IBM StorVize V7000 Gen2+ User Manual

Table 5. Steps for different installation scenarios.
New system (control
enclosure only)
New system (control
enclosure and one or
more expansion
enclosures)
Adding expansion
enclosures to an
existing system
Adding control
enclosures and
expansion enclosures
to an existing system
“Reviewing your
packing slip” on
page 5
“Reviewing your
packing slip” on
page 5
“Reviewing your
packing slip” on
page 5
“Reviewing your
packing slip” on
page 5
“Identify the
hardware
components” on page
6
“Identify the
hardware
components” on page
6
“Identify the
hardware
components” on page
6
“Identify the
hardware
components” on page
6
“Verify
environmental
requirements” on
page 10
“Verify
environmental
requirements” on
page 10
“Verify
environmental
requirements” on
page 10
“Verify
environmental
requirements” on
page 10
“Review enclosure
location guidelines”
on page 11
“Review enclosure
location guidelines”
on page 11
“Review enclosure
location guidelines”
on page 11
“Review enclosure
location guidelines”
on page 11
“Installing support
rails for the Storwize
V7000 Gen2 and
Storwize V7000
Gen2+ control
enclosure” on page
13
“Installing
support rails for
the Storwize
V7000 Gen2 and
Storwize V7000
Gen2+ control
enclosure” on
page 13
“Installing
support rails for
Storwize V7000
Gen2 and
Storwize V7000
Gen2+ expansion
enclosures ” on
page 17
“Installing support
rails for Storwize
V7000 Gen2 and
Storwize V7000
Gen2+ expansion
enclosures ” on page
17
1
“Installing
support rails for
the Storwize
V7000 Gen2 and
Storwize V7000
Gen2+ control
enclosure” on
page 13
“Installing
support rails for
Storwize V7000
Gen2 and
Storwize V7000
Gen2+ expansion
enclosures ” on
page 17
2
“Installing the
enclosures” on page
21
“Installing the
enclosures” on page
21
“Installing the
enclosures” on page
21
1
“Installing the
enclosures” on page
21
2
“Connecting Ethernet
cables to node
canisters” on page
137
“Connecting SAS
cables to expansion
enclosures” on page
23
“Connecting SAS
cables to expansion
enclosures” on page
23
1
“Connecting SAS
cables to expansion
enclosures” on page
23
1
“Connecting Fibre
Channel cables to
a 10 Gbps
iSCSI-FCoE 4-port
host interface
adapter” on page
138
“Connecting Ethernet
cables to node
canisters” on page
137
“Powering on the
system” on page 140
1
“Connecting Ethernet
cables to node
canisters” on page
137
2
“Powering on the
system” on page 140
“Connecting Ethernet
cables to node
canisters” on page
137
“Adding an
expansion enclosure
to an existing
system” on page 147
2 Storwize V7000 Gen2 and Gen2+: Quick Installation Guide

IBM StorVize V7000 Gen2+ Specifications

General

Model	Storwize V7000 Gen2+
Storage Type	Hybrid Flash Array
RAID Levels	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Form Factor	2U
Operating System	IBM Spectrum Virtualize
Drive Types Supported	SSD
Host Interface	8/16 Gbps Fibre Channel, 1/10 Gbps iSCSI
Cache Memory	64 GB per control enclosure
Nodes	2 nodes per control enclosure
Processor Cores	8-core processor per node
Connectivity	Fibre Channel, iSCSI