Question: what is mdisk in ibm v7000?
Answer: A managed disk (MDisk) refers to the unit of storage that IBM Storwize V7000 virtualizes. This unit could be a logical volume on an external storage array presented to the IBM Storwize V7000 or a RAID array consisting of internal drives. The IBM Storwize V7000 can then allocate these MDisks into various storage pools.