IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Problem Determination Guide

Procedure
1. Read the safety information that begins on page Safety and “Installation
guidelines” on page 94.
2. Follow the procedure in “Removing a file module and disconnecting power”
on page 92 to suspend the file module from the cluster and shut it down and
disconnect all power cords and external cables.
3. Slide the file module out of the rack.
4. Remove the cover. For more information, see Removing the cover.
5. Pull the hard disk drives or fillers out of the file module slightly to disengage
them from the backplane.
6. To obtain more working room, remove the fans.
7. Lift the backplane out of the file module by pulling it toward the rear of the
file module and then lifting it up.
8. Disconnect the backplane power cable, SAS signal cable, and configuration
cable.
9. If you are instructed to return the backplane, follow all packaging instructions,
and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Installing the hot-swap drive backplane
The following procedure is for a Tier 1 customer replaceable unit (CRU).
Replacement of Tier 1 CRUs is your responsibility. If IBM installs a Tier 1 CRU at
your request, you will be charged for the installation. Service agreements can be
purchased so that you can ask IBM to replace these units.
About this task
To install the replacement hot-swap drive backplane, complete the following steps.
Hard disk drive
backplane
SAS
signal
cable
Power
cable
Configuration
cable
Figure 70. Removing the hot-swap drive backplane
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IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Specifications

General

Model	IBM Storwize V7000 Unified
Storage Type	Unified Storage
RAID Levels	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Form Factor	2U
Drive Types Supported	SAS, SSD
Maximum Drives	504
Network Protocols	iSCSI, FC, FCoE
Drive Bays	24 per enclosure
Host Interface	8 Gb FC, 1 Gb/10 Gb iSCSI
File Protocols	NFS, CIFS
Block Protocols	iSCSI, Fibre Channel
Type	Unified Storage
Maximum Host Ports	16
Operating System Support	VMware, Microsoft Windows, Linux, AIX
Data Services	Thin provisioning, replication
Power Supply	Redundant power supplies
Host Interfaces	8 Gbps Fibre Channel, 10 Gbps iSCSI, 1 Gbps iSCSI