What do you need to know about IBM Storwize V3700?
By using IBM Storwize V7000 Storage System and IBM SAN Volume Controller functions, interoperability, and management tools, Storwize V3700 delivers innovation and new levels of storage efficiency with ease of use in an entry-level disk system to enable organizations to overcome their storage challenges.
What is the V3700 system I / O group?
The V3700 system I/O group consists of one 2U control enclosure and, optionally, up to nine 2U expansion enclosures that are connected via SAS cables. The control and expansion enclosures are available in the following factors and can be intermixed within an I/O group:
Is the Lenovo Storwize V3700 Ethernet Adapter Compatible?
With software iSCSI initiators, any supported 1 Gb Ethernet or 10 Gb Ethernet adapter for Lenovo servers is compatible with the Storwize V3700 iSCSI storage. Currently available converged FCoE/iSCSI adapters for Lenovo servers that are compatible with Storwize V3700 are listed in the following table.
Each IBM® Storwize® V3700 system is a virtualizing RAID storage system. IBM Storwize V3700 is built with IBM Spectrum Virtualize™ machine code, which is part of the IBM Spectrum Storage™ family. The system also provides these functions.
What kind of storage system does Storwize use?
The Storwize V3700 storage system consists of a set of drive enclosures. The control enclosure contains disk drives and two node canisters. Expansion enclosures contain disk drives and two expansion canisters. Figure 1 shows a Storwize V3700 system as a traditional RAID storage system.
How big is an IBM Storwize hard disk drive?
The control and expansion enclosures are available in the following factors and can be intermixed within an I/O group: The IBM Storwize V3700 scales up to 120 x 3.5-inch (LFF) or 240 x 2.5-inch (SFF) or a combination of both drive form factors.