IBM Storwize V7000 Unified User Manual

Power supply unit 1 (left) and power supply unit 2 (right), and LED detail as
shown.
Figure 6 shows the rear view of a file module with the power supplies (1 and
2) on the right.
Plan to connect the power cords of the auto-sensing power supplies on the left side
of the rack (when viewed from the rear) to one power source that provides power
in the range 100V - 240V ac. Plan to connect the power cords of the power supplies
on the right side of the rack to another 100V - 240V ac power source. Using two
power sources provides power redundancy.
Uninterruptible power supply
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) can keep the system powered for some
limited time after power to the rack has been interrupted. The choice of an UPS
depends mainly on the length of time required to maintain access to your storage,
after the rack power has been interrupted. There is no provision for the file
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Figure 5. Rear view of a Storwize V7000 Gen1 expansion enclosure
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Figure 6. Rear view of file module (2073-720) with the power supplies (1 and 2).
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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