Improved IBM SAN Volume Controller, FlashSystem V9000 and Storwize Family
Better performance options and additional cache option for Storwize
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on August 29, 2017 at 3:12 pmThe IBM Storwize family of products offers increased capacity by adding a 900GB 15,000rpm 2.5-inch SAS drive option.
It delivers increased memory cache of up to 128GB per canister on Storwize V7000.
Key prerequisites
- The 900GB 15,000rpm HDD requires Spectrum Virtualize Software V7.4, or later for operation.
- The 256GB Cache Upgrade feature requires Spectrum Virtualize Software V7.8.1.1, or later for operation. Full functionality of the cache upgrade feature requires IBM Spectrum Virtualize Software V8.1, or later.
- The FlashSystem V9000 Additional Controller pair requires an existing V9000 system running FlashSystem software V7.8 or later.
- The FlashSystem spare controller requires an existing FlashSystem V9000 system running FlashSystem software V8.1.
Planned availability date
- September 8, 2017: All features, except as noted below.
- September 22, 2017: Spare Controller (feature number AF3W).
- March 9, 2018: TAA Designated Country (feature number ADZ1) in India.
The TAA Designated Country feature (feature number ADZ1) is not available in the US.