Hitachi 9960 manual Software Solutions Are the, Best in the World, The Lightning 9900 Series

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The Lightning 9900 Series

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Software Solutions Are the

Best in the World

Customers and analysts regard the Hitachi Freedom Storage Lightning 9900Series as the most advanced products in the enterprise storage system market. The Software Solutions Guide discusses the advantages of this suite of leading-edge software products that enhances the Lightning 9900Series product lines. This report is available from Hitachi Data Systems in PDF form http://www.hds.com/products/software/solutions_guide .html. Particular emphasis is devoted to the business benefits of this robust suite of software features in the context of three generally accepted categories of benefits that are enabled by enterprise class intelligent storage system software. These three business objectives can be classified as follows:

1.Increased IT service levels in availability and performance for global and non-stop data access.

2.Simplified IT operations for centralized storage and data management.

3.Accelerated IT deployment of new applications and new systems for business agility.

 

Business Benefit

 

 

 

 

Hitachi Freedom Storage

Increased IT

 

Accelerated

service levels

Simplified IT

deployment of

Software Solutions for the

in availability

operations

new applications

Lightning 9900Series

and performance

 

and new systems

 

 

 

 

Synchronous Remote Copy - OpenSystems

 

 

Synchronous Remote Copy - S390®

 

 

Asynchronous Remote Copy - OpenSystems

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asynchronous Remote Copy - S/390®

 

 

IBM® GDPSCompatible Remote Copy

 

 

Software Asynchronous Remote Copy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-disruptive PiT (Point-in-Time) Copy- S/390®

 

 

(Hitachi NanoCopy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-disruptive data replication - Open ShadowImage

 

Non-disruptive data replication -S/390®ShadowImage

 

Data Migration Service to the Lightning

9900-S/390

Automatic Path Failover - (Dynamic Link Manager)

 

Host Failover and Parallel Database Clustering

 

 

Open backup to mainframe tape using standard

 

backup software

 

 

 

 

 

HARBOR® Backup and HYPERtape

 

 

 

 

 

Restore of single files only - S/390®

 

 

 

 

 

VERITAS® support, volume and file management utilities

 

Systems Management - Resource Manager 9000

S/390® to Open file conversion - RapidXchange

 

 

 

 

Open to Open file conversion - RapidXchange

Open and S/390 channel file transfer - RapidXchange

 

LUN Security/Hitachi SANtinel

Automatic performance tuning- Hitachi CruiseControl

 

 

 

 

 

Hitachi Freedom Storagesoftware solutions are the most advanced available.

Table 4 – Summary of Hitachi Freedom Storagesoftware products and the business objectives they serve.

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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 SystemsIntroduction The most advanced design in storageLightning 9900 Series Product Offerings 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 subsystemFront-endDesign of the Hitachi LightningSeries Hitachi Data Systems About the Fibre Channel Interface BoardsPage Hitachi Data Systems Bandwidth of Supported Host InterfacesNumber of Host Interfaces Supported 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 High Performance Back-endDesign High-speed Back-endDesignNew Fibre Channel Disk Drives 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 Standard Hot-swapand Redundant Power Supplies Hitachi Data Systems4.Parallel Database Clustering 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 SystemsRemote Copy PiT CopyData Migration 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 SynchronousHitachi Data Systems Warm siteWorkload Asia Headquarters Hitachi Data Systems Worldwide OfficesCorporate Headquarters Australia/New Zealand Headquarters