Product Description
Upgrade your enterprise storage environment with the Samsung PM1643 Series 15.36TB SAS SSD, an ultra-high-capacity enterprise-class solid-state drive engineered for mission-critical servers, storage arrays, virtualization platforms, and cloud infrastructure. This IBM OEM drive delivers exceptional performance, reliability, and security while providing the high endurance required for 24/7 data center operations.
Built with Samsung V-NAND technology and a 12Gb/s SAS interface, the PM1643 Series offers fast throughput, low latency, and enterprise-grade reliability for demanding workloads. Featuring Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) technology with AES 256-bit hardware encryption and Power Loss Protection, this SSD helps safeguard valuable business data while maintaining consistent performance.
As a Read Intensive (RI) enterprise SSD, it is optimized for applications requiring high read performance, large storage capacity, and dependable operation, making it ideal for virtualization, databases, software-defined storage, analytics, content delivery, backup repositories, and enterprise storage systems.
Tray/Caddy Not Included. Drive Only.
Key Features
- 15.36TB Enterprise SSD Capacity
- Samsung PM1643 Series
- SAS 3.0 12Gb/s Interface
- 2.5" Small Form Factor (SFF)
- 15mm Drive Height
- Self-Encrypting Drive (SED)
- AES 256-Bit Hardware Encryption
- Read Intensive (RI) Endurance Profile
- Dual-Port SAS Support
- Enterprise Power Loss Protection
- Samsung V-NAND TLC Flash Technology
- Hot-Swap Compatible in Supported Systems
- Optimized for Enterprise and Data Center Environments
Technical Specifications
- Manufacturer: Samsung (IBM OEM)
- Series: PM1643
- Model: MZ-ILT15T0
- Manufacturer P/N: MZILT15THMLA-000M3
- Capacity: 15.36TB
- Interface: SAS 12Gb/s
- Form Factor: 2.5" SFF
- Height: 15mm
- NAND Type: Samsung V-NAND TLC
- Encryption: AES 256-Bit Hardware Encryption
- SED: Yes
- Endurance: 1 DWPD
- MTBF: 2 Million Hours
- Sequential Read Speed: Up to 2,100 MB/s
- Sequential Write Speed: Up to 2,000 MB/s
- Random Read Performance: Up to 400,000 IOPS
- Random Write Performance: Up to 70,000 IOPS
- Dual-Port SAS: Yes
- Power Loss Protection: Yes
- Enterprise Read Intensive (RI): Yes
Alternate Part Numbers
- 01YM648
- 02PX356
- 02PX358
- MZ-ILT15T0
- MZILT15THMLA
- MZILT15THMLA-000M3
Compatible Systems
Compatible with servers and storage arrays supporting 2.5-inch 12Gb/s SAS SSDs, including but not limited to:
IBM / Lenovo Storage Platforms
- IBM Storwize V3700
- IBM Storwize V5000
- IBM Storwize V5030
- IBM Storwize V7000 Gen2
- IBM Storwize V7000F
- IBM FlashSystem 5000 Series
- IBM FlashSystem 7200 Series
- IBM FlashSystem 9200 Series
- IBM Spectrum Virtualize Platforms
Dell PowerEdge Servers
- PowerEdge R630
- PowerEdge R640
- PowerEdge R730
- PowerEdge R730XD
- PowerEdge R740
- PowerEdge R740XD
- PowerEdge R750
- PowerEdge R760
- PowerEdge T640
- PowerEdge MX-Series
- PowerVault ME4 Series
- PowerVault ME5 Series
HPE ProLiant Servers
- DL360 Gen9
- DL360 Gen10
- DL380 Gen9
- DL380 Gen10
- DL385 Gen10
- DL560 Gen10
- DL580 Gen10
- Apollo 2000 Series
- Apollo 4200 Series
Lenovo ThinkSystem Servers
- SR530
- SR550
- SR570
- SR590
- SR630
- SR650
- SR655
- SR670
- SR850
- SR860
- ST550
Supermicro Servers
- SYS-1028 Series
- SYS-1029 Series
- SYS-2028 Series
- SYS-2029 Series
- SYS-6029 Series
- SuperStorage 6048 Series
- SuperStorage 6049 Series
- Most SAS3 12Gb/s Supermicro platforms supporting 2.5" SAS drives
Cisco UCS
- C220 M4
- C220 M5
- C240 M4
- C240 M5
- S3260 Storage Server
Fujitsu PRIMERGY
- RX2530 Series
- RX2540 Series
- RX4770 Series
Inspur
- NF5280 Series
- NF5468 Series
- NF8480 Series
Huawei FusionServer
- RH2288 Series
- RH5885 Series
- X6800 Series
Package Contents
- 1x IBM Samsung PM1643 15.36TB SAS SSD
- Tray/Caddy Not Included
Ideal Applications
- Enterprise Data Centers
- Virtualization Environments
- Database Servers
- Software-Defined Storage
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Storage Arrays
- Backup and Archive Systems
- Big Data Analytics
- Content Delivery Platforms
- Business-Critical Applications
- Read-Intensive Enterprise Workloads
- High-Capacity Flash Storage Deployments