IBM Storwize V7000 for Lenovo
Product Guide
IBM Storwize V7000 for Lenovo (Machine Type 6195) is a virtualized, software-defined storage system that
consolidates workloads into a single storage system for simplicity of management, reduced cost, highly
scalable capacity, and high performance and availability.
Storwize V7000 storage controller units include two node canisters, each with 32 GB cache for a system
total of 64 GB cache. Standard is 1 Gb iSCSI connectivity, with an option for 8 Gb or 16 Gb Fibre Channel
(FC), or 10 iSCSI or Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) connectivity, or both.
Storwize V7000 offers both Large Form Factor (LFF) and Small Form Factor (SFF) 12 Gb SAS storage
expansion units. LFF expansion unit supports up to 12 3.5-inch drives, while the SFF expansion unit
supports up to 24 2.5-inch drives. High-performance disk drives, high-capacity nearline disk drives, and
flash (solid state) drives are supported. Drives of the same form factor can be intermixed within an
enclosure, and LFF and SFF expansion enclosures can be intermixed within a Storwize V7000 system.
A Storwize V7000 system scales up to 504 drives with the attachment of up to 20 Storwize V7000
expansion units. The Storwize V7000 Storage Controller Unit is shown in the following figure.
Figure 1. Storwize V7000 Storage Controller Unit
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A single Storwize V7000 system can be scaled up to 1,968 TB of raw storage capacity. With external
virtualization, the system can manage in total up to 32 PB.
Storwize V7000 offers hybrid block storage connectivity with support for 1 Gb iSCSI, 10 Gb iSCSI or FCoE,
8 Gb FC, and 16 Gb FC at the same time.
Storwize V7000 systems can be clustered to help deliver greater performance, bandwidth, and scalability.
A Storwize V7000 clustered system can contain up to four Storwize V7000 controller units and up to 1,056
drives.
Storwize V7000 for Lenovo includes three years of Software Subscription and Support.
IBM Storwize V7000 for Lenovo
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