IBM V7000 User Manual

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Chapter 4. IBM Flex System V7000 Storage
Node initial configuration
This chapter provides the initial configuration steps of IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node.
Before the actual installation and the initial configuration, proper planning is important. We
also present an overview of the planning tasks and refer you to the appropriate
documentation as needed to enable you to complete these tasks.
To help you get started and guide you to a successful installation and initial configuration of
your IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node system, the following topics are described:
򐂰 Planning and Installation requirements
򐂰 Initial setup with IBM Flex System Manager Node and IBM Flex System Chassis
Management Module
򐂰 Setup Wizard for initial configuration
򐂰 System Management
򐂰 Service Assistant
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IBM V7000 Specifications

General

Model	IBM Storwize V7000
Storage Type	Hybrid Flash Array
Maximum Capacity	1.2PB
RAID Levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Connectivity	8 Gbps Fibre Channel, 16 Gbps Fibre Channel, 1 Gbps iSCSI, 10 Gbps iSCSI
Management	Command-line interface (CLI), Graphical user interface (GUI)
Form Factor	2U
Drive Bays	12
Maximum Raw Capacity	1.2PB
Operating System Support	AIX, HP-UX, Linux, VMware, Windows
Data Reduction Features	Real-time Compression, Deduplication
Drive Types	SSD, HDD
Scalability	Scale-up (drive enclosures) and scale-out (clustering) capabilities