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IBM Storage FlashSystem 7300 Product Guide: Updated for IBM Storage Virtualize 8.7

An IBM Redpaper publication

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Published on 21 October 2024

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ISBN-10: 0738461806
ISBN-13: 9780738461809
IBM Form #: REDP-5741-00


Authors: Hartmut Lonzer, Jon Herd and Vasfi Gucer

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    Abstract

    This IBM® Redpaper® Product Guide describes the IBM Storage FlashSystem® 7300 solution, which is a next-generation IBM Storage FlashSystem control enclosure.

    Combining advanced flash technology with NVMe and IBM FlashCore, IBM Storage FlashSystem 7300 delivers exceptional performance, reliability, and availability. Designed to withstand cyberattacks, this solution is essential for organizations prioritizing data protection and business continuity.

    IBM Storage FlashSystem 7300 provides a rich set of software-defined storage (SDS) features that are delivered by IBM Storage Virtualize, including the following examples:

    - Data reduction and deduplication

    - Dynamic tiering

    - Thin-provisioning

    - Snapshots

    - Cloning

    - Cyber resilience

    - Transparent Cloud Tiering (TCT)

    - Policy-based replication and policy-based high availability

    - Scale-out and scale-up configurations further enhance capacity and throughput for better availability

    This Redpaper applies to IBM Storage Virtualize V8.7.

    Table of Contents

    - Overview

    - Benefits

    - Placing your IBM FlashSystem 7300 in your infrastructure

    - IBM FlashSystem 7300 enclosure overview

    - Features of IBM FlashSystem 7300

    - What is new with IBM Storage Virtualize V8.7.0

    - IBM FlashCore technology

    - IBM Storage Expert Care

    - Storage Assurance

    - IBM Storage FlashSystem 7300 GUI

    - IBM Storage FlashSystem 7300 hardware component overview

    - Scaling up and scaling out

    - Options and feature codes

    - Software and licensing

    - Ordering information

    - Related information