IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Quick Installation Guide

__ – Cable ties
__ – Two sets of four M6 screws per rail (two rails)
__ – Two sets of two 10-32 screws per chassis
__ – Cable management support arm
__ – Cable management arm mounting bracket
__ – Cable management arm stop bracket
__ – Cable management arm assembly
Note: The rail kits for the servers differ from the control enclosure.
__ v Two power cords
Additional components for file modules:
__ v Read first flyer
__ v Quality hotline flyer
__ v Environmental notices CD
__ v Environmental flyers
__ v Safety notices
__ v Limited warranty information
__ v License information
__ v License Function authorization document
__ v Small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers that are preinstalled in the
enclosure
Step 2. Identifying the hardware components
The following graphics and descriptions identify the various hardware components
and port locations for the control enclosure, expansion enclosure, and file modules.
Control enclosure
Each enclosure has drives that are located on the front. Figure 1 and Figure 2 on
page 4 show the front of an enclosure that has space for up to 12 or 24 drives 2,
depending on the model, and a left end cap 1 and a right end cap 3.
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Figure 1. This figure shows 12 drives and two end caps (model 2076-112).
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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