
Regulatory compliance
The Storwize V5000 conforms to the following regulations:
FCC - Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Class A
Canada ICES-003, Class A
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement
European Union Council Directive 2004/108/EC
EN 55022, Class A
Japan VCCI Class A statement
People's Republic of China Class A statement
Taiwan Class A compliance statement
Korea KCC Class A statement
Russia EMI Class A statement
Interoperability
Lenovo provides end-to-end storage compatibility testing to deliver interoperability throughout the
network. The Storwize V5000 supports attachment to Lenovo System x®, ThinkServer®, and Flex
System™ hosts by using SAS, iSCSI, FC, or FCoE storage connectivity protocols. Hybrid storage
connectivity also is supported.
Note: Tables that are provided in this section are for ordering reference purposes only. End-to-end storage
configuration support must be verified through the System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC):
http://ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic
SAS connectivity
The following table lists currently available System x and ThinkServer SAS adapters that are compatible
with the Storwize V5000 SAS storage (direct attach).
Table 17. SAS adapters
Description
Part number
System x SAS HBAs
6Gb SAS HBA
46M0907
N2125 SAS/SATA HBA (6Gb)
46C9010
N2225 SAS/SATA HBA (12Gb)
00AE912
N2226 SAS/SATA HBA (12Gb)
00AE916
ThinkServer SAS HBAs
Lenovo ThinkServer 9300-8e PCIe 12Gb 8 Port External SAS Adapter by LSI
4XB0F28703
FCoE or iSCSI connectivity
The Storwize V5000 supports end-to-end 10 Gb FCoE connectivity with native FCoE ports or FCoE
connectivity via FCoE/FC gateways with native Fibre Channel ports. Lenovo RackSwitch™, Brocade, and
Cisco converged switches can be used to provide FCoE connectivity with the Storwize V5000 FC storage.
The Storwize V5000 also supports iSCSI attachments via standard 1 Gb or 10 Gb Ethernet network. Any
compatible Ethernet switch, including Lenovo RackSwitch top of rack (TOR) switches and integrated
BladeCenter or Flex System Ethernet I/O modules, can be used to provide iSCSI connectivity with the
Storwize V5000 iSCSI storage.
With software iSCSI initiators, any supported 1 Gb Ethernet or 10 Gb Ethernet adapter for System x,
ThinkServer, or Flex System is compatible with the Storwize V5000 iSCSI storage.
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