48 Implementing the IBM Storwize V7000 with IBM Spectrum Virtualize V8.2.1
When you plan deployment of Storwize V7000, identify networking technologies that you will 
use.
3.4  Physical planning
You must consider several key factors when you are planning the physical site of a Storwize 
V7000 installation. The physical site must have the following characteristics:
/SM590000Meets power, cooling, and location requirements of the Storwize V7000 nodes.
/SM590000Has two separate power sources.
/SM590000Sufficient rack space exists for the installation of controller and disk expansion enclosures.
/SM590000Has sufficient maximum power rating of the rack. Plan your rack placement carefully to not 
exceed maximum power rating of the rack. For more information about the power and 
environmental requirements, see this website.
Your Storwize V7000 2076-524 and Storwize V7000 2076-624 order includes a printed copy 
of the IBM Storwize V7000 Gen2 and Gen2+ Quick Installation Guide, which also provides 
information about environmental and power requirements.
3.4.1  Cabling
Create a cable connection table that follows your environment’s documentation procedure to 
track all of the following connections that are required for the setup: 
/SM590000Power
/SM590000Ethernet
/SM590000SAS
/SM590000iSCSI or Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) connections
/SM590000Switch ports (FC, Ethernet, and FCoE)
Distribute your disk expansion enclosures evenly between control enclosures, nodes within 
control enclosures, and SAS channels within nodes. For more information, search for “SAS 
cabling guidelines” at this IBM Knowledge Center page.
When planning SAN cabling make sure that your physical topology allows you to observe 
zoning rules and recommendations.
If the data center provides more than one power source, make sure that you use that capacity 
when planning power cabling for your system.
3.5  Planning IP connectivity
System management is performed through an embedded graphical user interface (GUI) that 
is running on the nodes. To access the management GUI, direct a web browser to the system 
management IP address.
Note: With Spectrum Virtualize V8.1.1.1 and later, RDMA (iSER) is supported by 25 Gb 
Ethernet iSCSI adapter cards with V7000 Gen2+ only. For more information, see 3.7.4, 
“iSCSI Extensions for RDMA (iSER)” on page 62.