Drives are accessible from the front of the control enclosure and expansion enclosure.
Note: Only drives that are sold as system options are supported. For more information, see the
Support website.
Control enclosures and
expansion enclosure support small form factor (SFF) drives. Figure 1 shows SFF 2.5 in. (6.35 cm) drive with the latching
mechanism open.Figure 1. Storwize® V7000 Gen2 Small
form factor vertical drive
The 2U expansion enclosures can
also support large form factor (LFF) drives. Figure 2 shows a
large form factor 3.5 in. (8.89 cm) drive with the latching mechanism open. Figure 2. Storwize V7000 Gen2 Large
form factor horizontal drive
