Cache Upgrade Option - Lenovo IBM Storwize V3700 Product Manual

The part number for the Storwize V3700 controller unit includes the following items:
One Storwize V3700 LFF or SFF controller unit with two power supplies with cooling modules and
with two node canisters
Two 2.8 m, 10 A/100 - 250 V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cables (AC-powered models only)
Two DC power cables (DC-powered models only)
Rack mount hardware kit
Publications package
The Storwize V3700 controller units ship with two node canisters. A node canister provides interfaces for
host connectivity, management, and internal drives, and it runs storage management and virtualization
software.
Each Storwize V3700 controller unit ships with 8 GB of battery-backed cache (4 GB per node canister) that
can be upgraded to 16 GB (8 GB per node canister). The following table lists cache upgrade option.
Table 3. Cache upgrade option
Description
4GB to 8GB Cache Upgrade
* One per node canister; both node canisters must have the same cache size.
The Storwize V3700 controller units ship with the following host connectivity interfaces:
4x Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) ports (2 ports per node canister) for 1 Gb iSCSI host connectivity and
management
6x 6 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) ports (3 ports per node canister) for 6 Gb SAS direct host
attachments
Each node canister has one expansion slot for an optional host interface card (HIC). The following host
interfaces can be added to the Storwize V3700 controller unit with optional HICs (if HICs are used, two
HICs of the same type are required per one controller unit):
8x 6 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) ports (4 ports per HIC) for extra SAS connectivity (for a
total of 14x 6 Gb SAS ports per controller unit)
8x GbE (RJ-45) ports (4 ports per HIC) for extra iSCSI connectivity (for a total of 12x GbE ports per
controller unit)
4x 10 GbE SFP+ ports (2 ports per HIC) with four SW SFP+ optical transceivers (LC connectors)
installed for 10 Gb iSCSI or FCoE connectivity
8x 8 Gb FC SFP ports (4 ports per HIC) with four SW SFP optical transceivers (LC connectors)
installed (2 transceivers per HIC) for FC connectivity (a pair of extra 8 Gb FC SW or LW SFP
transceivers is available for ordering as an option)
Note: Both node canisters must have the same type of the host interface card installed, and both cards
must have SFP/SFP+ modules of the same type, if any.
IBM Storwize V3700 for Lenovo
Part Feature
number code
00MJ101 ACHB
Maximum
quantity per one
controller unit
2*
9