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IBM FlashSystem 5015 SAS HDD 20TB - 2U
- IBM Storage Area Networks (SAN) Solutions
- 12 x 2.4TB 10K 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 SAS HDD 20TB
| Brand | IBM |
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| Series | FlashSystem |
| Model | 5015 SAS HDD 20TB |
| Form Factor | 2U Rackmount |
| Workload | Storage Server |
| 2.5" Bays | Capacity: up to 20TB Cache: 64GB Drive Configuration: 12 x 2.4TB 10K 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 SAS HDD 20TB is a 2U rackmount SAN storage system with dual active-active controllers, 64GB cache, and 12 10K SAS drives, suited to enterprise IT teams that need shared storage, 16Gb Fibre Channel connectivity, and remote mirroring.
Recommended For
- Small and midsize businesses that need an entry-level, rack-mounted SAN for shared storage, with enterprise storage software and dual-controller availability features.
- IT teams prioritizing bulk storage over flash-like response times, such as for capacity-oriented departmental data or secondary storage; IBM describes HDD-based 5015 configurations as better suited to bulk storage than workloads.
- Organizations consolidating shared block storage for virtualized or containerized environments that can connect to a SAN and use IBM FlashSystem software features.
- Teams that need an entry-level array with room to add SAS expansion enclosures as storage capacity grows, rather than needing controller scale-out.
Spec Summary
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Best For | Storage-server deployments using SAS HDDs, with iSCSI and Fibre Channel connectivity |
| Storage Capacity And Drives | Up to 20TB capacity with 12 × 2.4TB 10K SAS HDDs; supports 2.5-inch flash and disk drives, plus 3.5-inch disk drives |
| Host And Expansion Connectivity | Host connections include 1Gb iSCSI and 16Gb Fibre Channel; supported connectivity also includes 10Gb iSCSI and 12Gb SAS |
| Performance | Up to 400K IOPS, 8GB/s bandwidth, and under 70µs minimum latency |
| RAID And Data Protection | Supports Distributed RAID 1, 5, and 6, snapshots, and synchronous Metro Mirror and asynchronous Global Mirror replication |
| Controller And Cache | Dual controllers with 4 cores per control enclosure; 64GB cache, with 32GB or 64GB available per control enclosure |
| Software And Integration | Includes IBM Spectrum Virtualize, Easy Tier automated tiering, transparent data migration, VMware integration, and Red Hat OpenShift container integration |
| Expansion | Supports up to 392 drives per system, with up to 10 standard or 4 high-density expansion enclosures per controller |
| Unavailable Features | Does not support data reduction pools, hardware-assisted compression, encryption, IBM Safeguarded Copy, CyberVault, Hyperswap, NVMe flash, FC-NVMe host connections, or scale-out clustering |
| Physical Design | 2U rackmount design for a standard 19-inch rack, with redundant hot-swappable fans and power supplies |
| Model Identifiers | IBM FlashSystem 5015 SAS HDD 20TB |