IBM Flex System V7000 Installation Guide

Table 2. Control enclosure components
Component Description
1 SAS port 1, node canister 1 (left)
2 Node canister 1 (left)
3 Node canister 2 (right)
4 SAS port 1, node canister 2 (right)
Expansion enclosure components
Figure 2 shows the front view of an expansion enclosure and two expansion
canisters. It is shown with 24 SFF 2.5-inch drives installed. Your enclosure might
contain a different number of drives.
Both expansion canisters have 2 mini-SAS ports. The left-to-right features are SAS
Port 1 and SAS Port 2.
Note: Expansion canisters are sometimes referred to as an Expansion module as
printed on the bezel.
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Figure 1. Control enclosure and node canisters
Figure 2. Expansion enclosure and canisters
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IBM Flex System V7000 Specifications

General

Form Factor	2U
Model	IBM Flex System V7000
Category	Storage
Power Supply	Dual redundant power supplies
Storage Controller	Dual active-active controllers
RAID Levels	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Maximum Drives	240
Expansion Enclosures	Up to 9
Drive Types Supported	SSD, HDD
Host Interface Ports	8 Gbps FC
Scalability	Scalable with expansion enclosures
Operating Temperature	5°C to 40°C
Management Interface	Web-based GUI, CLI, SMI-S