Storage back-end
This chapter describes the aspects and practices to consider when system’s external back-end storage is planned, configured, and managed.
External storage is acquired by Spectrum Virtualize by virtualizing a separate IBM or third-party storage system, which are attached with FC or iSCSI.
 
Note: IBM SAN Volume Controller that is built on SV1 nodes supports SAS-attached expansions with solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs). However, nodes SV2 and SA2 do not support internal storage.
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