| Model | IBM Storwize V5010E with IBM Spectrum Virtualize Software |
| User interface | Web-based GUI |
| Single or dual controller | Dual (Active/Active) |
| Connectivity (standard) | 1 Gb iSCSI (On the motherboard) |
| Connectivity (optional) | 16 Gb/s Fibre Channel |
| 12 Gb/s SAS | |
| 25 Gb/s iSCSI (iWARP or RoCE) | |
| 10 Gb/s iSCSI | |
| Cache/system | 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB |
| Drives supported | Small form-factor 2.5-inch disk drives: |
| • 900 GB, 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB and 2.4 TB @ 10krpm | |
| • 2 TB @ 7.2k rpm SAS nearline | |
| Large form-factor 3.5-inch disk drives: | |
| • 900 GB, 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB and 2.4 TB @ 10k rpm, SAS(2.5-inch drive in a 3.5-inch drive carrier) | |
| • 4 TB, 6 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB, 12 TB, 14 TB @ 7.2krpm | |
| 2.5-inch flash drives: | |
| • 800 GB, 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, 15.36 TB and 30.72 TB | |
| Maximum drives supported | Maximum of 392 drives per system: |
| • Small form-factor enclosure: 24 x 2.5-inch drives | |
| • Large form-factor enclosure: 12 x 3.5-inch drives | |
| • High-density expansion enclosure: 92 x 3.5-inch drives | |
| Maximum expansion enclosure capacity | • Up to 10 standard expansion enclosures per controller |
| • Up to 4 high-density expansion enclosures per controller | |
| RAID levels | RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, Distributed |
| Rack support | Standard 19-inch |
| Drives supported | Small form-factor 2.5-inch disk drives: |
| • 900 GB, 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB and 2.4 TB @ 10krpm | |
| Dimensions | 8.7 cm (3.4 in.) H x 48.3 cm (19.0 in.) W x 55.6 cm (21.9 in.) D |
