T THE HEART OF A DATA STORAGE
INTRODUCTION: THE CLOUD
The world of storage is changing rapidly; data is being created and shared at a phenomenal rate. From global institutions to small businesses and individual consumers, data storage needs are growing, as is the desire to readily access data regardless of device or location.
PC/NB MOBILE PHONE
Advances in virtualization, cloud computing, IT as a service and big data are driving value and competitive advantages. Cloud-computing storage technology has significantly improved enterprise operations, with adoption rates soaring as the technology matures. As a result, the “cloud” is fast becoming the biggest buzzword of the digital age.
AUTOMATION/ ROBOTICS
THE WAY WE WORK IS CHANGING Until recently, employees needing access to computing services used to spend hours sitting behind an assigned desk on company premises, using a company PC. But now they can access those services while being out making customer visits, attending conferences, or simply working from home. Business has become truly mobile.
When workers are out of the office, they have more choices than ever for the applications and devices that they use for business. They can use smartphones, tablets and notebooks for work and access internet-based applications and information that live “in the cloud”.
AUTOMOTIVE
TABLET GAMING CONSOLE
THESE DAYS, OUR HEADS ARE IN THE CLOUD Location is no longer a barrier to productivity as cloud computing allows you to access documents from almost anywhere, using almost any device, via a web browser. Documents can be accessed, edited, printed or simply stored for future use.
Cloud computing is changing the way we use computers at home and increasingly, for work, too — but the hype this technology trend has generated along the way can be overwhelming.
That puts business leaders in a tricky spot. In economically challenging times, they can’t afford to ignore the promise of the business benefits that can be delivered by cloud computing.
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THE CLOUD: BENEFITS
THE CLOUD: SAFE STORAGE
WHY DOES THE CLOUD MATTER? For businesses, the impact of cloud computing is the transformation of corporate IT from the mysterious domain of in-house specialists to a utility service that is supplied by a third-party provider. In other words, it becomes a “utility”.
THERE ARE MANY BENEFITS TO THIS APPROACH, WHICH INCLUDE: Elimination of the upfront costs of techno logy, as only the needed IT resources are paid for. Often on a pay-as-you-go basis. Reduced reliance on in-house IT systems, which can be costly and time-consuming to maintain. Delegation of data security to a trusted provider possessing the expertise for applying the most stringent measures available.
DATA STORAGE – THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE CLOUD Reliable data storage is the lifeblood of any enterprise. Toshiba, the most experienced and trusted storage manufacturer, is powering the cloud by offering the largest portfolio of industry-leading enterprise storage devices for cloud data centres. From high-capacity hard disk drives (HDDs) to high-performance solid state drives (SSDs), Toshiba enterprise drives can be found in the world’s most demanding data centres.
Today, the majority of digital data is still stored on HDDs, which are the foundation of nearly all data centres and are one of their most reliable hardware components. However SSDs now also offer compelling advantages, such as lower energy consumption and faster data-access times.
Greater flexibility and productivity, because vital applications can be accessed from anywhere via a web browser.
Simplified access to the latest products and technologies available without the need to update the software on a fleet of computers. Greater level of document security than many companies are capable of achieving in-house.
THE CLOUD: POWERED BY TOSHIBA
TIERED STORAGE – GET THE RIGHT MIX There is no such thing as one size fits all when it comes to data storage. Businesses will need to carefully assess their storage needs and choose the storage solutions that are best for them. Is high capacity, reliability or faster data access the top priority? With Toshiba’s tiered storage model, you can ensure that you will get the right mix of reliability, capacity, cost and enterprise features.
When choosing an enterprise SSD for example, you need to be aware of the different endurance class levels available. Not all low-cost, multilevel cell (MLC), flash-based SSDs are created equal. When you decide to house your data at a data centre outfitted with Toshiba SSDs, you can be assured that you are making the right choice – Toshiba invented NAND and has therefore industry-leading expertise and know-how.
TIER 0
TIER 1
TIER 2
TIER 3
SSD Mission Critical
Mission Critical
Business Critical
Cold/Archive Storage
Features
Low latency, highest performance, small amount of data, greatest reliability, I/O and performance consolidation
Mix of performance, capacity and availability
Lower performance, lower cost, larger capacity
Lowest cost for largest capacity
Usage
Mission Critical data, financial information, log and journal files, paging files, metadata or index files, VM- and VDI-linked clones
Mission Critical active files, email, web, databases, tables, audio video, VM and VDI, hosting, big data, big bandwidth
Home directories, data warehouse, data mining, backup, big data, big bandwidth
For data not required on a daily basis: Offline archive, disaster recovery, data transfer, long-term data retention at low-cost, energy usage, backup
Profile
Active data
Primarily active data
Mix of archive and idle data
Primarily idle or inactive data
Metrics
Focus on highest performance, IOPS and latency, cost per IOPS, low power consumption, silent
Focus on high data throughput, IOPS, bandwidth and capacity, cost per IOPS, great reliability and superior performance
Focus on bandwidth and capacity, low cost per high-density capacity, optimised power efficiency
Focus on highest capacity and some bandwidth, efficient performance, cost effective, power management features
Categories
High Endurance SSD
Mid / Value Endurance SSD Performance HDD
Read Intensive SSD Capacity HDD
Capacity HDD Cloud HDD
PX04SHB
AL14 AL13 HK3E2 PX03SV PX04P PX04SMB PX04SVB
MG04 PX03SN HK3R2 HK3R PX04SRB
MG03 MG04 MC04
High Endurance SSD Mid / Value Endurance SSD Performance HDD Read Intensive SSD Capacity HDD Cloud HDD
Toshiba Core Products
THE CLOUD: PRODUCTS
ENTERPRISE HDDs
TOSHIBA ENTERPRISE HDDs
1: ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE HDD MIX OF CAPACITY, PERFORMANCE AND AVAILABILITY • • •
3: ENTERPRISE CLOUD HDD
2: ENTERPRISE CAPACITY HDD LARGE CAPACITY •
2.5-Inch Form Factor *1 Up to 15,000 RPM For Tier 1 enterprise servers
• •
LARGE CAPACITY
.5-Inch Form Factor *1 3 Up to 7,200 RPM For Tier 2 and Tier 3 servers
• • •
.5-Inch Form Factor *1 3 Cost efficient For Tier 3 servers
With more than 40 years of experience, Toshiba consistently designs, builds and supports industry-leading enterprise hard disk drives. The Toshiba Enterprise HDDs help both private and public data centres meet the demanding growth of unstructured data in high-density environments.
KEY ADVANTAGES: Family
NEW
1
AL14
1
AL13
Capacity (GB) *3
RPM
AL14SEBxxxN
300, 450, 600, 900, 1200
10,500
AL13SXBxxxN *7
300, 450, 600
15,000
AL13SEBxxx
300, 450, 600, 900
10,500
Model Number
SAS 12.0 Gbit/s
Buffer (MiB) *5
Data Transfer Rate (outer track) (MiB/s) *5
2.86
128
1,000, 2,000, 3,000 4,000
MG03
1,000, 2,000, 3,000
MG03ACA MG04SCAxxEE/A*7
SAS 6.0 Gbit/s
SAS 6.0 Gbit/s
2.0 2.86 4.17
64
64
7,200
4,000 2,000, 4,000, 5,000, 6,000
SATA 6.0 Gbit/s
4.17
64
SAS 12.0 Gbit/s
4.17
128
2,000 MG04SCAxx0E/A*7
2
Idle (Typ.)
Operating (Max.)
205
4.0
8.7
243
5.0
9.0
195
3.9
9.0
6.0
11.3
MTTF *6
Temp. Op. (degree C)
•
Special Features • •
2,000,000
MG04
3,000, 4,000 5,000
MG04ACAxxxE/A*7
SAS 6.0 Gbit/s
4.17
64
7,200
3,000, 4,000
3,000, 4,000
SATA 6.0 Gbit/s
4.17
Noise Reduction
165 205
6.0
11.3
6.1
11.8
185
6.2
11.3
128
185
1,400,000
6.0
11.3
6.0
11.3
140 7,200
SATA 6.0 Gbit/s
4.17
128
150
800,000
170 Low Power Consumption
24x7 Availability
•
5 – 55
205
5,000, 6,000 Sanitize Instant Erase (SIE) Option
155
•
1,200,000
205
2,000 MC04ACAxxxE *7
165
• •
175
5,000, 6,000
MC04
155
2,000,000
175
2,000
3
Power Consumption (W)
•
MG03SCA
2
Interface
Latency Average (ms)
AES-256 Self-Encrypting-Drive Option
Up to 15K HDD Line-up and Small and Large Form Factor SAS and SATA interfaces with 24x7 reliability Highest-capacity enterprise drive for maximum density server Predictable reliability in multi-drive environments Maximizes data centre footprint with 2.5-inch HDDs. Improved power and cooling efficiencies with low power consumption Advanced Format and Legacy Format Support 3 / 5-years limited warranty and up to 2M hours MTTF
TOSHIBA ENTERPRISE SSDs
ENTERPRISE SSDs 1: HIGH ENDURANCE SSD
For almost 30 years, we’ve changed the world by inventing the NAND Flash Memory. As a global industry-leader in high-end memory technology, Toshiba has the proven expertise and is equipped to offer data centres high-quality SSDs. Completely designed and produced in-house, the Toshiba SSDs deliver exceptional performance, endurance and durability to dramatically accelerate enterprise applications.
HIGHER LEVEL OF ENDURANCE
2.5-Inch Form Factor *1 • Up to 30 DWPD *2 • Superior performance & reliability •
Toshiba Enterprise SSDs deliver faster speeds, greater reliability and a better TCO for your data centre.
• • • • • • • •
In-house production of NAND Flash Memory and Controller, ensuring end-to-end integration, compatibility and quality assurance Best-in-class performance and endurance for demanding data SAS, SATA and PCIe Line-up 24x7 operation Ideal for high-performance computing, online transaction and heavy data analytics 2.5” (SFF) and Add in Card (AIC) Wide endurance portfolio to match all workload requirements Equipped with Power-loss protection and End-to-end data protection to prevent data loss 5 Years limited warranty
ENHANCED LEVEL OF ENDURANCE •
• •
KEY ADVANTAGES: •
2: MID ENDURANCE SSD 3: VALUE ENDURANCE SSD
Family
NEW
NEW
NEW
1 2
PX04SMBxxx PX04P
3
PX03SV
3
NEW
PX04SHBxxx PX04S
2
3
Model Number
PX04S HK3E2
4
PX03SN
4
PX04S
4
HK3R2
4
HK3R
Capacity (GB) *3
200, 400, 800 1,600 400, 800, 1,600 3,200
Px04PMBxxx (2.5“) PX04PMCxxx (AIC)
800, 1,600, 3,200
PX03SVFxxx
400, 800
Px03SVB160
1,600
480, 960, 1,920 PX04SVBxxx 3,840 200 THNSNJxxxPCSZ 400, 800 PX03SNFxxx
200, 400, 800
PX03SNB160
1,600
480, 960, 1,920 3,840 120 240 THNSNJxxxPCSZ 480 960 120 THNSNJxxxPCS3 240, 480 PX04SRBxxx
MIX OF ENDURANCE, COST & PERFORMANCE
.5-Inch Form Factor *1 2 and Add in Card Up to 10 DWPD *2 For mixed workloads
DWPD *2
Interface
• • •
Performance Random (IOPS *4) Read
125,000 120,000 90,000 85,000
1,900 1,500 1,900 1,500
850 750 850 750
3.2
3,100
2,350
6.0
SAS 12.0 Gbit/s
270,000
10
PCIe 3.0
660,000
185,000
3
SAS 12.0 Gbit/s
90,000
26,000
3
SAS 12.0 Gbit/s
270,000
3
SATA 6.0 Gbit/s
75,000
1
SAS 12.0 Gbit/s
130,000
26,000
1
SAS 12.0 Gbit/s
270,000
22,000
SATA 6.0 Gbit/s
75,000
Power Consumption (W typ) Ready
10
1
•
Write
270,000
75,000
2.5-Inch Form Factor *1 Superior power consumption efficiency enables TCO reduction •
Read
SAS 12.0 Gbit/s
SATA 6.0 Gbit/s
Performance Sequential (MiB/s) *5
LOW COST PER CAPACITY
Write
25
1
2.5-Inch Form Factor *1 Up to 3 DWPD *2 For mainstream servers
4: READ INTENSIVE SSD
60,000 55,000 20,000 30,000
4,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 8,500 12,5000
830 820 1,900 1,500 500 1100 1060 1,900 1,500 500
500
380 850 750 270 400 380 850 750 120 270 400 400 270 400
Temp. Op. (degree C)
2.7 3.6 3.2 1.0 2.7 3.6 3.2
1.0
1.0
0 – 55
Special Features
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY TOM’S IT PRO
TOM’S HARDWARE
STORAGEREVIEW.COM
“Each drive is engineered for highest performance and reliability and can be recommended without restrictions.”
“Looking at performance the PX04SMB drives didn’t just perform better than the other drives tested against it, it blew them out of the water. [...] In total the Toshiba PX04SMB is exceedingly impressive.” PX04S
“... you can see the PX04SMB churning out a beastly 306,872 4K random read IOPS under full load. This is well over the conservative rated specification of 270,000 IOPS.”
MyCE
TECHPOWERUP
“The Toshiba AL13SXB600N is an excellent HDD and is also the fastest HDD I have ever used.”
“What really sets this drive apart, though, is the amazing MySQL Enterprise performance, especially at low-thread counts, where the drive delivers more than three times the throughput of other SSDs.”
AL13SXB MG04 & MC04
STORAGEREVIEW.COM “The Toshiba PX03SN offers an impressive balance of price and performance, fleshing out Toshiba’s PX series of enterprise SSDs as general purpose storage suitable for a variety of applications.”
PX04S
KIT GURU
MADSHRIMPS
TOM’S IT PRO
“Toshiba has produced a decent 5TB drive that offers good value for money.”
“Regarding the drive performance, MG04ACA400A performs much better than the drives we have previously tested.”
“Toshiba’s PX04S provides PCIe-like performance over the durable and resilient 12Gb/s SAS connection, making the PX04S the clear performance leader in the SAS segment.”
MC04ACA
MG04ACA
PX04S
MyCE “I am pleased to award the Toshiba AL13SXB600N HDD our rating of ‘Excellent’.”
TWEAKTOWN
MyCE
NIKKTECH
MyCE
“The THNSNJ960PCSZ has an outstandingly low level of power consumption.”
“Thanks to its performance levels the AL13SXB600N gets our Golden Award.”
“I am pleased to award the Toshiba THNSNJ960PCSZ our top rating of ‘Outstanding’.”
HK3R2
AL13SXB
HK3R2
STORAGEREVIEW.COM
“The Toshiba MG04 provided superior performance and excellent power consumption metrics across the board.” PX03SN
HK3R2
“The net result is the Toshiba HK3R2 sets a new performance standard in the entry-enterprise SSD category, routinely dispatching its competition in our application tests and in most synthetic areas as well.” MG04
AL13SXB
HK3R2
Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH Storage Products Division Hansaallee 181 40549 Düsseldorf Germany Tel: +49 (0) 211 5296-0 Fax: +49 (0) 211 5296-470
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For further information on Toshiba storage products and solutions and local sales information, please visit: toshiba.semicon-storage.com *1 „2.5-Inch“ and „3.5-Inch“ mean the form factor of HDDs or SSDs. They do not indicate drive’s physical size. *2 DWPD (Drive Write Per Day): One full drive write per day means the drive can be written and re-written to full capacity once a day every day for five years, the stated product warranty period. Actual results may vary due to system configuration, usage and other factors. *3 One gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, accessible capacity may be less and actual capacity depends on the operating environment and formatting. *4 Input Output Per Second (or the number of I/O operations per second) *5 A kibibyte (KiB) means 210, or 1,024 bytes, a mebibyte (MiB) means 220, or 1,048,576 bytes, and a gibibyte (GiB) means 230, or 1,073,471,824 bytes.
*6 MTTF (Mean Time to Failure) is not a guarantee or estimate of product life; it is a statistical value related to mean failure rates for a large number of products which may not accurately reflect actual operation. Actual operating life of the product may be different from the MTTF. *7 A = Advanced Format Sector (4k), E = 512byte Sector Emulated, N = 512byte Sector Native Read and write speed may vary depending on the host device, read and write conditions, and file size. Copyright 2015 TOSHIBA corporation. Product specifications are all subject to change without notice. Product design specifications and colours are subject to change without notice and may vary from those shown. Errors and omissions excepted.
