Form factor |
- Storwize V7000 Storage Controller Unit: 2U rack mount
- Storwize V7000 SFF or LFF Storage Expansion Unit: 2U rack mount
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Controller configuration |
Dual controller (known as node canister) configuration per controller unit. Two or four controller units can be combined into a Storwize V7000 clustered system (or cluster). |
RAID levels |
RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10; Distributed RAID 5 and 6 (internal storage only) |
Controller cache |
64 GB per controller unit (32 GB per node canister) upgradeable to 128 GB (64 GB per node canister). Up to 512 GB per cluster. Battery-backed cache protection. |
Drive bays |
Up to 504 SFF drive bays per single system:
- 24 SFF drive bays in the controller unit
- 24 SFF drive bays in the SFF expansion unit; up to 20x SFF expansion units
Up to 24 SFF and 240 LFF drive bays per single system:
- 24 SFF drive bays in the controller unit
- 12 LFF drive bays in the LFF expansion unit; up to 20x LFF expansion units
Intermix of SFF and LFF enclosures is supported.
Up to 1056 SFF drives in a four-way clustered configuration.
Up to 96 SFF drives and 960 LFF drives in a four-way clustered configuration. |
Drive technology |
SAS and NL SAS HDDs and SAS SSDs. Intermix of HDDs and SSDs is supported. |
Drive connectivity |
Dual-ported 12 Gb SAS drive attachment infrastructure.
Controller unit with two node canisters (ports per one node canister):
- 24x 12 Gb SAS internal drive ports
- 2x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) expansion ports for the attachment of the expansion units
Expansion unit with two expansion canisters (ports per one expansion canister):
- 24x 12 Gb SAS internal drive ports (SFF unit)
- 12x 12 Gb SAS internal drive ports (LFF unit)
- 2x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) expansion ports (IN and OUT) for the daisy chained attachment of the expansion units
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Drives |
SFF drives:
- 200 GB, 400 GB, 800 GB, 1.6 TB, and 3.2 TB SAS SSDs
- 300 GB and 600 GB 15K rpm SAS HDDs
- 600 GB, 900 GB, 1.2 TB, and 1.8 TB 10K rpm SAS HDDs
- 1 TB and 2 TB 7.2K rpm NL SAS HDDs
LFF drives: 3 TB, 4 TB, 6 TB, and 8 TB 7.2K rpm NL SAS HDDs |
Storage capacity |
- Up to 1,968 TB (24x 2 TB SFF HDDs + 240x 8 TB LFF HDDs) per one controller unit
- Up to 7,872 TB (96x 2 TB SFF HDDs + 960x 8 TB LFF HDDs) per cluster
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