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Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V
The world's first implementation of a large scale, enterprise-class virtualization layer combined with thin provisioning software.
The world's first implementation of a large scale, enterprise-class virtualization layer combined with thin provisioning software.
Reaching previously unattainable levels of consolidation, the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™ V has redefined the storage industry. It represents the world's first implementation of a large scale, enterprise-class virtualization layer combined with thin provisioning software. That means the virtualization of internal and external heterogeneous storage into one pool has finally been achieved.
Customers can obtain the consolidation benefits of external storage virtualization with the efficiencies, power and cooling advantages of thin provisioning in one integrated solution.
Everyone from mid-sized growing companies to the largest global organizations can now benefit from the industry's highest performing and most scalable storage solution. It is backed by a set of storage and data services that include thin provisioning with Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning software, application-centric storage management and logical partitioning, as well as simplified, unified data replication across heterogeneous storage systems.
The Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V packages and delivers critical services such as:
Virtualization of storage from Hitachi and other vendors into one pool
Thin provisioning through Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning for nondisruptive volume expansion
Security services, business continuity services and content management services
I/O Load balancing to improve application performance
Non disruptive dynamic data migration from Hitachi and other storage systems
Features
Superior performance: More than 4 million I/Os per second (IOPS), 106 GB/sec aggregate internal bandwidth
Storage Performance Council Hails the Hitachi USP V as the Highest Performing Storage System in the Industry -Sept. 8, 2008
Outstanding scalability: up to 247PB of total storage capacity under management, including up to 453.7TB of Fibre Channel internal storage or 1,134.5TB of SATA internal storage
Flash drives for exceptional performance of certain types of business critical applications
Encryption of data at rest for internal storage
Up to 32 Virtual Storage Machines: logical partitions, dedicating cache, ports and internally and externally attached capacity to ensure application quality of service (QoS)
Superior multiplatform connectivity: up to 224 Fibre Channel, 112 IBM® ESCON®, and 112 IBM FICON® host ports and network-attached storage (NAS)
Virtualization of internally and externally attached storage from Hitachi, EMC, IBM, Sun and other manufacturers
Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning Software for thin provisioning of internal and virtualized external storage
Nondisruptive movement, copy and migration of data between storage, including other vendors, without interrupting the application
Universal replication for open systems and mainframe environments
Active workload balancing and tuning
Multi-protocol consolidation with Fibre Channel, IBM FICON and ESCON, and NAS
Single-pane-of-glass management with Hitachi Storage Command Suite software
Powered by the fourth-generation Hitachi Universal Star Network™ V crossbar switch architecture
Benefits
Increases business agility
Reduces business risk
Lowers total cost of ownership
Helps comply with regulatory compliance and corporate governance
Enables more eco-friendly data centers
Tech Specs
Controller
Basic platform packaging unit: Integrated Control/Drive Group Frame and 1-4 Optional Drive Group Frames
Universal Star Network™ Crossbar Switch
Number of switches: 8
Aggregate bandwidth (GB/sec): 106
Aggregate IOPS: Over 4 Million
Aggregate bandwidth (GB/sec): 106
Aggregate IOPS: Over 4 Million
Cache Memory
Number of cache modules: 1-32
Module capacity: 4, 8 or 16GB
Maximum cache memory: 512GB
Module capacity: 4, 8 or 16GB
Maximum cache memory: 512GB
Control/Shared Memory
Number of control memory modules: 1-8
Module capacity: 4GB
Maximum control memory: 24GB
Module capacity: 4GB
Maximum control memory: 24GB
Front-end Directors (Connectivity
Number of Directors: 1-14
Fibre Channel host ports per Director: 8 or 16
Fibre Channel port performance: 4Gb/sec
Maximum Fibre Channel host ports: 224
Virtual host ports: 1,024 per physical port Maximum IBM® FICON® host ports: 112
Maximum IBM ESCON® host ports: 112
Fibre Channel host ports per Director: 8 or 16
Fibre Channel port performance: 4Gb/sec
Maximum Fibre Channel host ports: 224
Virtual host ports: 1,024 per physical port Maximum IBM® FICON® host ports: 112
Maximum IBM ESCON® host ports: 112
Logical Devices (LUNs) —
Maximum Supported
Maximum Supported
Open systems: 65,536
IBM z/OS®: 65,536
IBM z/OS®: 65,536
Disks
Type: Fibre Channel: 73, 146, 300 and 400GB
Type: SATA II: 750GB and 1TB
Number of disks per system (min/max): 4-1, 152
Number spare disks per system (min/max): 1-40
Type: SATA II: 750GB and 1TB
Number of disks per system (min/max): 4-1, 152
Number spare disks per system (min/max): 1-40
Internal Raw Capacity
Minimum (73GB disks): 82.0TB
Maximum (1TB disks) : 1,134.5TB
Maximum (1TB disks) : 1,134.5TB
Maximum Usable Capacity — RAID-5
Open systems (1TB disks): 986.0TB
z/OS-compatible 1TB disks): 931.7TB
z/OS-compatible 1TB disks): 931.7TB
Maximum Usable Capacity — RAID-6
Open systems (1TB disks): 845.0TB
z/OS-compatible (1TB disks): 796.4TB
z/OS-compatible (1TB disks): 796.4TB
Maximum Usable Capacity — RAID-1+
Open systems (1TB disks): 565.3TB
z/OS-compatible (1TB disks): 527.4TB
z/OS-compatible (1TB disks): 527.4TB
External Storage Support
Maximum internal and external capacity: 247PB
Virtual Storage Machines: 32 max
Back-end director: 1-8
Virtual Storage Machines: 32 max
Back-end director: 1-8
Operating System Support
Mainframe: Fujitsu: MSP; IBM z/OS, z/OS.e, z/VM®, zVSE™, TPF; Red Hat:
Linux for IBM S/390® and zSeries®; SUSE: Linux Enterprise Server for System z.
Open systems: HP: HP-UX, Tru64 UNIX, Open VMS; IBM: AIX®; Microsoft®
Windows Server: 2000, 2003, 2008; Novell: NetWare; SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server; Red Hat: Enterprise Linux; SGI: IRIX; Sun Microsystems: Solaris;
VMware: ESX.
Notes: 1. Mainframe support for SATA disks is estimated mid-2008.
2. Availability of 1TB SATA disks is estimated mid-2008.
3. Availability of 16GB cache memory is estimated mid-2008.