Preface
This guide describes how to plan and prepare for the installation of the Hitachi Virtual
Storage Platform F350, F370, F700, and F900 all-ash arrays and Hitachi Virtual Storage
Platform G350, G370, G700 and G900 storage systems.
This guide describes how to plan and prepare for the installation of the Hitachi Virtual
Storage Platform F350, F370, F700, and F900 all-ash arrays (VSP Fx00 models) and
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G350, G370, G700 and G900 storage systems (VSP Gx00
models).
Intended audience
This guide is intended for data center administrators, facility managers, and others who
perform the planning and preparation work for storage system installations. It
references skilled tasks and describes important safety considerations, and is not
intended as a training aid for untrained personnel.
Readers of this document should be familiar with the following:
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Computing terminology, RAID technology, and optical and Ethernet connectivity.
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Networking concepts, network switch technology, and network cabling.
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Floor load calculations and budgeting power
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The procedures for installing rack-mounted components
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High-speed interconnects for storage systems.
Product version
This document revision applies to VSP F350, F370, F700, F900 and VSP G350, G370, G700,
G900 rmware 88-01-0x.
Release notes
Read the release notes before installing and using this product. They may contain
requirements or restrictions that are not fully described in this document or updates or
corrections to this document. Release notes are available on Hitachi Vantara Support
Connect: https://knowledge.hitachivantara.com/Documents.
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