IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 User Manual

CAUTION:
v To lift and install the enclosure into the rack requires at least two people.
v To lift a control enclosure with drives installed requires at least three people.
v Load the rack from the bottom up to ensure rack stability. Empty the rack
from the top down.
Procedure
To install an enclosure, complete the following steps.
1. On either side of the drive assemblies, remove the enclosure end caps by
grasping the handle and pulling the bottom of the end cap free, then clearing
the tab on the top of the enclosure. (See Figure 16.)
2. Align the enclosure with the front of the rack cabinet.
3. Carefully slide the enclosure into the rack along the rails until the enclosure is
fully inserted (see Figure 17 on page 23).
Note: The rails are not designed to hold an enclosure that is partially inserted.
The enclosure must always be in a fully inserted position.
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Figure 16. Removing enclosure end caps
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IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 Specifications

General

Model	Storwize V5000 Gen2
Storage Type	Hybrid Flash Array
Form Factor	2U
Maximum Drives	240
Operating System	IBM Spectrum Virtualize
Drive Types	SSD
RAID Levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Host Interface	8 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC), 16 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC), 10 Gbps iSCSI, 12 Gbps SAS
Drive Bays	24
Cache Memory	Up to 64 GB
Power Supply	Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies
Virtualization	Yes