Lenovo 01DC663 User Manual
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP
Product Guide
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP (Machine Type 6535) are members of the Lenovo Storage V
Series family of disk systems. By using IBM Spectrum Virtualize software functions, interoperability, and
management tools, Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP deliver innovation and new levels of
storage efficiency with ease of use in an entry-level disk system to enable organizations to overcome their
storage challenges.
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP storage systems feature two node canisters, with 8 GB cache
per canister, upgradeable to 16 GB per canister (V3700 XP only), in a compact, 2U, 19-inch rack mount
enclosure. 12 Gb SAS (V3700 V2 XP only) and 1 Gb iSCSI connectivity is standard, with an option for
additional 1 Gb iSCSI, 12 Gb SAS, 16 Gb Fibre Channel (FC), or 10 Gb iSCSI or Fibre Channel over
Ethernet (FCoE) connectivity.
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP support up to 264 drives with up to ten expansion enclosures.
They also offer flexible drive configurations with the choice of 2.5-in. and 3.5-in. form factors, 10 K or 15 K
rpm SAS and 7.2 K rpm NL SAS hard disk drives (HDDs), and SAS solid-state drives (SSDs).
The Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP enclosures are shown in the following figure.
Figure 1. Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP SFF (top) and LFF (bottom) enclosures
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Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP provide small and midsized organizations with the ability to
consolidate and share data at an affordable price, while utilizing advanced software capabilities that often
are found in more expensive systems.
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP can be scaled up to 4.055 PB of raw storage capacity.
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 offers hybrid block storage connectivity with support for 1 Gb iSCSI and 12 Gb
SAS, 10 Gb iSCSI or FCoE, or 16 Gb FC host connectivity at the same time. With Lenovo Storage
V3700 V2 XP 12 Gb SAS, 1 Gb iSCSI, and 10 Gb iSCSI or FCoE or 16 Gb FC can be used simultaneously.
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Key features
The Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP storage systems provide the following key features and
benefits:
Scalable, modular storage with dual-active intelligent array node canisters with 8 GB (V3700 V2) or
up to 16 GB (V3700 V2 XP) cache per canister.
Flexible host connectivity to match diverse client needs with support for 12 Gb SAS (V3700 V2 XP)
and 1 Gb iSCSI connectivity standard, with optional 10 Gb iSCSI or FCoE, 16 Gb FC, or extra 12 Gb
SAS or 1 Gb iSCSI connectivity.
12 Gb SAS drive-side connectivity with support for 12x 3.5-inch large form factor (LFF) or 24x 2.5inch small form factor (SFF) drives in the control enclosure; scalable up to 132 LFF drives per
system with the attachment of up to 10 LFF expansion enclosures (12x LFF drives each) or up to
264 SFF drives per system with the attachment of up to 10 SFF expansion enclosures (24x SFF
drives each) to satisfy growing needs for storage capacity and performance.
Flexibility in storing data on high-performance SAS SSDs, performance-optimized enterprise SAS
HDDs, or capacity-optimized enterprise NL SAS HDDs; mixing and matching drive types and form
factors within a single system to perfectly meet performance and capacity requirements for various
workloads.
Rich set of standard functions are available at no extra cost, including virtualized internal storage,
thin provisioning, one-way data migration, FlashCopy snapshots (up to 64 targets), and embedded
GUI.
Optional licensed functions, including higher number of FlashCopy snapshots, Easy Tier, encryption
(V3700 V2 XP only), and Remote Mirroring.
VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes (VVol) integration brings advanced storage management functions
to the virtual machine level for finer VM storage service level control and policy-driven automation.
Note: VVol integration feature requires Spectrum Control Base Edition for Lenovo that can be
downloaded from http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/storage/lenovo-
storage/v3700v2/6535/downloads
Intuitive, web-based GUI for easy system set up and management.
Extensive interoperability with support for most major server platforms and operating systems.
Lenovo Storage V Series systems that are based on Spectrum Virtualize software provide five 9’s
(99.999%) availability which means an average annual downtime of less than five minutes.
The Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP support the complete range of data storage requirements,
from highly utilized applications to high-capacity, low usage applications, with the flexible choice of drives.
The following 2.5-inch drives are supported:
High-performance SSDs: 400 GB, 800 GB, 1.6 TB, and 3.2 TB SAS
Read-optimized SSDs: 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB SAS
Performance-optimized, enterprise class disk drives:
300 GB, 600 GB, and 900 GB 15K rpm SAS
900 GB, 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB, and 2.4 TB 10K rpm SAS
High-capacity, archival-class nearline disk drives: 2 TB 7.2K rpm NL SAS
The following 3.5-inch drives are supported:
Performance-optimized, enterprise class disk drives:
300 GB, 600 GB, and 900 GB 15K rpm SAS
900 GB, 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB, and 2.4 TB 10K rpm SAS
High-capacity, archival-class nearline disk drives: 4 TB, 6 TB, 8 TB, and 10 TB 7.2K rpm NL SAS
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All drives are dual-port and hot-swappable. Drives of the same form factor can be intermixed within the
appropriate enclosure, which provides the flexibility to address performance and capacity needs within a
single enclosure.
Up to ten Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 expansion enclosures are supported by a single Lenovo
Storage V3700 V2 or V3700 V2 XP control enclosure. Customers can intermix 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch
expansion enclosures behind a 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch control enclosure. This configuration delivers the
added flexibility to mix 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch drives within a single system (but not within the
enclosure). More drives and expansion enclosures are designed to be dynamically added with virtually no
downtime, which helps to quickly and seamlessly respond to ever-growing capacity demands.
The Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP storage systems are designed to offer high levels of
system and data availability with the following technologies:
Dual-active, intelligent node canisters with mirrored cache
Dual-port drives with automatic drive failure detection and RAID rebuild with global hot spares
Redundant hardware, including power supplies and fans
Hot-swappable and customer replaceable components
Automated path failover support for the data path between the server and the drives
Components and connectors
The following figure shows the front of the Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 or V3700 V2 XP SFF enclosure.
Figure 2. Front view of the Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 or V3700 V2 XP SFF enclosure
The following figure shows the front of the Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 or V3700 V2 XP LFF enclosure.
Figure 3. Front view of the Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 or V3700 V2 XP LFF enclosure
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The following figure shows the rear of the Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 Control Enclosure.
Figure 4. Rear view of the Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 Control Enclosure
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The following figure shows the rear view of the Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP Control Enclosure.
Figure 5. Rear view of the Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP Control Enclosure
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The following figure shows the rear of the Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 Expansion Enclosure.
Figure 6. Rear view of the Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 Expansion Enclosure
System specifications
The following table lists the Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP storage system specifications.
Note: The supported hardware options and software features listed in this product guide are based on the
Spectrum Virtualize software version 8.1.2.0. For details about specific Spectrum Virtualize software
releases that introduced support for certain hardware options and software features, refer to the Release
notes of the particular software release that can be found at:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/storage/lenovo-storage/v3700v2/6535/downloads.
Table 1. System specifications
Component Specification
Form factor Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 Control Enclosure: 2U rack mount
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP Control Enclosure: 2U rack mount
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 Expansion Enclosure: 2U rack mount
Controller
configuration
Dual controller (known as node canister) configuration.
RAID levels RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10; Distributed RAID 5 and 6.
Controller cache 16 GB per system (8 GB per node canister). V3700 XP is upgradeable to 32 GB (16 GB per
node canister). Cache mirroring between the node canisters. Flash-backed cache protection
(includes battery).
Drive bays Up to 264 SFF drive bays per storage system:
24 SFF drive bays in the control enclosure
24 SFF drive bays in the expansion enclosure; up to 10 expansion enclosures
Up to 132 LFF drive bays per storage system:
12 LFF drive bays in the control enclosure
12 LFF drive bays in the expansion enclosures; up to 10 expansion enclosures
Intermix of SFF and LFF enclosures is supported.
Drive technology SAS and NL SAS HDDs and SAS SSDs. Intermix of HDDs and SSDs is supported.
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Drive
connectivity
Dual-ported 12 Gb SAS drive attachment infrastructure.
Controller unit with two node canisters (ports per one node canister):
24x 12 Gb SAS internal drive ports (SFF enclosure)
12x 12 Gb SAS internal drive ports (LFF enclosure)
1x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) expansion port for the attachment of the
expansion enclosures
Expansion unit with two expansion canisters (ports per one expansion canister):
24x 12 Gb SAS internal drive ports (SFF enclosure)
12x 12 Gb SAS internal drive ports (LFF enclosure)
2x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) expansion ports for the daisy chained
attachment of the expansion enclosures
Drives SFF drives:
300 GB, 600 GB, and 900 GB 15K rpm SAS HDDs
900 GB, 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB, and 2.4 TB 10K rpm SAS HDDs
2 TB 7.2K rpm NL SAS HDDs
400 GB, 800 GB, 1.6 TB, and 3.2 TB SAS SSDs
1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB read-optimized SAS SSDs
LFF drives:
300 GB, 600 GB, and 900 GB 15K rpm SAS HDDs
900 GB, 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB, and 2.4 TB 10K rpm SAS HDDs
4 TB, 6 TB, 8 TB, and 10 TB 7.2K rpm NL SAS HDDs
Storage capacity Up to 4.055 PB (264x 15.36 TB SAS SSDs)
Host connectivity Standard ports (per control enclosure with two node canisters):
4x 1 Gb iSCSI host ports (UTP, RJ-45) (2 ports per node canister)
4x 12 Gb SAS host ports (Mini-SAS HD, SFF-8644) (2 ports per node canister; V3700
V2 XP only)
Optional additional ports on host interface cards (per control enclosure with two node
canisters):
8x 12 Gb SAS host ports (Mini-SAS HD, SFF-8644) (4 ports per node canister)
8x 1 Gb iSCSI host ports (UTP, RJ-45) (4 ports per node canister)
8x 10 Gb iSCSI or FCoE SFP+ host ports (SW fiber, LC) (4 ports per node canister)
8x 16 Gb FC SFP+ host ports (SW or LW fiber, LC) (4 ports per node canister)
Host operating
systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016; Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 and 7;
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 and 12; VMware vSphere 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, and 6.5.
Standard
software features
Virtualization of internal storage, Thin Provisioning, One-way Data Migration, FlashCopy
snapshots (up to 64 targets), and Embedded GUI.
Optional
software features
FlashCopy snapshots upgrade (up to 2048 targets), Easy Tier, Encryption (V3700 XP only), and
Remote Mirroring.
Performance
(V3700 V2 /
V3700 V2 XP)*
Up to 168 000 / 390 000 cache read IOPS
Up to 65 000 / 114 000 disk read IOPS
Up to 17 000 / 29 000 disk write IOPS
Up to 32 000 / 54 000 disk mixed (70% read/30% write) IOPS
Up to 4.2 / 6.3 GBps sequential disk read throughput
Up to 1.1 / 1.7 GBps sequential disk write throughput
Component Specification
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Configuration
maximums**
Per system:
Maximum number of storage pools: 1024
Maximum number of logical volumes: 2048
Maximum logical volume size: 256 TB
Maximum number of drives in a RAID array: 16
Maximum number of RAID arrays: 128
Maximum number of drives in a distributed RAID array: 128 (including up to 4 spares)
Maximum number of distributed RAID arrays: 10
Maximum hot spare drives: No limit
Maximum number of host ports: 2048
Maximum number of hosts: 256
Maximum number of host ports per one host: 32
Maximum number of snapshots: 2048 (requires an optional license)
Maximum number of remote mirroring relationships: 2048 (requires an optional license)
Cooling Redundant cooling with the fan modules that are built into power supplies.
Power supply Two redundant hot-swap 800 W AC power supplies.
Hot-swap parts Node canisters, expansion canisters, SFP/SFP+ transceivers, drives, power supplies with fans.
Management
interfaces
2x 1 GbE ports (UTP, RJ-45) in a primary/redundant configuration.
Web-based GUI; SSH CLI; SMI-S; SNMP and email notifications.
Security features Secure Socket Layer (SSL), Secure Shell (SSH), user level security, LDAP authentication
Warranty Three-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite warranty with 9x5 next business day
terms. Optional warranty service upgrades are available through Lenovo: 24x7 coverage,
2-hour or 4-hour response time, 6-hour or 24-hour committed repair, 1-year or 2-year warranty
extensions, YourDrive YourData.
Dimensions Height: 87 mm (3.4 in.); width: 483 mm (19.0 in.); depth: 556 mm (21.9 in.)
Weight Control enclosure (fully configured): 26 kg (57.3 lb)
Expansion enclosure (fully configured): 26.7 kg (58.9 lb)
Component Specification
* Internal performance measurements with SSDs.
** For a detailed list of configuration limits and restrictions for a specific version of the Spectrum Virtualize for Lenovo Storage
V3700 V2 Software, refer to the Lenovo Support website: http://support.lenovo.com
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Control enclosures
The following table lists the models of the Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP control enclosures.
Table 2. Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP control enclosures
Description
Part
number
Machine
Type-Model
Feature
code
Relationship models (Worldwide)
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 LFF Control Enclosure 6535C1D 6535-HC1 AU3Z
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 SFF Control Enclosure 6535C2D 6535-HC4 AU40
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP LFF Control Enclosure 6535C3D 6535-HC2 AU41
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP SFF Control Enclosure 6535C4D 6535-HC5 AU42
Relationship models (PRC only)
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 LFF Control Enclosure PRC 6535R1C 6535-HC1 AU3Z
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 SFF Control Enclosure PRC 6535R2C 6535-HC4 AU40
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP LFF Control Enclosure PRC 6535R3C 6535-HC2 AU41
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP SFF Control Enclosure PRC 6535R4C 6535-HC5 AU42
TopSeller models (Worldwide)
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 LFF Control Enclosure (Top Seller) 6535EC1 6535-HC1 AU3Z
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 SFF Control Enclosure (Top Seller) 6535EC2 6535-HC4 AU40
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP LFF Control Enclosure (Top Seller) 6535EC3 6535-HC2 AU41
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP SFF Control Enclosure (Top Seller) 6535EC4 6535-HC5 AU42
The Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 or V3700 V2 XP control enclosure includes the following items:
One Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 LFF or SFF control enclosure
Two power supplies with cooling modules
Two node canisters
Rack mount hardware kit
Publications package
Note: The control enclosures come standard without power cords; the power cord option must be
purchased together with the enclosure (see Power supplies and cables for details).
The Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP control enclosures ship with two node canisters. A node
canister provides interfaces for host connectivity, management, and internal drives, and it runs storage
management and virtualization software.
Each Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 or V3700 V2 XP control enclosure ships with 16 GB of battery-backed
cache (8 GB per node canister). The Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP control enclosures can be upgraded to
32 GB (16 GB per node canister). The following table lists cache upgrade option.
Table 3. Cache upgrade for the Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP control enclosure
Description
Part
number
Feature
code
Maximum
quantity per
one control
enclosure
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP Cache Upgrade 01DC667 AU79 1
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The Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP control enclosures ship with the following host
connectivity interfaces:
4x Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) ports (2 ports per node canister) for 1 Gb iSCSI host connectivity and
management
4x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) ports (2 ports per node canister) for 12 Gb SAS direct
host attachments (V3700 V2 XP only)
Each node canister has one expansion slot for an optional host interface card (HIC). The following host
interfaces can be added to the Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700 V2 XP control enclosures with
optional HICs (if HICs are used, two HICs of the same type are required per one control enclosure):
8x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) ports (4 ports per HIC) for SAS connectivity
8x 1 GbE (RJ-45) ports (4 ports per HIC) for extra iSCSI connectivity (for a total of 12x 1 GbE ports
per control enclosure)
8x 10 GbE SFP+ ports (4 ports per HIC) with eight SW SFP+ optical transceivers (LC connectors)
installed (4 transceivers per HIC) for 10 Gb iSCSI or FCoE connectivity
8x 16 Gb FC SFP+ ports (4 ports per HIC) with eight SW SFP+ optical transceivers (LC connectors)
installed (4 transceivers per HIC) for FC connectivity (16 Gb FC LW SFP+ transceivers are available
for ordering as an option)
Note: Both node canisters must have the same type of the host interface card installed, and both cards
must have SFP+ modules of the same type.
The following tables list the available host port configurations for the Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 and V3700
V2 XP control enclosures.
Table 4. Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 host port configurations
Port type 12 Gb SAS 1 Gb iSCSI 10 Gb iSCSI or FCoE 16 Gb FC
Total
number of
ports
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 standard configuration
- 4 (2 per node canister) - -
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 optional configurations
8 (4 per node canister) 4 (2 per node canister) - -
- 12 (6 per node canister) - -
- 4 (2 per node canister) 8 (4 per node canister) -
- 4 (2 per node canister) - 8 (4 per node canister)
Table 5. Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP host port configurations
Port type 12 Gb SAS 1 Gb iSCSI 10 Gb iSCSI or FCoE 16 Gb FC
Total
number of
ports
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP standard configuration
4 (2 per node canister) 4 (2 per node canister) - -
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP optional configurations
12 (6 per node canister) 4 (2 per node canister) - -
4 (2 per node canister) 12 (6 per node canister) - -
4 (2 per node canister) 4 (2 per node canister) 8 (4 per node canister) -
4 (2 per node canister) 4 (2 per node canister) - 8 (4 per node canister)
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