IBM SAN Volume Controller User Manual

220. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8G4
operator-information panel .......200
221. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8G4 video, USB,
and the CD/DVD cables ........200
222. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8G4 air baffle 201
223. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8G4 fan 3 202
224. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8G4 dummy
CD/DVD drive ...........202
225. Replacing the operator-information panel 203
226. Disconnecting the SAN Volume Controller
2145-CF8 operator-information panel cable. . 204
227. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4
operator-information panel .......205
228. Connectors for the operator-information panel
on the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4
system board ...........206
229. Connecting the SAN Volume Controller
2145-CF8 operator-information panel cable. . 207
230. Raising the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8
locking levers of the slide rails of the rack . . 208
231. Connectors for the operator-information panel
on the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4
system board ...........209
232. SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 fan
locations and connectors ........210
233. Removing or replacing a fan in the SAN
Volume Controller 2145-CF8 node.....211
234. Connectors for the SAN Volume Controller
2145-8A4 heat exchange fans ......212
235. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8G4 fan doors,
locations, and connectors .......213
236. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8F2 with the
access doors open ..........214
237. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8F2 fan
locations .............214
238. SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 fan
locations and connectors ........215
239. Removing or replacing a fan in the SAN
Volume Controller 2145-CF8 node.....216
240. Raising the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8
locking levers of the slide rails of the rack . . 217
241. A close up of the SAN Volume Controller
2145-8A4 fan............218
242. Routing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4
fan cable .............218
243. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8G4 fan doors,
locations, and connectors .......219
244. Removing the heat sink from the SAN
Volume Controller 2145-CF8 microprocessor . 222
245. Opening the SAN Volume Controller
2145-CF8 microprocessor-bracket frame . . . 223
246. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4 air baffle
and heat-exchanger assembly ......224
247. The SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4
microprocessor bracket frame fully opened . 225
248. Removing the heat sink from the
microprocessor ...........226
249. The microprocessor release lever and bracket
frame fully opened..........226
250. Location of the microprocessor and VRM
sockets..............227
251. Opening the SAN Volume Controller
2145-CF8 microprocessor-bracket frame . . . 229
252. Closing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8
microprocessor-bracket frame ......230
253. Applying thermal grease to the SAN Volume
Controller 2145-CF8 microprocessor ....230
254. Installing the heat sink on the SAN Volume
Controller 2145-CF8 microprocessor ....231
255. Raising the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8
locking levers of the slide rails of the rack . . 232
256. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4
microprocessor ...........233
257. Complete set of nine thermal grease dots on
the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4
microprocessor ...........234
258. Alignment pins on the SAN Volume
Controller 2145-8A4 heat-exchanger assembly. 234
259. Aligning the microprocessor with the socket 236
260. Installing the heat sink ........236
261. Microprocessor locking lever in open position 237
262. Microprocessor and heat sink locations 238
263. Location of the microprocessor and VRM
sockets..............239
264. Removing and replacing the SAN Volume
Controller 2145-CF8 system board ....242
265. Connectors that are used on the SAN Volume
Controller 2145-8A4 system board ....243
266. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4 SATA cable
connectors ............244
267. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4 power
supply connectors ..........245
268. The IDE connector on the SAN Volume
Controller 2145-8A4 system board ....245
269. Connectors for the SAN Volume Controller
2145-8A4 heat exchange fans ......246
270. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4 system
board and microprocessor retention module . 247
271. Connectors on the SAN Volume Controller
2145-8G4 system board ........249
272. Left air baffle on the SAN Volume Controller
2145-8G4 .............249
273. Connectors on the right front side of the SAN
Volume Controller 2145-8G4 system board . . 250
274. Disk power cable connector and power
backplane on the SAN Volume Controller
2145-8G4 system board ........251
275. Right air baffle on the SAN Volume
Controller 2145-8G4 system board ....251
276. Removing thermal grease from the SAN
Volume Controller 2145-8G4 microprocessor . 252
277. Serial and video ports on the SAN Volume
Controller 2145-8G4 .........253
278. The placement of the screws that secure the
SAN Volume Controller 2145-8G4 system
board ..............253
279. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8G4 system
board ..............254
280. Removing and replacing the SAN Volume
Controller 2145-CF8 system board ....255
281. Raising the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8
locking levers of the slide rails of the rack . . 256
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IBM SAN Volume Controller Specifications

General

Product Name	IBM SAN Volume Controller
Category	Storage
Storage Virtualization	Yes
RAID Support	Yes
Compression Support	Yes
Encryption Support	Yes
Host Interface	Fibre Channel, iSCSI, FCoE, SAS
RAID Levels	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Maximum Cache Per System	2TB
Supported Drive Types	SSD
High Availability	Yes