36 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide
IBM System Storage DS5000 series
IBM System Storage DS3000 series
IBM Storwize V3500
IBM Storwize V3700
IBM System Storage N series
IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library
IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library
IBM System Storage TS3100 Tape Library
For the latest support matrices for storage products, see the storage vendors’ interoperability
guides. IBM storage products can be referenced in the IBM System Storage Interoperability
Center (SSIC):
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic/interoperability.wss
For the purpose of this book, we limit the information to IBM Storwize V7000. For more
information about the other supported IBM System Storage products, see IBM PureFlex
System and IBM Flex System Products and Technology, SG24-7984.
1.7.2 IBM Storwize V7000
IBM Storwize V7000 is an innovative storage offering that delivers essential storage efficiency
technologies and exceptional ease of use and performance, all integrated into a compact,
modular design. IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node architecture is the same as that of the
IBM Storwize V7000 and is managed from the IBM Flex System Chassis Management
Module or IBM Flex System Manager node. IBM Storwize V7000 is considered external
storage from a IBM PureFlex System perspective.
There are four levels of integration of Storwize V7000 with IBM Flex System as shown in
Table 1-3.
Table 1-3 Levels of integration
For further information about IBM Storwize V7000, see the Redbooks publication,
Implementing the IBM Storwize V7000 V6.3, SG24-7938, as well as the following website:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/storage/disk/storwize_v7000/overview.html
Level Integration
Starting Level IBM Flex System Single Point of Management
Higher Level Data Center Management
IBM Flex System Manager Storage Control
Detailed Level Data Management
Storwize V7000 Storage User GUI
Upgrade Level Data Center Productivity