6 Implementing the IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 with IBM Spectrum Virtualize V8.1
1.3 IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 models
The IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 platform consists of different models. Each model type
supports a different set of features, as shown in Table 1-3.
Table 1-3 IBM Storwize V5000 feature comparison
Feature V5000 Gen1 V5010 V5020 V5030
Cache 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB or 32 GB 32 GB or 64 GB
CPU 4 - core
Ivy Bridge Xeon
CPU
2 GHz
2- core
Broadwell-DE
Celeron CPU
1.2 GHz
2- core
Broadwell-DE
Xeon CPU
2.2 GHz
Hyper-threading
6 - core
Broadwell-DE
Xeon CPU
1.9 GHz
Hyper-threading
Compression None None None Licensed (with 64
GB cache only)
D R A I D Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s
SAS HW
Encryption
None None Licensed Licensed
External
Virtualization
Licensed Data Migration
Only
Data Migration
Only
Licensed
IBM Easy Tier® Licensed Licensed Licensed Licensed
FlashCopy Licensed Licensed Licensed Licensed
Hyperswap Yes No No Yes
Remote Copy Licensed Licensed Licensed Licensed
Thin Provisioning Yes Yes Yes Yes
Traditional RAID Yes Yes Yes Yes
Volume Mirroring Yes Yes Yes Yes
VMware Virtual
Volumes (VVols)
Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s
More information: For more information about the features, benefits, and specifications of
IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 models, see the following website:
https://ibm.biz/BdrRjb
The information in this book is accurate at the time of writing. However, as the IBM
Storwize V5000 Gen2 matures, expect to see new features and enhanced specifications.