Tuning Storwize V7000 and V3700 systems

The IBM Storwize V7000 is an ideal disk system for use with IBM Spectrum Protect. You can configure the system with multiple device types, so that you can use fast disk or SSD for the server database and lower-cost, higher-capacity disk for storage pools.

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The Storwize V7000 includes the Easy Tier® function, which automatically and nondisruptively moves frequently accessed data from HDD to SSD disks. With this function, you can configure the system to gain most of the benefits of SSD speed for the server database without having the entire database on SSD.

The IBM Storwize V3700 is an entry level system with capabilities that are similar to the Storwize V7000. The Storwize V3700 is also a good disk system to use with IBM Spectrum Protect.