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IBM Flex System V7000 Installation Guide

IBM Flex System V7000
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__ v Expansion enclosure model 4939-A29, 4939-H29, or X29
__ v Drive assemblies or blank carriers. These items might be installed in the
enclosure or shipped separately.
Verify the number of drives and the size of the drives.
__ v Optional host interface cards. These items might be installed in the node
canisters or shipped separately.
Other shipped items:
__ v Environmental Notices flyer
__ v Limited Warranty information
__ v Software CD that contains the environmental notices, the publication PDFs,
and the information center content. One CD is shipped per enclosure.
__ v License Function authorization document
__ v IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Installation Guide, GC27-4203
Step 2. Identifying the hardware components
The following illustrations and descriptions identify the various hardware
components and port locations for the 4939 control enclosure and the 4939
expansion enclosure. Each enclosure takes up 4 bays of space (2 bays high and 2
bays wide) in the Flex chassis.
Each enclosure has two canisters and up to 24 drives that are located at the front
of the enclosure.
Control enclosure components
Figure 1 on page 5 shows the front view of a control enclosure and two node
canisters. It is shown with 24 small form factor (SFF) 2.5-inch drives installed. Your
enclosure might contain a different number of drives.
Each node canister has 3 ports; 1 mini-SAS port and 2 USB ports. The left-to-right
features are SAS port 1, USB port 1, and USB port 2.
Note: Node canisters are sometimes referred to as a control module as printed on
the bezel.
4 Flex System V7000 Storage Node: Installation Guide

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IBM Flex System V7000 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Form Factor2U
ModelIBM Flex System V7000
CategoryStorage
Power SupplyDual redundant power supplies
Storage ControllerDual active-active controllers
RAID LevelsRAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Maximum Drives240
Expansion EnclosuresUp to 9
Drive Types SupportedSSD, HDD
Host Interface Ports8 Gbps FC
ScalabilityScalable with expansion enclosures
Operating Temperature5°C to 40°C
Management InterfaceWeb-based GUI, CLI, SMI-S

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