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Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform OVERVIEW

Unified. Enterprise. Accelerated. As businesses strive to innovate and prosper, the need to solve complicated data management issues has never been greater. Organizations of all sizes are hampered by data growth demands, rising costs and complexities, and difficulties meeting service level agreements. While data capacity, applications and virtual server environments are growing at expo- nential rates, budgets are not. Data centers must become more efficient and simpler to adeptly meet these challenges. And with the rampant rise in unstructured data storage requirements, traditionally separate file and block solutions are no longer adequate for meeting business cost-efficiency goals. Savvy IT leaders are looking to unified storage platforms as a way to infuse overburdened data centers with greater flexibility, investment protection and cost savings. OVERVIEW

Hitachi Virtual Storage Flash Accelerated Hitachi Accelerated Flash features the new Platform Virtualization and Reduced flash module built specifically for the most demanding enterprise-class workloads. Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) is the Storage Costs It employs innovative Hitachi-developed only enterprise-class unified storage for all Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is designed embedded flash memory controller technol- data that helps businesses satisfy their growth for organizations that seek to accelerate ogy. And, it is designed to achieve higher requirements without compromise. VSP is the the performance of their business applica- performance, increased durability and only system that can centrally consolidate file, tions. VSP incorporates a flash acceleration greater capacity compared to the commod- block and object data (with Hitachi Content software enhancement that speeds flash ity solid-state drives found in competitive Platform) and storage from other vendors, to device I/O throughput, integrated Hitachi systems. redefine unified storage for the future. Accelerated Flash, and enterprise stor- age virtualization. It delivers faster access It optimizes support for critical applications, Meet These Challenges With to information and increased efficiency cloud-ready infrastructure and data center 3-D Scaling through central management of all storage consolidations, all through a single intuitive 3-D scaling gives you optimal infrastructure assets. Database, analytics, virtual desk- interface. growth in all dimensions. top, virtualized server environments and VSP is not just unified storage. It delivers mainframe benefit from its superior perfor- Scale up to meet increasing demands by on the Hitachi Data Systems vision of an mance and improved response times. dynamically adding processors, connectivity integrated portfolio of storage solutions, and capacity in a single unit. This gives you Flash technology has become more per- coordinated with intelligent and uniform man- optimal performance for open systems and vasive in the data center over the past few agement, to unify the storage environment, mainframe environments. years as IT practitioners seek to provide making it highly scalable, efficient and reliable. the competitive business advantages of ■■Proven scalability that outperforms other VSP provides a leading scalability that real-time computing. However, its wide- enterprise-class systems, powered by extends investments further. Internal capac- spread adoption as a mainstream storage 192GB/sec aggregate internal band- ity of a single system can grow to more option has been hampered by high costs, width, the system delivers more than than 3PB while performance can increase limited endurance and sub-optimal write 1,000,000 transactions per second and linearly in excess of 1,000,000 transactions performance. IT organizations have been is the highest performing storage system per second. With external storage virtualiza- forced to make tradeoffs in performance, per the Storage Performance Council.1 tion, VSP can scale to an industry-leading capacity and functionality to reach the ■■Rack-mountable design that can be used 255PB of total storage. Scale the capacity cost points that their shrinking budgets as a diskless virtualization controller; can of data sets with megaLUNs up to 128TB can accommodate. Hitachi Accelerated grow its storage up to 2,048 SAS 2.5 and file systems up to 256TB. Take thou- Flash fundamentally changes this model by in. drives or 1,280 SATA 3.5 in. drives, sands of point-in-time snapshots for finer eliminating these tradeoffs and answering and can support up to 192 flash module granularity of recovery. Remotely copy all demands for high capacity, performance drives for exceptional performance. data without limits. and advanced functionality with increased ■■Unmatched multiplatform connectivity with durability. Hitachi Accelerated Flash delivers Virtual Storage Platform is a powerful and up to 192 Fibre Channel 8Gb/sec host the performance, cost points, capacity and cost-effective storage solution for data ports or 192 IBM® FICON® 8Gb/sec host environmental characteristics that alternative retention and business continuity. With the ports or 96 Fibre Channel over Ethernet solid-state storage options cannot match. majority of the Fortune 500® companies as (FCoE) 10Gb/sec host port and network our customers, Hitachi Data Systems has attached storage (NAS) gateways. the experience and technology to meet the storage challenges of large and small enterprises. Complemented by professional Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is the only enterprise-class services from Hitachi Data Systems, VSP is unified storage for all data that helps businesses satisfy their the most complete enterprise storage offer- ing available. growth requirements without compromise. VSP is the only system that can centrally consolidate file, block, object data, mainframe and storage from other vendors, to redefine

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Advanced Block and Hitachi NAS Platform Upgrade Options

Unified Storage Up to 4 high-performance file modules consolidate all file systems under a single namespace. Scales LUNs to 128TB and file systems pools to 256TB. Unified Software Includes multiprotocol file services, file data deduplication, intelligent file tiering, www.hds.com/innovate file virtualization and unified directory structure. Innovation is the engine of change, VMware Hitachi NAS Virtual Infrastructure Integrator provides complete unified data and information is its fuel. Innovate Integration management services for VMware vCenter. intelligently to lead your market, grow Optimization Use of automatic and proactive tiering, data mobility and alignment with busi- your company, and change the world. Software ness applications helps lower costs and improve return on investment for maximum efficiency. Manage your information with Hitachi Data Systems. Intelligence Establishes service level objectives by business application, including metrics Software like capacity, response time, IOPS and data transfer rates, plus reports for showback and chargeback accounting. Analysis Discovers, correlates, analyzes and provides root cause, delivering insights to ■■ High-density block storage design Software improve performance and asset utilization as well as problem avoidance. holds 2,048 drives in six 19 in. stan- Protect Supports in-system and remote replication, snapshots, backups and application- dard racks. Software consistent restores, reduces risk, provides the foundation for business continuity, ■■ Single-image global cache is accessi- and ensures high availability. ble across all virtual storage directors for maximum performance. ■■ Automated wide-striping of data ■■Hardware-accelerated network protocols in ■■Virtualization of internal and externally allows pool balancing and lets Hitachi NAS Platform, which support up to attached storage from Hitachi, EMC, volume grow or shrink dynamically. 2GB/sec throughput for sequential work- IBM, Sun and other manufacturers, sup- ■■ Latest rack-optimized Hitachi loads and up to 140,000 IOPS per node porting up to 255PB under management. Accelerated Flash module drive and (per SPECsfs_2008 NFS benchmark). ■■Multitenancy support enabled by virtual 2.5 in. 6Gb/sec SAS drives allow Scale out to meet business demands by port, cache partitioning, resource group lower power consumption and higher dynamically combining multiple units into a access control and volume ownership density per rack. management. single logical system with shared resources ■■ Hitachi Command Suite enables and clustered nodes. Support increased faster and simpler management needs in virtualized server environments Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform Highlights across file and block workloads. and ensure safe multitenancy and quality of ■■Hitachi Dynamic Tiering software ■■ service (QoS) through partitioning of cache Data mobility functions enable rapid automates data placement for higher and ports. transfer of data to new storage with performance and lower cost. It manages host-transparent migration. Reduce ■■Up to 8 virtual storage directors and 1TB internal and external data, including mul- operational risks with advanced data rep- single image global cache. tivendor and mainframe data. Its pools lication topologies. place the right data in the right place at ■■Powered by our 5th-generation crossbar ■■Unmatched efficiency features yield the the right time with no performance deg- switch architecture that joins multiple highest capacity available in the least space. radation. Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager control chassis under one logical system. ■■ Primary data deduplication using controls the automated behavior of ■■Up to 4 Hitachi NAS Platform nodes per hardware-based SHA-256 calculation Dynamic Tiering through the use of stan- cluster and up to 16PB usable capacity, engines provides high performance and dard, custom policies and profiles. 256TB file system pools, large single up to 90% capacity savings depending ■■ Supports automated page-level namespace up to maximum capacity, on data types. Auto-throttling of the placement according to user-defined and up to 60,000 concurrent users. dedupe process enables uncompro- policies across internal and external Scale deep to extend the advanced functions mised performance during high file storage tiers, including multivendor of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform to multi- sharing workload periods. systems. vendor storage through virtualization. Offload ■■ Unlimited file clones are available to ■■Intelligent file tiering and automated less-critical data to external tiers in order to enable writable snapshots while effi- migration enables dynamic policy-based optimize the availability of the Tier 1 resources. ciently using capacity. hierarchical storage management (HSM). ■■Server virtualization integration with ■■ Up to 4 data center topologies. GSS offers a range of service capabilities leading virtual server platforms gives you ■■ Storage-based failover for active- for Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform in the end-to-end visibility from an individual active hypervisor site protection. following areas: virtual machine to the storage logical ■■ Mainframe enhancements for vir- ■■ unit and protects large-scale multivendor Storage Economics Strategy Services tual tiering, greater efficiency for all environments. ■■Risk Analysis Workshops data types and operating systems, ■■ Integration with VMware vStorage ■■Storage Virtualization and Tiered Storage advanced data protection, and up to APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) Services 40% better utilization. enables: hardware-assisted locking ■■Backup Assessment Services for improved protection of VMware Hitachi Data Systems Global ■■Implementation Services for Storage Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) Solution Services Management Products cluster file system metadata, full ■■Implementation Services for Hitachi copies executed on the storage Fully exploit the unparalleled capabili- Replication Products system to offload VMware vSphere ties of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform. ■■ host processor cycles, and array- Consolidate and aggregate multivendor Data Migration and Nondisruptive based block zeroing for accelerated systems for simplified management. Migration Services deployment of large-scale virtual Control your entire storage universe ■■Storage Consolidation Services through a single management console. machines. ■■Remote Tuning Services Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution ■■ Integration of VMware vCenter Site ■■ Services incorporates the industry’s best Mainframe Services Recovery Manager automates busi- people, products, tools and methodologies ness continuity and protection. to make your IT environment more agile Why Invest in Hitachi Storage? ® ■■ Integration with Microsoft Virtual so you can reach your critical enterprise For more than 20 years Hitachi Data Systems Shadow Copy Service (VSS) milestones and maximize your return on has led the field in enterprise storage systems. enhances data protection. investment (ROI). Advanced design, a reputation for reliabil- ■■Sustainable design is highlighted by ity and flexibility ensure that Hitachi Virtual We apply consulting, transition, manage- certification as a Super Eco-Product. Storage Platform extends the legacy of the ment, education and support services to ■■ renowned Hitachi Universal Storage Platform 40% better capacity per square leverage tiered storage pools, multiprotocol family. The ease of management and efficien- foot and lower power consumption aggregation and single point-of-management cies of having all types of data managed by a compared to the Hitachi Universal capabilities to solve your IT challenges. Storage Platform V. single system should not be underestimated. VSP offers superb value to the data center. ■■ Transparent space reclamation of Our consultants can help you plan and existing allocated storage. design, install and implement, transition and integrate, and manage and optimize For More Information ■■Data resilience is supported with storage infrastructure solutions that meet For more information on how to unify your integrated protection frameworks that your needs. storage without compromise using Hitachi work with any hypervisor as well as Virtual Storage Platform, please visit application-aware replication man- www.HDS.com. agement, enhanced encryption and advanced security management.

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