Hitachi G1000 - Operational Requirements; System Specifications and Requirements

Item Description
Acoustics The data center must provide adequate acoustic insulation for operating
the system.
User-supplied hardware This includes cables, connectors, and power receptacles that must be
available and ready when the system is installed.
User-supplied software This includes storage system supported operating systems on the host
and system management console
Operational requirements
The operational requirements for the storage system include:
• LAN for Device Manager - Storage Navigator
Device Manager - Storage Navigator communicates with the storage
system over a LAN to obtain system configuration and status information
and send user commands to the storage system. Device Manager -
Storage Navigator serves as the integrated interface for all resource
manager components.
• Cable length for front-end directors
The following table lists the cable length requirements for the front-end
directors in the storage system.
Table 14 Maximum cable length (short wave)
DataTransf
erRate
OM2(50/125 f/m
multi-mode fiber)
OM3(50/125 f/m laser
optimizedmulti-mode
fiber)
OM4(50/125 f/m laser
optimizedmulti-mode
fiber)
MB/s feet / meters feet / meters feet / meters
200 984.3 / 300 1640.4 / 500 -
400 492.1 / 150 1246.7 / 380 1312.4 / 400
800 164 / 50 492.1 / 150 623.4 / 190
1600 118 / 36 328 / 100 410.1 / 125
• External data storage
If you plan to attach external storage to the storage system, make sure to
include the appropriate power and space requirements before attaching
the external storage.
System specifications and requirements
This section describes the specifications of a VSP G1000, VSP G1500, and
VSP F1500 storage systems.
For information about availability of Virtual Storage Platform F1500, contact
your HDS representative.
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Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000, G1500, and Virtual Storage Platform F1500 Hardware Guide