IBM Storwize V7000 Unified User Manual

v 3 Serial-attached SCSI (SAS) ports. Each canister has two SAS ports for
connecting to optional expansion enclosures.
Expansion enclosure components
Figure 15 shows the rear view of an expansion enclosure and identifies the location
of the power supply units and the canisters. The ports and their use are described
later in this section.
v Power supply units are on the left and right of the canisters. Power supply 1
is located on the left. Power supply 2 is located on the right. Power supply 1
is inserted top side up, and power supply 2 is inverted, or top side down.
Important: The power supply units for the control enclosure and expansion
enclosure are not interchangeable.
v Two canisters are housed in the middle of the enclosure. Each canister is known
as an expansion canister. The upper canister, as shown in Figure 15, is canister
3, and the lower canister is canister 4. Canister 3 is top side up, and canister
4 is inverted, or top side down.
Figure 16 on page 48 shows the rear view of an expansion enclosure and identifies
the SAS port locations.
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2
3
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4
Figure 15. Rear view of a model 2076-212 or a model 2076-224 expansion enclosure
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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