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IBM Storwize V5030E 2072-324 Enterprise Storage System

IBM Storwize V5030E 2072-324 | 24-Bay SFF SAS Storage, Up to 64GB Cache, 32Gb Fibre Channel, 25Gb Ethernet and IBM Spectrum Virtualize

The IBM Storwize V5030E 2072-324 is a third-generation 2U enterprise storage system with 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch SFF SAS drive bays, dual active-active node canisters and IBM Spectrum Virtualize software. The V5030E is designed for IBM Power Systems, IBM i, AIX, Linux, VMware, database, virtualization, backup and general enterprise SAN workloads. The Storwize V5030E 2072-324 can be custom configured to your specifications, parts can be purchased for upgrading existing storage systems, and all IBM Storwize storage system, parts and upgrade features include warranty and support. Compared with earlier Storwize V5000 generations, the 2072-324 V5030E provides substantially greater controller resources and expansion capability. Each node canister contains a 6-core / 12-thread processor and 16GB of memory as standard. Memory can be increased to 32GB per node, providing a maximum of 64GB per control enclosure / I/O group.

The IBM Storwize V5030E 2072-324 storage system supports SAS hard drives and enterprise SAS flash storage, with optional host connectivity including 16Gb and 32Gb Fibre Channel, 10Gb Ethernet, 25Gb Ethernet and 12Gb SAS. Expansion is provided through two independent 12Gb SAS expansion chains.

IBM Storwize V5030E 2072-324 Specifications

IBM Storwize V5030E Performance

The Storwize V5030E was designed as the higher-performance member of the V5000E family. IBM increased controller resources substantially compared with the V5010E by using a six-core, 12-thread processor in each node canister.

Published configuration and benchmark material for the V5030E / later functionally equivalent FlashSystem 5030 generation shows performance in the following range:

IBM Storwize V5030E Scale and Maximums

One of the strongest characteristics of the V5030E is its expansion capability. At IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.4.2, the system can scale to two control enclosures and as many as 1,008 total drives.

IBM Storwize V5030E Cache and Memory Upgrade

A standard V5030E contains 16GB of memory in each node canister, providing 32GB total. Each node can be expanded to 32GB, resulting in 64GB maximum memory/cache per I/O group.

Both node canisters must use compatible memory configurations. IBM also requires the 32GB-per-node configuration when deduplication is used on a V5030E.

IBM Storwize V5030E Host Connectivity

Each V5030E node canister provides a host-interface-adapter slot. The two node canisters should use matching adapter configurations.

Supported adapter families include:

• 16Gb Fibre Channel
• 32Gb Fibre Channel
• 10Gb Ethernet
• 25Gb Ethernet RoCE
• 25Gb Ethernet iWARP
• 12Gb SAS

IBM V5030E Connectivity Part Numbers

IBM Fibre Channel and Ethernet Transceiver Parts

IBM Storwize V5030E Expansion Enclosures

The 2072-324 can use both standard 2U expansion enclosures and high-density 5U92 expansion enclosures.

Expansion Chain Maximums

Each V5030E control enclosure provides two expansion SAS chains. IBM uses a SAS-chain weighting system:

• A 2U expansion enclosure has a SAS weight of 1
• A 5U92 expansion enclosure has a SAS weight of 2.5
• Maximum SAS chain weight is 10

Therefore, one SAS chain can contain configurations such as:

• 10 × 2U expansion enclosures
• 4 × 5U92 expansion enclosures
• 2 × 5U92 plus 5 × 2U expansion enclosures

IBM SAS Expansion Cable Parts

IBM Storwize V5030E SAS Flash Drives

The 2072-324 SFF control enclosure supports enterprise 2.5-inch SAS flash drives. It is not an NVMe system.

IBM Storwize V5030E SFF SAS Hard Drives

IBM Storwize V5030E Replacement Parts

IBM Storwize V5030E Feature Codes

IBM configurable feature codes identify sales-order options, while FRU numbers identify service and replacement hardware. Examples used with the V5030E / functionally equivalent FlashSystem 5030 generation include:

NVMe and FlashCore Module Compatibility

Distributed RAID

The V5030E supports IBM Distributed RAID at applicable Storage Virtualize software levels. DRAID distributes data, parity and rebuild space across multiple drives instead of relying on traditional dedicated hot-spare drives.

IBM Spectrum Virtualize Capabilities

The Storwize V5030E runs IBM Spectrum Virtualize, the software architecture that became IBM Storage Virtualize and remains the foundation of the FlashSystem family.

Depending on software level and licensing, functions include:

• Thin provisioning
• FlashCopy snapshots
• Volume cloning
• Easy Tier
• Compression
• Deduplication
• Data Reduction Pools
• Encryption
• Distributed RAID
• Metro Mirror
• Global Mirror
• Remote replication
• HyperSwap
• External storage virtualization
• Online data migration
• REST API and automation

Data Reduction Pools

The V5030E supports IBM Data Reduction Pools at applicable software levels, including thin provisioning, compression and deduplication.

The V5030E does not contain the dedicated hardware acceleration found in newer FlashSystem designs. Data-reduction workloads should therefore be sized carefully when system performance is important.

External Storage Virtualization

The V5030E can virtualize supported external storage systems behind IBM Spectrum Virtualize. This enables selected Spectrum Virtualize services to be applied across compatible externally attached storage and can simplify storage consolidation or data migration.

IBM Storwize V5030E Clustering

Two V5030E control enclosures can be clustered into one storage system, providing:

• Up to 4 active node canisters
• Up to 128GB aggregate node memory across two fully upgraded control enclosures
• Up to 48 internal SFF drive slots
• Up to 40 expansion enclosures when using qualifying 2U configurations
• Up to approximately 1,008 total drives
• Additional host ports and controller processing resources

IBM's interoperability matrix also documents supported clustered relationships between the V5030E and functionally related FlashSystem 5030 and FlashSystem 5035 systems at applicable software levels.

V5030E and FlashSystem 5030 Relationship

IBM subsequently simplified the Storwize and FlashSystem product portfolio. The Storwize V5030E SFF model 2072-324 maps directly to the later IBM FlashSystem 5030 SFF 2072-3H4 architecture.

IBM Storwize V5030E for IBM Power Systems

The V5030E is well suited for shared storage environments using IBM Power Systems running IBM i, AIX and Linux. Fibre Channel and supported Ethernet interfaces allow the array to serve multiple Power Systems and logical partitions.

Typical workloads include:

• IBM i and Db2 for i
• AIX applications
• Oracle Database
• SAP
• ERP applications
• VMware
• Server consolidation
• Development and test
• Backup storage
• Disaster recovery

IBM Storwize V5030E Software Support

The V5030E was introduced with IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.2.1 and continued through later software generations. IBM identifies 8.5.0.x as the final Storage Virtualize family supporting the V5030E.

IBM Storwize V5030E 2072-324 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the IBM Storwize V5030E 2072-324?

The 2072-324 is the 24-bay SFF version of IBM's third-generation Storwize V5030E enterprise storage system.

How many internal drives does the 2072-324 support?

The control enclosure contains 24 internal 2.5-inch SFF SAS drive bays.

How much cache does a V5030E have?

The system provides 32GB total base memory/cache and supports a maximum of 64GB per control enclosure.

How many processors are in the V5030E?

Each node canister uses a 6-core / 12-thread processor. A control enclosure contains two node canisters.

How many drives can the V5030E support?

At later supported Storage Virtualize levels, IBM documents up to 504 drives per I/O group and 1,008 drives per two-control- enclosure system.

How many expansion enclosures can a V5030E support?

Each control enclosure supports two SAS chains, with up to 10 standard 2U expansion enclosures per chain. This provides up to 20 expansion enclosures per control enclosure in a qualifying configuration.

Does the V5030E support 32Gb Fibre Channel?

Yes. IBM part 01YM898 is the supported four-port 32Gb Fibre Channel adapter used with the V5030E family.

Does the V5030E support 25Gb Ethernet?

Yes. IBM supports both 01LJ588 25Gb RoCE and 01LJ589 25Gb iWARP adapters.

Does the V5030E support NVMe?

No. The 2072-324 uses 12Gb SAS storage. It does not support IBM FlashCore Modules or NVMe SSDs.

What is the largest SFF flash drive listed for the V5030E?

IBM service documentation lists a 30TB SFF flash drive, part number 02PX475, for the 2072-324 generation at applicable software levels.

What is IBM part number 02PX517?

02PX517 is the IBM Storwize V5030E node canister.

What is the V5030E cache upgrade part number?

01EJ183 is IBM's 16GB node-canister memory SODIMM. IBM feature code ALGA identifies the Storwize V5000E cache upgrade configuration.

Does the V5030E support deduplication?

Yes, at applicable Spectrum Virtualize levels. IBM requires 32GB memory per node canister when using deduplication on the V5030E.

Can two V5030E systems be clustered?

Yes. IBM supports up to two V5030E control enclosures within a clustered system.

Is the V5030E the same as FlashSystem 5030?

The products were sold under different names, but IBM later mapped the Storwize V5030E 2072-324 architecture to the FlashSystem 5030 2072-3H4 SFF control enclosure as part of its storage portfolio simplification.

IBM Storwize V5030E 2072-324 Summary

The IBM Storwize V5030E 2072-324 is a third-generation 2U enterprise storage system with 24 SFF SAS drive bays, dual active-active six-core controllers, 32GB standard memory and up to 64GB maximum memory per control enclosure.

Connectivity options include 16Gb and 32Gb Fibre Channel, 10Gb Ethernet, 25Gb Ethernet and 12Gb SAS. IBM Spectrum Virtualize provides enterprise storage services including thin provisioning, snapshots, Easy Tier, encryption, compression, deduplication, Distributed RAID, replication, HyperSwap and external storage virtualization.

The V5030E is highly expandable. At Storage Virtualize 8.4.2, a two-control-enclosure system can support up to 1,008 drives, with 504 drives per I/O group, two SAS chains per control enclosure and up to 20 standard 2U expansion enclosures per controller.

The 2072-324 is a SAS-based platform rather than an NVMe FlashCore system. Supported storage includes SAS flash, 10K SAS HDDs and additional SAS media through expansion enclosures.

IBM later incorporated the V5030E architecture into the FlashSystem portfolio, with the 2072-324 corresponding to the FlashSystem 5030 2072-3H4 SFF system. This relationship can be useful when sourcing replacement drives, node canisters, adapters and expansion hardware.