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IBM Storwize V3700 2U RAID

12 3.5-inch or 24 2.5-inch HDDs, up to 8GB cache per canister

IBM Storwize V3700 is a member of the Storwize family of disk systems.

IBM ,Storwize V3700

Leveraging Storwize V7000 and SVC functions, interoperability, and management tools, Storwize V3700 delivers storage efficiency with ease of use in an entry disk system to enable organizations to overcome their storage challenges.

It features two node canisters, with 4GB or 8GB cache per canister, in a compact, 2U 19-inch rack mount enclosure. 6GB SAS and 1GbE SCSI connectivity is standard, with an option for 8GB FC or 10 iSCSI/FCoE connectivity.

Storwize V3700 is available in the following models:

  • Control enclosures:
    • V3700 LFF Dual Control Enclosure
    • V3700 SFF Dual Control Enclosure
    • V3700 SFF DC Dual Control Enclosure
  • Expansion enclosures:
    • V3700 LFF Expansion Enclosure
    • V3700 SFF Expansion Enclosure
    •  V3700 SFF DC Expansion Enclosure

The LFF enclosure models support up to twelve 3.5-inch drives, while the SFF enclosure models support up to twenty-four 2.5-inch drives. High-performance disk drives, high-capacity nearline disk drives, and SSDs are supported. Drives of the same form factor can be intermixed within an enclosure, and LFF and SFF expansion enclosures can be intermixed within a V3700 system. A Storwize V3700 system scales up to 240 drives with the attachment of nine Storwize V3700 expansion enclosures.

The LFF enclosure models support ac power, while the SFF enclosure models are available with either AC or DC power. All Storwize V3700 models conform to applicable NEBS level 3 documents and to applicable ETSI documents.

Storwize V3700 functions, management, and interoperability include:

  • RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10 for data protection
  • Virtualization of internal storage for rapid, flexible provisioning and simple configuration changes
  • Thin provisioning for improved storage utilization
  • FlashCopy for creating instant copies of data for backup or application testing
  • IBM System Storage Easy Tier for automatic migration of frequently accessed data from disk drives to high performing flash drive
  • Remote mirroring for data replication between systems at different locations through Metro Mirror and Global Mirror functions
  • One-way data migration to move your data onto the Storwize V3700 system
  • Management capabilities with an embedded GUI
  • Interoperability support with support for most major server platforms and OSs

Storwize V3700 is supported for attachment to select:

  • System x and Power Systems servers
  • Flex System, BladeCenter, and Power System blades
  • Intel and AMD processor-based servers
  • HP Itanium and PA-RISC servers
  • Oracle and Sun SPARC servers

Planned availability date: September 12, 2014

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