IBM V7000 User Manual

18 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide
Embedded 10 Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter
Some models of the x240 include an Embedded 10 Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter (VFA, also
known as LAN on Motherboard or LOM), built into the system board. Each of these models
that includes the embedded 10 Gb VFA also has the Compute Node Fabric Connector
installed in I/O connector 1 (and physically screwed onto the system board) to provide
connectivity to the Enterprise Chassis midplane.
I/O expansion
The x240 has two PCIe 3.0 x16 I/O expansion connectors for attaching I/O adapter cards.
There is also another expansion connector designed for future expansion options. The I/O
expansion connectors are a very high-density 216 pin PCIe connector. By installing I/O
adapter cards, it allows the x240 to connect with switch modules in the IBM Flex System
Enterprise Chassis.
Figure 1-9 shows the rear of the x240 compute node and the locations of the I/O connectors.
Figure 1-9 Rear of the x240 compute node showing the locations of the I/O connectors
I/O Connector 1
I/O Connector 2

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