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Hit achi Universal Storage Platform V

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Preface..................................................................................................vii

Safety and Environmental Notices....................................................................... viii

Intended Audience..............................................................................................ix

Product Version...................................................................................................ix

Document Revision Level.....................................................................................ix

Source Document(s) for this Revision ...................................................................ix

Changes in this Revision.......................................................................................x

Document Organization ........................................................................................x

Referenced Documents........................................................................................xi

Document Conventions.......................................................................................xii

Convention for Storage Capacity Values............................................................... xii

Getting Help ..................................................................................................... xiii

Comments........................................................................................................ xiii

Product Overview................................................................................. 1-1

Universal Storage Platform V Family ...................................................................1-2

New and Improved Capabilities..........................................................................1-3

Specifications at a Glance ..................................................................................1-4

Specifications for the Universal Storage Platform V........................................1-4

Specifications for the Universal Storage Platform VM .....................................1-6

Software Products.............................................................................................1-8

Architecture and Components................................................................ 2-1

Hardware Architecture.......................................................................................2-2

Multiple Data and Control Paths...................................................................2-3

Storage Clusters.........................................................................................2-4

Hardware Components......................................................................................2-5

Shared Memory..........................................................................................2-6

Cache Memory ...........................................................................................2-6

Front-End Directors and Host Channels ........................................................2-7

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Back-End Directors and Array Domains........................................................ 2-9

Hard Disk Drives...................................................................................... 2-11

Service Processor..................................................................................... 2-11

Power Supplies........................................................................................ 2-12

Batteries ................................................................................................. 2-12

Control Panel and Emergency Power-Off Switch................................................ 2-13

Control Panel........................................................................................... 2-13

Emergency Power-Off Switch.................................................................... 2-15

Intermix Configurations................................................................................... 2-16

RAID-Level Intermix................................................................................. 2-16

Hard Disk Drive Intermix.......................................................................... 2-17

Device Emulation Intermix........................................................................ 2-17

Functional and Operational Characteristics ............................................. 3-1

RAID Implementation....................................................................................... 3-2

Array Groups and RAID Levels....................................................................3-2

Sequential Data Striping............................................................................. 3-4

LDEV Striping Across Array Groups.............................................................. 3-5

CU Images, LVIs, and LUs.................................................................................3-7

CU Images................................................................................................3-7

Logical Volume Images...............................................................................3-7

Logical Units.............................................................................................. 3-8

Storage Navigator.............................................................................................3-9

System Option Modes, Host Modes, and Host Mode Options.............................. 3-10

System Option Modes............................................................................... 3-10

Host Modes and Host Mode Options.......................................................... 3-21

Mainframe Operations..................................................................................... 3-22

Mainframe Compatibility and Functionality ................................................. 3-22

Mainframe Operating System Support........................................................ 3-22

Mainframe Configuration .......................................................................... 3-23

Open-Systems Operations............................................................................... 3-24

Open-Systems Compatibility and Functionality............................................ 3-24

Open-Systems Host Platform Support........................................................ 3-25

Open-Systems Configuration..................................................................... 3-26

Battery Backup Operations.............................................................................. 3-27

Troubleshooting................................................................................... 4-1

General Troubleshooting................................................................................... 4-2

Service Information Messages ........................................................................... 4-3

Calling the Hitachi Data Systems Support Center................................................. 4-4

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Units and Unit Conversions....................................................................A-1

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Index

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Preface vii

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Preface

This document describes the physical, functional, and operational

characteristics of the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V (USP V) and Hitachi

Universal Storage Platform VM (USP VM) storage systems and provides

general instructions for operating the USP V and USP VM.

Please read this document carefully to understand how to use this product,

and maintain a copy for reference purposes.

This preface includes the following information:

 Safety and Environmental Notices

 Intended Audience

 Product Version

 Document Revision Level

 Source Document(s) for this Revision

 Changes in this Revision

 Document Organization

 Referenced Documents

 Document Conventions

 Convention for Storage Capacity Values

 Getting Help

 Comments

Notice: The use of the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V and VM storage

systems and all other Hitachi Data Systems products is governed by the terms

of your agreement(s) with Hitachi Data Systems.

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Safety and Environmental Notices

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class

A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are

designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when

the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment

generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a

residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user

will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

“EINE LEICHT ZUGÄNGLICHE TRENN-VORRICHTUNG, MIT EINER KONTAKT-

ÖFFNUNGSWEITE VON MINDESTENS 3mm IST IN DER UNMITTELBAREN NÄHE

DER VERBRAUCHERANLAGE ANZUORDNEN (4-POLIGE ABSCHALTUNG).”

Maschinenlärminformationsverordnung 3. GSGV, 18.01.1991: Der

höchste Schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 db(A) oder weniger gemäß ISO 7779.

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

LASER KLASSE 1

WARNING: This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product

may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take

adequate measures.

WARNUNG: Dies ist ein Produkt der Klasse A. In nichtgewerblichen

Umgebungen können von dem Gerät Funkstörungen ausgehen, zu deren

Beseitigung vom Benutzer geeignete Maßnahmen zu ergreifen sind.

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Intended Audience

This document is intended for system administrators, Hitachi Data Systems

representatives, and authorized service providers who are involved in

installing, configuring, and operating the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V

and/or Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM storage systems.

This document assumes the following:

• The user has a background in data processing and understands RAID

storage systems and their basic functions.

• The user is familiar with the host systems supported by the Hitachi

Universal Storage Platform V/VM.

• The user is familiar with the equipment used to connect RAID storage

systems to the supported host systems.

Product Version

This document revision applies to USP V/VM microcode 60-02-4x and higher.

Document Revision Level

Revision Date Description

MK-96RD635-P February 2007 Preliminary Release

MK-96RD635-00 May 2007 Initial Release, supersedes and replaces MK-96RD635-P

MK-96RD635-01 June 2007 Revision 1, supersedes and replaces MK-96RD635-00

MK-96RD635-02 September 2007 Revision 2, supersedes and replaces MK-96RD635-01

MK-96RD635-03 November 2007 Revision 3, supersedes and replaces MK-96RD635-02

MK-96RD635-04 April 2008 Revision 4, supersedes and replaces MK-96RD635-03

Source Document(s) for this Revision

• Exhibit M1, DKC610I Disk Subsystem, Hardware Specifications, revision 13

• Exhibit M1, DKC615I Disk Subsystem, Hardware Specifications, revision 5

• Public Mode for RAID600, R600_Public_Mode_2008_0314.xls

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Changes in this Revision

• Added the 400-GB disk drive (Specifications at a Glance, Hard Disk Drives).

• Updated the maximum usable capacity values (Specifications at a Glance).

• Added a table of specifications for the disk drives (new Table 2-3).

• Updated the list of public system option modes (Table 3-1).

– Added the following new modes: 545, 685, 689, 690, 697, 701, 704.

– Modified the description of mode 467 as follows:

• Changed the default from OFF to ON.

• Added Universal Volume Manager to the list of affected functions.

• Added a caution about setting mode 467 ON when using external

volumes as secondary copy volumes.

• Added a note about copy processing time and the prioritization of

host I/O performance.

– Removed mode 198.

Document Organization

The following table provides an overview of the contents and organization of

this document. Click the chapter title

in the left column to go to that chapter.

The first page of each chapter provides links to the sections in that chapter.

Chapter Description

Product Overview

Provides an overview of the Universal Storage Platform V/VM, including

features, benefits, general function, and connectivity descriptions.

Architecture and Components

Describes the Universal Storage Platform V/VM architecture and

components.

Functional and Operational

Characteristics

Discusses the functional and operational capabilities of the Universal

Storage Platform V/VM.

Troubleshooting

Provides troubleshooting guidelines and customer support contact

information for the Universal Storage Platform V/VM.

Units and Unit Conversions

Provides conversions for standard (U.S.) and metric units of meas ure

associated with the Universal Storage Platform V/VM.

Acronyms and Abbreviations Defines the acronyms and abbreviations used in this document.

Index Lists the topics in this document in alphabetical order.

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Referenced Documents

Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM documentation:

• Table 1-3 lists the user documents for Storage Navigator-based software.

• Table 1-4 lists the user documents for host- and server-based software.

• Table 3-5 lists the configuration guides for host attachment.

• Other referenced USP V/VM documents:

– USP V Installation Planning Guide, MK-97RD6668

– USP VM Installation Planning Guide, MK-97RD6679

IBM

documentation:

• Planning for IBM Remote Copy, SG24-2595

• DFSMSdfp Storage Administrator Reference, SC28-4920

• DFSMS MVS V1 Remote Copy Guide and Reference, SC35-0169

• OS/390 Advanced Copy Services, SC35-0395

• Storage Subsystem Library, 3990 Transaction Processing Facility Support

RPQs, GA32-0134

• 3990 Operations and Recovery Guide, GA32-0253

• Storage Subsystem Library, 3990 Storage Control Reference for Model 6,

GA32-0274

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Document Conventions

The terms “Universal Storage Platform V” and “Universal Storage Platform VM”

refer to all models of the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V and VM storage

systems, unless otherwise noted.

This document uses the following icons to draw attention to information:

Icon Meaning Description

Note Calls attention to important and/or additional information.

Tip

Provides helpful information, guidelines, or suggestions for performing

tasks more effectively.

Caution

Warns the user of adverse conditions and/or consequences (e.g.,

disruptive operations).

WARNING

Warns the user of severe conditions and/or consequences (e.g.,

destructive operations).

DANGER

Dangers provide information about how to avoid physical injury to

yourself and others.

ELECTRIC SHOCK

HAZARD!

Warns the user of electric shock hazard. Failure to take appropriate

precautions (e.g., do not touch) could result in serious injury.

ESD Sensitive

Warns the user that the hardware is sensiti ve to electrostatic discharge

(ESD). Failure to take appropriate precautions (e.g., grounded wrist

strap) could result in damage to the hardware.

Convention for Storage Capacity Values

Physical storage capacity values (e.g., disk drive capacity) are calculated

based on the following values:

1 KB = 1,000 bytes

1 MB = 1,000

bytes

1 GB = 1,000

bytes

1 TB = 1,000

bytes

1 PB = 1,000

bytes

Logical storage capacity values (e.g., logical device capacity) are calculated

based on the following values:

1 KB = 1,024 bytes

1 MB = 1,024

bytes

1 GB = 1,024

bytes

1 TB = 1,024

bytes

1 PB = 1,024

bytes

1 block = 512 bytes

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Getting Help

If you need to call the Hitachi Data Systems Support Center, make sure to

provide as much information about the problem as possible, including:

• The circumstances surrounding the error or failure.

• The exact content of any message(s) displayed on the host system(s).

• The exact content of any message(s) displayed by Storage Navigator.

• The service information messages (SIMs), including reference codes and

severity levels, displayed by Storage Navigator and/or logged at the host.

The Hitachi Data Systems customer support staff is available 24 hours/day,

seven days a week. If you need technical support, please call:

• United States: (800) 446-0744

• Outside the United States: (858) 547-4526

Comments

Please send us your comments on this document. Make sure to include the

document title, number, and revision. Please refer to specific section(s) and

paragraph(s) whenever possible.

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Thank you! (All comments become the property of Hitachi Data Systems

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Product Overview 1-1

Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM User and Reference Guide

Product Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the Universal Storage Platform V and VM

storage systems.

 Universal Storage Platform V Family

 New and Improved Capabilities

 Specifications at a Glance

 Software Products

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Universal Storage Platform V Family

The Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™ V family, the industry’s highest

performing and most scalable storage solution, represents the first

implementation of a large-scale, enterprise-class virtualization layer combined

with thin provisioning software, delivering virtualization of internal and

external storage into one pool. Users realize the consolidation benefits of

external storage virtualization with the efficiencies, power, and cooling

advantages of thin provisioning in one integrated solution.

The Universal Storage Platform V family, which includes the USP V floor

models and the rack-mounted USP VM, offer a wide range of storage and data

services, including thin provisioning with Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning™

software, application-centric storage management and logical partitioning, and

simplified and unified data replication across heterogeneous storage systems.

The Universal Storage Platform V family enables users to deploy applications

within a new framework, leverage and add value to current investments, and

more closely align IT with business objectives.

The Universal Storage Platform V family is an integral part of the Services

Oriented Storage Solutions architecture from Hitachi Data Systems. These

storage systems provide the foundation for matching application requirements

to different classes of storage and deliver critical services such as:

• Business continuity services

• Content management services (search, indexing)

• Non-disruptive data migration

• Volume management across heterogeneous storage arrays

• Thin provisioning

• Security services (immutability, logging, auditing, data shredding)

• Data de-duplication

• I/O load balancing

• Data classification

• File management services

For further information on storage solutions and the Universal Storage

Platform V and VM storage systems, please contact your Hitachi Data Systems

account team.

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New and Improved Capabilities

The Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V and VM storage systems offer the

following new and improved capabilities as compared with the TagmaStore

Universal Storage Platform and Network Storage Controller:

• NEW! Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning™

Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning is a new and advanced thin-provisioning

software product that provides “virtual storage capacity” to simplify

administration and addition of storage, eliminate application service

interruptions, and reduce costs.

• Cache capacity

The USP V supports up to 256 GB (128 GB for TagmaStore USP).

• Shared memory capacity

The USP V supports up to 32 GB (12 GB for TagmaStore USP).

The USP VM supports up to 16 GB (6 GB for TagmaStore NSC).

• Total storage capacity (internal and external storage)

The USP V supports up to 247 PB (32 PB for TagmaStore USP).

The USP VM supports up to 96 PB (16 PB for TagmaStore NSC).

• Aggregate bandwidth

The USP V provides an aggregate bandwidth of up to 106 GB/sec

(81 GB/sec for TagmaStore USP).

• Fibre-channel ports

The USP V supports up to 224 FC ports (192 for TagmaStore USP).

• FICON

ports

The USP V supports up to 112 FICON ports (96 for TagmaStore USP).

The USP VM supports up to 24 FICON ports (16 for TagmaStore NSC).

• ESCON

ports

The USP V supports up to 112 ESCON ports (96 for TagmaStore USP).

• Open-system logical devices

The USP VM supports up to 65,536 LDEVs (16,384 for TagmaStore NSC).

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Specifications at a Glance

Specifications for the Universal Storage Platform V

Table 1-1 provides a brief overview of the USP V specifications.

Table 1-1 Specifications – Universal Storage Platform V

Controller

Basic platform packaging unit: Integrated control/array frame and 1 to 4 optional array frames

Universal Star Network Crossbar Switch

Number of switches 8

Aggregate bandwidth 106 GB/sec

Aggregate IOPS 4.5 million

Cache Memory

Boards 32

Board capacity 4 GB or 8 GB

Maximum 256 GB

Shared Memory

Boards 8

Board capacity 4 GB

Maximum 32 GB

Front-End Directors (Connectivity)

Boards 14

Fibre-channel host ports per board 8 or 16

Maximum fibre-channel host ports 224

Virtual host ports 1,024 per physical port

Maximum FICON host ports 112

Maximum ESCON host ports 112

Logical Devices (LDEVs)—Maximum Supported

Open systems 65,536

Mainframe 65,536

Hard Disk Drives

Type (fibre channel) 73 GB, 146 GB, 300 GB, 400 GB, 750 GB

Number of drives (minimum–maximum) 4–1152

Spare drives per system (minimum–maximum) 1–16

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Internal Raw Capacity

Minimum (73-GB disks) 82 TB

Maximum (750-GB disks) 850.8 TB

Maximum Usable Capacity—RAID-5

Open systems (750-GB disks) 739.3 TB

Mainframe (400-GB disks) 374.3 TB

Maximum Usable Capacity—RAID-6

Open systems (750-GB disks) 633.7 TB

Mainframe (400-GB disks) 318.5 TB

Maximum Usable Capacity—RAID-1+

Open systems (750-GB disks) 423.9 TB

Mainframe (400-GB disks) 207.7 TB

External Storage Support

Maximum internal and external capacity 247 PB

Virtual Storage Machines 32

Standard Back-End Directors 1-8

Operating System Support

Mainframe: IBM OS/390

, MVS/ESA™, MVS/XA™, VM/ESA

, VSE/ESA™, z/OS, z/OS.e, z/VM

zVSE™; Fujitsu MSP; Red Hat Linux for IBM S/390

and zSeries

Open Systems: Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX

, Microsoft

Windows, Novell NetWare, Red Hat

and SuSE Linux, VMWare ESX, HP Tru64, SGI IRIX, HP OpenVMS

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Specifications for the Universal Storage Platform VM

Table 1-2 provides a brief overview of the USP VM specifications.

Table 1-2 Specifications – Universal Storage Platform VM

Controller

Single-rack configuration: controller and up to two disk chassis

Optional second rack: up to two disk chassis

Universal Star Network Crossbar Switch

Number of switches 2

Aggregate bandwidth 13.3 GB/sec

Aggregate IOPS 1.2 million

Cache Memory

Boards 8

Board capacity 4 or 8 GB

Maximum 64 GB

Shared Memory

Boards 4

Board capacity 4 GB

Maximum 16 GB

Front-End Directors (Connectivity)

Boards 3

Fibre-channel host ports per feature 8 or 1 6

Fibre-channel port performance 4 Gb/sec

Maximum number of fibre-channel host ports 48

Virtual host ports 1,024 per physical port

Maximum FICON host ports 24

Maximum ESCON host ports 24

Logical Devices (LDEVs)—Maximum Supported

Open systems 65,536

Mainframe 65,536

Hard Disk Drives

Capacity and (fibre channel) 73 GB, 146 GB, 300 GB, 400 GB, 750 GB

Number (minimum–maximum) 0–240

Spare drives per system (minimum–maximum) 1–16

Internal Raw Capacity

Minimum (73-GB disks) 0 GB (146 GB)

Maximum (750-GB disks) 177 TB

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Controller

Maximum Usable Capacity—RAID-5

Open systems (750-GB disks) 144.7 TB

Mainframe (400-GB disks) 73.3 TB

Maximum Usable Capacity—RAID-6

Open systems (750-GB disks) 124 TB

Mainframe (400-GB disks) 62.4 TB

Maximum Usable Capacity—RAID-1+

Open systems (750-GB disks) 87.1 TB

Mainframe (400-GB disks) 42.7 TB

External Storage Support

Maximum internal and external capacity 96 PB

Virtual Storage Machines 8

Standard Back-End Director 1

Operating System Support

Mainframe: IBM OS/390

, MVS/ESA™, MVS/XA™, VM/ESA

, VSE/ESA™, z/OS, z/OS.e, z/VM

zVSE™; Fujitsu MSP; Red Hat Linux for IBM S/390

and zSeries

Open Systems: Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX

, Microsoft

Windows, Novell NetWare, Red Hat

and SuSE Linux, VMWare ESX, HP Tru64, HP OpenVMS

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Software Products

The Universal Storage Platform V and VM provide many advanced features and

functions that increase data accessibility and deliver enterprise-wide coverage

of online data copy/relocation, data access/protection, and storage resource

management. Hitachi Data Systems’ software products and solutions provide a

full set of industry-leading copy, availability, resource management, and

exchange software to support business continuity, database backup and

restore, application testing, and data mining.

Table 1-3 lists and describes the Storage Navigator-based software for the

Universal Storage Platform V and VM.

Table 1-4 lists and describes the

host/server-based software for the Universal Storage Platform V and VM.

NEW – Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning

Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning is a new and advanced thin-provisioning software

product for the Universal Storage Platform V/VM that provides “virtual storage

capacity” to simplify administration and addition of storage, eliminate

application service interruptions, and reduce costs.

Dynamic Provisioning allows storage to be allocated to an application without

being physically mapped until it is used. This “just-in-time” provisioning de-

couples the provisioning of storage to an application from the physical addition

of storage capacity to the storage system to achieve overall higher rates of

storage utilization. Dynamic Provisioning also transparently spreads many

individual I/O workloads across multiple physical disks. This I/O workload

balancing feature directly reduces performance and capacity management

expenses by eliminating I/O bottlenecks across multiple applications.

For further information on Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, please contact your

Hitachi Data Systems account team, or visit Hitachi Data Systems online at

www.hds.com.

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Table 1-3 Storage Navigator-Based Software

Name Description Documents

Hitachi Storage Navigator

Messages

Obtains system configuration and status information and sends user-

requested commands to the storage systems. Serves as the

integrated user interface for all Resource Manager components.

MK-96RD621

MK-96RD613

NEW: Hitachi Dynamic

Provisioning

Provides “virtual storage capacity” to simpli fy administration and

addition of storage, eliminate application service interruptions, and

reduce costs. See

Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning.

MK-96RD641

Hitachi TrueCopy

Hitachi TrueCopy for

IBM z/OS

Enables the user to perform remote copy operations between storage

systems in different locations. TrueCopy provides synchronous and

asynchronous copy modes for open-system and mainframe data.

MK-96RD622

MK-96RD623

Hitachi ShadowImage

Hitachi ShadowImage for

IBM z/OS

Allows the user to create internal copies of volumes for purposes such

as application testing and offline backup. Can be used in conjunction

with TrueCopy to maintain multiple copies of data at primary and

secondary sites.

MK-96RD618

MK-96RD619

Hitachi Compatible Mirroring

for IBM FlashCopy

Provides compatibility with th e IBM FlashCopy mainframe host

software function, which performs server-based data replication for

mainframe data.

MK-96RD614

Hitachi Universal Replicator

for IBM z/OS

Provides a RAID storage-based hardware solution for disaster

recovery which enables fast and accurate system recovery,

particularly for large amounts of data which span multiple volumes.

Using UR, you can configure and manage highly reliable data

replication systems using journal volumes to reduce chances of

suspension of copy operations.

MK-96RD624

MK-96RD625

Hitachi Compatible

Replication for IBM XRC*

Provides compatibility with the IBM Extended Remote Copy (XRC)

mainframe host software function, which performs server-based

asynchronous remote copy operations for mainframe LVIs.

MK-96RD610

Hitachi Copy-on-Write

Snapshot

Provides ShadowImage functionality using less capacity of the storage

system and less time for processing than ShadowImage by using

“virtual” secondary volumes. COW Snapshot is useful for copying and

managing data in a short time with reduced cost. ShadowImage

provides higher data integrity.

MK-96RD607

Hitachi Universal Volume

Manager

Realizes the virtualization of the storage system. Users can connect

other storage systems to the USP V/VM and access the data on the

external storage system over virtual devices on the USP V/VM.

Functions such as TrueCopy and Cache Residency can be performed

on the external data.

MK-96RD626

Hitachi Virtual Partition

Manager

Provides storage logical partition and cache logical partition:

 Storage logical partition allows you to divide the availab le storage

among various users to reduce conflicts over usage.

 Cache logical partition allows you to divide the cache into multiple

virtual cache memories to reduce I/O contention.

MK-96RD629

Hitachi LUN Manager

Enables users to configure the fibre-channel ports and devices (LUs)

for operational environments (for example, arbitrated-loop and fabric

topologies, host failover support).

MK-96RD615

Hitachi SNMP Agent

Provides support for SNMP monitoring and management. Includes

Hitachi specific MIBs and enable s SNMP-based reporting on status and

alerts. SNMP agent on the SVP gathers usage and error information

and transfers the information to the SNMP manager on the host.

MK-96RD620

Audit Log

Provides detailed records of all operations performed using Storage

Navigator (and the SVP).

MK-96RD606

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Encrypted Communications

Allows users to employ SSL-encrypted communications with the

Hitachi Universal Storage Platfo r m V/VM.

MK-96RD631

Hitachi LUN Expansion

Allows open-system users to concatenate multiple LUs into single LUs

to enable open-system hosts to acc ess the data on the entire

Universal Storage Platform V/VM using fewer logical units.

MK-96RD616

Hitachi Virtual LVI/LUN

Enables users to convert single volumes (LVIs or LUs ) into multiple

smaller volumes to improve data access performance.

MK-96RD630

Hitachi Cache Residency

Manager

Allows users to “lock” and “unlock” data into cache in real time to

optimize access to your most frequently accessed data.

MK-96RD609

Hitachi Compatible PAV

Enables the mainframe host to issue multiple I/O requests in parallel

to single LDEVs in the USP V/VM. Compatible PAV provides

compatibility with the IBM Workload Manager (WLM) host software

function and supports both static and dynamic PAV functionality.

MK-96RD608

Hitachi LUN Security

Hitachi Volume Security

Allows users to restrict host access to data on the USP V/VM. Open-

system users can restrict host access to LUs based on the host’s world

wide name (WWN). Mainframe users can restrict host access to LVIs

based on node IDs and logical partition (LPAR) number s.

MK-96RD615

MK-96RD628

Hitachi Database Validator*

Prevents corrupted data environments by identifying and rejecting

corrupted data blocks before they are written onto the storage disk,

thus minimizing risk and potential costs in backup, restore, and

recovery operations.

MK-96RD611

Hitachi Data Retention Utility

Hitachi Volume Retention

Manager

Allows users to protect data from I/O operations performed by hosts.

Users can assign an access attribute to each logi cal volume to restrict

read and/or write operations, preventing unauthorized access to data.

MK-96RD612

MK-96RD627

Hitachi Performance Monitor Performs detailed monitoring of storage system and volume activity. MK-96RD617

Hitachi Volume Migration Performs automatic relocation of volumes to optimize performance. MK-96RD617

Hitachi Server Priority

Manager*

Allows open-system users to designate prioritized ports (for example,

for production servers) and non-prioritized ports (for example, for

development servers) and set thresholds and upper limits for the I/O

activity of these ports.

MK-96RD617

Volume Shredder Enables users to overwrite data on logical volumes with dummy data. MK-96RD630

* Please contact your Hitachi Data Systems account team for the latest

information on the availability of these features.

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Table 1-4 Host/Server-Based Software

Name Description Documents

Hitachi Command

Control Interface

Enables open-system users to perform data replication

and data protection operations by issuing commands

from the host to the Hitachi storage systems. The CCI

software supports scripting and provides failover and

mutual hot standby functionality in cooperation with

host failover products.

User and Reference Guide:

MK-90RD011

Hitachi Cross-OS

File Exchange

Hitachi Code

Converter

Enables users to transfer data between mainframe and

open-system platforms using the FICON and/or ESCON

channels, for high-speed data transfer without requiring

network communication links or tape.

User’s Guide: MK-96RD647

Code Converter: MK-94RD253

HiCommand Global

Link Availability

Manager

Provides simple, integrated, single-point, multipath

storage connection management and reporting.

Improves system reliability and reduces downtime by

automated path health checks, reporting alerts and

error information from hosts, and assisting with rapid

troubleshooting. Administrators can optimize application

performance by controlling path bandwidth (per host

LUN load balancing), and keep applications online while

performing tasks that require taking a path down by

easily switching to and from alternate paths

User’s Guide: MK-95HC106

Installation & Admin: MK-95HC107

Messages: MK-95HC108

Hitachi Dynamic

Link Manager

Provides automatic load balancing, path failover, and

recovery capabilities in the event of a path failure.

Concepts & Planning: MK-96HC144

For AIX: MK-92DLM111

For HP-UX: MK-92DLM112

For Linux: MK-92DLM113

For Solaris: MK-92DLM114

For Windows: MK-92DLM129

HiCommand

Device Manager

Enables users to manage the Hitachi storage systems

and perform functions (e.g., LUN Manager,

ShadowImage) from virtually any location via the

Device Manager Web Client, command line interface

(CLI), and/or third-party application.

Web Client: MK-91HC001

Server Inst & Config: MK-91HC002

CLI: MK-91HC007

Messages: MK-92HC016

Agent: MK-92HC019

HiCommand

Provisioning

Manager

Designed to handle a variety of storage systems to

simplify storage management operations and reduce

costs. Works together with HiCommand Device Manager

to provide the functionality to integrate, manipulate,

and manage storage using provisioning plans.

User’s Guide: MK-93HC035

Server: MK-93HC038

Messages: MK-95HC117

Hitachi Business

Continuity Manager

Enables mainframe users to make Po int-in-Time (PiT)

copies of production data, without quiescing the

application or causing any disruption to end-user

operations, for such uses as application testing,

business intelligence, and disaster recovery for business

continuance.

Installation: MK-95HC104

Reference Guide: MK-95HC105

User’s Guide: MK-94RD247

Messages: MK-94RD262

HiCommand

Replication Monitor

Supports management of storage replication (copy pair)

operations, enabling users to view (report) the

configuration, change the status, and troubleshoot copy

pair issues. Replication Monitor is particularly effective

in environments that include multiple storage systems

or multiple physical locations, and in environments in

which various types of volume replication functionality

(such as both ShadowImage and TrueCopy) are used.

Install & Config: MK-96HC131

Messages: MK-96HC132

User’s Guide: MK-94HC093

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HiCommand

Tuning Manager

Provides intelligent and proactive performance and

capacity monitoring as well as reporting and forecasting

capabilities of storage resources.

Server Installation: MK-95HC10 9

Getting Started: MK-96HC120

Server Administration: MK-92HC021

User’s Guide: MK-92HC022

CLI: MK-96HC119

Performance Reporter: MK-93HC033

Agent Admin Guide: MK-92HC013

Agent Installation: MK-96HC110

Hardware Agent: MK-96HC111

OS Agent: MK-96HC112

Database Agent: MK-96HC113

Messages: MK-96HC114

HiCommand

Protection Manager

Systematically controls storage systems,

backup/recovery products, databases, and other system

components to provide efficient and reliable data

protection using simple operations without complex

procedures or expertise.

User’s Guide: MK-94HC070

Console: MK-94HC071

Command Reference: MK-94HC072

Messages: MK-94HC073

HiCommand Tiered

Storage Manager

Enables users to relocate data non-disruptively from one

volume to another for purposes of Data Lifecycle

Management (DLM). Helps improve the efficiency of the

entire data storage system by enabling quick and easy

data migration according to the user’s environment and

requirements.

Server: MK-94HC089

User’s Guide: MK-94HC090

CLI: MK-94HC091

Messages: MK-94HC092

Hitachi Copy

Manager for TPF

Enables TPF users to control DASD copy functions on

Hitachi RAID storage systems from TPF through an

interface that is simple to install and use.

Administrator’s Guide: MK-92RD129

Messages: MK-92RD130

Operations Guide: MK-92RD131

Hitachi Cache

Manager

Enables users to perform Cache Residency Manager

operations from the mainframe host system. Cache

Residency Manager allows you to place specific data in

cache memory to enable virtually immediate access to

this data.

User’s Guide: MK-96RD646

Hitachi Dataset

Replication for

z/OS

Operates together with the ShadowImage feature.

Rewrites the OS management information (VTOC,

VVDS, and VTOCIX) and dataset name and creates a

user catalog for a ShadowImage target volume after a

split operation. Provides the prepare, volume divide,

volume unify, and volume backup functions to enable

use of a ShadowImage target volume.

User’s Guide: MK-96RD648

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Architecture and Components

This chapter describes the architecture and components of the Hitachi

Universal Storage Platform V and VM storage systems:

 Hardware Architecture

 Hardware Components

 Control Panel and Emergency Power-Off Switch

 Intermix Configurations

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