IBM Storwize V5030 User Manual

Chapter 1. Overview of the IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 system 19
1.5.7 Disk drive types
IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 enclosures support Flash Drives, SAS, and Nearline SAS drive
types. Each drive has two ports (two PHYs) to provide fully redundant access from each node
canister. I/O can be issued down both paths simultaneously.
Table 1-11 shows the IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 disk drive types, disk revolutions per minute
(RPMs), and sizes that are available at the time of writing.
Table 1-11 IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 disk drive types
1.6 IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 terms
In this section, we introduce the terms that are used for the IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2
throughout this book.
1.6.1 Hosts
A host system is a server that is connected to IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 through a Fibre
Channel connection, an iSCSI connection, or an SAS connection.
Hosts are defined on IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 by identifying their WWPNs for Fibre
Channel and SAS hosts. The iSCSI hosts are identified by using their iSCSI names. The
iSCSI names can be iSCSI qualified names (IQNs) or extended unique identifiers (EUIs). For
more information, see Chapter 5, “Host configuration” on page 199.
V5010 4 ports
(standard).
Additional 8
ports (with
optional adapter
card).
N/A 8 ports (with
optional adapter
card).
8 ports (with
optional adapter
card).
8 ports (with
optional adapter
card).
Optional adapter cards: Only one pair of identical adapter cards is allowed for each
control enclosure.
Drive type RPM Size
2.5-inch form factor Flash Drive N/A 400 GB, 800 GB, 1.6 TB, and 3.2 TB
2.5-inch form factor Read Intensive
(RI) Flash Drive
N/A 1,92 TB, 3.84 TB, and 7.68 TB
2.5-inch form factor SAS 10,000 900 GB, 1.2 TB, and 1.8 TB
2.5-inch form factor SAS 15,000 300 GB, 600 GB, and 900 GB
2.5-inch form factor Nearline SAS 07,200 2 TB
3.5-inch form factor SAS 10,000 900 GB, 1.2 TB, and 1.8 TB
a
a. 2.5-inch drive in a 3.5-inch drive carrier
3.5-inch form factor SAS 15,000 300 GB, 600 GB, and 900 GB
a
3.5-inch form factor Nearline SAS 07,200 4 TB, 6 TB, 8 TB, and 10 TB

IBM Storwize V5030 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	Storwize V5030
Category	Storage
Language	English