Hitachi 9960, 9900 Series manual Introduction

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Introduction

Other Information Sources Available from Hitachi Data Systems®

Additional information on the enterprise storage market, including an in-depth overview of the technically advanced and unsurpassed software solutions available from Hitachi, is available in the companion publication, the Hitachi Software Solutions Guide. This document is downloadable in PDF format from www.hds.com. The report contains expert guidelines regarding Hitachi industry leading software solutions for data copy, data migration, and data duplication. It also compares the Hitachi solutions to the major competitive software solutions from EMC and IBM and drills down into specifics.

Since storage today is more than just hardware and software, additional information will be available in a third report titled the Hitachi Enterprise Solutions Guide. This report contains information and on the world-class services and solutions available from Hitachi Data Systems® and how these solutions can be combined with Hitachi and other vendor hardware and software for state-of-the-art, simplified storage management for the enterprise.

If further information is required, Hitachi Data Systems® representatives can provide specialized presentations, reports, and expert knowledge on the topics contained in this series of reports.

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Contents Page Page Hitachi Data Systems Table of Contents Hitachi Data Systems Read-aheadfor High-performanceSequential ReadsRemote Copy Hitachi NanoCopy Implementation Service Hitachi Data SystemsTable of Figures Tables Hitachi Data SystemsLightning 9900 Series Product Offerings IntroductionThe most advanced design in storage The most powerful storage system in the world Hitachi Data SystemsIntroduction Hitachi Data Systems Mirrored cache instead of single image cache.1Introduction Hitachi Data Systems Model 9960 Packaging The Lightning 9900 SeriesPackaging Model 9960 Control FrameHitachi Data Systems Model 9960 Array FramesThe Lightning 9900 Series Packaging Model 9910 PackagingHitachi Data Systems Figure 7 – A 9910 single-cabinetstorage subsystemSeries Front-endDesign of theHitachi Lightning Hitachi Data Systems About the Fibre Channel Interface BoardsPage Number of Host Interfaces Supported Hitachi Data SystemsBandwidth of Supported Host Interfaces Hierarchical Star Network Internal SwitchedHi-StarArchitecture – An The Internal Hi-StarArchitectureHitachi Data Systems ArchitecturePage Read-aheadfor High-performanceSequential Reads Hitachi Data SystemsThe 9960 Provides 32GB of Fully Addressable Cache Control Memory Hierarchical Star NetworkPage Hitachi Data Systems New Fibre Channel Disk Drives High Performance Back-endDesignHigh-speed Back-endDesign The Importance of Command Tag Queuing CTQ Command Tag Queuing greatly improves performanceMaximum Configuration of ACPs and Disks Hitachi Data SystemsRAID-1+ Capacities and RAID ArchitectureStorage Capacity of the Lightning 9900 Series RAID-5- Distributed ParityHitachi Data Systems High-densityDisk Drive Assemblies HDDsApplication Service Levels Hitachi High-Availability Software ImprovesHitachi Data Systems Open Systems High-AvailabilityMiddleware Support3.Host Failover 4.Parallel Database Clustering Standard Hot-swapand Redundant Power SuppliesHitachi Data Systems Standard Redundant Fans for Cooling Unmatched Competitive Advantage in RAID ChoicesHitachi Data Systems Performance Considerations Truly Scalable PerformanceHitachi Data Systems Test ResultsSoftware Solutions for the Software Solutions Are theBest in the World The Lightning 9900 SeriesFigure 24 – Hitachi Data Systems offers a broad range of remote copy, data duplication, and data migration software solutions Hitachi Data SystemsData Migration Remote CopyPiT Copy and warehousing Hitachi Data SystemsSoftware Simplifies IT Operations Centralized and OpenSystems Management A powerful and open systems management philosophyHiCommand is an important Hitachi management tool in that it provides a comprehensive storage management software framework that enables an enterprise to manage all supported Hitachi storage products and many Hitachi software solutions Hitachi Data SystemsThe components of HiCommand Hitachi Resource Manager Service Level ManagementHitachi Data Systems Deployment ManagementHitachi LUN Manager is an open systems management utility. With Hitachi LUN Manager, open systems Logical Units LUNs can be defined, configured, and maintained. There is no more waiting for the hardware vendor to come and make configuration changes. Hitachi LUN Manager includes an easy-to-use, GUI-basedinterface that allows the easy definition of paths for LUNs, the reconfiguration of LUN-to-portassignments, or the viewing of the Lightning 9900 remote service information messages. Because the Hitachi LUN Manager can assign multiple paths to a single LUN, support of alternate path failover, path load balancing, and clustered systems is possible. Running on a standard Windows-basedPC connected to the storage subsystems by a dedicated LAN, Hitachi LUN Manager can support up to eight Lightning 9900 systems Hitachi Data Systems Hitachi CruiseControlStorage Maximizer Hitachi SANtinelHitachi Data Systems Data Protection Services Professional Services and SupportProfessional Services Overview Cost of Risk Analysis methodology CORAHitachi NanoCopy Implementation Service Data Protection Services LabRemote Copy Assessment and Implementation Service Hitachi Data SystemsOn-lineData Migration Service Professional Services and SupportContinuous Availability Service SAN servicesSoftware Portfolio Review and Analysis Service Hitachi Data SystemsSystem Configurations for the Performance ExperimentHitachi Data Systems The 7700E used all 6GB drives100BaseT Glossary of Terms10BaseT ACP pairBack end Hitachi Data SystemsAvailability Business Continuity Planning BCPCache GlossaryCARB CHIPControl Frame Hitachi Data SystemsConsistency Groups CORA Cost of Risk AnalysisData Duplication Disaster RecoveryGlossary Data MigrationElectronic vaulting Hitachi Data SystemsEBCDIC ESA/390Fast Ethernet GlossaryFailover Fast writeFICON File BackupHitachi Data Systems Front EndHDmS Hitachi FlashAccessGlossary Hitachi CruiseControlHitachi InstantSplit Hitachi Multiplatform Backup/RestoreHitachi Data Systems Hitachi LUN ManagerHitachi Resource Manager Hitachi Rapid RecoveryGlossary Hitachi SANtinelHYPERtape Hitachi Data SystemsHXRC Hitachi Extended Remote Copy JavaLightning 9900 Series Logical VolumeGlossary Logical UnitMIPS Hitachi Data SystemsMBCP Meta-dataMTTR GlossaryMTBF NanoCopyOpen system Hitachi Data SystemsOn-linesystem Operating SystemRAID Recovery TimeGlossary RAID ControllersSCSI SwitchHitachi Data Systems SnapshotGlossary Virtual Logical Volume Image ManagerVolume SynchronousWorkload Hitachi Data SystemsWarm site Asia Headquarters Hitachi Data Systems Worldwide OfficesCorporate Headquarters Australia/New Zealand Headquarters