V7000 Storwize
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The IBM Storwize V7000 has transitioned from a leading enterprise storage solution to a legacy system primarily supported by the secondary market and third-party maintenance (TPM) providers in late 2026.
Product Lifecycle & Status
As of September 2026, all IBM Storwize V7000 generations have reached significant lifecycle milestones:
* End of Service Life (EOSL): The general EOSL for the V7000 series is set for December 31, 2025 Icd3S. Users still operating these units must now rely on third-party support or migrate to newer platforms.
* Successor Platform: IBM has officially replaced the Storwize line with the IBM FlashSystem family (e.g., FS5200, FS7300), which consolidates the Storwize and FlashSystem brands into a single software-defined storage (SDS) stack Covenco.
Market Trends & Insights
* Migration Momentum: Google Trends data shows a steady increase in interest for "FlashSystem" over "Storwize" through 2025, peaking in late 2025 as enterprises sought to replace aging infrastructure before the EOSL deadline.
* Secondary Market Vitality: While new sales have ceased, there is a robust B2B market for expansion cabinets (SFF/LFF) and replacement parts, with V7000 expansion units currently listed around $1,500 for refurbished sets.
* Shift to NVMe: The primary market driver is the transition from SAS-based storage (V7000) to NVMe All-Flash systems. Modern FlashSystems offer up to 116TB per module and built-in AI-powered cyber resilience (FlashCore Modules), features absent in the legacy V7000.
Technical Transition Comparison
| Feature | IBM Storwize V7000 (Legacy) | IBM FlashSystem 7300 (Modern) |
|---|---|---|
| Throughput | Up to 19.6 GB/s (Gen 3) Midlandinfosys | Significantly higher NVMe bandwidth |
| Max Capacity | ~32 PB (clustered) | Over 1 PB in a single 1U rack unit Covenco |
| Resilience | Standard RAID/Software Encryption | Safeguarded Copy (Immutable snapshots) Covenco |
| Maintenance | TPM / Refurbished parts | Full IBM Global Support |
Users are strongly recommended to utilize IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC) software to virtualize their existing V7000 nodes, enabling a non-disruptive background migration to FlashSystem hardware.
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Support Statement for the IBM Storage Virtualize Family of Products ...
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Hardware Interoperability Matrix for Storwize V7000 Software Levels · Hardware Interoperability Matrix for Storwize V5000 Software Levels · Hardware Interoperability Matrix for Storwize V3500 and V3700 Software Levels · Install packages for IBM Storage Virtualize family software can be obtained from IBM Fix Central. IBM Software Support Life-Cycle Policy The IBM Software Support Lifecycle policy specifies the length of time support is available for IBM software from when the product is available for purchase to the time the product is no longer supported. Support Status When an "end of service" date is announced for a product release, it is updated here and in the Software Support Lifecycle page www.ibm.com/software/support/systemsstorage/lifecycle/ for Storage Software. Key: VRM = version, release, modification EOS = end of service ... 1 Exception: 7.7 is still supported on V7000 Gen1 with compressed volumes until the hardware reaches end of support. [{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB71","label":"Storage HW"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU070","label":"IBM Infrastructure"},"Product":{"code":"STPVGU","label":"SAN Volume Controller"},"ARM Category":[{"code":"a8m0z000000bqPqAAI","label":"Documentation"}],"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"All Version(s)"},{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB71","label":"Storage HW"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU070","label":"IBM Infrastructure"},"Product":{"code":"ST3FR7","label":"IBM Storwize V7000"},"ARM Category":[{"code":"a8m0z000000bqPqAAI","label":"Documentation"}],"Platform": The IBM Storage Virtualize Family software products adhere to the IBM Software Support Life-Cycle Policy for International Program License Agreement (IPLA) products. Note for Storwize V3x00 products, the IBM Storage Virtualize software is License Machine Code and treated as firmware.
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IBM Storwize V7000 for Lenovo Product Guide (withdrawn product) ...
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IBM Storwize V7000 for Lenovo is a virtualized, software-defined storage system designed to consolidate workloads into a single storage system for simplicity of management, reduced cost, highly scalable capacity, and high performance and availability. This product guide describes the Storwize V7000 Storage System that is available from Lenovo. IBM Storwize V7000 for Lenovo (Machine Type 6195) is a virtualized, software-defined storage system that consolidates workloads into a single storage system for simplicity of management, reduced cost, highly scalable capacity, and high performance and availability. Storwize V7000 storage controller units include two node canisters, each with 32 GB cache for a system total of 64 GB cache. Also available is an optional cache upgrade to 128 GB or 256 GB per system (64 GB or 128 GB per node canister). Storwize V7000 offers both Large Form Factor (LFF) and Small Form Factor (SFF) 12 Gb SAS storage expansion units. LFF expansion unit supports up to 12 3.5-inch drives, while the SFF expansion unit supports up to 24 2.5-inch drives. High-performance disk drives, high-capacity nearline disk drives, and flash (solid state) drives are supported.
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IBM V7000 2076 Storwize Storage Systems
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IBM Storwize V7000 SAN models includes three generations of enterprise class file and block storage systems, which have slightly different IOPS, latency and bandwidth performance depending on the model, and later models have more features and software options. IBM V7000 Storwize Storage Systems deliver virtualization and tiering for both internal and external storage pools and capable of micro second response times for mission critical applications. Below are the IBM V7000 Storwize models by technical specification and performance summary. IBM V7000 3rd Generation 2076-724: 32 PB max raw storage via 760 SAN modules (3,040 via 4-way clustering), up to 1,200,000 IOPS (4,800,000 IOPS clustered), up to 19.6 GB/s max bandwidth (78 GB/s clustered), FIPS 140-2 Compliant FlashCores and128 GiB Cache (per I/O group) with optional 256 GiB or 1.15 TiB per I/O group (node pair). Ability to cluster with older Storwize V7000 storage systems and IBM FlashSystems. IBM V7000 1st Generation 2076-324, 2076-324, 2076-312, 2076-124 and 2076-112: 1.92 PB max raw storage via 240 SAN modules (960 via 4-way clustering), up to 870,000 IOPS (3,400,000 IOPS clustered), up to 6 GB/s max bandwidth and up to 64 GiB cache per I/O group or 128 GiB per I/O group node pair. The IBM Storwize V7000 delivers software defined storage capabilities adopted from mainframe storage technologies used to managed internal and external tiered storage systems.
IBM Storwize V7000 Storage (2076-312)
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The IBM offering is available for purchase, shipment, and deployment in IT environments. This is the start of the overall product support lifecycle and when Full Field and Remote Technical Support begins. Visit IBM's Standard and enhanced IBM support lifecycle policies page for more information. Subscribe to product lifecycle updates. Download product lifecycle data.
