{"id":2167,"date":"2013-04-25T12:02:06","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T16:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/?p=2167"},"modified":"2013-09-30T11:31:55","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T15:31:55","slug":"ibm-storwize-v3700-vs-v7000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/ibm-storwize-v3700-vs-v7000\/2167","title":{"rendered":"IBM Storwize V3700 vs V7000"},"content":{"rendered":"

-By Maximum Midrange
\n(<\/a>For pricing or consultation on the Storwize line, a phone call to 855-932-6627 or email to storwize@maximummidrange.com<\/a> work the best.)<\/p>\n

Our previous Storwize article<\/a> raised a few questions. Here are the answers.<\/p>\n

IBM Storwize V3700 vs V7000 – what’s the difference?<\/i><\/p>\n

In a word: Capacity<\/b>… but how much?<\/p>\n

The Storwize V3700 scales up to 120 2.5-inch disk drives or 60 3.5-inch disk drives with four expansion enclosures plus the original dual control enclosure.<\/p>\n

That makes for a maximum of 180TB when using the 60 3.5 inch 3TB drives in the Storwize V3700 LFF control and expansion enclosures.<\/p>\n

Or, a maximum of 120TB when using the 120 2.5 inch 1TB drives in the Storwize V3700 SFF control and expansion enclosures.<\/p>\n

(Drives of the same size can be mixed within an enclosure, so you can start smaller and build out as needed.)<\/p>\n

The Storwize V7000 scales out with essentially the same drives but can support nine expansion enclosures per dual control enclosure which can then be clustered into a group of four.<\/p>\n

Let’s do the math<\/i>:<\/p>\n

V3700 LFF System:<\/b><\/p>\n

12 disks x 3TB each = 36TB
\n36TB x 5 enclosures = 180TB<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

V3700 SFF System:<\/b><\/p>\n

24 disks x 1TB each = 24TB
\n24 x 5 enclosures = 120TB<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

V7000 System<\/b><\/p>\n

12 disks x 3TB each = 36TB
\n36 x 10 enclosures = 360TB<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

24 disks x 1TB each = 24TB
\n24 x 10 enclosures = 240TB<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Which can then be clustered out to four<\/em> systems:<\/p>\n

360TB x 4 = 1,400TB or 1.4PB <\/i><\/b>(!)
\n(For hard drive comparisons, check the table at the bottom of this article<\/a> )<\/p>\n

\n

What else is different?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Storwize 3700 vs 7000 Other Differences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t
<\/td>Storwize V3700<\/th>Storwize V7000<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Single\/Dual Controller<\/strong><\/td>Single upgradeable to Dual<\/td>Dual<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Standard Host Interface <\/strong><\/td>6Gb SAS , 1Gb iSCSI<\/td>8Gb FC, 1Gb iSCSI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Optional Host Interface <\/strong><\/td>8Gb FC or up to 10Gb iSCSI \/ FCoE<\/td>10Gb iSCSI \/ FCoE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cache per controller<\/strong><\/td>4GB or up to 8GB<\/td>8GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Expansion Possibilities<\/strong><\/th>Max 4 expansion units 24 slots x 5 units = 120 disks<\/th>Max 9 expansion units 24 slots x 10 units = 240 disks -- 240 disks x 4 = 960 disks for each clustered system<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\nThese are the major differences. For further details, Maximum Midrange can help.<\/span>\n
\n<\/a>
\n

Storwize 3700 vs 7000 HDD Comparison<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
V3700 HDD Part Numbers<\/th><\/td>V3700 HDD Descriptions<\/th>V7000 HDD Part Numbers<\/th><\/td>V7000 HDD Descriptions<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
PN 00Y2471<\/a><\/td><\/td>2 TB 6GB 3.5 inch 7.2K SAS HDD<\/td>PN 85Y5869<\/a><\/td><\/td>2 TB 6GB 3.5 inch 7.2K SAS HDD<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PN 00Y2473<\/a><\/td><\/td>3 TB 6GB 3.5 inch 7.2K SAS HDD<\/td>PN 85Y6187<\/a><\/td><\/td>3 TB 6GB 3.5 inch 7.2K SAS HDD<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PN 00Y2497<\/a><\/td><\/td>146 GB 6GB 2.5 inch 15K SAS HDD<\/td>PN 85Y6088<\/a><\/td><\/td>146 GB 6GB 2.5 inch 15K SAS HDD<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PN 00Y2499<\/a><\/td><\/td>300 GB 6GB 2.5 inch 15K SAS HDD<\/td>PN 85Y6185<\/a><\/td><\/td>300 GB 6GB 2.5 inch 15K SAS HDD<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PN 00Y2501<\/a><\/td><\/td>300 GB 6GB 2.5 inch 10K SAS HDD<\/td>PN 85Y5862<\/a><\/td><\/td>300 GB 6GB 2.5 inch 10K SAS HDD<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PN 00Y2503<\/a><\/td><\/td>600GB 10K 2.5 SAS HDD<\/td>PN 85Y5864<\/a><\/td><\/td>600GB 10K 2.5 inch SAS HDD<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PN 00Y2505<\/a><\/td><\/td>900 GB 6GB 2.5 inch 10K SAS HDD<\/td>PN 00L4568<\/a><\/td><\/td>900 GB 6GB 2.5 inch 10K SAS HDD<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PN 00Y2509<\/a><\/td><\/td>500 GB 7.2k 6Gb SAS 2.5 inch HDD<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PN 00Y2511<\/a><\/td><\/td>1 TB 6GB 2.5 inch 7.2K SAS HDD<\/td>PN 85Y6186<\/a><\/td><\/td>1 TB 6GB 2.5 inch 7.2K SAS HDD<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PN 00Y2518<\/a><\/td><\/td>200 GB 2.5 inch SAS E-MLC SSD<\/td>PN 85Y6188<\/a><\/td><\/td>200 GB 2.5 inch SAS E-MLC SSD<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PN 00Y2520<\/a><\/td><\/td>400 GB 2.5 inch SAS E-MLC SSD<\/td>PN 85Y6189<\/a><\/td><\/td>400 GB 2.5 inch SAS E-MLC SSD<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td><\/td><\/td>PN 85Y5863<\/a><\/td><\/td>450GB 10K 2.5 SAS HDD<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td><\/td><\/td>PN 85Y5861<\/a><\/td><\/td>300 GB 2.5 SAS E-MLC SSD<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n(Links take you to the product pages on the main Maximum Midrange site)<\/span>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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