IBM Storage Scale System 6000 is an all-flash appliance that runs GPFS. It is the successor to IBM’s ESS line of appliances.
The appliance is model 5149-F48 and its specifications are:12
- 4U48 enclosure, containing 2x 2U24 server canisters with HA capability
- 2x 48-core Genoa 9454 CPUs per canister
- 768 GB to 1.5 TB DRAM (24x 32G or 64G DIMMs) per canister
- 4x ConnectX-7 HCAs, each with 1x400G or 2x200G InfiniBand ports (200GbE VPI supported too)
- 24 or 48 NVMe PCIe Gen4 drives
- Supporting 3.84, 7.68, 15.36, and 30.74 TB NVMe drives
- Also supports 19.2 TB or 38.4 TB IBM FlashCore Module drives
- Up to 793 TB usable (48x30.72 TB drives with 8+2, 8 MB block size)
- Capable of