Expansion enclosures
The Storwize V5000 Control Enclosure supports attachment of up to 19 Storwize V5000 LFF or SFF
expansion enclosures. Intermix of LFF and SFF enclosures is supported. The expansion enclosures can be
added to the system non-disruptively.
The following table lists the models of the Storwize V5000 LFF and SFF expansion enclosures.
Table 5. Part numbers and feature codes for ordering Storwize V5000 expansion enclosures
Description
Part
number
Machine
Type-Model Feature codes*
Worldwide models (except Latin America)
IBM Storwize V5000 LFF Expansion Enclosure, w/3 Yr S&S
6194LEU
6194-12E
ADL5 / ASHQ / ASHP
IBM Storwize V5000 LFF Expansion Enclosure, w/5 Yr S&S
61941B1
6194-12E
ADL5 / ASHQ / AU0U
IBM Storwize V5000 SFF Expansion Enclosure, w/3 Yr S&S
6194SEU
6194-24E
ADL7 / ASHQ / ASHP
IBM Storwize V5000 SFF Expansion Enclosure, w/5 Yr S&S
61941D1
6194-24E
ADL7 / ASHQ / AU0U
Latin America models
IBM Storwize V5000 LFF Expansion Enclosure, w/3 Yr S&S
6194LEL
6194-12E
ADL5 / ASHQ / ASHP
IBM Storwize V5000 LFF Expansion Enclosure, w/5 Yr S&S
61941BL
6194-12E
ADL5 / ASHQ / AU0U
IBM Storwize V5000 SFF Expansion Enclosure, w/3 Yr S&S
6194SEL
6194-24E
ADL7 / ASHQ / ASHP
IBM Storwize V5000 SFF Expansion Enclosure, w/5 Yr S&S
61941DL
6194-24E
ADL7 / ASHQ / AU0U
* Feature codes for System unit base hardware / Base software / Software support and subscription.
The part number for the Storwize V5000 expansion enclosures includes the following items:
One Storwize V5000 LFF or SFF expansion enclosure with two power supplies with cooling modules
and with two expansion canisters
Rack mount hardware kit
Publications package
Note: Power cables are not included and must be ordered separately (for more information, see Table 12).
Each Storwize V5000 expansion unit ships with two expansion canisters. Each expansion canister provides
6 Gb SAS connectivity to the internal drives and two external 6 Gb SAS x4 ports (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644
connectors labelled Port 1 and Port 2) that are used for connections to the Storwize V5000 node canisters
and for connecting the expansion units between each other. One of the expansion ports (Port 3 or Port 4)
on the Storwize V5000 node canister is connected to the Port 1 on the expansion canister. The Port 2 on
the expansion canister is connected to the Port 1 on the expansion canister in the adjacent enclosure, and
so on.
Note: Up to 10 expansion enclosures can be connected to Port 3 in a daisy-chained manner, and up to
nine expansion enclosures can be connected to Port 4 in a daisy-chained manner, for a total of 19
expansion enclosures per one control enclosure.
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