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310 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide
• SSD Easy Tier uses two disk drives.
Hence, creating an
Optimized for Performance configuration is only possible if
sufficient number of drives available to match your needs.
As a consequence, all arrays with similar physical disks feature the same performance
characteristics. Due to the defined presets, this setup might leave drives unused. The
remaining unconfigured drives can be used then in another array.
Figure 8-18 shows an example of the performance optimized setup.
Figure 8-18 Example of a performance optimized setup
Choose the storage pool you want to assign the capacity to (Figure 8-19 on page 311).
You can either select an existing storage pool that does not contain MDisks, or a pool
containing MDisks with similar performance characteristics, which is listed
automatically.