributed RAID 1, 5, and 6, snapshots, IBM Safeguarded Copy, CyberVault, and policy-based replication; dual controllers with redundant, hot-swappable fans and power supplies
Software And Integration	Includes IBM Spectrum Virtualize software with VMware and Red Hat OpenShift integration, Easy Tier automated tiering, and transparent data migration
Expansion And Scalability	Supports scale-out clustering, up to 428 drives per control enclosure or 856 per clustered system, and expansion enclosures; supports heterogeneous integration with more than 500 storage systems
Form Factor And Model	1U rackmount design with standard 19-inch rack support; IBM FlashSystem 5300 All Flash 680TB

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