IBM DS8000 series

IBM DS8000
Industry	Data storage
Predecessor	IBM System Storage DS8000
Founded	2004
Headquarters	Armonk, United States
Products	Enterprise storage systems integrating hybrid flash and hard disk drives for IBM mainframe and large-scale computing
Parent	IBM

The IBM DS8000 lineup (previously known as IBM System Storage DS8000) represents an IBM storage solution that integrates both hybrid flash and traditional hard disk drives, tailored for IBM mainframe systems and large-scale enterprise computing.

Description

Initially introduced as large cabinet-style units, the DS8000 series was launched before the more compact and budget-friendly rack-mounted DS6000 series. Following the discontinuation of the DS6000 in 2015, IBM released the DS8882F, an all-flash, rack-mounted system, as its replacement.

Controllers across the entire DS8000 range incorporate IBM Power microprocessors and operate on IBM Power Systems server technology.

Models

DS8000 series model overview
		TotalStorage			System Storage														DS8###
Position	Form factor	Before	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Entry	Rack cabinet													8884
Mid-range		IBM ESS	8100		8100 Turbo			8700	8800		8870			8886
Mid-range			8100		8100 Turbo									8886F					8950F
Hi-end			8300		8300 Turbo									8888
Hi-end														8888F					8980F
Rack-mount		IBM FAStT	DS6000											8882F					8910F

TotalStorage editions:
- DS8100 (introduced 2004)
  - Equipped with dual 2-core POWER5+ processors
  - Capable of supporting up to 384 Fibre Channel or SATA disks
- DS8300 (released 2004)
  - Features dual 4-core POWER5+ processors based on p570 server architecture
  - Supports a maximum of 1024 Fibre Channel or SATA drives
System Storage editions:
- DS8100 Turbo and DS8300 Turbo (launched 2006)
- DS8700 (debuted 2009)
  - Incorporates dual 2- or 4-core POWER6 processors
  - Accommodates up to 1024 drives including enterprise-grade flash storage
- DS8800 (available from 2010)
  - Utilizes dual 2- or 4-core POWER6+ processors
  - Supports as many as 1536 drives consisting of 10K/15K RPM HDDs or SAS-2 SSDs
- DS8870 (introduced in 2012)
  - Powered by dual controllers with options for 2-, 4-, 8-, or 16-core POWER7 CPUs (upgraded to POWER7+ in 2013), featuring SMT-4 for up to 64 simultaneous threads
  - Equipped with a 1 TiB cache; compatible with up to 1536 drives plus an additional 120 flash cards housed in the High-Performance Flash Enclosure (HPFE)
  - The HPFE integrates flash technology optimized specifically for the DS8870; supports up to eight enclosures per system delivering a raw capacity of up to 96 TB
- DS8880 Series (released late 2015)
  - Offers mixed storage variants such as DS8884 and DS8886 alongside all-flash models including the rack-mounted DS8882F under the DS888#F designation
  - DS8884: Dual 6-core POWER8 processors with SMT-4 (24 threads), featuring up to 256 GiB cache; supports up to 783 HDD/SSD drives plus 120 flash cards within HPFE (up to 48 TB raw capacity)
  - DS8886: Dual controllers ranging from 8- to 24-core POWER8 processors with SMT-4 (96 threads), equipped with up to 2 TiB cache; accommodates up to 1536 HDD/SSD drives plus 240 flash cards in HPFE (up to 96 TB raw capacity)
  - DS8888F: Dual controllers each with 48-core POWER8 processors using SMT-4 (192 threads), including up to 2 TiB cache; supports up to 480 flash cards within HPFE, delivering raw capacity of up to 192 TB
DS89#0F generation (2020)
- IBM DS8910F: A rack-mounted solution occupying 20U, based on dual IBM Power Systems S922, S914, or S924 controllers
- IBM DS8950F: Full-size rack cabinet model measuring 42U

Description

Models

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