IBM V7000 User Manual

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2. Select a pool where you want the new compressed volume as shown in Figure 6-20.
Type a name for the new compressed volume, and the size, then click Create.
Figure 6-20 Compressed Volume - Enter name and size
Note: It is recommended to use separate storage pools for compressed and
non-compressed volumes. To achieve the best results, compressed and
non-compressed volumes should NOT be part of the same MDiskgrp (storage pool).
For more details on the best practices to follow, see Real-time Compression in SAN
Volume Controller and Storwize V7000, REDP-4859.

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