BenutzerhandbuchInhaltsverzeichnisChapter 1 – Introduction1The Only Switched-Fabric Storage Architecture in the World1Lightning 9900 Series Product Offerings1An Overview of the Hitachi Lightning 9900 Series Architecture2provides for managed growth and open system exploitation.2Comparison of the Lightning 9900 series models.2The Hitachi Lightning 9960 Series’ Hi-Star internal switched-fabric architecture3Comparison to the Shared Bus Architecture of the Hitachi Freedom Storage 7700E4The Lightning 9900 has an advanced availability profile compared to competitive products4System block diagram of the 7700E’s shared bus architecture.4Other Information Sources Available from Hitachi Data Systems5Chapter 2 – The Lightning 9900 Series Packaging7Model 9960 Packaging7Model 9960 Control Frame7A 9960 Control Frame and its major components.7Model 9960 Array Frames8A 9960 Array Frame with its major components8Model 9910 Packaging9A power supply module of a Lightning 9900 Series system9The System Monitoring Network of the Lightning 9900 Series10A 9910 single-cabinet storage subsystem.10Chapter 3 – Front-end Design of the Hitachi Lightning 9900 Series11CHIPs Support Fibre Channel Host and ESCON Host Connectivity and Scalability11mainframe computers.11About the Fibre Channel Interface Boards12A Fibre Channel host adapter board and its major hardware components12An ESCON host adaper board and its major hardware components13Bandwidth of Supported Host Interfaces14Number of Host Interfaces Supported14Types of Hosts Supported by Direct Fibre Channel Host Attachment by the Lightning 9900 Series14A 9960 system connected to Mainframes and Open Systems hosts14Bandwidth of supported interfaces of the Lightning 9900 Series.14Chapter 4 – Hi-Star Architecture – An Internal Switched Hierarchial Star Network15The Internal Hi-Star Architecture15The Cache Hierarchical Star Network15access to cache from all channel adapters.15The Cache Switch Provides Non-blocking Switched Access to Cache16The Path Bandwidth Between the CSW and CHIPs or ACPs is 6.4GB/sec16The Path Bandwidth Between the CSW and the Cache Adapter (CAs) is 3.2GB/sec16Advantages of a Switched Architecture Compared to a Shared Bus Architecture16The CSW and CARBs provide non-blocking channel access to all cache16A shared-bus architecture is limited to two simultaneous I/O operations.17through four interconnecting cache switches17The 9960 Provides 32 GB of Fully Addressable Cache18Advanced Cache Algorithms of the Lightning 9900 Series18Hitachi FlashAccess Allows Datasets to be Permanently Placed in Cache18Read-ahead for High-performance Sequential Reads18The Control Memory Hierarchical Star Network18processors and cache memory about the status, location, and configuration of data.19Chapter 5 – High Performance Back-end Design21High-Performance Back-end Design21New Fibre Channel Disk Drives21Functional diagram of a Lightning 9900 Series ACP pair.21Maximum Configuration of ACPs and Disks22The Importance of Command Tag Queuing (CTQ)22Functional diagram of an Array Group with FC-AL disks.22Diagram of four ACP pairs and 32 FC-AL back-end disks.22Chapter 6 – Capacities and RAID Architecture23Storage Capacity of the Lightning 9900 Series23Advantages of the Lightning 9900 Series RAID Hardware23RAID-1+23RAID-5 Distributed Parity23RAID Rebuild Capability23System Capacities and Number of disk drives for various configurations.23High-density Disk Drive Assemblies (HDDs)24The Lightning 9900 Series Systems are available with RAID-1+ and RAID-5 arrays.24Chapter 7 – Hitachi High-Availability Software Improves Application Service Levels25An Overview of High Availability (HA) Computing Software25Software products contribute to High-Availability Computing25The Lightning 9900 has an Advanced Availability Profile compared to Competitive Products25Open Systems High-Availability Middleware Support26competitive products.261 - Alternate Pathing middleware switches the I/O load in the event of path failure272 - Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager provides path failover and load balancing273 - Host Failover274 - Parallel Database Clustering28Standard Hot-swap and Redundant Power Supplies28for open systems.28Standard Redundant Fans for Cooling29Unmatched Competitive Advantage in RAID Choices29Chapter 8 – Performance Considerations31Truly Scalable Performance31The Advantages of the Lightning 9900 Series Hi-Star Architecture Over a Shared Bus Architecture31shared bus architecture.31Internal Switching Overcomes the Limitations of Shared Bus Architectures32Test Results32Chapter 9 – The Lightning 9900 Series Software Solutions Are the Best in the World33they serve.33(BCP) software and services34migration software solutions.34Remote Copy, Data Duplication, Data Migration Defined35Remote Copy35PiT Copy35Data Migration35Business Goals Served by Hitachi Copy Software36Hitachi copy products provide Remote Copy, Data Duplication and Data Migration.36Chapter 10 – Centralized and Open Systems Management Software Simplifies IT Operations37A powerful and open systems management philosophy37vendor of choice37the customer’s platform of choice.38The components of HiCommand39Overview of how the Systems Management Software supports business objectives39Hitachi Resource Manager 900040Service Level Management40Deployment Management40Compliance Management40SNMP support ensures compliance with all major systems management platforms40Hitachi Graph-Track takes the guess-work out of performance management40Hitachi LUN Manager simplifies configuration management and reduces staffing costs41The GUI interface on Hitachi Graph-Track simplifies performance management.41configuration42Hitachi FlashAccess allows data to be “locked and unlocked” in cache on-the-fly42Hitachi CruiseControl42Storage Maximizer43Hitachi SANtinel43Transaction Processing Facility/Multi-Path Lock Facility (TPF/MPLF)43Chapter 11 – Professional Services and Support45Hitachi Data Systems is consistently ranked Number One in the Industry45Professional Services Overview45Cost of Risk Analysis methodology (CORA)45Data Protection Services45Data Protection Services Lab46Remote Copy Assessment and Implementation Service46Hitachi NanoCopy Implementation Service46Continuous Availability Service47On-line Data Migration Service47SAN Services47Hitachi Data Systems Interoperability Laboratory Service48Enterprise storage and availability management services48Software Portfolio Review and Analysis Service48Appendix A – System Configurations for the Performance Experiment49Glossary of Terms51Größe: 1,23 MBSeiten: 80Language: EnglishHandbuch öffnen
BenutzerhandbuchInhaltsverzeichnisChapter 1 – Introduction1The Only Switched-Fabric Storage Architecture in the World1Lightning 9900 Series Product Offerings1An Overview of the Hitachi Lightning 9900 Series Architecture2Comparison to the Shared Bus Architecture of the Hitachi Freedom Storage 7700E4The Lightning 9900 has an advanced availability profile compared to competitive products4Other Information Sources Available from Hitachi Data Systems5Chapter 2 – The Lightning 9900 Series Packaging7Model 9960 Packaging7Model 9960 Control Frame7Model 9960 Array Frames8Model 9910 Packaging9The System Monitoring Network of the Lightning 9900 Series10Chapter 3 – Front-end Design of the Hitachi Lightning 9900 Series11CHIPs Support Fibre Channel Host and ESCON Host Connectivity and Scalability11About the Fibre Channel Interface Boards12Bandwidth of Supported Host Interfaces14Number of Host Interfaces Supported14Types of Hosts Supported by Direct Fibre Channel Host Attachment by the Lightning 9900 Series14Chapter 4 – Hi-Star Architecture – An Internal Switched Hierarchial Star Network15The Internal Hi-Star Architecture15The Cache Hierarchical Star Network15The Cache Switch Provides Non-blocking Switched Access to Cache16The Path Bandwidth Between the CSW and CHIPs or ACPs is 6.4GB/sec16The Path Bandwidth Between the CSW and the Cache Adapter (CAs) is 3.2GB/sec16Advantages of a Switched Architecture Compared to a Shared Bus Architecture16The 9960 Provides 32 GB of Fully Addressable Cache18Advanced Cache Algorithms of the Lightning 9900 Series18Hitachi FlashAccess Allows Datasets to be Permanently Placed in Cache18Read-ahead for High-performance Sequential Reads18The Control Memory Hierarchical Star Network18Chapter 5 – High Performance Back-end Design21High-Performance Back-end Design21New Fibre Channel Disk Drives21Maximum Configuration of ACPs and Disks22The Importance of Command Tag Queuing (CTQ)22Chapter 6 – Capacities and RAID Architecture23Storage Capacity of the Lightning 9900 Series23Advantages of the Lightning 9900 Series RAID Hardware23RAID-1+23RAID-5 Distributed Parity23RAID Rebuild Capability23High-density Disk Drive Assemblies (HDDs)24Chapter 7 – Hitachi High-Availability Software Improves Application Service Levels25An Overview of High Availability (HA) Computing Software25Software products contribute to High-Availability Computing25The Lightning 9900 has an Advanced Availability Profile compared to Competitive Products25Open Systems High-Availability Middleware Support261 - Alternate Pathing middleware switches the I/O load in the event of path failure272 - Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager provides path failover and load balancing273 - Host Failover274 - Parallel Database Clustering28Standard Hot-swap and Redundant Power Supplies28Standard Redundant Fans for Cooling29Unmatched Competitive Advantage in RAID Choices29Chapter 8 – Performance Considerations31Truly Scalable Performance31The Advantages of the Lightning 9900 Series Hi-Star Architecture Over a Shared Bus Architecture31Internal Switching Overcomes the Limitations of Shared Bus Architectures32Test Results32Chapter 9 – The Lightning 9900 Series Software Solutions Are the Best in the World33(BCP) software and services34Remote Copy, Data Duplication, Data Migration Defined35Remote Copy35PiT Copy35Data Migration35Business Goals Served by Hitachi Copy Software36Chapter 10 – Centralized and Open Systems Management Software Simplifies IT Operations37A powerful and open systems management philosophy37vendor of choice37The components of HiCommand39Overview of how the Systems Management Software supports business objectives39Hitachi Resource Manager 900040Service Level Management40Deployment Management40Compliance Management40SNMP support ensures compliance with all major systems management platforms40Hitachi Graph-Track takes the guess-work out of performance management40Hitachi LUN Manager simplifies configuration management and reduces staffing costs41configuration42Hitachi FlashAccess allows data to be “locked and unlocked” in cache on-the-fly42Hitachi CruiseControl42Storage Maximizer43Hitachi SANtinel43Transaction Processing Facility/Multi-Path Lock Facility (TPF/MPLF)43Chapter 11 – Professional Services and Support45Hitachi Data Systems is consistently ranked Number One in the Industry45Professional Services Overview45Cost of Risk Analysis methodology (CORA)45Data Protection Services45Data Protection Services Lab46Remote Copy Assessment and Implementation Service46Hitachi NanoCopy Implementation Service46Continuous Availability Service47On-line Data Migration Service47SAN Services47Hitachi Data Systems Interoperability Laboratory Service48Enterprise storage and availability management services48Software Portfolio Review and Analysis Service48Appendix A – System Configurations for the Performance Experiment49Glossary of Terms51provides for managed growth and open system exploitation.2The Hitachi Lightning 9960 Series’ Hi-Star internal switched-fabric architecture3System block diagram of the 7700E’s shared bus architecture.4A 9960 Control Frame and its major components.7A 9960 Array Frame with its major components8A power supply module of a Lightning 9900 Series system9A 9910 single-cabinet storage subsystem.10mainframe computers.11A Fibre Channel host adapter board and its major hardware components12An ESCON host adaper board and its major hardware components13A 9960 system connected to Mainframes and Open Systems hosts14access to cache from all channel adapters.15The CSW and CARBs provide non-blocking channel access to all cache16A shared-bus architecture is limited to two simultaneous I/O operations.17through four interconnecting cache switches17processors and cache memory about the status, location, and configuration of data.19Functional diagram of a Lightning 9900 Series ACP pair.21Functional diagram of an Array Group with FC-AL disks.22Diagram of four ACP pairs and 32 FC-AL back-end disks.22The Lightning 9900 Series Systems are available with RAID-1+ and RAID-5 arrays.24competitive products.26for open systems.28shared bus architecture.31migration software solutions.34the customer’s platform of choice.38The GUI interface on Hitachi Graph-Track simplifies performance management.41Comparison of the Lightning 9900 series models.2Bandwidth of supported interfaces of the Lightning 9900 Series.14System Capacities and Number of disk drives for various configurations.23they serve.33Hitachi copy products provide Remote Copy, Data Duplication and Data Migration.36Größe: 1,26 MBSeiten: 80Language: EnglishHandbuch öffnen
