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The control enclosure can support a combination of up to nine expansion enclosures using a
combination of internal IBM Flex System V7000 Expansion Enclosures (maximum 2) and
external IBM Storwize V7000 Expansion Enclosures (maximum 9) connected through the
SAS2 connection on each of the control canisters. With the additional expansions, it is
capable of up to 240 disk drives; or a maximum capacity of 348 TB per control enclosure.
2.3.1 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node releases
There are several software upgrade versions available since the IBM Flex System V7000
Storage Node was first introduced.
Concurrent compatibility between software releases
Table 2-2 shows the concurrent compatibility tables that illustrate the upgrade code levels
available for IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node.
Table 2-2 Concurrent compatibility table
2.3.2 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node capabilities
Various new scalability enhancements are included in IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node
releases when they become available. These enhancements allow the Storwize Software
family to handle larger configurations, with more hosts using more volumes with more virtual
machines:
Table 2-3 shows that the maximum number of hosts, LUNs, and WWPNs have been
increased for version 7.1.x or later to enhance the scalability of IBM Flex System V7000
Storage Node and meet high demand customer environments.
Note: The latest upgrade package available, including any recent enhancements and
improvements, can be found at the following website:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S4001072
Current code stream
and build level
Upgrade to
7.1.x
Release update
6.4.1.2
(75.0.1211301000)
Supported
This is the initial product General Availability (GA)
release
6.4.1.3
(75.2.1302012000)
Supported
This maintenance release includes the following fixes:
High mportance fixes,
Critical fixes,
Suggested fixes
6.4.1.4
(75.3.1303080000)
Supported
This release includes the following fixes:
High mportance fixes,
Critical fixes,
Suggested fixes
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