2078-124: IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 Controller Enclosure (V5010)

IBM Storwize V5010 2078-124 24 slot Control enclosure for 2.5 inch drives

The IBM Storwize 2078-124 V5010 SFF Control Enclosure includes dual node canisters with a two-core, two-thread proc and 16 GB cache in a 2U, 19-inch rack mount enclosure. 1 Gb iSCSI connectivity is standard, with optional 16 Gb FC, 12 Gb SAS, 10 Gb iSCSI / FCoE, and 25 Gb iSCSI connectivity. It has twenty-four 2.5 inch SFF SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) drive slots and supports the attachment of up to 10 Storwize V5000 expansion enclosures.

Compatibility and specifications

IBM announced the Storwize V5010 SFF control enclosure 2078-124 in Hardware Announcement 116-009 (February 16, 2016). IBM sold the same enclosure under two machine types, 2078-124 and 2077-124, which differ only in the order terms. Each of the two node canisters has a two-core, two-thread processor, for 16 GB of cache per system (8 GB per canister). Four 1 Gb iSCSI ports are standard, and one optional adapter pair can add 16 Gb FC (AC0B), 12 Gb SAS (AC0A), 10 Gb iSCSI/FCoE (AC0D) or 1 Gb iSCSI (AC0C); 25 Gb iSCSI pairs AC0E (RoCE) and AC0F (iWARP) followed in 2018. The 2078-124 attaches only second-generation expansion enclosures 12F, 24F and, from Spectrum Virtualize 7.8, the 92F; first-generation 12E and 24E units are not supported. IBM lists the encryption enablement feature for V5020 and V5030 models, not for the V5010. IBM withdrew the 2078-124 from marketing on July 9, 2019 and lists end of service on December 31, 2023.