IBM Storwize V5030 User Manual

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Chapter 1. Overview of the IBM Storwize
V5000 Gen2 system
This chapter provides an overview of the IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 architecture and includes
a brief explanation of storage virtualization.
Specifically, this chapter provides information about the following topics:
򐂰 Overview
򐂰 Ter minol ogy
򐂰 Models
򐂰 IBM Storwize V5000 Gen1 and Gen2 compatibility
򐂰 Hardware
򐂰 Ter ms
򐂰 Features
򐂰 Problem management and support
򐂰 More information resources
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IBM Storwize V5030 Specifications

General

Model	IBM Storwize V5030
Category	Storage
Controller Enclosures	1 or 2
Maximum Drives	240
RAID Levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Virtualization	Yes
Data Compression	Yes
Maximum Hosts	512
Form Factor	2U
Drive Types	SAS, NL-SAS, SSD
Host Interface	8 Gb FC, 16 Gb FC, 10 Gb iSCSI, 12 Gb SAS
Processor Cores	8 per controller