IBM Storwize V7000 Unified User Manual

Each canister has two SAS ports that are numbered 1 on the left 1 and 2 on the
right 2. Port 1 must be connected if you are adding one expansion enclosure.
Port 2 must be connected if you are adding a second expansion enclosure.
Note: The reference to the left and right locations applies to canister 1, which is
the upper canister. The port locations are inverted for canister 2, which is the lower
canister.
Figure 17 shows the rear view of a Storwize V7000 Gen2 expansion enclosure and
identifies the location of power supply units and expansion canisters.
1 Expansion canisters
2 Power supply units
Figure 18 on page 49 shows the rear view of a Storwize V7000 Gen2 expansion
canister and identifies the SAS port locations.
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Figure 16. SAS ports and LEDs in rear of expansion enclosure
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Figure 17. Rear view of a Storwize V7000 Gen2 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