System requirements and specifications
The following table describes general system requirements.
Item Requirement
Control units (CUs) • VSP G200
¢
Number of CUs: 8
¢
Range of CUs: 0x00 to 0x07
• VSP G400, VSP F400, VSP G600, and VSP F600
¢
Number of CUs: 16
¢
Range of CUs: 0x00 to 0x0F
• VSP G800 and VSP F800
¢
Number of CUs: 64
¢
Range of CUs: 0x00 to 0x3F
Device emulation
types
OPEN-V
RAID levels RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6
Storage systems Firmware requirements for connecting VSP Gx00 models or VSP
Fx00 models to VSP Gx00 models or VSP Fx00 models:
• VSP G200: 83-01-01-20/00 or later
• VSP G400, VSP G600: 83-01-01-40/00 or later
• VSP G800: 83-01-21-60/00 or later
• VSP F400, F600, F800: 83-02-0x or later
Firmware/microcode requirements for connecting VSP Gx00 models
or VSP Fx00 models to Hitachi Unified Storage VM (HUS VM):
• VSP G200: 83-01-21-20/00 or later
• VSP G400, VSP G600: 83-01-21-40/00 or later
• VSP G800: 83-01-21-60/00 or later
• VSP F400, F600, F800: 83-02-0x or later
• HUS VM: 73-03-39-x0/00 or later, x = 0 or 1
Firmware/microcode requirements for connecting VSP Gx00 models
or VSP Fx00 models to VSP G1000:
• VSP G200: 83-01-21-20/00 or later
• VSP G400, VSP G600: 83-01-21-40/00 or later
• VSP G800: 83-01-21-60/00 or later
• VSP F400, F600, F800: 83-02-0x or later
• VSP G1000: 80-04-xx or later
If you are using a Dynamic Provisioning virtual volume (DP-VOL)
with the data direct mapping attribute, you can only connect to
VSP Gx00 models or VSP Fx00 models with firmware 83-02-0x or
later.
For disaster recovery, operation is done by the storage system at
the secondary site, so we recommend using VSP Gx00 models or
VSP Fx00 models for both primary and secondary sites.
For more information, contact Hitachi Data Systems customer
support.
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Requirements and specifications
Hitachi TrueCopy® User Guide for Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform Gx00 and Fx00 Models