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There are always levels of storage. These big disks are clearly NOT for IBM i DB objects! There are cost and space requirements for various things. Beyond these there still is tape for example.

Sometimes we get myopic vision for only what we use and don't see other uses such as Video or version archiving that can consume fantastic quantities of space but don't need high speed record level access. That's where these big drives fit in.

Will all spinny disk go away? Eventually and certainly in Power Systems with IBM i much sooner as we are relatively abusive to our disks. Flash for us is clearly better for most applications.

- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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On 2/15/2017 4:24 PM, Steinmetz, Paul wrote:
It makes you wonder.

IBM announces new large spinny disks.

But from another thread related to the Big LUG Meeting.

"The storage options on IBM i seem to be evolving as fast as security topics, to the point where spinning disks will no longer be offered on Power Systems servers, that it will be all flash and tape (a prediction that an IBM executive made to IT Jungle last year, and which the LUG confirms has been communicated by IBM to them too)."

Paul


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'Larry's Form Factor' Special for me because I said so. :-)

Or Large Form Factor meaning 3.5". There are some SAN disk especially with monster sizes like 6 and 8TB that are used for large capacity like video surveillance or archiving.

IBM also announced some new EXP12 drawers that hold these guys. Not sure if they are supported for i though. Have to look.


- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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www.iDevCloud.com - Personal Development IBM i timeshare service.
www.iInTheCloud.com - Commercial IBM i Cloud Hosting.

On 2/15/2017 4:05 PM, Steinmetz, Paul wrote:
IBM Power Systems enhances its server and I/O options

What is an LFF disk (ES62 or ES64) ?

3.86-4.0 TB 7200 RPM 4K SAS LFF-1 Nearline Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8408 E8E ES62
7.72-8.0 TB 7200 RPM 4K SAS LFF-1 Nearline Disk Drive (AIX/Linux) 8408 E8E ES64


http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/2/897/ENUS117-022/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en


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