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- Page 1 Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide INKS Product Version Getting Help Contents MK-92HM7003-04...
- Page 2 Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Hitachi Data Systems"). Hitachi and Hitachi Data Systems reserve the right to make changes to this document at any time without notice and assume no responsibility for its use. This document contains the most current information available at the time of publication.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Consolidation and virtualization ......1-10 Contents Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide... - Page 4 Backup features ......... 3-10 Contents Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide...
- Page 5 Hitachi Unified Storage VM user guides ....A-1 Unified Storage VM user guides by topic ......A-2 Unified Storage VM user guides by number .
- Page 6 Contents Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide...
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Page 7: Preface
Preface This manual provides instructions and information to use the Hitachi Unified Storage VM storage system. Read this document carefully to understand how to use this product, and keep a copy for reference. □ Safety and environmental information □ Intended audience □... -
Page 8: Safety And Environmental Information
Safety and environmental information Caution: Before operating or working on the Hitachi Unified Storage VM storage system, read the safety and environmental information in the Hitachi Unified Storage VM Block Module Hardware User Guide. Intended audience This document is intended for system administrators, Hitachi Data Systems representatives, and authorized service providers who install, configure, and operate the Hitachi Unified Storage VM storage system. -
Page 9: Referenced Documents
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Page 10: Convention For Storage Capacity Values
Getting help The Hitachi Data Systems customer support staff is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you need technical support, log on to the Hitachi Data Systems support portal for contact information: https:// Portal.HDS.com... -
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Include the document title and number, including the revision level (for example, -07), and refer to specific sections and paragraphs whenever possible. All comments become the property of Hitachi Data Systems. Thank you! Preface Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide... - Page 12 Preface Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide...
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Page 13: System Overview
System overview This chapter provides an overview of the Hitachi Unified Storage VM storage system. Detailed information is located in the Hitachi Unified Storage VM Block Module Hardware User Guide. NOTE: The Hitachi Unified Storage VM storage system may be installed only by Hitachi Data Systems service personnel or authorized service partners. -
Page 14: System Features
System features The Hitachi Unified Storage VM storage system is an entry level enterprise storage platform combining storage virtualization services with unified block, file, and object data management. This versatile, scalable platform offers a new storage virtualization system to provide central storage services to existing storage assets. -
Page 15: Block Module Storage System
VSP controller, while using the same high speed architecture. Hitachi Unified Storage VM is based on a new block storage system powered by a storage virtualization controller connected to the data drives and the host servers. Its dual node, shared resource architecture creates a redundant configuration in which the storage system can continue operation should a component failure occur. -
Page 16: High Performance
5-1/4 inch flash module drives. The total storage space of this configuration is 3,383 TB. The Hitachi Unified Storage VM Block Module Hardware User Guide contains details about the data drives. Figure 1-1 Example HUS VM storage system configurations... -
Page 17: High Capacity
The required features for the Storage Navigator computer include operating system, available disk space, screen resolution, CD drive, network connection, USB port, CPU, memory, browser, Flash, and Java environment. These features are described in Chapter 1 of the Hitachi Storage Navigator User Guide. High reliability... -
Page 18: Non-Disruptive Service And Upgrades
This section describes the Unified Storage VM file module. Overview The Hitachi Unified Storage VM file module features a hybrid core architecture using the best properties of FPGA-based design to optimize data movement coupled with high performance, multi-core processors for efficient data management functions. -
Page 19: Features
The Hitachi File System is built around the object store, a collection of object structures referring to data on disks , and a set of rules. These rules govern the organizational layout and management of objects in the object store. - Page 20 (equivalent to block module controller chassis) The system can contain a single file module (Hitachi NAS Platform), or several file modules operating as a cluster. Clusters using more than two Hitachi NAS Platforms typically include 2 x 10Gbps Ethernet switches (one is required, but two are recommended for redundancy).
- Page 21 Figure 1-3 Example Unified Storage VM file module configurations 1–9 System overview Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide...
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Page 22: Primary Data De-Duplication
The Hitachi File System has built-in data deduplication capability that reduces storage consumption, and is particularly effective when used for server virtualization or VDI. Unlike other NAS products, the Hitachi File System achieves data reduction with minimal impact on overall system performance, so dedupe can be enabled even when the system is under load. -
Page 23: High Flexibility And Wide Applicability
The difference with the Hitachi File System is the scale. The Hitachi File System also makes it possible to create a single, unified namespace across the entire cluster of file servers. This makes it appear as a single file system to all network hosts and is known as cluster namespace or CNS. -
Page 24: Effective Data Reduction
"tier" without requiring users and applications to be pointed to the new location is a key feature of the Hitachi File System. This ability to extend the Hitachi File System to external devices, including other Hitachi products (such as HCP), private or public cloud, and even third party, or foreign, file systems accessible from the servers via NFSv3. -
Page 25: Hardware Overview
Hardware overview This chapter provides a brief description of the hardware used in the Hitachi Unified Storage VM storage system. Detailed information is located in the Hitachi Unified Storage VM Block Module Hardware User Guide. NOTE: The Hitachi Unified Storage VM storage system may be installed only by Hitachi Data Systems service personnel or authorized service partners. -
Page 26: Block Module Storage System
Block module storage system This section briefly describes the Unified Storage VM block module storage system. The HUS VM block module storage system can be configured in many ways, starting with a one-rack, diskless system to a multi-rack system that includes the following: •... - Page 27 The following illustration shows a basic illustration of a controller, a standard drive box, and a high-density drive box. They are all described briefly in this chapter and in detail in the Hitachi Unified Storage VM Block Module Hardware User Guide.
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Page 28: Controller Chassis
It is mounted at the bottom of the rack because it is heavier than the drive boxes. The following illustration shows the front and rear views of the controller chassis. 2–4 Hardware overview Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide... -
Page 29: Drive Boxes
Standard and dense drive boxes can be intermixed in a Unified Storage VM system to meet specific storage requirements. More detail about the drive boxes is provided in the Hitachi Unified Storage VM Block Module Hardware User Guide. - Page 30 Each unit contains a maximum of 24 vertically-mounted (from the top of the drive box) LFF HDD or SSD drives. Up to 24 dense drive boxes can be mounted in a Unified Storage VM system. The standard and dense drive boxes are shown in the following figure.
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Page 31: Specifications
Specifications The following tables provide general specifications of the Unified Storage VM system. Additional specifications are located in Appendix A, Specifications, in the Hitachi Unified Storage VM Block Module Hardware User Guide. Table 2-1 HUS VM system specifications Item Specifications... - Page 32 Max per drive box Max Per system (inches) HDD, 3-1/2 DBX (dense) 1,152 HDD, 2-1/2 1.152 HDD, 3-1/2 1.152 FMD, 5-1/4 SSD, 2-1/2 24 (DBS) or 48 (DBX) Spare drives 2–8 Hardware overview Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide...
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Page 33: File Module Storage System
4. Recommended number of spare drives: one spare drive per set of 32 HDDs and one per set of 32 SSDs. File module storage system The HUS VM file module (also called the Hitachi NAS system) consists of the following hardware units. •... - Page 34 Fan 2 status LED pack status LED Hot-swappable power Keyboard (purple) and USB ports supplies mouse (green) ports Serial port (RS-232) Monitor port Figure 2-7 File module server, rear view 2–10 Hardware overview Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide...
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Page 35: System Management Unit
Figure 2-8 System management server Description Item Description Description Power supply Mouse port Keyboard port USB ports (2) Serial connection Video connection Eth0 port (public Eth1 port (private network) network) 2–11 Hardware overview Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide... -
Page 36: Fibre Channel (Fc) Switches
The HUS VM file module server supports 10 GbE switches that connect multiple storage servers configured as a cluster. Contact your Hitachi Data Systems representative for information about the 10 GbE switches that have been qualified for use with the file module system, and to find out about the availability of those switches. -
Page 37: Software Overview
Software overview This chapter provides a brief description of the software used in the Hitachi Unified Storage VM storage system. NOTE: The Hitachi Unified Storage VM storage system includes basic software installed at the factory. Users can install additional software and licenses as needed, or can ask their Hitachi Data Systems authorized service partner to do it for them. -
Page 38: Block Module Software Features And Functions
Supports the virtualization of external storage systems. Users can connect Manager other storage systems to the Unified Storage VM storage system and access the data on the external storage system via virtual devices created on the Unified Storage VM storage system. Functions such as TrueCopy and Cache Residency can be performed on external data through the virtual devices. -
Page 39: Data Replication
Data Replication The following table describes the Data Replication software that is available on the Unified Storage VM storage system. Table 3-4 Data Replication Features and Functions Feature Description Hitachi TrueCopy®... -
Page 40: Security
It also provides enhanced data security for the AES-XTS mode of operations. External Authentication and Storage management users of Unified Storage VM systems can be Authorization authenticated and authorized for storage management operations using existing customer infrastructure such as Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP, and RADIUS-based systems. -
Page 41: Host Server Software
Data migrator Data migrator is an embedded feature of the Hitachi File System. All file system functions (snapshots, replication, quotas, etc.) work seamlessly as if the data were still on the original storage tier. Data integrity is also maintained during the migration or recall. -
Page 42: Dynamic Caching
File system relocation is typically used to load balance within the unified namespace. 3–6 Software overview Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide... -
Page 43: Data Protection
TPA is generally used to better organize file systems and/or directories within them. Data Protection The Hitachi File System also offers features for online data recovery, data replication, mirroring, backup, disaster recovery, and complete system monitoring. -
Page 44: Space Efficient Clones
Flexibility: File clones are created per file, allowing for a VMware virtual machine focused view of file cloning. Specific features of file clones include writable snapshots, clone of a clone (or cascading clones), deep copy, and unlimited number of file clones. 3–8 Software overview Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide... -
Page 45: Replication Features
Despite these differences, there are many common design components in replication and backup, as both are designed with data movement in mind. The Hitachi File System provides several robust mechanisms for data movement, many of which are useful for replication scenarios. -
Page 46: Block Replication And Syncdr
System leverages snapshots to allow the storage administrator to perform backups while continuing to serve data to hosts with the live file system. The Hitachi NAS server supports LAN-free backup of data using either Fibre Channel or Ethernet networks and dedicated connections with dedicated bandwidth. -
Page 47: Setup And Configuration Overview
This chapter does not contain the actual instructions to set up and configure the site and the system. It includes pointers to the Unified Storage VM user guides that provide the instructions for these tasks. Note that only Hitachi Data Systems employees or authorized service providers are allowed to install and configure the hardware. -
Page 48: Required Setup Tasks
Required setup tasks The following tables show ordered lists of the tasks that must be completed to set up a Unified Storage VM storage system. General task list The following table provides a high-level list of installation and configuration tasks. The tables following it provide more detailed task lists. See the information following this table or the related user guides for detailed task lists and instructions. -
Page 49: Site Preparation Tasks
6. Assist service personnel as needed to install the system. 7. Connect the system to a host (block module only) 8. Connect the system to the corporate network (file module only) 4–3 Setup and configuration overview Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide... -
Page 50: Startup Tasks
3. Set up user accounts • Hitachi Unified Storage File 4. Enable license keys Module Storage System User Administration Guide • Hitachi Unified Storage File Module Server and Cluster Administration Guide 4–4 Setup and configuration overview Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide... -
Page 51: Provisioning And Configuration Tasks
Module Storage Subsystem Administration Guide 4. Create file systems • Hitachi Unified Storage File 5. Create mount points (CIFS Module File Services shares or NFS exports) Administration Guide 4–5 Setup and configuration overview Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide... -
Page 52: Storage Virtualization Tasks
Hitachi Command Control data replication. Interface User and Reference Guide Optional setup tasks The following tables list the optional setup tasks that you can use to customize your storage system. 4–6 Setup and configuration overview Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide... -
Page 53: Provisioning And Configuration
User Guide (Technical Support only) Review syntax of CCI commands Hitachi Command Control Hitachi NAS Platform Command Interface Command Reference Line Reference (accessed through HNAS Web Manager) 4–7 Setup and configuration overview Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide... - Page 54 4–8 Setup and configuration overview Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide...
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Page 55: Hitachi Unified Storage Vm User Guides
Hitachi Unified Storage VM user guides This section provides a list of all Hitachi Unified Storage VM user documentation, by topic. The Hitachi Unified Storage VM system includes both the block module and the file module systems. □ Unified Storage VM user guides by topic □... -
Page 56: Unified Storage Vm User Guides By Topic
Unified Storage VM user guides by topic The following table provides a list of all Unified Storage VM user documentation, by topic. Type of manual Block Module Manual Name File Module Manual Name / Topic Introductory Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product... - Page 57 • Hitachi Unified Storage File Module Performance Guide MK-92HM7011 Server and Cluster Administration Guide MK-92USF7029 • Hitachi Unified Storage File Module Storage Subsystem Administration Guide MK-92USF7007 A–3 Hitachi Unified Storage VM user guides Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide...
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Page 58: Unified Storage Vm User Guides By Number
Hitachi Command Control Interface User and Reference Guide 92HM7007 Hitachi Command Control Interface Installation and Configuration Guide 92HM7008 Hitachi Unified Storage VM Block Module Hitachi Audit Log User Guide 92HM7009 Hitachi Unified Storage VM Block Module Thin Image User Guide 90RD7010... - Page 59 Part Block module user guides number Hitachi Unified Storage VM Block Module Hitachi Storage Navigator User 92HM7016 Guide Hitachi Unified Storage VM Block Module Hitachi Storage Navigator 92HM7017 Messages Hitachi Unified Storage VM Block Module Hitachi TrueCopy® User Guide 92HM7018...
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- Page 61 The hardware assembly that contains the logic and processing components of the Unified Storage VM storage system, including the front-end directors, virtual storage directors, cache memory, switches, and back-end directors. The Unified Storage VM storage system can be configured with one or two control chassis. G H I...
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Page 62: Dynamic Provisioning
Disk array, or just array, is a complete storage system, including the control and logic devices, drives, connecting cables, and racks. drive box The hardware component of the Unified Storage VM that houses disk drives and/or flash drives. dynamic provisioning An approach to managing storage. - Page 63 G H I M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y D E F A B C D K L M Glossary–3 Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide...
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Page 64: Pair Status
A RAID group can also be called an array group or a parity group. G H I M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y D E F A B C D K L M Glossary–4 Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide... -
Page 65: Raid Level
SOMs are set on the service processor. G H I M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y D E F A B C D K L M Glossary–5 Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide... - Page 66 LUSE, that has been defined to one or more hosts as a single data storage unit (LU). G H I M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y D E F A B C D K L M Glossary–6 Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide...
- Page 67 Index basic configuration;configuration basic capacity cache disk drive configuration maximum minimum controller chassis controller, components features hardware software specifications drive general Index–1 Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide...
- Page 68 Index–2 Hitachi Unified Storage VM Product Overview Guide...
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