IBM Storwize V7000 User Manual

The drives can be distinguished from the blank carriers by the color-coded striping
on the drive. The drives are marked with an orange striping. The blank carriers are
marked with a blue striping.
To replace the drive assembly or blank carrier, perform the following steps:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information to which “Preparing to remove and replace parts”
on page 85 refers.
2. Unlock the assembly by squeezing together the tabs on the side.
3. Open the handle to the full extension.
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Figure 34. Unlocking the 3.5" drive
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IBM Storwize V7000 Specifications

General

Model	Storwize V7000
Storage Type	Hybrid Flash Array
RAID Levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Form Factor	2U
Drive Types	SSD, SAS
Host Interface	8 Gbps Fibre Channel, 16 Gbps Fibre Channel, 1 Gbps iSCSI, 10 Gbps iSCSI, 12 Gbps SAS
Maximum Cache	32GB
Operating System Support	IBM AIX, Linux, Windows, VMware
Data Reduction Features	Real-time Compression
Management Software	IBM Spectrum Virtualize