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The part number for the Storwize V7000 controller unit includes the following items:
One Storwize V7000 SFF controller unit with two power supplies with cooling modules and with two
node canisters
Rack mount hardware kit
Publications package
Note: Power cables are not included and must be ordered separately (for more information, see Table 13).
The Storwize V7000 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.
The Storwize V7000 controller units ship with the host connectivity interfaces that features 6x Gb Ethernet
(RJ-45) ports (3 ports per node canister) for 1 Gb iSCSI host connectivity and management (management
uses one (primary) or two (primary/redundant) of these 3 ports per node canister).
The Storwize V7000 controller unit must be configured with at least one pair of the adapter cards that
supply the following interfaces:
8x 10 GbE SFP+ ports (four ports per adapter card) with eight SW SFP+ optical transceivers (LC
connectors) included for 10 Gb iSCSI or FCoE connectivity
8x 8 Gb FC SFP ports (four ports per adapter card) with eight SW SFP optical transceivers (LC
connectors) included for FC connectivity (a pair of optional 8 Gb FC LW SFP transceivers is
available for ordering as an option; it replaces a pair of the SW SFP transceivers that are included
with the FC adapter card)
4x 16 Gb FC SFP ports (two ports per adapter card) with four SW SFP optical transceivers (LC
connectors) included for FC connectivity (a pair of optional 16 Gb FC LW SFP transceivers is
available for ordering as an option; it replaces a pair of the SW SFP transceivers that are included
with the FC adapter card)
8x 16 Gb FC SFP ports (four ports per adapter card) with eight SW SFP optical transceivers (LC
connectors) included for FC connectivity (a pair of optional 16 Gb FC LW SFP transceivers is
available for ordering as an option; it replaces a pair of the SW SFP transceivers that are included
with the FC adapter card)
The Storwize V7000 controller unit supports up to two pairs of the 8 Gb FC or 16 Gb FC adapter cards, up
to one pair of the 10 Gb iSCSI or FCoE adapter card, or a combination of one 10 Gb iSCSI or FCoE
adapter card and one 8 Gb FC or 16 Gb FC adapter card.
Note: At least one pair of the adapter cards must be ordered with the Storwize V7000 controller unit.
The following table lists the available host port configurations for the Storwize V7000 controller units.
Table 3. Storwize V7000 controller unit host port configurations
Port type
1 Gb iSCSI
Number
Standard ports
of ports
6 (3 per node canister)
6 (3 per node canister)
6 (3 per node canister)
6 (3 per node canister)
6 (3 per node canister)
6 (3 per node canister)
6 (3 per node canister)
6 (3 per node canister)
IBM Storwize V7000 for Lenovo
10 Gb iSCSI or FCoE
Extra ports on one or two pairs of adapter cards (required)
8 (4 per node canister)
-
-
-
-
-
-
8 (4 per node canister)
8 Gb FC
-
8 (4 per node canister)
16 (8 per node canister) -
-
-
-
-
8 (4 per node canister)
16 Gb FC
-
-
4 (2 per node canister)
8 (4 per node canister)
12 (6 per node canister)
16 (8 per node canister)
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