Note: Internal FC speed for the AE3 storage enclosures can be either 16 Gbps or 8 Gbps. For the AC3 control enclosures only 16 Gbps is supported.
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Scalable building blocks (BB)
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Minimum usable capacity (TB)
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Maximum usable capacity (TB)
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Maximum effective capacity (TB) with Inline HW Compression
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1 BB
|
014.4
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0180
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0219
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1 BB + 1 AE3
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028.8
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0360
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0438
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1 BB + 2 AE3
|
043.2
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0540
|
0657
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1 BB + 3 AE3
|
057.6
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0720
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0876
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1 BB + 4 AE3
|
072.0
|
0900
|
1095
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2 BB
|
028.8
|
0360
|
0438
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2 BB + 1 AE3
|
043.2
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0540
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0657
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2 BB + 2 AE3
|
057.6
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0720
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0876
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2 BB + 3 AE3
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072.0
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0900
|
1095
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2 BB + 4 AE3
|
086.4
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1080
|
1314
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3 BB
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043.2
|
0540
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0657
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3 BB + 1 AE3
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057.6
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0720
|
0876
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3 BB + 2 AE3
|
072.0
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0900
|
1095
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3 BB + 3 AE3
|
086.4
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1080
|
1314
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3 BB + 4 AE3
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100.8
|
1260
|
1533
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4 BB
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057.6
|
0720
|
0876
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4 BB + 1 AE3
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072.0
|
0900
|
1095
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4 BB + 2 AE3
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086.4
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1080
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1314
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4 BB + 3 AE3
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100.8
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1260
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1533
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4 BB + 4 AE3
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116.0
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1440
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1752
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Building blocks
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16 Gbps FC
(host and storage) |
10 Gbps iSCSI
(host and storage) |
10 Gbps FCoE
(host) |
1
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032
|
08
|
08
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2
|
064
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16
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16
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3
|
096
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24
|
24
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4
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128
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32
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32
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Model 12F
10TB NL-SAS
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Model 24F 15.36TB SSD
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Model 92F
10TB NL-SAS
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Model 92F 15.36TB SSD
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1 building block
(8 x 92F) |
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07.3 PB
|
11.3 PB
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4 building blocks (32 x 92F)
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|
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29.4 PB
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32 PB1
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1 building block
(20 x 12F or 24F) |
2.4 PB
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07.3 PB
|
|
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4 building blocks (80 x 12F or 24F)
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9.6 PB
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29.4 PB
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Number of expansion
enclosures
|
Config 1
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Config 2
|
Config 3
|
Config 4
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Config 5
|
1
|
Standard
|
Dense
|
Dense
|
Dense
|
Dense
|
2
|
Standard
|
Standard
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Dense
|
Dense
|
Dense
|
3
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Dense
|
Dense
|
4
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
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Dense
|
5
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
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6
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
|
|
7
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
|
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8
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
|
|
|
9
|
Standard
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|
|
|
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10
|
Standard
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|
|
|
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Note: Standard refers to either Model 12F LFF or Model 24F SFF expansion enclosures. Dense refers to the Model 92F HD expansion enclosure.
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Number
of expansion
enclosures
|
Config 1
|
Config 2
|
Config 3
|
Config 4
|
Config 5
|
1
|
Standard
|
Dense
|
Dense
|
Dense
|
Dense
|
2
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Dense
|
Dense
|
Dense
|
3
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Dense
|
Dense
|
4
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Dense
|
5
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Dense
|
6
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Dense
|
Dense
|
7
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Dense
|
Dense
|
8
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Dense
|
Dense
|
Dense
|
9
|
Standard
|
Dense
|
Dense
|
Standard
|
|
10
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
|
11
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
|
|
12
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
|
|
13
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
|
|
14
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
|
|
15
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
|
|
|
16
|
Standard
|
Standard
|
|
|
|
17
|
Standard
|
|
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Legend:
|
|
18
|
Standard
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Chain 1
|
|
19
|
Standard
|
|
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Chain 2
|
|
20
|
Standard
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|
|
|
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Note: Standard refers to either Model 12F LFF or Model 24F SFF expansion enclosures. Dense refers to the Model 92F HD expansion enclosure.
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Note: To support SAS attached expansion enclosures, an AH13 - SAS Enclosure Attach adapter card must be installed in expansion slot 2 of each AC3 control enclosure in the building block.
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Note: The Fibre Channel internal connection switches are ordered together with the first IBM FlashSystem V9000 scalable building block. You can also supply your own Fibre Channel switches and cables, if they are supported by IBM. See the list of supported Fibre Channel switches at the SSIC web page.
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Note: The V9000 AC3 and AE3 enclosures now have a separate GUI for each element. The figures above show the pair of AC3’s in one GUI and the AE3 in the other. The new additional AE3 being added will also have its own GUI as well.
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Important: Before deciding whether to create a single or multiple storage pools, carefully evaluate which option best fits your solution needs, considering data availability and recovery management.
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Note: The software release notes contain the current information about the update.
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Note: The IBM FlashSystem V9000 AE3 storage enclosures do not get upgraded by this process. They have to be upgraded as a stand-alone unit. See the upgrade section in Implementing IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3, SG24-8414.
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