Hitachi VSP User and Reference Guide
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Introduction
Software features and functions
The Virtual Storage Platform storage system provides advanced software
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. The following tables describe the software that is available on
the Virtual Storage Platform.
Flash chassis pair max. capacity
1.6 GB Raw 147.2 140.8 147.2 140.8 140.8 128.0
Usable 73.6 70.4 110.4 123.2 105.6 112.0
3.2 GB Raw 254.4 281.6 254.4 281.6 281.6 256.0
Usable 147.2 140.8 220.8 246.4 211.2 224.0
Total P9500 max. capacity
1.6 GB Raw 294.4 281.6 294.4 281.6 281.6 256.0
Usable 147.2 140.8 220.8 246.4 211.2 224.0
3.2 GB Raw 588.8 563.2 588.8 563.2 563.2 512.0
Usable 294.4 281.6 441.6 492.8 422.4 448.0
Considering hot sparing requirements, number of flash modules
Single flash chassis max. capacity - add two hot spares
1.6 GB Count 44 40 44 40 40 32
3.2 GB 88 80 88 80 80 64
Flash chassis pair max. capacity - add four hot spares
1.6 GB Count 92 88 92 88 88 80
3.2 GB 184 176 184 176 176 160
Total VSP max. capacity - add eight hot spares
1.6 GB Count 184 176 184 176 176 160
3.2 GB 368 352 368 352 352 320
Considering hot sparing requirements
R1 R5 R6
2D+2P 4D+4P 3D+1P 7D+1P 6D+2P 14+2P