IBM Storwize V7000 Unified User Manual

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Once the physical configuration is complete, plan for the physical installation.
Completing the hardware location chart
Planning for the physical location includes documenting the rack locations of the
enclosures and other devices, based on the requirements of each device.
The hardware location represents the rack in which the enclosures are installed,
and into which the file modules will be installed. Each row of the chart represents
one Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) 19-inch wide by 1.75-inch tall rack space or
unit, each of which is commonly referred to as 1U of the rack.
Refer to the Installing topic for the recommended layout of a Storwize V7000
Unified System.
As you design your Storwize V7000 Unified rack, use Table 6 to record the physical
configuration of the 2U Storwize V7000 Unified enclosures, the 2U file modules,
and other devices in your system such as Ethernet switches.
If the rack contains sufficient space, plan to install the control enclosure in the
middle of the rack to minimize the length of the SAS cables (required to connect
expansion enclosures to the control enclosure).
Table 6. Hardware locations of Storwize V7000 Unified enclosures and other devices
Rack unit Component
EIA 36
EIA 35
EIA 34
EIA 33
EIA 32
EIA 31
EIA 30
EIA 29
EIA 28
EIA 27
EIA 26
EIA 25
EIA 24
EIA 23
EIA 22
EIA 21
EIA 20
EIA 19
EIA 18
EIA 17
EIA 16
EIA 15
Chapter 2. Planning for adding file modules 9

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