text: **2.4 IBM Storwize V7000 hardware**
  
  Along with the previous release of the IBM Spectrum Virtualize V7.3, IBM introduced a 
  hardware refresh for the IBM Storwize V7000 platform (code name Gen2) with another 
  update in V7.8 (Gen2+). These improvements are further enhanced with the most recent 
  version of IBM Spectrum Virtualize software V8.2. 
  
  This section introduces and partially repeats these hardware changes and software 
  improvements that are associated with these updates. They include the following changes 
  and improvements: 
  
  (cid:2) New internal component layout, such as canister and ports 
  (cid:2) Integrated battery pack within node canisters 
  (cid:2) Enhanced scalability and flexibility with 16 Gbps I/O adapters 
  (cid:2) Improved Real-time Compression engine with hardware assistance 
  (cid:2) Extended disk drive support 
  (cid:2) Cache upgrade option to 128 GB per canister 
  
  To meet these objectives, the base hardware configuration of the IBM Storwize V7000 Gen2 
  and Gen2+ were substantially improved to support more advanced processors, more 
  memory, and faster data interfaces. 