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IBM storage system, ENERGY STAR certified

IBM FlashSystem 9500

Transaction storage system, model number 4666-AH8.

Implementation

Scale-Up Storage

SNIA category

NVSS Disk Set Online 4

Data recovery

DRAID5; DRAID6; RAID10

Automated tiering

Yes

ENERGY STAR has certified this model 2 times, first in Oct 2023. The figures here are from the most recent certification.

Maker
IBM
Model
IBM FlashSystem 9500
Model number
4666-AH8
Type
Transaction
SNIA category
NVSS Disk Set Online 4
Implementation
Scale-Up Storage
Data recovery
DRAID5; DRAID6; RAID10
Automated tiering
Yes
On the market since
Feb 2022
ENERGY STAR certified
30 Oct 2023

Certified under the same record

The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: 4983-AH8, FS9500, 4666-UH8.

Source: ENERGY STAR certified data center storage dataset, US EPA, record 3624364, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.

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