IBM Storwize V5000 for Lenovo
Product Guide
IBM Storwize V5000 for Lenovo (Machine Type 6194) is a highly flexible, easy to use virtualized storage
system that enables midsize organizations to meet the challenges of rapid data growth and limited IT
budgets. As an intermediate Storwize family offering, Storwize V5000 enables organizations to consolidate
and provide new capabilities to their infrastructures.
Storwize V5000 control enclosure models include two node canisters, each with 8 GB cache for a system
total of 16 GB cache. Standard is 6 Gb SAS and 1 Gb iSCSI connectivity, with an option for 8 Gb Fibre
Channel (FC) or 10 iSCSI or Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) connectivity.
The LFF enclosure models support up to 12 3.5-inch drives, while the small form factor (SFF) enclosure
models support up to 24 2.5-inch drives. High-performance disk drives, high-capacity nearline disk drives,
and flash (solid-state drives [SSDs]) are supported. Drives of the same form factor can be intermixed within
an enclosure, which provides the flexibility to address performance and capacity needs within a single
enclosure. You can also intermix large form factor (LFF) and SFF expansion enclosures behind an LFF or
SFF control enclosure.
A Storwize V5000 system scales up to 480 drives with the attachment of up to 19 Storwize V5000
expansion enclosures. All Storwize V5000 functional capabilities are provided through IBM Storwize Family
Software for Storwize V5000. The Storwize V5000 SFF enclosure is shown in the following figure.
Figure 1. Storwize V5000 SFF enclosure
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A single Storwize V5000 system can be scaled up to 1.92 PB of raw storage capacity. With external
virtualization, the system can manage up to 32 PB in total.
Storwize V5000 offers hybrid block storage connectivity with support for 6 Gb SAS, 1 Gb iSCSI, and
10 Gb iSCSI or FCoE or 8 Gb FC at the same time.
Storwize V5000 systems can be clustered to help deliver greater performance, bandwidth, and scalability.
A Storwize V5000 clustered system can contain two Storwize V5000 systems and up to 960 drives.
Storwize V5000 for Lenovo includes three or five years of Software Subscription and Support (model
dependent).
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