Implementing the IBM Storwize V7000 Gen2
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Front cover Implementing the IBM Storwize V7000 Gen2 Learn about the latest addition to the IBM SAN Volume Controller/Storwize family Understand the new functions and features Benefit from an uncomplicated implementation Jon Tate Morten Dannemand Nancy Kinney Massimo Rosati Lev Sturmer ibm.com/redbooks International Technical Support Organization Implementing the IBM Storwize V7000 Gen2 January 2015 SG24-8244-00 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page vii. First Edition (January 2015) This edition applies to the IBM Storwize V7000 Gen2 running software version 7.3. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2015. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Notices . vii Trademarks . viii IBM Redbooks promotions . ix Preface . xi Authors. xii Now you can become a published author, too . xiv Comments welcome. xiv Stay connected to IBM Redbooks . xiv Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM storage virtualization . 1 1.1 Storage virtualization terminology . 2 1.2 Requirements driving storage virtualization . 5 1.2.1 Benefits of using IBM Storwize V7000 Gen2 . 5 1.3 IBM Storwize V7000 Gen2 architecture . 6 1.3.1 IBM Storwize V7000 Gen2 components . 8 1.4 More information . 20 Chapter 2. IBM Storwize V7000 Gen2 Hardware. 21 2.1 Overview . 22 2.1.1 Scalable write cache . 23 2.1.2 Increase in performance . 23 2.1.3 Support for 20 Expansion Enclosures. 24 2.2 New hardware on the Storwize V7000 Gen2 . 24 2.2.1 Controller hardware overview . 24 2.2.2 Base configuration . 26 2.2.3 Controller SAS Topology . 29 2.2.4 Compression Accelerator card . 29 2.2.5 Host interface cards . 29 2.2.6 Expansion Enclosure . 30 2.2.7 SES firmware . 30 2.3 Expansion Enclosures. 31 2.3.1 Control enclosure midplane . 32 2.3.2 Battery backup . 32 2.3.3 Battery Pack . 33 2.3.4 Control Enclosure power supplies. 33 2.3.5 Control enclosure fan modules . 34 2.3.6 Compression Accelerator card . 35 2.3.7 FCoE and iSCSI . 35 2.4 LEDs . 36 2.4.1 Battery LED. 36 2.4.2 Control Enclosure LED . 38 2.4.3 Expansion Enclosure LED . 42 2.5 Technician Port . 45 2.5.1 Technician port is marked with a T (Ethernet port 4) . 45 Chapter 3. Planning and configuration . 47 3.1 General planning rules . 48 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2015. All rights reserved. iii 3.1.1 Base software . 49 3.2 Physical planning . 54 3.2.1 Single rack or dual rack configuration. 55 3.2.2 Cable connections . 57 3.3 Logical planning . 58 3.3.1 Management IP addressing plan . 58 3.3.2 SAN zoning and SAN connections . 60 3.3.3 iSCSI IP addressing plan . 62 3.3.4 Native IP replication . 63 3.3.5 Back-end storage subsystem configuration . 63 3.3.6 Real-time Compression. 66 3.3.7 Easy Tier version 3 . 66 3.3.8 Storwize V7000 Gen2 clustered system configuration . 67 3.3.9 Volume configuration . 68 3.3.10 Host mapping (LUN masking). 70 3.3.11 Advanced Copy Services . 72 3.3.12 SAN boot support . 77 3.3.13 Data migration from a non-virtualized storage subsystem . 78 3.3.14 Storwize V7000 Gen2 configuration backup procedure . 79 3.4 Performance considerations . 79 3.4.1 SAN. 80 3.4.2 Disk subsystems . 80 3.4.3 Cache . 80 3.4.4 Port Configuration . 82 3.4.5 Performance monitoring . 83 Chapter 4. IBM Storwize V7000 Gen2 Easy Tier. 85 4.1 IBM Storwize family software Easy Tier history . ..