Hitachi Simple Modular Storage 100 - Storage Features

Introduction 1–3
Hitachi Simple Modular Storage 100 User’s Guide
Clear Customer Benefits
• Designed from the ground up as a reliable, cost-effective storage
solution that is easy for users to install and maintain, without requiring
storage expertise
• Proven, third-generation SAN storage technology that delivers
enterprise features and remote data protection to small-to-midsize
businesses
• High availability with RAID 6 protection to safeguard critical data assets
• Installs in minutes, with no single point of failure
• Scalable architecture allows up to two spare drives to be added while
the array is running
• Built-in redundancy provide continuous access to data with dual paths
from servers to disk drives, and fully redundant power
• Complete suite of quick-start guides, user guides, and Storage
Navigator Modular 2 online help ensure you get the most out of your
Hitachi Simple Modular Storage 100
Storage Features
Your Hitachi Simple Modular Storage 100 may come with several pre-
installed storage features that enable you to simplify your storage tasks.
The following sections describe these storage features.
User manuals for the features described in the following sections can be
found as PDF files on the documentation CD supplied with your Hitachi
Simple Modular Storage 100. If your storage feature requires a license key
or code before it can be used, please refer to the Storage Navigator Modular
2 online help for instructions.
Holistic Backup and Recovery
Features
• ShadowImage™ In-system Replication software
• Hitachi Copy-on-Write Snapshot software
From accidental file deletions to natural disasters, all kinds of data
calamities threaten business operations and escalate the demands for
better business practices. The challenge facing most companies is how to
minimize the lost revenue and operating expenses these disasters cause.
No matter what your company does or what size it is, business continuity
matters to you. Your ability to recover data and resume operations depend
completely on what you do before the disaster.
NOTE: Some of the features described in the following sections may not
be available at the time your Hitachi Simple Modular Storage 100 was
shipped. For more information, please refer to the Hitachi Feature and
Interoperability Reports at https://extranet.hds.com/http://
hifirerw.hds.com/HiFire/GuestRegister.jsp.