IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Quick Installation Guide

Procedure
1. Review Table 14 and the figures before attaching the SAS cables. The table
below refers to Figure 33.
Table 14. How to connect SAS cables to expansion units.
SAS Connections: How the first unit connects to the second unit
First Unit Second Unit Number of Expansions
Controller Expansion 1 1 Expansions
Upper canister port 1 Upper canister port 1
Lower canister port 1 Lower canister port 1
Controller Expansion 2 2 Expansions
Upper canister port 2 Upper canister port 1
Lower canister port 2 Lower canister port 1
Expansion 1 Expansion 3 3 Expansions
Upper canister port 2 Upper canister port 1
Lower canister port 2 Lower canister port 1
Expansion 2 Expansion 4 4 Expansions
Upper canister port 2 Upper canister port 1
Lower canister port 2 Lower canister port 1
Expansion 3 Expansion 5 5 Expansions
Upper canister port 2 Upper canister port 1
Lower canister port 2 Lower canister port 1
Expansion 4 Expansion 6 6 Expansions
Upper canister port 2 Upper canister port 1
Lower canister port 2 Lower canister port 1
Expansion 5 Expansion 7 7 Expansions
Upper canister port 2 Upper canister port 1
CAUTIO N
CAUTIO NCAUTIO N
CAUTI O N
Disconnect all
supply power for
complete isolation
Disconnect all
supply power for
complete isolation
Disconnect all
supply power for
complete isolation
Disconnect all
supply power for
complete isolation
CAUTIO N
CAUTIO NCAUTIO N
CAUTI O N
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supply power for
complete isolation
Disconnect all
supply power for
complete isolation
Disconnect all
supply power for
complete isolation
Disconnect all
supply power for
complete isolation
CAUTIO N
CAUTIO NCAUTIO N
CAUTI O N
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supply power for
complete isolation
Disconnect all
supply power for
complete isolation
Disconnect all
supply power for
complete isolation
Disconnect all
supply power for
complete isolation
CAUTIO N
CAUTIO NCAUTIO N
CAUTI O N
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supply power for
complete isolation
Disconnect all
supply power for
complete isolation
Disconnect all
supply power for
complete isolation
Disconnect all
supply power for
complete isolation
CAUTIO N
CAUTIO NCAUTIO N
CAUTI O N
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supply power for
complete isolation
Disconnect all
supply power for
complete isolation
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supply power for
complete isolation
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supply power for
complete isolation
1
2
A
B
6
5
C
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3
4
8
7
Figure 33. Internal cabling connections between the control enclosure (A) and the expansion
enclosures (B & C).
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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