Identifying Storwize V7000 2076-624 and Storwize V7000 2076-U7A node canisters

The Storwize V7000 2076-624 node canister and the Storwize V7000 2076-U7A node canister include hardware changes that are significantly different than the Storwize V7000 2076-524 node canister. The changes can facilitate distinguishing between the two types of node canisters.

From the outside, the node canisters are structurally identical. However, the 2076-624 node canister and the 2076-U7A node canister contain the following hardware components that are different from the 2076-524 node canister. All other components of the 2076-624 node canister and the 2076-U7A node canister are the same as those components in the 2076-524.
  • New Intel CPU platform
  • PCIe adapter slot 2 (middle slot) connector that is increased from x8 to x16 PCIe connector, although the upper eight PCIe lanes are not connected.
  • Removable Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
  • Change from four DDR3 (240p socket) to four DDR4 (288p socket) DIMMs in each node canister, supported as:
    • 32 GB per node canister as 2x 16 GB DIMMs (default base installation)
    • 64 GB per node canister as 4x 16 GB DIMMs (upgrade: 2x DIMMs on default)
  • Canister boot drive changes to M.2 form factor from half-slim SATA form factor
  • No support for the 8 Gbps 4-port FC adapter
The labeling on the 2076-624 node canister and the 2076-U7A node canister also differs from the 2076-524 node canister.
  • A 600 label is included on the rear of the canister, under the jack (spanner) port, facing backwards
  • The top and bottom serial labels on the release handle are redesigned
Figure 1 shows the serial label on the release handle.
Figure 1. Release handle serial label
Release handle serial label