Glossary

IBM FlashSystem Glossary

Definitions for FlashSystem, FlashCore Module, FCM, IBM Storage Virtualize, Safeguarded Copy, Cyber Vault, usable capacity, and storage migration terms.

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• Cyber Vault ... A controlled recovery architecture that uses isolated or protected storage copies to support clean recovery after a cyber event.

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• Effective Capacity ... Usable storage capacity after a compression or deduplication assumption has been applied.

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• FlashCore Module ... IBM FlashSystem flash media technology designed for density, data reduction, telemetry, and cyber resilience features, spanning five hardware generations (FCM through FCM5).
• FlashSystem ... IBM's enterprise all-flash and hybrid storage family, built on Storage Virtualize data services and commonly evaluated for IBM i, AS/400, Power, VMware, AIX, Linux, and mixed SAN workloads.

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• IBM Storage Virtualize ... IBM's storage software layer that provides virtualization, copy services, replication, and data services across FlashSystem and related systems.

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• Ransomware Detection ... FlashSystem cyber resilience capability using storage-layer telemetry and IBM detection models to identify suspicious data behavior.

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• Safeguarded Copy ... IBM Storage Virtualize protected point-in-time copy function used in cyber-resilient recovery planning.
• Storage Assurance ... IBM lifecycle program for eligible FlashSystem models, including upgrade, support, capacity, migration, and guarantee concepts.

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• Usable Capacity ... The storage capacity available for workloads after protection and system overhead, before optional data reduction assumptions.