This IBM® Redpaper® Product Guide describes the IBM FlashCore Module (FCM) history, a general overview and then a deeper dive on the way IBM leads the field in the adoption of high speed, low latency storage.

The IBM FlashCore Module is used in the latest IBM FlashSystem® solutions, which is are next-generation IBM FlashSystem control enclosures. The IBM FlashCore Module combines the performance of flash and a Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) optimized architecture with the reliability and innovation of IBM FlashCore® technology and the rich feature set and high availability (HA) with IBM Storage Virtualize software.

Terminology

How Flash is evolving

History of IBM FlashCore Modules

FCM facts and features

IBM differentiation – FlashCore Modules

FCM generations

IBM FlashCore technology

IBM FlashWatch overview

Data reduction tools

Manageability and security

Reliability, availability, and serviceability

IBM FlashCore Modules NVMe drive options

New FCM developments

Futures of FCMs