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| Note: FC = Fibre Channel | Hitachi Simple Modular Storage 100 | Hitachi Workgroup Modular Storage 100 | Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 200 | Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 500 | Hitachi AdaptableModular Storage 1000 |
| Raw Capacity | 11.8TB | 103.3TB SATA | 41.2TB FC
94.4TB SATA (Intermix) |
88.4TB FC
212.5TB SATA (Intermix) |
177TB FC
425TB SATA (Intermix) |
| HDD Technology Options | 146GB SAS (15K RPM)
300GB SAS (15K RPM) 400GB SAS (10K RPM) 500GB SATA II (7200 RPM) 750GB SATA II (7200 RPM) 1TB SATA (7200 RPM) |
500GB SATA (7200 RPM)
750GB SATA (7200 RPM) 1TB SATA (7200 RPM) |
73GB FC (15K RPM)
146GB FC (15K RPM) 300GB FC (10K & 15K RPM) 400GB FC (10K RPM) 500GB SATA (7200 RPM) 750GB SATA (7200 RPM) 1TB SATA (7200 RPM) |
73GB FC (15K RPM)
146GB FC (15K RPM) 300GB FC (10K & 15K RPM) 400GB FC (10K RPM) 500GB SATA (7200 RPM) 750GB SATA (7200 RPM) 1TB SATA (7200 RPM) |
73GB FC (15K RPM)
146GB FC (15K RPM) 300GB FC (10K & 15K RPM) 400GB FC (10K RPM ) 500GB SATA (7200 RPM) 750GB SATA (7200 RPM) 1TB SATA (7200 RPM) |
| HDD I/F | SAS 3GB/sec | 2GB/sec FC-AL | 2GB/sec FC-AL | 2GB/sec FC-AL | 2GB/sec FC-AL |
| Min - Max Number of HDD | 6, 8 or 12
(2 Repair Slots for Spares) |
5 - 105 SATA | 5 - 105 FC 0 - 90 SATA (5 FC HDDs are required for all configurations) |
5 - 225 FC 0 - 210 SATA (5 FC HDDs are required for all configurations) |
5 - 450 FC 0 - 420 SATA (5 FC HDDs are required for all configurations) |
| Model Upgrade Options | YES, via cable copy | NO | Adaptable Modular Storage 500 |
Adaptable Modular
Storage 1000 |
NO |
| Number of Controllers | 1 or 2 | 1 or 2 | 1 or 2 | 1 or 2 | 2 |
| Port Host Connections | 4 @ 1, 2 or 4GB/sec FC or 4 @ 1GB/sec iSCSI |
4 @ 1, 2 or 4GB/sec FC or 4 @ 1GB/sec iSCSI |
4 @ 1, 2 or 4GB/sec FC or 4 @ 1GB/sec iSCSI |
4 @ 1, 2 or 4GB/sec FC or
4 @ 1GB/sec iSCSI |
8 @ 1, 2 or 4GB/sec FC or 4 @ 1GB/sec iSCSI + 4 @ 1, 2 or 4GB/sec |
| Fibre Bandwidth to Host | 1600MB/sec | 1600MB/sec | 1600MB/sec | 1600MB/sec | 3200MB/sec |
| Bandwidth to Drives | 1200MB/sec SAS 3GB/sec links 2 links per controller |
400MB/sec Two 2GB/sec FC loop per controller, switched |
400MB/sec Two 2GB/sec FC loop per controller, switched |
800MB/sec Two 2GB/sec FC loops per controller |
1600MB/sec Four 2GB/sec FC loops per controller |
| Active Loops per Number of HDDs | 4 / 12 | 2 / 15 | 2 / 15 | 4 / 15 | 4 / 15 |
| Active/Active Controllers | YES, Symmetric | YES | 2 / 15 | YES | YES |
| LUNs | 1024 | 512 | 512 | 2048 | 4096 |
| RAID Configuration | RAID 6 | RAID 1+0, 1, 5, 6 | RAID 1+0, 1, 5, 6 | RAID 1+0, 1, 5, 6 | RAID 1+0, 1, 5, 6 |
| Cache Options | 1-2GB | 512MB-2GB | 1-4GB | 2-8GB | 4-16GB |
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| Note: FC = Fibre Channel | Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100 |
Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300 |
Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500 | Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™ VM |
Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™ V |
| Raw Capacity | 47TB SAS
118TB SATA |
94TB SAS
236TB SATA |
94TB SAS
236TB SATA |
94.5TB (400GB FC);
236.3TB (1TB SATA) |
453.7TB (400GB FC);
1134.5TB (1TB SATA) |
| HDD Technology Options | 146GB SAS (15K RPM)
300GB SAS (15K RPM) 400GB SAS (10K RPM) 500GB SATA (7200 RPM) 1TB SATA (7200 RPM) |
146GB SAS (15K RPM)
300GB SAS (15K RPM) 400GB SAS (10K RPM) 500GB SATA (7200 RPM) 1TB SATA (7200 RPM) |
146GB SAS (15K RPM)
300GB SAS (15K RPM) 400GB SAS (10K RPM) 500GB SATA (7200 RPM) 1TB SATA (7200 RPM) |
73GB (15K RPM)
146GB (15K RPM) 300GB (15K RPM) 400GB (10K RPM) 750GB SATA (7200 RPM) 1TB SATA (7200RPM) |
73GB (15K RPM)
146GB (15K RPM) 300GB (10K & 15K RPM) 400GB (10K) 750GB SATA II (7200 RPM) 1TB SATA II (7200 RPM) |
| HDD I/F | SAS 3GB/sec | SAS 3GB/sec | SAS 3GB/sec | 4GB/sec FC-AL | 4GB/sec FC-AL |
| Min - Max Numberof HDD | 4 - 120 mixed SAS or/and SATA | 4 - 240 mixed SAS or/and SATA | 4 - 480 mixed SAS or/and SATA | 0 - 240
(FC and/or SATA II) |
4 - 1152
(FC and/or SATA II) |
| Model Upgrade Options | Adaptable Modular Storage 2300 or 2500 |
Adaptable Modular Storage 2500 | NO | NO | NO |
| Number of Controllers | 2 | 2 | 2 | Universal Star Network
architecture with 32 processors |
Universal Star Network
architecture with 128 processors |
| Port Host Connections | 4 @ 1, 2 or 4GB/sec FC or
4 @ 1GB/sec iSCSI |
8 @ 1, 2 or 4GB/sec FC or
4 @ 1GB/sec iSCSI |
16 @ 1, 2 or 4GB/sec FC
8 @ 1, 2 or 4GB/sec FC + 4 @ 1GB/sec iSCSI 8 @ 1GB/sec iSCSI |
Max. of 48 FC @ 1, 2,
or 4GB/sec; Max. of 24 FICON® @ 4GB/sec; Max. of 24 ESCON® |
Max. of 224 FC @ 1, 2,
or 4GB/sec; Max. of 112 FICON® @ 4GB/sec; Max. of 112 ESCON® |
| Fibre Bandwidthto Host | 1600MB/sec | 3200MB/sec | 6400MB/sec | 19200MB/sec | 89600MB/sec |
| Bandwidth to Drives | 4800MB/sec
Eight 3GB/sec SAS WLs per controller |
4800MB/sec
Eight 3GB/sec SAS WLs per controller |
9600MB/sec
Sixteen 3GB/sec SAS WLs per controller |
3200MB/sec
single backend director provides eight 4GB/sec FC loops |
25600MB/sec,
max. of eight backend directors each providing eight 4GB/sec FC loops |
| Active Loops per Number of HDDs | 8 / 15 | 8 / 15 | 8 / 15 | 4 / 15 | 4 / 15 |
| Active/Active Controllers | YES, Symmetric | YES, Symmetric | YES, Symmetric | YES | YES |
| LUNs | 2048 | 4096 | 4096 | 65,536 | 65,536 |
| RAID Configuration | RAID 1+0, 1, 5, 6 | RAID 1+0, 1, 5, 6 | RAID 1+0, 1, 5, 6 | RAID 1+0, 1, 5, 6 | RAID 1+0, 1, 5, 6 |
| Cache Options | 4-8GB | 8-16GB | 16-32GB | Max. of 128GB | Max. of 512GB |