IBM FlashSystem 5000 Series User Manual

7. Complete the instructions in the Add Enclosures wizard until the control enclosure is added to the
system.
8. If only two control enclosures are in the system, you must set up a quorum disk or application outside
of the system. If the two control enclosures lose communication with each other, the quorum disk
prevents both I/O groups from going offline. For more information, see the "Conguring quorum" topic
in the IBM Knowledge Center.
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IBM FlashSystem 5000 Series Specifications

General

Model	IBM FlashSystem 5000 Series
Storage Type	Flash
Management Software	IBM Spectrum Virtualize
Form Factor	2U
Drive Types	SAS
RAID Support	RAID 5, RAID 6
Host Interface	16 Gbps Fibre Channel, 25 Gbps iSCSI, 12 Gbps SAS
Data Reduction	Yes (compression, deduplication)
Encryption	Yes
Replication	Yes, Metro Mirror, Global Mirror
Operating System Support	Windows, Linux, AIX, IBM i
Cache	64GB

Summary

Safety and environmental notices

Caution notices for the system

Understanding and adhering to caution notices specific to the IBM FlashSystem 5000.

Before you begin the installation

Identify the hardware components

Familiarizing with hardware components and port locations before system installation.

Installing the system hardware

Installing support rails for the system

Procedure for installing support rails for control and expansion enclosures in a rack.

Installing enclosures

Steps for physically installing control and expansion enclosures into a rack.

Configuring the system

Initialize system by using the technician port

Step-by-step guide to initialize the system using a technician port connection.