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IBM System Storage N7000 Modular Disk Storage System
Designed as reliable, powerful, scalable modular storage system
Overview
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Features and benefits
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Specifications
Specifications
N7700
N7700
N7900
N7900
Machine type model
2866-A11
2866-A21
2867-A11
2867-A21
Controller configuration
Single
Dual (active/active)
Single
Dual (active/active)
Processors speed and type
2.6 GHz AMD™ Opteron™
2.6 GHz AMD Opteron
2.6 GHz AMD dual core Opteron
2.6 GHz AMD dual core Opteron
Number of processors
2
4
4
8
Random access memory
16 GB
32 GB
32 GB
64 GB
Nonvolatile memory
512 MB
1 GB
2 GB
4 GB
Standard Integrated I/O Ports
Fibre channel ports/speed
8 (4-Gbps)
16 (4-Gbps)
8 (4-Gbps)
16 (4-Gbps)
Ethernet ports/speed
6 (1-GbE)
12 (1-GbE)
6 (1-GbE)
12 (1-GbE)
Storage scalability
Maximum number of Fibre Channel loops
10
10
14
14
Maximum raw capacity
1
840 TB
840 TB
1176 TB
1176 TB
Maximum number of disk drives
840
840
1176
1176
Maximum volume size
16 TB
16 TB
16 TB
16 TB
Maximum number of volumes/LUNs
2048
2048
2048
2048
Maximum number of storage enclosures
60
60
84
84
Disk expansion units supported
EXN4000—4-Gbps Fibre Channel Disk Storage Expansion Unit
EXN1000—SATA Disk Storage Expansion
EXN2000—FC Storage Expansion Unit (Legacy)
I/O scalability
PCI-Express (PCI-e) expansion slots
5
10
5
10
PCI-x expansion slots
3
6
3
6
Maximum number FC ports
28
56
28
56
Maximum number of Ethernet ports
26