Greater performance and connectivity

A combined hardware and software storage virtualization system with a single point of control for storage resources, IBM SVC is a member of the IBM Storwize® family. The SVC standardises many tasks across virtualized storage for better flexibility and potentially reduced costs. These functions were formerly implemented individually in disc systems and are now included in a virtualization system. SVC increases resource utilisation and business application availability so you can make the most of your storage resources and build a simpler, more scalable, and cost-effective IT architecture.

In addition to greater performance and connectivity, the SVC Storage Engine Model DH8 and SVC SFF Expansion Enclosure Model 24F also offer more internal flash storage space.

Real-time Compression workloads

Based on IBM System x server technology, the SVC Storage Engine Model DH8 has 32 GB of memory and one Xeon E5 v2 Series eight-core processor. It supports up to three I/O adapter cards for 8 Gb FC and 10 Gb iSCSI/FCoE connectivity and has standard 1 Gb Ethernet ports for 1 Gb iSCSI connectivity. Additionally, the uninterruptable power supply functionality required for models of the previous generation storage engines is replaced with two integrated AC power supplies and battery units.

A second Xeon E5 v2 Series eight-core CPU with 32 GB of RAM and up to two compression accelerator cards for hardware-assisted compression are among the features of the Model DH8 storage engine.

Greater performance, bandwidth, and scalability

Expansion Enclosure for SVC SFF Up to twenty-four 2.5-inch 12 Gb SAS flash (solid state) drives can be supported by the Model 24F. A Model DH8 node pair or I/O group that supports two expansion enclosures can accommodate up to 48 flash drives and 38.4 TB of internal raw storage.

SVC Storage Engine clustering can improve scalability, bandwidth, and speed. In an SVC clustered system, there can be up to four node pairs or I/O groups. Model DH8 storage engines can be added to existing SVC clustered systems with storage engine types from the preceding generation.