Hitachi STORAGE AMS200 User's Manual
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1. Notice This document is for informational purposes only and does not set forth any warranty express or implied concerning any equipment or service offered or to be offered by Hitachi Data Systems This document describes some capabilities that are conditioned on a maintenance contract with Hitachi Data Systems being in effect and that may be configuration dependent and features that may not be currently available Contact your local Hitachi Data Systems sales office for information on feature and product availability Hitachi Data Systems sells and licenses its products subject to certain terms and conditions including limited warranties To see a copy of these terms and conditions prior to purchase or license please go to http www hds com products_services support warranty html or call your local sales representative to obtain a printed copy If you purchase or license the product you are deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions 2006 Hitachi Data Systems Corporation All Rights Reserved DISK 551 02 April 20062. 096 173 8TB SATA Intermix 129 4TB Fibre Channel 73GB 10K amp 15K RPM 146GB 10K amp 15K RPM 300GB 10K RPM 250GB SATA 7200 RPM 400GB SATA 7200 RPM 500GB SATA 7200 RPM Adaptable Modular Storage Model AMS500 1or2 2GB 8GB 2 048 86 9TB SATA intermix 64 7TB Fibre Channel 73GB 10K amp 15K RPM 146GB 10K amp 15K RPM 300GB 10K RPM 250GB SATA 7200 RPM 400GB SATA 7200 RPM 500GB SATA 7200 RPM Adaptable Modular Storage Model AMS200 1or2 1GB 4GB 512 39 7TB SATA intermix 30 2TB Fibre Channel 73GB 10K amp 15K RPM 146GB 10K amp 15K RPM 300GB 10K RPM 250GB SATA 7200 RPM 400GB SATA 7200 RPM 500GB SATA 7200 RPM Workgroup Modular Storage Model WMS100 1or2 512MB 2GB 512 41 3TB SATA 250GB SATA 7200 RPM 400GB SATA 7200 RPM 500GB SATA 7200 RPM Disk drive interface SATA Fibre Channel intermix SATA Fibre Channel intermix SATA Fibre Channel intermix SATA Minimum maximum number 4 450 Fibre Channel 0 435 SATA 4 225 Fibre Channel 0 210 SATA 4 105 Fibre Channel 0 90 SATA 4 105 SATA of disk drives Model upgrade options NO AMS1000 AMS500 NO RAID Support RAID O YES Fibre Channel only YES Fibre Channel only YES Fibre Channel only NO RAID 1 YES YES VES YES RAID 1 0 YES YES YES YES RAID 5 YES YES VES YES RAID 6 YES YES YES YES Connectivity Maximum host connections 8 1 2 or 4Gbit sec Fibre Channel 4 1Gbit sec iSCSI 8 NAS 4 1 2
3. DATA SYSTEMS Partner Beyond Technology Hitachi TagmaStore Modular Storage Systems Organizations of just about every size today are confronted with storage challenges similar to those faced by the largest enterprises but with reduced budget staff and data center space For these customers Hitachi Data Systems offers Application Optimized Storage solutions built on modular cost effective storage systems with management capabilities previously not available Storage Challenges As your organization seeks to gain a competitive advantage and grow in your respective market while also trying to comply with regulatory requirements you are facing many of the same data storage challenges and pain points as large enterprises Data growth is continuously accelerating Applications are not meeting performance and availability expectations Backup and restore windows are shrinking Compliance requirements and litigation fears demand that data be kept in tamperproof storage for defined time periods and made available quickly when necessary Old data needs to be online and accessible in short time periods generally seconds or minutes Business continuity objectives require that applications must be recovered in minutes or hours Older storage devices are unreliable and perform poorly IT budgets and head counts are flat or shrinking Application Optimized Storage Solutions Scale t
4. ed Storage Deployment Benefit from the economy of solutions that match application requirements and value of data to the right class of storage Configuration Flexibility Host virtually any workload and multiple perform ance and archive requirements on the most economical storage system with SATA and Fibre Channel intermix use also for disk to disk backup and tape replacement Ease of Management Simplify configuration and storage administration via easy to use graphical user interfaces High Availability and Reliability Leverage RAID 6 dual parity striping for more reliable rebuild in the rare event of a disk drive failure maximize uptime with redundant hot pluggable components and high reliability Hitachi SATA implementation Business Continuity Leverage in system and remote replication AMS500 only backup software to shrink backup windows and expedite recovery from application failures Lower TCO Maximize storage utilization centralize management of stor age through consolidation improve storage administrators productivity and reduce downtime Workgroup Modular Storage Model WMS100 Offering excellent scalability and performance Workgroup Modular Storage model WMS100 leverages cost effective SATA drives without compromising reliability and data integrity The WMS100 can be quickly installed and config ured to serve as a core storage system or for fast SAN deployment in small organizations or workgroups or for da
5. ems IBM AIX HP UX Sun Solaris Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Simple SAN complaint pending for model AMS1000 HP Tru64 Unix SGI IRIX Novell NetWare Linux HP OpenVMS VMWare Apple MAC OS IBM z OS when externally attached to the Hitachi TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform or Network Storage Controller Hitachi Data Systems Corporation Corporate Headquarters 750 Central Expressway Santa Clara California 95050 2627 U S A Phone 1 408 970 1000 www hds com info hds com Asia Pacific and Americas 750 Central Expressway Santa Clara California 95050 2627 U S A Phone 1 408 970 1000 info hds com Europe Headquarters Sefton Park Stoke Poges Buckinghamshire SL2 4HD United Kingdom Phone 44 0 1753 618000 info eu hds com Hitachi Data Systems is registered with the U S Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark and service mark of Hitachi Ltd The Hitachi Data Systems logotype is a trademark and service mark of Hitachi Ltd is a registered trademark of Hitachi Ltd HiCommand is a registered trademark of Hitachi Ltd Hi Track is a registered trademark and TagmaStore Application Optimized Storage TrueNorth TrueCopy and Shadowlmage are trademarks of Hitachi Data Systems Corporation CommVault is a registered trademark of CommVault Systems Inc All other product and company names are or may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners
6. imize storage utilization centralize management of storage through consolidation improve storage administrators productivity and reduce downtime Network Storage Controller Model NSC55 If your organization seeks additional functionality beyond that provided by Adaptable Modular Storage or Workgroup Modular Storage such as mainframe connection or heterogeneous systems management the Network Storage Controller model NSC55 can provide the functionality you need within a modular rackmounted small footprint package The NSC55 supports advanced storage management and data replication features previously not available in this class of storage delivering mainframe as well as heterogeneous multiplatform connectivity via Fibre Channel IBM ESCON and FICON NAS and iSCSI With the NSC55 you can retain your heterogeneous systems aggregate them into a virtual pool deploy them in tiered architectures manage them through a single console and replicate critical data using acommon set of tools By maximizing the use of your existing resources and enhancing their functionality the NSC55 allows you to simplify your storage environment and reduce total cost of ownership Technical Specifications Number of controllers Data cache Maximum LUNs Internal raw capacity 300GB Fibre Channel 400GB SATA Internal disk drive options Fibre Channel unless otherwise noted Adaptable Modular Storage Model AMS1000 2 4GB 16GB 4
7. lar Storage Model AMS1000 Designed and engineered for larger organizations using modular storage the TagmaStore AMS1000 provides superior connectivity performance and scalability The AMS1000 will support multiple mission critical applications such as ERP CRM SCM and legacy workloads The AMS1000 offers several unique features to support these important workloads including cache partitioning for better allocation of cache resources RAID 6 for even greater data availability LUN migration for improved performance and more efficient hard disk drive HDD allocation as well as Hitachi Shadowlmage In System Replication software and Hitachi TrueCopy Remote Replication software for backup and recovery No other storage device in its class offers the flexibility of the AMS1000 Consolidation Reduce the number of storage systems maximize storage utilization improve storage administrators productivity and bring SAN iSCSI and network attached storage NAS under one storage and management umbrella The AMS1000 supports any two of these protocols per system Tiered Storage Deployment Benefit from the economy of solutions that match application requirements and value of data to the right class of storage and move data between storage tiers Fibre Channel and SATA as needed Scalability and Performance Meet application service level agreements and provide unequalled capacity and configuration flexibility compared to traditional m
8. o Meet Your Needs With many years of experience successfully serving FORTUNE 500 companies Hitachi Data Systems understands the storage challenges your organization faces and recognizes your limited budget staff and data center space Hitachi Data Systems offers three modular lines scaled to fit your organization s envi ronment and budget yet featuring many enterprise level capabilities to serve as the foundation for Application Optimized Storage solutions These solutions match application requirements to storage attributes and help align IT with business objectives while simplifying storage infrastructures streamlining administration and reducing costs Further by leveraging the industry and application specific expertise of Hitachi TrueNorth Channel partners Hitachi Data Systems brings you the optimal solution for your organization Four Flexible Models for Unparalleled Choice Hitachi TagmaStore Adaptable Modular Storage Models AMS200 AMS500 and AMS1000 deliver the best price and performance in this class for superior support of Microsoft Windows environments ERP CRM database and backup and data protection applications in standalone or networked environments in small to midsize organizations or tiered storage in large enterprises Hitachi TagmaStore Workgroup Modular Storage Model WMS100 delivers fast reliable and cost effective SATA based storage for small to midsize organizations and workgroups Adaptable Modu
9. odular storage Business Continuity Leverage TrueCopy software to create a single infra structure for local and remote replication backup or disaster recovery TrueCopy software works in synchronous and extended distance modes for local or long distance replication Total Cost of Ownership TCO Maximize storage utilization and efficiency and improve storage administrators productivity Adaptable Modular Storage Models AMS200 and AMS500 Designed for small to midsize organizations that require enterprise quality storage management capabilities the Adaptable Modular Storage models AMS200 and AMS500 offer excellent cost efficient platforms in a modular footprint With support for both SATA and Fibre Channel drives these systems can be deployed as part of a tiered infrastructure in a SAN or even as tiered storage in a box Microsoft Simple SAN storage platforms Support Microsoft Windows servers seamlessly using Plug and play SAN Kits from Hitachi Data Systems which are compatible with Microsoft Simple SAN Scalability and Performance Provide unequalled application specific performance and capacity that scales beyond 173TB Consolidation Reduce the number of storage systems maximize storage utilization improve storage administrators productivity and lower management and environmental costs Application Quality of Service QoS Dedicate cache to specific applications and volumes to enhance performance Tier
10. or 4Gbit sec Fibre Channel 4 1Gbit sec iSCSI 8 NAS 8 NAS 4 1 2 or 4Gbit sec Fibre Channel 4 1Gbit sec iSCSI 8 NAS 4 1 2 or 4Gbit sec Fibre Channel 4 1Gbit sec iSCSI 8 NAS Maximum attached hosts 1 024 512 512 512 through virtual ports Availability Nondisruptive component Major FRU Major FRU Major FRU Major FRU replacement Nondisruptive hot pluggable disks YES YES YES YES Nondisruptive microcode updates YES NES NES YES Hi Track call home YES YES YES YES service remote maintenance tool Cache binding software Hitachi Cache Residency Manager Hitachi Cache Residency Manager Hitachi Cache Residency Manager Hitachi Cache Residency Manager Software Management software Logical partitioning Remote copy Point in time copy Backup LUN security Host Storage Domains multiple LUNO port Virtual Storage Ports Disk based WORM data protection Dynamic LUN management Host path failover Heterogeneous SAN management Common APIs Hitachi Resource Manager utility package HiCommand Suite Hitachi Cache Partition Manager feature 4 32 partitions Hitachi TrueCopy Remote Replication sync Hitachi Shadowlmage In System Replication Hitachi Copy on Write Snapshot Hitachi Data Protection Suite powered by CommVault Hitachi Volume Security YES Hitachi Data Retention Utility YES HiCommand Dynamic Link Manager Hitachi HiCommand Suite Yes across Hi
11. ta archive applications in tiered storage deployments at larger enterprises Microsoft Simple SAN storage platforms Support Microsoft Windows servers seamlessly using Plug and play SAN Kits from Hitachi Data Systems which are compatible with Microsoft Simple SAN Scalability and Performance Provide excellent performance and scalability beyond 40TB in a highly cost effective SATA based package for small companies Consolidation Reduce the number of storage systems maximize storage utilization improve storage administrators productivity and lower management costs 3 Application QoS Dedicate cache to specific applications and volumes to enhance performance Configuration Flexibility Dedicate to specific mission critical applications deploy as part of a first SAN in small enterprises or integrate into a tiered storage infrastructure for archive backup or tape replacement in larger companies Ease of Management Simplify configuration and storage administration through easy to use graphical user interfaces High Availability and Reliability Leverage RAID 6 dual parity striping for more reliable rebuild in the rare event of a disk drive failure maximize uptime with redundant hot pluggable components and the high reliability Hitachi SATA implementation Business Continuity Leverage in system replication and backup software to shrink backup windows and expedite recovery from application failures Lower TCO Max
12. tachi storage systems Hitachi Resource Manager utility package HiCommand Suite Hitachi Cache Partition Manager feature 2 16 partitions Hitachi TrueCopy Remote Replication sync Hitachi Shadowlmage In System Replication Hitachi Copy on Write Snapshot Hitachi Data Protection Suite powered by CommVault Hitachi Volume Security YES Hitachi Data Retention Utility YES HiCommand Dynamic Link Manager Hitachi HiCommand Suite Yes across Hitachi storage systems Hitachi Resource Manager utility package HiCommand Suite Hitachi Cache Partition Manager feature 2 8 partitions N A Hitachi Shadowlmage In System Replication Hitachi Copy on Write Snapshot Hitachi Data Protection Suite powered by CommVault Hitachi Volume Security YES Hitachi Data Retention Utility YES HiCommand Dynamic Link Manager Hitachi HiCommand Suite Yes across Hitachi storage systems Hitachi Resource Manager utility package HiCommand Suite Hitachi Cache Partition Manager feature 2 6 partitions N A Hitachi Shadowlmage In System Replication Hitachi Copy on Write Snapshot Hitachi Data Protection Suite powered by CommVault Hitachi Volume Security YES Hitachi Data Retention Utility YES HiCommand Dynamic Link Manager Hitachi HiCommand Suite Yes across Hitachi storage systems 500GB SATA drives available mid Q2 2006 Operating Systems Supported Open Syst
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