Description
Facilities of Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS)
Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) is a high-speed data storage interface that provides reliable and efficient data transfer for enterprise-level storage systems. Some of the facilities of SAS are:
- Speed: SAS provides fast data transfer rates, with speeds ranging from 3 to 12 Gbps. This makes it suitable for high-performance computing and data-intensive applications.
- Reliability: SAS is designed to provide high reliability and fault tolerance through its use of multiple paths between the host and storage devices. This helps ensure that data remains accessible even in the event of a disk failure.
- Scalability: SAS provides scalable storage solutions that can easily accommodate growing data needs. It supports up to 128 devices in a single domain and can be expanded with the addition of new controllers and enclosures.
- Compatibility: SAS is backward-compatible with SCSI, making it easy to integrate into existing storage environments.
- Hot Swappability: SAS allows for the hot-swapping of disk drives, making it easy to perform maintenance and upgrade storage systems without downtime.
- Data Encryption: SAS supports data encryption, providing an additional layer of security for sensitive data.
SAS provides a high-performance, reliable, and scalable data storage solution for enterprise-level storage systems.
Data Encryption and Security
Data encryption is a method of encoding information so that it can only be read by an authorized recipient. In the case of the IBM 1.6TB SAS 6GBITS Multi-Level Cell 2.5Inch Enterprise Solid State Drive, the data is encrypted using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256-bit encryption. This means that the data is transformed into a code that cannot be deciphered without a specific key. The key is stored on the drive itself, providing a secure and efficient method of data protection.
Security is a critical aspect of data storage and the IBM 1.6TB SAS 6GBITS Multi-Level Cell 2.5Inch Enterprise Solid State Drive implements a number of measures to ensure the security of stored data. These measures include secure boot, secure erase, and self-encrypting drive (SED) technology. Secure boot verifies the authenticity of the drive firmware and software, preventing unauthorized access and tampering. Secure erase allows for the rapid and secure deletion of data, making it ideal for decommissioning or repurposing drives. SED technology ensures that data is encrypted at all times, providing protection from both internal and external threats.
Enterprise Drive Guidelines
Enterprise drives are designed to meet the demands of enterprise data centers and storage systems, where reliability, performance, and high capacity are essential. The guidelines for choosing and using enterprise drives are as follows:
- Reliability: Enterprise drives must have a higher level of reliability than consumer-grade drives. They must be able to handle the demands of heavy workloads and 24/7 operation.
- Performance: Enterprise drives must have fast read and write speeds, low latency, and high IOPS (input/output operations per second) to meet the demands of high-performance applications.
- Capacity: Enterprise drives must offer high storage capacities to meet the demands of large data sets.
- Compatibility: Enterprise drives must be compatible with the storage systems and data centers they are used in.
- Data protection: Enterprise drives must have built-in data protection features, such as error correction, redundant arrays of independent disks (RAID), and backup solutions, to ensure data integrity and availability.
- Power consumption: Enterprise drives must have low power consumption to reduce energy costs and reduce the impact on the environment.
- Endurance: Enterprise drives must have high endurance and a long lifespan, with a high number of write cycles and a low rate of data degradation over time.
- Cost-effectiveness: Enterprise drives must offer a balance between performance, reliability, and cost, to ensure that they are cost-effective solutions for enterprise data storage.
General Information
- Brand: IBM
- MPN: 49Y6196
- Type: Internal Solid State Drive
- SSD Type: SAS 6GBITS
Technical Information
- Form factor : 2.5 inch
- Interface : SAS-6GBPS
- Capacity : 1.6 TB
- Access time : 0.1 ms
- Shock : 1000 g, 0.5 ms
- Hot-swap drive : yes
- Vibration : 2.17 g rms 7-800 hz
- Typical power : 7 w
- Temperature : 0 – 70 °c
- Relative humidity : 8 – 85% (noncondensing)
- Maximum altitude : 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
Dimension and Weight
- Height: 0.63 Inch
- Width: 3.10 Inch
- Depth: 5.45 Inch
- Weight: 1.50 Lbs
