Hitachi G200 - Scalability; Examples of Supported VSP G200 Configurations

Scalability
All storage systems oer pay-as-you-grow scalability by allowing you to hot-add drives as
you need them.
Examples of supported VSP G200 configurations
The VSP G200 controller chassis provides a built-in compartment for installing drives.
The following table lists the maximum number of drive trays and drives supported in a
system conguration. A diskless conguration does not include any drive trays.
Controller Drive tray
Maximum
number of
drive trays
supported
Maximum number of
drives supported
CBSS SFF drive tray 7 192 HDDs or SSDs
LFF drive tray 7 108 HDDs or SSDs
FMD drive
tr
ay
7 108 FMDs
Dense
intermix
drive tray
4 264 HDDs or SSDs
See the note about
dense intermix drive
restrictions.
Controller Drive tray
Maximum
number of
drive trays
supported
Maximum number of
drives supported
CBSL SFF drive tray 7 180 HDDs or SSDs
LFF drive tray 7 96 HDDs or SSDs
FMD drive
tr
ay
7 96 FMDs
Dense
intermix
drive tray
4 252 HDDs or SSDs
See the note about
dense intermix drive
restrictions.
Scalability
Chapter 1: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G200 hardware overview
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G200 Hardware Reference Guide 17