IBM FlashSystem 7200
IBM Storwize V7000 Gen3
NVMe Control Enclosure
Getting Started Guide IBM
Overview
This document describes the installation procedures for the following IBM FlashSystem
®
and Storwize
®
systems. It also contains
information to help you plan the system conguration. This information applies to the following machine type and model (MTM) numbers.
System
MTMs
IBM FlashSystem 7200 control enclosure 2076-824 and 2076-U7C
Storwize V7000 Gen3 NVMe control enclosure 2076-724 and 2076-U7B
Important: This document is intended to be used by persons who are experienced with installing these systems. Before you use this
information and the product it supports, read the following topics:
• Installation worksheets on page 8
• Safety and environmental notices on page 12
• Notices on page 13
• IBM Systems Environmental Notices and IBM Systems Safety Notices (provided on a DVD with your product order)
IBM Knowledge Center (https://ibm.biz/BdqxdY) contains more information about preparing the physical environment before the
installation; it also provides information about conguring, managing, and servicing the system after installation. The IBM Knowledge
Center is updated between product releases to provide the most current documentation.
Unpacking and verifying the contents
Before you start the installation process, ensure that the following items are available.
• Philips screw driver
• Box knife
• Flat-blade screw driver (optional)
• Three Ethernet cables
The control enclosure and the following related parts are included in one box. The enclosed inventory sheet lists the part numbers of the
items that were ordered. Items, such as drives and networking adapters, are preinstalled inside each node canister.
• Control enclosure with the following components preinstalled:
– Two node canisters with optional networking adapters, SFPs, and memory.
Each IBM FlashSystem 7200 node canister contains three networking adapter slots. The same number and type of adapters must be
installed in each node canister. The control enclosure can contain 0, 2, 4, or 6 networking adapters.
Each Storwize V7000 Gen3 node canister has three adapter slots. By default, slot 3 contains a 4-port 12 Gbps SAS networking
adapter. If ordered, the same number and type of networking adapters are installed in slots 1 and 2 of each node canister. The
control enclosure can contain 2, 4, or 6 networking adapters.
– Two power supply units (PSUs).
– A combination of 24 drives and drive blanks.
The number of drives and drive blanks varies, according to the number of drives that were specied in the product order. For
example, if 12 drives were ordered, the drives and 12 drive blanks are preinstalled in the control enclosure.
• Rail kit, which includes the left and right rails, and 8 securing M5 screws and locating pins.
• Cables, if they were ordered, for the type and number of networking adapters that are installed in each node canister.
• Two power cables.
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