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IBM V7000 User Manual

IBM V7000
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Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM Flex Systems and IBM PureSystems offerings 3
1.1.1 Product names
The primary product names for the IBM PureSystems components are as follows:
򐂰 IBM PureSystems:
The overall name for IBMs new family of expert integrated systems
򐂰 IBM Flex System:
A build-to-order offering with clients choice of IBM Flex System components
IBM Flex System that can help you go beyond blades
An innovative Enterprise Chassis designed for new levels of simplicity, flexibility,
integration, reliability, and upgradability
A broad range of x86 and IBM POWER® compute nodes
New IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node built into the Enterprise Chassis
򐂰 IBM PureFlex System:
A solution that combines compute nodes, storage, networking, virtualization and
management into a single infrastructure system. It is expert at sensing and anticipating
resource needs to optimize your infrastructure.
򐂰 IBM PureApplication System:
A platform system designed and tuned specifically for transactional web and database
applications. Its workload-aware, flexible platform is designed to be easy to deploy,
customize, safeguard, and manage.
򐂰 IBM PureData™ System:
PureData System is the newest member of the IBM PureSystems™ family that is
optimized exclusively for delivering data services to today’s demanding applications
with simplicity, speed, and lower cost.
Like IBM PureApplication System, it offers built-in expertise, integration by design, and
a simplified experience throughout its life cycle.
򐂰 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node:
The product name for the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node family of controller
and expansion enclosures. The IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node is an add-on for
the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis.
򐂰 IBM Flex System V7000 Control Enclosure:
The controller enclosure of the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node. The IBM Flex
System V7000 Control Enclosure is an add-on for the IBM Flex System Enterprise
Chassis and mounts internally into it.
The IBM Flex System V7000 Control Enclosure provides 24 disk drive bays.
The IBM Flex System V7000 Control Enclosure supports block workloads only.
򐂰 IBM Flex System V7000 Expansion Enclosure:
A SAS disk shelf with 24 disk drive bays that connects to the IBM Flex System V7000
Control Enclosure. The IBM Flex System V7000 Expansion Enclosure is an add-on for
the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis and mounts internally into it.
򐂰 IBM Storwize V7000:
The IBM Storwize V7000 is a disk system with built in IBM SAN Volume Controller
(SVC) functionality. It has the ability to virtualize a wide range of external storage
systems from either IBM or other Storage vendors.
The IBM Storwize V7000 Control Enclosure provides a choice of 24 x 2.5" Small Form
Factor (SFF) disk drives or 12 x 3.5" Large Form Factor (LFF) disk drive form factors.
The IBM Storwize V7000 supports block workloads only.

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IBM V7000 Specifications

General IconGeneral
ModelIBM Storwize V7000
Storage TypeHybrid Flash Array
Maximum Capacity1.2PB
RAID Levels0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Connectivity8 Gbps Fibre Channel, 16 Gbps Fibre Channel, 1 Gbps iSCSI, 10 Gbps iSCSI
ManagementCommand-line interface (CLI), Graphical user interface (GUI)
Form Factor2U
Drive Bays12
Maximum Raw Capacity1.2PB
Operating System SupportAIX, HP-UX, Linux, VMware, Windows
Data Reduction FeaturesReal-time Compression, Deduplication
Drive TypesSSD, HDD
ScalabilityScale-up (drive enclosures) and scale-out (clustering) capabilities

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