IBM Storwize V5010 User Manual

2 Implementing the IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 with IBM Spectrum Virtualize V8.1
1.1 IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 overview
The IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 solution is a modular entry-level and midrange storage
solution. The IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 includes the capability to virtualize its own internal
Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) storage and existing external storage area
network (SAN)-attached storage (the Storwize V5030 only).
The three IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 models (Storwize V5010, Storwize V5020, and Storwize
V5030) offer a range of performance scalability and functional capabilities. Table 1-1 shows a
summary of the features of these models.
Table 1-1 IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 models
For a more detailed comparison, see Table 1-3 on page 6.
IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 features the following benefits:
򐂰 Enterprise technology available to entry and midrange storage
򐂰 Expert administrators are not required
򐂰 Easy client setup and service
򐂰 Simple integration into the server environment
򐂰 Ability to grow the system incrementally as storage capacity and performance needs
change
The IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 addresses the block storage requirements of small and
midsize organizations. The IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 consists of one 2U control enclosure
and, optionally, up to ten 2U expansion enclosures on the Storwize V5010 and Storwize
V5020 systems and up to twenty 2U expansion enclosures on the Storwize V5030 systems.
The Storwize V5030 systems are connected by serial-attached Small Computer Systems
Interface (SCSI) (SAS) cables that make up one system that is called an
I/O group.
With the Storwize V5030 systems, two I/O groups can be connected to form a cluster,
providing a maximum of two control enclosures and 40 expansion enclosures. With the High
Density expansion drawers, you are able to attach up to 16 expansion enclosures to a cluster.
The control and expansion enclosures are available in the following form factors, and they can
be intermixed within an I/O group:
򐂰 12 x 3.5-inch (8.89-centimeter) drives in a 2U unit
򐂰 24 x 2.5-inch (6.35-centimeter) drives in a 2U unit
򐂰 92 x 2.5-inch in carriers or 3.5-inch drives in a 5U unit
Storwize V5010 Storwize V5020 Storwize V5030
CPU cores 2 2 6
Cache 16 GB Up to 32 GB Up to 64 GB
Supported expansion
enclosures
10 10 20
External storage
virtualization
No No Yes
Compression No No Yes
Encryption No Yes Yes

IBM Storwize V5010 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	Storwize V5010
Category	Storage
Language	English