Key features
Note: The Storwize V7000 functional capabilities that are described in this product guide are based on the
IBM Spectrum Virtualize Software for Storwize V7000 version 7.6.
The Storwize V7000 storage system provides the following features:
Scalable enterprise storage with a dual active/active intelligent array node canisters with 32 GB
cache each for high availability and performance.
Optional upgrade to 128 GB cache (per system) for Real-time Compression workloads.
Flexible host connectivity to match diverse client needs with support for a mix of 1 Gb iSCSI, 10 Gb
iSCSI or FCoE, 8 Gb FC, and 16 Gb FC connectivity at the same time.
12 Gb SAS expansion units supporting 12 3.5-inch LFF or 24 2.5-inch SFF drives.
Scaling for up to 504 drives per system with the attachment of 20 Storwize V7000 expansion units
and up to 1,056 drives in a four-way clustered configuration.
Further scalability can be achieved with virtualization of external storage. When Storwize V7000
virtualizes an external disk system, capacity in the external system inherits the functional richness
and ease of use of Storwize V7000.
Flexibility in storing data on high-performance SAS solid-state drives (SSDs), performance-
optimized enterprise SAS hard disk drives (HDDs), or capacity-optimized enterprise NL SAS HDDs;
mixing and matching drive types and form factors within a single system to perfectly meet
performance and capacity requirements for various workloads.
Storwize V7000 combines various IBM technologies, including thin provisioning, automated tiering,
external and internal storage virtualization, clustering, replication, compression, and multiprotocol
support.
VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes (VVol) integration brings advanced storage management functions
to the virtual machine level for finer VM storage service level control and policy-driven automation.
Note: VVol integration feature requires IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition for Lenovo that can be
downloaded from
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral
.
Intuitive, web-based next-generation GUI for easy system set up and management.
Extensive interoperability with support for most major server platforms and operating systems.
Storwize V7000 supports the complete range of data storage requirements, from highly used applications
to high-capacity, low usage applications.
The following 2.5-inch drives are supported:
High performance SSDs: 200 GB, 400 GB, 800 GB, and 1.6 TB SAS
Performance-optimized, enterprise class disk drives:
300 GB and 600 GB 15K rpm SAS
600 GB, 900 GB, 1.2 TB, and 1.8 TB 10K rpm SAS
High-capacity, archival-class nearline disk drives: 1 TB and 2 TB 7.2K rpm NL SAS
High-capacity, archival-class nearline 3 TB, 4 TB, 6 TB, and 8 TB 7.2K rpm NL SAS 3.5-inch disk drives
are supported.
All drives are dual-port and hot-swappable. Drives of the same form factor can be intermixed within the
appropriate enclosure, which provides the flexibility to address performance and capacity needs within a
single enclosure.
Up to 20 Storwize V7000 expansion units are supported by a single Storwize V7000 controller unit. You
can intermix 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch expansion units behind a 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch controller unit. This
configuration delivers the added flexibility to mix 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch drives within a single system.
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