IBM SVC and Storwize Family High-Density Expansion Enclosure and SSD Options

IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC) and Storwize family high-density expansion enclosure and flash drive options increase storage density and capacity in a cost-efficient way

High Density Expansion Enclosure Model 92F
for Storwize family of products and SVC offers the following features:

• Storwize V5000 Gen2, Storwize V7000 (models 524 and 624), and SVC (models DH8 and SV1) support
• 5U, 19-inch rack mount enclosure with slide rail and cable management assembly
• Support for up to 92 3.5-inch large-form factor (LFF) 12Gb SAS top-loading drives
• Support for high-performance disk drives, high-capacity nearline disk drives, and SSDs
• Redundant 200-240V AC power supplies (new PDU power cord required)

Storwize Family of products offers following products and enhancements:

• LFF High Density Expansion Enclosure Model 92F for Storwize V5000 Gen2, Storwize V7000, and SVC
• More drive options available for Storwize V5000 Gen2, Storwize V7000, and SVC
• 12Gb SAS 2.5-inch flash drives in 7.68TB and 15.36TB capacities
• 12Gb NL-SAS 3.5-inch HDD with 10TB of capacity
• Storwize V5000 Gen2 model conversions
• Storwize V7000 Model 524 to Storwize V7000 Model 624 model conversions

Key prerequisites
High Density Expansion Enclosure Model 92F requires Spectrum Virtualize Software V7.8, or later, for operation. Use of the software is entitled through the acquisition of Spectrum Virtualize software licenses.

Planned availability date

• December 9, 2016: All models and features, except in the countries listed below
• January 20, 2017: All models and features in Taiwan
• June 9, 2017: All models and features in India