Hitachi HW and SW

Fundamentals
Workshop

Srinivasa Rao

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 Hitachi Storage Families

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 Generation of Enterprise storage Arrays

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 Universal Storage Platform Pricing Models

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 Universal Storage Platform V

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 Hi-Star Architecture
• • Provides Non-Disruptive
– Microcode loads
– Maintenance
– Re-configuration
– Hardware upgrades
• Complemented by
– Ultra High-Performance
Universal Star Network V
– RAID-6
– Dynamic Sparing
– HiTrack® Monitor“callhome”
service/remote
– The first enterprise
storage system with a
switched-loop 4Gb/sec
back-end

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 USPV-Maximum Configuration

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 Hardware Structure (USP VM)

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 USPVM Features:

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 DKC Components

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 Storage controller components USPV

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 Redundant Path:

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 Hitachi Universal star Network Architecture USPV

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 Standard Cache Access Model

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 Front End Director

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 Cache and Shared Memory

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 Back End Director

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 Clusters

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 Disk Sparing

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 Hardware—Disk Controller (USP)

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 Disk Controller Unit (DKC) - NSC

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 DKC Frame Logic Box Design (USP V)

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 Logic Box Location – USP VM

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 Design Specifications

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 Design Specifications

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 USP High Performance Model: Physical Layout

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 Back-end Connections (USP V)

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 DKU - B4 Numbering (USP V)

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 DKU – HDD Installation Order

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 NSC55

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 HDD Layout with in the HDU

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 SVP Architectural Changes

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 Accessing the Maintenance Interface

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 Maintenance View

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 Full Configuration — Six Racks

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 Virtual Storage Platform Two Module System

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 RAID Groups and PDEVs

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 Dual Cluster Structure of the DKC

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 Emulation attribute of RAID Group

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 LDEV

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 Disk IOPS

Formula to calculate IOPS Rating of a Disk

1000ms/(Avg.rotational Latency +Avg seek time)

Ex.15K RPM FC drive with 2.01ms avg rotaion and 3.8ms avg
seek
1000ms/(2.01+3.8)=172

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 7D+1P/6D+2P Data drive expansion sequence-USPV

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 3D+1P/2D+2D Data drive expansion sequence-USPV

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 7D+1P/6D+2P Data drive expansion sequence-USP

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 3D+1P/2D+2D Data drive expansion sequence-USPV

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 Thank You

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