IBM V7000 User Manual

258 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide
6.1.1 Creating a generic volume
The most commonly used type of volume is the generic volume type. This type of volume is
fully provisioned, with the entire size of the volume space dedicated to it. The host and IBM
Flex System V7000 Storage Node can see the fully allocated space.
To create a generic volume, complete the following steps:
1. Click New Volume and select Generic as shown in Figure 6-3.
Figure 6-3 New Volume window - select pool

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