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- Description
- Specifications
The IBM AC59 is a 900GB 12Gb/s SAS enterprise hard drive at 15,000 rpm in a 2.5 inch small form factor (SFF), made for the IBM Storwize V5000.
Specifications: part number AC59 · brand IBM · capacity 900GB · interface 12Gb/s SAS · speed 15K · size 2.5 inch SFF · type HDD.
Where it fits: named for the IBM Storwize V5000.
IBM Storwize V5000 Feature Code: AC59IBM Storwize V5000 Part Number: 01LJ851
This model provides one 900 GB 15,000 rpm 12 Gb SAS 2.5 Inch HDD
It is supported by IBM on Models x24 and 24F only.
- The Storwize V5010 has support for up to 392 drives per system with the attachment of Storwize V5000 expansion enclosures
All Storwize V5k drives are dual-port and are hot-swap.
Compatibility and specifications
IBM added the 900 GB 15,000 rpm 2.5-inch SAS hard drive to the Storwize family in Hardware Announcement 117-068 (August 22, 2017), with availability from September 8, 2017. On Storwize V5000 Gen2 it is feature AC59 on both machine types 2077 and 2078, ordered for control enclosures 124, 224 and 324 and the 24F SFF expansion enclosure. For 3.5-inch bays IBM lists AC18 (12F and LFF control enclosures) and ACP1 (92F high-density enclosure) for the same 900 GB 15K capacity. The earlier V5000 Gen2 15K options in 2.5-inch form were 300 GB (AC57) and 600 GB (AC58). V5000 drives are dual-port and hot-swappable.
| Feature code | AC59 (machine types 2077 and 2078) |
| Capacity / speed | 900 GB, 15,000 rpm |
| Form factor | 2.5-inch SFF SAS HDD |
| Fits | Models 124, 224, 324, 24F |
| 3.5-inch equivalents | AC18 (112/212/312/12F), ACP1 (92F) |
| IBM availability | September 8, 2017 (letter 117-068) |
| IBM Feature Code | AC59 |
| IBM Part Number | 01LJ851 |
| Capacity | 900 GB |
| Spindle Speed | 15,000 RPM |
| Thoughput | 12 GB |
| Connection | Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) |
| Form Factor | Small Form Factor (SFF) Internal |
| Size | 2.5 inch |
| Storwize V5k Compatibility | Models x24 and 24F only. |