IBM Flex System V7000 User Manual

36 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide
򐂰 IBM System Storage DS3000 series
򐂰 IBM System Storage N series
򐂰 IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library
򐂰 IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library
򐂰 IBM System Storage TS3100 Tape Library
For the latest support matrices for storage products, see the storage vendors’ interoperability
guides. IBM storage products can be referenced in the IBM System Storage Interoperability
Center (SSIC):
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic/interoperability.wss
For the purpose of this book, we limit the information to IBM Storwize V7000. For more
information about the other supported IBM System Storage products, see IBM PureFlex
System and IBM Flex System Products and Technology, SG24-7984.
1.7.2 IBM Storwize V7000
IBM Storwize V7000 is an innovative storage offering that delivers essential storage efficiency
technologies and exceptional ease of use and performance, all integrated into a compact,
modular design. IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node architecture is the same as that of the
IBM Storwize V7000 and is managed from the IBM Flex System Chassis Management
Module or IBM Flex System Manager node. IBM Storwize V7000 is considered external
storage from a IBM PureFlex System perspective.
There are four levels of integration of Storwize V7000 with IBM Flex System as shown in
Table 1-3.
Table 1-3 Levels of integration
For further information about IBM Storwize V7000, see the Redbooks publication,
Implementing the IBM Storwize V7000 V6.3, SG24-7938, as well as the following website:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/storage/disk/storwize_v7000/overview.html
1.8 Useful websites
At the time this book is being written, IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node is pre-leased
and support pages are not yet available. Function and features of the IBM Storwize V7000
and IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node are almost identical. Some useful links for the
IBM Storwize V7000 can be used as an alternative:
򐂰 IBM PureSystems entry pages:
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/puresystems/us/en/index.html
Level Integration
Starting Level IBM Flex System Single Point of Management
Higher Level 򐂰 Datacenter Management
򐂰 IBM Flex System Manager Storage Control
Detailed Level 򐂰 Data Management
򐂰 Storwize V7000 Storage User GUI
Upgrade Level 򐂰 Datacenter Productivity

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