Contents
Preface................................................................................................. 7
Safety and environmental notices..............................................................................8
General safety guidelines..........................................................................................9
Handling of heavy parts.................................................................................... 10
Preventing electric shock...................................................................................10
Avoiding rotating or moving parts...................................................................... 10
Preventing machine damage..............................................................................11
Working when the storage system is turned on...................................................11
Precautions when using the storage system........................................................11
Procedures in an emergency..............................................................................12
For electric shock........................................................................................ 12
For fire....................................................................................................... 12
Intended audience................................................................................................. 12
Product version......................................................................................................13
Release notes........................................................................................................ 13
Changes in this revision..........................................................................................13
Document conventions........................................................................................... 13
Conventions for storage capacity values...................................................................14
Accessing product documentation........................................................................... 15
Getting help...........................................................................................................15
Comments.............................................................................................................15
1 Product overview............................................................................ 17
Block configuration.................................................................................................19
File- and block-level configuration............................................................................19
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G800 model............................................................ 19
Features................................................................................................................ 21
Scalability.............................................................................................................. 21
Examples of supported Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G800 configurations.........21
Maximum number of mounted drive trays...........................................................21
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Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G800 Hardware Reference Guide