Hitachi G1500 - Typical System Configurations; Software Applications

Typical system congurations
The storage systems can be congured to a meet a variety of storage needs, with the
follo
wing typical congurations based on customer use-cases:
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Tiered stor
age:
A stor
age system congured for tiered storage consists of multiple
drive types, including high-performance ash module drives for fast data access,
medium performance and capacity drives for most storage needs, and maximum
capacity drives for data warehousing, all in one system. A tiered storage system can
be congured with FMDs (ash module drives), SSDs (solid state drives), SAS drives
(SFF or LFF), and high-capacity LFF drives. Software applications such as Dynamic
Tiering allocate data to the appropriate drives based on frequency of access.
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Maximum performance: A storage system congured with only ash module drives
delivers maximum performance. This two-controller system can contain 12 FMD
chassis with a total of 576 FMDs. This system is designed for an online retail site
where customers expect fast access to multiple images, or a hospital medical imaging
system where physicians need immediate access to 3D CAT or MRI images.
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Maximum storage capacity: A storage system containing 12 LFF chassis with a total
of 1152 LFF drives provides the maximum storage capacity. This system conguration
with less priority for high-speed access is ideally suited for use as a data warehouse
for medical or insurance records.
Software applications
The storage systems provide the foundation for matching application requirements to
dierent classes of storage and delivering critical services, including:
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Business continuity services
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Content management services (search, indexing)
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Thin provisioning
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Dynamic Tiering
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High availability
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Security services
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I/O load balancing
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Data classication
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File management services
High exibility
Chapter 1: VSP G1000, VSP G1500, and VSP F1500 overview
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000, G1500, and VSP F1500 Hardware Guide 19