| Components | Specification |
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| Form factor | Storwize V5000 control enclosure: 2U rack mount Storwize V5000 expansion enclosure: 2U rack mount |
| Controller configuration | Dual controller (known as node canister) configuration per control enclosure. Two control enclosures can be combined into a single Storwize V5000 clustered system (or cluster). |
| RAID levels | RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10; Distributed RAID 5 and 6 (internal storage only) |
| Controller cache | 16 GB per single system (8 GB per node canister); 32 GB per cluster. Battery-backed cache protection. |
| Drive bays | Up to 480 SFF drive bays per single system (up to 960 SFF drive bays per cluster):
Up to 240 LFF drive bays per single system (up to 480 LFF drive bays per cluster):
Intermix of SFF and LFF enclosures is supported. |
| Drive technology | SAS and NL SAS HDDs and SAS SSDs. Intermix of HDDs and SSDs is supported. |
| Drive connectivity |
Dual-ported 6 Gb SAS drive attachment infrastructure. Control enclosure with two node canisters (ports per one node canister):
Expansion enclosure with two expansion canisters (ports per one expansion canister):
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| Drives | SFF drives:
LFF drives:
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| Host connectivity | Standard ports (per control enclosure with two node canisters):
Extra ports must be configured by selecting one of the following host port options (per control enclosure with two node canisters):
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| Host operating systems | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2; Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, 6, and 7; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10, 11, and 12; VMware vSphere 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, and 6.0. |
| Standard software features | Virtualization of internal storage, Thin provisioning, One-way data migration, Dual-system clustering, HyperSwap (requires a Remote Mirroring license) |
| Optional features | Easy Tier, FlashCopy, Remote Mirroring, External Virtualization. |
| Performance (single system)* |
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| Configuration maximums** | Per one control enclosure (I/O group) / cluster (if different):
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| Cooling | Redundant cooling with the fan modules that are built into power supplies. |
| Power supply | Two redundant hot-swap 800 W AC power supplies. |
| Hot-swap parts | Node canisters, expansion canisters, SFP/SFP+ transceivers, drives, power supplies with fans. |
| Management interfaces | 2x 1 GbE ports (UTP, RJ-45) in a primary/redundant configuration. Web-based GUI; SSH CLI; SMI-S; SNMP and email notifications |
| Security features | Secure Socket Layer (SSL), Secure Shell (SSH), user level security, LDAP authentication |
| Hardware warranty | Three-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite warranty with 9×5 next business day terms. Optional warranty service upgrades are available through Lenovo: 24×7 coverage, 2-hour or 4-hour response time, 1-year or 2-year warranty extensions, Hard Drive Retention. |
| Software maintenance | Three-year or five-year (model dependent) base software maintenance is included. |
| Dimensions | Height: 87 mm (3.4 in); width: 483 mm (19.0 in); depth: 556 mm (21.9 in) |
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