{"id":90,"date":"2026-10-24T16:04:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T16:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.10.1.10\/wordpress\/index.php\/landings-ibm_storage-storwize-v3500-v3700\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T16:04:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T16:04:57","slug":"landings-ibm_storage-storwize-v3500-v3700","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/landings\/IBM_Storage\/Storwize-V3500-V3700.php","title":{"rendered":"IBM   Storwize"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"isn-lp-hero\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"isn-lp-hero__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/images\/ibm_storage\/IBM-LENOVO-V3700-V2.png\" alt=\"IBM and Lenovo Storwize V3700 V2 IBM-A040 HDD\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"isn-lp-hero__points\">\n<li>V3500  &amp; V3700<\/li>\n<li>IBM Storwize V3700 for Lenovo<\/li>\n<li>Machine Types: 2071 2072 6099<\/li>\n<li>IBM-A040  Hard Disk Drives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"isn-lp-body\">\n<div class=\"isn-lp-main\">\n<h3>Overview<\/h3>\n<p>The IBM Storwize V3500\/V3700 Storage and IBM Storwize V3700 for LENOVO use IBM Spectrum Virtualize software for the block storage requirements of small and midsize organizations. The V3700 system I\/O group consists of one 2U control enclosure and, optionally, up to nine 2U expansion enclosures that are connected via SAS cables. The control and expansion enclosures are available in the following factors and can be intermixed within an I\/O group:<\/p>\n<p><strong> 2071-02A, 2071-CU2, 2072-12C, 2072-12E and 6099-12E 12x 3.5-inch Enclosures<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IBM Storwize 2072 and 2071 3.5\" height=\"153\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/images\/ibm_storage\/ds3512.jpg\" width=\"423\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2071-10A, 2071-CU3, 2072-24C, 2072-24E, and 6099-24E 24&#215;2.5-inch Enclosures<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IBM Storwize 2072 and 2071 2.5\" height=\"77\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/images\/ibm_storage\/IBM-Storwize-2078-24F.png\" width=\"465\"\/><\/p>\n<p> The IBM Storwize V3700 scales up to 120 x 3.5-inch (LFF) or 240 x 2.5-inch (SFF) or a combination of both drive form factors. SAS, NL-SAS and Solid-State Drives (SSDs) are the supported drive types. IBM Storwize V3700 provides host attachment through 6Gb or 12Gb SAS and 1 Gb iSCSI host interfaces with optional 8Gb or 16Gb Fibre Channel, 10Gb iSCSI\/Fibre Channel over Ethernet host ports or 6Gb or 12Gb SAS 4-port host interface cards (HIC).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important IBM Storwize V3700 Notes:<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The use of both IBM and Lenovo Branded components within the same Storwize configuration is not valid. Installing a Lenovo branded drive in an IBM branded enclosure and vise-versa is not supported.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n &#8211; <\/strong>Disk Drives in the In the IBM Storwize V3500 and V3700 family must have the appropiate Vendor ID ( e.g. IBM-A040 ) and the approriate Part Number displayed in the Vital Product Data (VPD) Drive Properties details in order to be supported. All of the IBM drives listed on this page meet these requirements for full support on the IBM Branded V3500 and V3700, as well as, the IBM V3700 for Lenovo.<\/p>\n<p> &#8211;<br \/>\n 12 Gb SAS drives offered on Storwize V3700 support up to a 12 Gb per second data transfer rate. These drives will operate up to only a 6 Gb per second data transfer rate when installed in a Storwize V3700.<\/p>\n<p> &#8211;<br \/>\n Licensed machine code level 7.4, or later, is required for:<br \/>\n 8 TB 7,200 rpm 12 Gb SAS NL 3.5 Inch HDD<br \/>\n 6 TB 7,200 rpm 12 Gb SAS NL 3.5 I nch HDD<br \/>\n 1.8 TB 10,000 rpm 12 Gb SAS 3.5 Inch HDD<br \/>\n 1.8 TB 10,000 rpm 12 Gb SAS 2.5 Inch HDD<br \/>\n 2 TB 7,200 rpm 12 Gb SAS NL 2.5 Inch HDD<br \/>\n 3.2 TB 12 Gb SAS 2.5 Inch Flash Drive<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price and Availability:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn stock drives can be ordered by Capacity\/Interface\/Form-Factor or by the IBM or Lenovo Option Part Number using the left sidebar. The corresponding<br \/>\n IBM replacement Part CRUs \/ FRU&#8217;s and Feature Codes can be found and ordered in the right sidebar. In stock drives ship within twenty four (24) hours when ordered online. IBM V3500 \/ V3700 disk drives not currently in stock can be ordered and delivered within three business days.<\/p>\n<p>Contact us if you need more information or integration assistance for your IBM Storwize V3700 Controllers or Expansion units.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Order Online, Call 888-878-4167 or submit a &#8220;Get Quote&#8221; for current price and availibily.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"isn-lp-side\">\n<section class=\"isn-lp-box\">\n<h3>IBM HDD Options<\/h3>\n<h4>3.5&#8243; Enterprise &amp; NL SAS<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00WK865\">8TB 7.2K 12Gb NL SAS 4KB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00RX931\">6TB 7.2K 12Gb NL SAS 4KB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2426\">4TB 7.2K 6Gb NL SAS 512B<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2425\">3TB 7.2K 6Gb NL SAS 512B<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2424\">2TB 7.2K 6Gb NL SAS 512B<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00RY036\">1.8TB 10K Ent 12Gb SAS 4KB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00AR137\">1.2TB 10K Ent 6Gb SAS 512B<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00AR118\">900GB 10K 6Gb Ent. SAS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00AK375\">600GB 15K Ent. SAS 512B<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00AR120\">300GB 15K Ent. SAS 512B<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2.5&#8243; Enterprise &amp; NL SAS<\/h4>\n<h4>2TB 7.2K NL SAS 4KB<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00RX927\">1.8TB 10K Ent SAS 4KB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2432\">1.2TB 10K Ent 6Gb SAS 512B<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2434\">1TB 7.2K NL SAS 512B<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2431\">900GB 10K 6Gb Ent. SAS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00AK374\">600GB 15K Ent. 12Gb SAS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2430\">600GB 10K Ent. SAS 512B<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2433\">500GB 7.2K NL SAS 512B<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2428\">300GB 15K Ent. SAS 512B<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2429\">300GB 10K Ent. SAS 512B<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2427\">146GB 15K Ent. SAS 512B<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2.5&#8243; SAS SSD (V3700 &#8211; CALL)<\/h4>\n<h4>1.6TB SAS SSD 512B<\/h4>\n<h4>800GB SAS SSD 512B<\/h4>\n<h4>400GB SAS SSD 512B<\/h4>\n<h4>200GB SAS SSD 512B<\/h4>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"isn-lp-box\">\n<h3>IBM  Options<\/h3>\n<h4>3.5&#8243; Enterprise &amp; NL SAS<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00WC008\">00WC008<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00MN522\">00MN522<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2475\">00Y2475<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2473\">00Y2473<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2471\">00Y2471<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00MN524\">00MN524<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00AR113\">00AR113<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00AR112\">00AR112<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00MJ137\">00MJ137<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00MJ135\">00MJ135<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2.5&#8243; Enterprise &amp; NL SAS<\/h4>\n<h4>00WC011<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00MN526\">00MN526<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2507\">00Y2507<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2511\">00Y2511<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2505\">00Y2505<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00MJ143\">00MJ143<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2503\">00Y2503<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2509\">00Y2509<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2499\">00Y2499<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2501\">00Y2501<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2497\">00Y2497<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2.5&#8243; SAS SSD (V3700- CALL)<\/h4>\n<h4>00WC014<\/h4>\n<h4>00AR259<\/h4>\n<h4>00Y2520<\/h4>\n<h4>00Y2518<\/h4>\n<h4>Call 888-878-4167 or &#8220;Get Quote&#8221; now for quantity discounts.<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/rfq.php\">Request a quote<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"isn-lp-box\">\n<h3>Documents<\/h3>\n<h4>Storwize V3500 &amp; V3700<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/servermanuals\/IBM-Storwize-V3700-Quick-Installation-Guide.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Quick Installation Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/servermanuals\/IBM-Storwize-V3700-ATS.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Advanced Technical Support<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/servermanuals\/IBM-Implementing-Storwize-V3700.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Implementing IBM Storwize V3700<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"isn-lp-box\">\n<h3>Storwize CRU&#x27;s \/ FRU &#x27;s<\/h3>\n<h4>3.5&#8243; FRU Part Number<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00WK865\">00WK865<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00RX931\">00RX931<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2426\">00Y2426<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2425\">00Y2425<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2424\">00Y2424<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00RY036\">00RY036<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00AR137\">00AR137<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00AR118\">00AR118<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00AK375\">00AK375<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00AR120\">00AR120<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2.5&#8243; FRU Part Number<\/h4>\n<h4>00WK792<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00RX927\">00RX927<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2432\">00Y2432<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2434\">00Y2434<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2431\">00Y2431<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00AK374\">00AK374<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2430\">00Y2430<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2433\">00Y2433<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2428\">00Y2428<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2429\">00Y2429<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/00Y2427\">00Y2427<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2.5&#8243; SSD FRU (CALL)<\/h4>\n<h4>00RX930<\/h4>\n<h4>00AK367<\/h4>\n<h4>00Y2513<\/h4>\n<h4>00Y2413<\/h4>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"isn-lp-box\">\n<h3>IBM Feature Code<\/h3>\n<h4>3.5&#8243; 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