Hitachi STORAGE AMS500 User Manual

Hitachi TagmaStore  
Adaptable Modular Storage and  
Workgroup Modular Storage  
Partner Beyond Technology  
Application Optimized Storage Solutions Scale  
to 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  
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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.  
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Hitachi TagmaStore Workgroup Modular Storage Model WMS100  
delivers fast, reliable, and cost-effective SATA-based storage for  
small-to-midsize organizations and workgroups.  
Adaptable Modular 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 ShadowImage™ 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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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Scalability and Performance. Meet application service level agreements,  
and provide unequalled capacity and configuration flexibility compared  
to traditional modular 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.  
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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.”  
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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.  
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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.  
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Application Quality of Service (QoS). Dedicate cache to specific  
applications and volumes to enhance performance.  
Tiered Storage Deployment. Benefit from the economy of solutions  
that match application requirements and value of data to the right  
class of storage.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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 data archive applications in tiered storage  
deployments at larger enterprises.  
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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.  
: :  
: :  
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.  
: :  
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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. Maximize 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 a common 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.  
Operating Systems Supported  
Technical Specifications  
Open Systems:  
Adaptable Modular Storage  
Model AMS1000  
Adaptable Modular Storage  
Model AMS500  
Adaptable Modular Storage  
Model AMS200  
Workgroup Modular Storage  
Model WMS100  
IBM® AIX®  
Number of controllers  
Data cache  
2
1 or 2  
1 or 2  
1GB–4GB  
512  
1 or 2  
HP-UX  
4GB–16GB  
4,096  
2GB–8GB  
2,048  
512MB–2GB  
512  
Sun Solaris  
Maximum LUNs  
Internal raw capacity (300GB  
Fibre Channel, 400GB SATA)  
173.8TB SATA Intermix,  
129.4TB Fibre Channel  
86.9TB SATA intermix,  
64.7TB Fibre Channel  
39.7TB SATA intermix,  
30.2TB Fibre Channel  
41.3TB SATA  
Microsoft Windows 2000  
and Windows Server 2003  
Internal disk drive options  
(Fibre Channel unless  
otherwise noted)  
73GB (10K & 15K RPM)  
146GB (10K & 15K RPM)  
300GB (10K RPM)  
250GB SATA (7200 RPM)  
400GB SATA (7200 RPM)  
500GB SATA* (7200 RPM)  
73GB (10K & 15K RPM)  
146GB (10K & 15K RPM)  
300GB (10K RPM)  
250GB SATA (7200 RPM)  
400GB SATA (7200 RPM)  
500GB SATA* (7200 RPM)  
73GB (10K & 15K RPM)  
146GB (10K & 15K RPM)  
300GB (10K RPM)  
250GB SATA (7200 RPM)  
400GB SATA (7200 RPM)  
500GB SATA* (7200 RPM)  
250GB SATA (7200 RPM)  
400GB SATA (7200 RPM)  
500GB SATA* (7200 RPM)  
Microsoft Simple SAN complaint  
(pending for model AMS1000)  
HP Tru64 Unix  
SGI IRIX  
Disk drive interface  
SATA–Fibre Channel intermix  
SATA–Fibre Channel intermix  
SATA–Fibre Channel intermix  
4–105 Fibre Channel, 0–90 SATA  
SATA  
Minimum–maximum number  
of disk drives  
4–450 Fibre Channel, 0–435 SATA  
4–225 Fibre Channel, 0–210 SATA  
4–105 SATA  
Novell NetWare  
Linux  
Model upgrade options  
RAID Support  
RAID-0  
NO  
AMS1000  
AMS500  
NO  
HP OpenVMS  
VMWare  
YES (Fibre Channel only)  
YES (Fibre Channel only)  
YES (Fibre Channel only)  
NO  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
RAID-1  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
Apple MAC OS  
RAID-1+0  
RAID-5  
IBM z/OS® (when externally  
attached to the Hitachi TagmaStore  
Universal Storage Platform or  
Network Storage Controller)  
RAID-6  
Connectivity  
Maximum host connections  
8 @ 1, 2, or 4Gbit/sec Fibre Channel, 4 @ 1, 2, or 4Gbit/sec Fibre Channel, 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  
4 @ 1Gbit/sec iSCSI, 8 NAS, 8 NAS  
4 @ 1Gbit/sec iSCSI, 8 NAS  
Maximum attached hosts  
through virtual ports  
1,024  
512  
512  
512  
Availability  
Nondisruptive component  
replacement  
Major FRU  
Major FRU  
Major FRU  
Major FRU  
Nondisruptive hot-pluggable disks YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
YES  
Nondisruptive microcode updates  
YES  
YES  
Hi-Track® “call-home”  
service/remote maintenance tool  
Cache binding (software)  
Software  
Hitachi Cache Residency Manager  
Hitachi Cache Residency Manager  
Hitachi Cache Residency Manager  
Hitachi Cache Residency Manager  
Management software  
Hitachi Resource Manager  
Hitachi Resource Manager  
Hitachi Resource Manager  
Hitachi Resource Manager  
utility package, HiCommand® Suite utility package, HiCommand® Suite utility package, HiCommand® Suite utility package, HiCommand® Suite  
Logical partitioning  
Remote copy  
Hitachi Cache Partition Manager  
feature 4–32 partitions  
Hitachi Cache Partition Manager  
feature 2–16 partitions  
Hitachi Cache Partition Manager  
feature 2–8 partitions  
Hitachi Cache Partition Manager  
feature 2–6 partitions  
Hitachi TrueCopy Remote  
Hitachi TrueCopy Remote  
N/A  
N/A  
Replication (sync)  
Replication (sync)  
Point-in-time copy  
Hitachi ShadowImage  
Hitachi ShadowImage  
Hitachi ShadowImage  
Hitachi ShadowImage  
In-System Replication, Hitachi  
Copy-on-Write Snapshot  
In-System Replication, Hitachi  
Copy-on-Write Snapshot  
In-System Replication, Hitachi  
Copy-on-Write Snapshot  
In-System Replication, Hitachi  
Copy-on-Write Snapshot  
Backup  
Hitachi Data Protection Suite,  
powered by CommVault®  
Hitachi Data Protection Suite,  
powered by CommVault®  
Hitachi Data Protection Suite,  
powered by CommVault®  
Hitachi Data Protection Suite,  
powered by CommVault®  
LUN security  
Hitachi Volume Security  
YES  
Hitachi Volume Security  
YES  
Hitachi Volume Security  
YES  
Hitachi Volume Security  
YES  
Host Storage Domains; multiple  
LUN0/port; Virtual Storage Ports  
Disk-based WORM data protection Hitachi Data Retention Utility  
Hitachi Data Retention Utility  
YES  
Hitachi Data Retention Utility  
YES  
Hitachi Data Retention Utility  
YES  
Dynamic LUN management  
Host path failover  
YES  
HiCommand® Dynamic Link Manager HiCommand® Dynamic Link Manager HiCommand® Dynamic Link Manager HiCommand® Dynamic Link Manager  
Heterogeneous SAN management Hitachi HiCommand® Suite  
Common APIs Yes, across Hitachi storage systems  
Hitachi HiCommand® Suite  
Hitachi HiCommand® Suite  
Hitachi HiCommand® Suite  
Yes, across Hitachi storage systems Yes, across Hitachi storage systems  
Yes, across Hitachi storage systems  
*500GB SATA drives available mid-Q2 2006  
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by Hitachi Data Systems. This document describes some capabilities that are conditioned  
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DISK-551-02 April 2006  

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