Lenovo System Storage: Specifications
The main storage arrays we provide are the Storwize V3700 V2 models and their older brother, the Storwize V3700.
| V3700 | V3700 V2 | V3700 V2 XP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cache | 8 GB (upgradable to 16 GB) | 16GB | 16GB (upgradable to 32GB) |
| Single/dual controller | Dual controller | ||
| Standard host interface per controller | 2x 1Gbps iSCSI, plus 3x 6 Gb SAS | 2x 1 Gbps iSCSI | 2x 1Gbps iSCSI, plus 2x 12 Gb SAS |
| Optional host interfaces per controller | * 4x 6Gb SAS * 4x 1Gb iSCSI * 2x 10Gb iSCSI * 2x 10Gb FcoE * 4x 8Gb FC | * 4x 12Gb SAS * 4x 1Gb iSCSI * 4x 10Gb iSCSI * 4x 10Gb FcoE * 4x 16Gb FC | |
| Performance (up to) – Cache Read IOPS | 200000 (Turbo 295000) | 168000 | 390000 |
| Performance (up to) – Disk Read IOPS | 45000 (Turbo 67000) | 51000 | 112000 |
| Performance (up to) – Disk Write IOPS | 12300 (Turbo 14000) | 13000 | 28000 |
| Performance (up to) – Mixed IOPS | 23000 (Turbo 33000) | 27000 | 55000 |
| Performance (up to) – Disk read throughput | 2.5GB per sec (Turbo 4.1GB per sec) | 3.4 GB per sec | 6.2 GB per sec |
| Performance (up to) – Disk write throughput | 0.81 GB per sec (Turbo 1.4GB per sec) | 0.96 GB per sec | 1.7 GB per sec |
| Drives per enclosure | SFF enclosure: 24 x 2.5-inch drives LFF enclosure: 12 x 3.5-inch drives | ||
| Maximum expansion enclosures | 9 | ||
| Maximum drives supported | 240 drives per system (2.5”) | ||
| Drive type | Dual-port, hot-swappable 6 Gb SAS or NL SAS HDDs and SSDs | Dual-port, hot-swappable 12 Gb SAS or NL SAS HDDs and SSDs | |
| Supported drives (SFF 2.5-inch SAS HDDs) | * 300 GB, 600 GB at 15k rpm * 600GB, 900 GB, 1.2 TB, and 1.8 TB at 10k rpm * 2 TB at 7.2k rpm Nearline SAS | * 300 GB, 600 GB at 15k rpm * 900 GB, 1.2 TB, and 1.8 TB at 10k rpm * 2 TB at 7.2k rpm Nearline SAS | |
| Supported drives (SFF 2.5-inch SAS SSDs) | * 200GB, 400 GB, 800GB, 1.6 TB and 3.2TB * 1.92TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB and 15.36 TB read-optimised | * 400 GB, 800GB, 1.6 TB and 3.2TB * 1.92TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB and 15.36 TB read-optimised | |
| Supported drives (LFF 3.5-inch SAS HDDs) | * 300 GB and 600 GB at 15k rpm * 900 GB, 1.2 TB and 1.8 TB at 10k rpm * 4 TB, 6 TB and 8 TB at 7.2k rpm Nearline SAS | * 300 GB and 600 GB at 15k rpm * 900 GB, 1.2 TB and 1.8 TB at 10k rpm * 4 TB, 6 TB, 8 TB and 10 TB at 7.2k rpm Nearline SAS | |
| RAID levels | RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 and 10. Supports Distributed RAID 5 and 6 | ||
| Advanced features included with each system | Internal virtualization, thin provisioning, one-way data migration and FlashCopy (up to 64 targets) | ||
| Optional advanced features* | Turbo performance, FlashCopy upgrade (up to 2,040 targets), Easy Tier, Remote Mirroring | FlashCopy upgrade (up to 2,040 targets), Easy Tier, Remote Mirroring | |
| Fans and power supplies | Fully redundant, hot-swappable | ||
| Management software | Storwize V3700 graphical user interface | ||
| Rack support | 2U, 19 in. industry-standard rack | ||
| Dimensions | Height: 8.7 cm (3.4 in.) Width: 48.3 cm (19.0 in.) Depth: 55.6 cm (21.9 in.) | ||