IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Quick Installation Guide

v 1 Bottom rail location pin hole
v 2 Rack mounting screw hole
v 3 Top rail location pin hole
7. Insert the rail location pins through the holes 1 and 3 in the rack cabinet.
8. Insert a clamping screw into the rack mounting hole 2 between the rail
location pins.
9. Tighten the screw to secure the rail to the rack from the back side.
10. Repeat the steps to secure the opposite rail to the rack cabinet.
11. Repeat the procedure for each additional enclosure.
Step 7. Installing the enclosures
Install the enclosures making sure you follow the safety guidelines.
About this task
CAUTION:
1. To lift and install the enclosure into the rack requires at least two people.
2. Load the rack from the bottom to ensure rack stability. Empty the rack from
the top down.
Following your enclosure location plan, install the correct type of enclosure starting
from the bottom.
1. On either side of the drive assemblies, remove the enclosure end caps by
squeezing the middle of the cap and pulling it away from the front of the
enclosure.
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Figure 15. Hole locations in the back of the rack
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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