IBM Flex System V7000 User Manual

Chapter 2. Introduction to IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node 53
Figure 2-8 is a logical block diagram of the expansion canister.
Figure 2-8 Logical block diagram for control canister
2.4.3 Supported disk drives
Both the IBM Flex System V7000 Control Enclosure and the IBM Flex System V7000
Expansion Enclosure support up to 24 2.5 inch disk drives in their enclosures. Table 2-4
shows all the possible drive types that can be used in the internal enclosure drive slots at the
time of writing.
Table 2-4 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node internal supported drives
The disk drives connect to the Flex System Enterprise chassis through the midplane
interconnect for their power. Also, in the control enclosure, the midplane interconnect is used
for the internal control and I/O paths. The expansion enclosures use Serial Attached SCSI
(SAS) connections on the front of the control and expansion canisters for disk I/O and control
commands.
Drive capacity Drive speed Drive physical size
146 GB 15 KRPM SAS 2.5 inch
300 GB 15 KRPM SAS 2.5 inch
300 GB 10 KRPM SAS 2.5 inch
600 GB 10 KRPM SAS 2.5 inch
900 GB 10 KRPM SAS 2.5 inch
500 GB 7500 RPM NL SAS 2.5 inch
1 TB 7500 RPM NL SAS 2.5 inch
200 GB SSD SAS 2.5 inch
400 GB SSD SAS 2.5 inch

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