Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G400 Operating and maintenance manual

Hardware Reference Guide
This guide describes the hardware features and specifications of the Hitachi Virtual
Storage Platform G400 and the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G600 storage systems.
MK-94HM8022-10
October 2017
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform
G400 and G600
83-04-4x or later

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Contents
Preface................................................................................................. 7
Intended audience................................................................................................... 8
Safety and environmental notices..............................................................................8
Product version........................................................................................................9
Release notes........................................................................................................ 10
Changes in this revision..........................................................................................10
Document conventions........................................................................................... 10
Conventions for storage capacity values...................................................................11
Accessing product documentation........................................................................... 12
Getting help...........................................................................................................12
Comments.............................................................................................................12
1 Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G400, G600 hardware overview............. 13
Block configuration.................................................................................................15
Unified configuration.............................................................................................. 15
VSP G400 model.................................................................................................... 15
VSP G600 model.................................................................................................... 17
Features................................................................................................................ 18
Scalability.............................................................................................................. 19
Examples of supported VSP G400 configurations.................................................19
Examples of supported VSP G600 configurations.................................................19
Maximum number of mounted drive trays...........................................................20
2 Virtual Storage Platform G400, G600 controller..................................... 23
CBLM controller......................................................................................................24
CBLM with front panel bezel.............................................................................. 24
CBLM front panel LEDs (without bezel)...............................................................25
CBLM rear panel............................................................................................... 26
CBLM power supply unit LEDs and connectors.................................................... 28
Host, Network, and Drive Tray Ports and LEDs..........................................................28
Front end module descriptions...........................................................................28
10-Gbps iSCSI board LEDs and connectors (optical).......................................29
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10-Gbps iSCSI board LEDs and connectors (copper)...................................... 29
8-Gbps, 16-Gbps, or 32-Gbps Fibre Channel (4-port) board LEDs and connectors
..................................................................................................................30
16-Gbps Fibre Channel (2-port) board LEDs and connectors...........................32
LAN blade LEDs and connectors.........................................................................33
Back end module LEDs and connectors.............................................................. 34
3 Storage system drive trays.................................................................. 37
Small form-factor (SFF) drive tray............................................................................38
SFF with front panel bezel................................................................................. 38
SFF front panel without bezel............................................................................ 38
SFF rear panel..................................................................................................39
Large form-factor (LFF) drive tray............................................................................40
LFF with front panel bezel................................................................................. 40
LFF front panel without bezel.............................................................................41
LFF rear panel.................................................................................................. 42
Flash module drive (FMD) tray................................................................................ 43
FMD with front panel bezel................................................................................43
FMD front panel without bezel........................................................................... 44
FMD rear panel.................................................................................................45
Dense intermix drive tray........................................................................................46
Dense intermix drive tray with front panel bezel..................................................46
Dense intermix drive tray display LEDs............................................................... 47
Dense intermix drive tray rear panel...................................................................48
SFF and LFF AC power supply unit LEDs and connectors........................................... 49
4 Host port expansion chassis..................................................................51
Host port expansion chassis front panel bezel LEDs.................................................. 52
PCIe switchboard................................................................................................... 52
Host port expansion chassis fan.............................................................................. 53
PCIe cable connector..............................................................................................53
Host port expansion chassis power supply............................................................... 55
5 NAS module........................................................................................ 57
NAS Module Ports and LEDs....................................................................................58
6 VSP service processor server................................................................ 59
Service processor description.................................................................................. 60
SVP front panel......................................................................................................60
SVP rear panel....................................................................................................... 61
Service processor hardware specifications................................................................ 62
7 Maintaining the storage system.............................................................63
Storing the storage system..................................................................................... 64
Powering off the storage system............................................................................. 64
Removing cables.................................................................................................... 64
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A Mechanical specifications for VSP G400, G600 ......................................67
VSP G400 and VSP G600 mechanical specifications...................................................68
B Electrical specifications for VSP G400, G600...........................................75
Electrical specifications........................................................................................... 76
C Environmental specifications for VSP G400, G600...................................77
Environmental specifications................................................................................... 78
D iSCSI standards and specifications........................................................ 83
iSCSI standards......................................................................................................84
iSCSI specifications................................................................................................ 84
E Replacement parts...............................................................................87
Battery unit........................................................................................................... 88
F Data and power cables.........................................................................89
Fibre Channel cables.............................................................................................. 90
iSCSI cables...........................................................................................................93
Managing data cables.............................................................................................95
AC power cables.................................................................................................... 97
Power cable assemblies.....................................................................................97
AC connections.................................................................................................99
Power cable usage guidelines.......................................................................... 100
Three-phase power considerations for racks......................................................100
Cable management......................................................................................... 101
Cable retention............................................................................................... 101
G Port address mapping.........................................................................103
Port address mapping...........................................................................................104
H Third-party racks................................................................................105
Third-party rack support for VSP Gx00 models........................................................106
Hitachi Universal V2 Rack rail kits.......................................................................... 106
Hitachi Universal V2 Rack accessories.................................................................... 106
Third-party rack support for DB60 dense intermix drive trays...................................107
I Hitachi Universal V2 Rack power distribution units................................109
Americas single-phase PDU 1P30A-8C13-3C19UL.P................................................. 110
Americas single-phase PDU 1P30A-15C13-3C19UL.P............................................... 110
Americas three-phase PDU 3P30A-8C13-3C19UL.P..................................................111
Americas three-phase PDU 3P30A-15C13-3C19UL.P................................................ 111
Americas three-phase PDU 3P30A-24C13-6C19UL.P................................................ 112
APAC and EMEA single-phase PDU 1P32A-9C13-3C19CE.P.......................................113
APAC and EMEA single-phase PDU 1P32A-18C13-3C19CE.P.....................................113
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APAC and EMEA three-phase PDU 3P16A-9C13-3C19CE.P........................................114
APAC and EMEA three-phase PDU 3P16A-15C13-3C19CE.P......................................114
APAC and EMEA three-phase PDU 3P32A-24C13-6C19CE.P......................................115
J Regulatory compliance....................................................................... 117
Index................................................................................................ 119
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Preface
This guide describes the hardware features and specifications of the VSP
Gx00 models.
□Intended audience
□Safety and environmental notices
□Product version
□Release notes
□Changes in this revision
□Document conventions
□Conventions for storage capacity values
□Accessing product documentation
□Getting help
□Comments
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Intended audience
This document is intended for customers inquiring about the features and
specifications of the VSP Gx00 models.
Readers of this document should be familiar with the following:
• Data processing and RAID storage systems and their basic functions.
• The operating system and web browser software on the system hosting
the storage management software.
Safety and environmental notices
Equipment warranty
The term of guarantee of normal operation of the storage system and free service is one year from
date of purchase.
If a failure occurs multiple times, the storage system might shut off to avoid a serious accident.
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recycled.
The mark posted on the Cache Backup Battery is a three-arrow mark that indicates a recyclable part.
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Product version
This document revision applies to the following product versions:
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• VSP G400, G600 firmware 83-04-4x or later
• Hitachi Storage Virtualization Operating System (SVOS) 7.2 or later
• Hitachi NAS firmware version 13.1 or later
Release notes
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knowledge.hds.com/Documents.
Changes in this revision
• Added new single- and three-phase power distribution units and
specifications
• Added third-party rack information
Document conventions
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Click OK.
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Italic • Indicates a document title or emphasized words in text.
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user or for output by the system. Example:
pairdisplay -g group
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brackets.)
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pairdisplay -g oradb
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Status-<report-name><file-version>.csv
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[ ] square brackets Indicates optional values. Example: [ a | b ] indicates that you can choose a,
b, or nothing.
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Convention Description
{ } braces Indicates required or expected values. Example: { a | b } indicates that you
must choose either a or b.
| vertical bar Indicates that you have a choice between two or more options or arguments.
Examples:
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example, disruptive operations, data loss, or a system crash).
WARNING Warns the user of a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.
Conventions for storage capacity values
Physical storage capacity values (for example, disk drive capacity) are
calculated based on the following values:
Physical capacity unit Value
1 kilobyte (KB) 1,000 (10 3) bytes
1 megabyte (MB) 1,000 KB or 1,0002 bytes
1 gigabyte (GB) 1,000 MB or 1,0003 bytes
1 terabyte (TB) 1,000 GB or 1,0004 bytes
1 petabyte (PB) 1,000 TB or 1,0005 bytes
1 exabyte (EB) 1,000 PB or 1,0006 bytes
Logical capacity values (for example, logical device capacity, cache memory
capacity) are calculated based on the following values:
Logical capacity unit Value
1 block 512 bytes
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Logical capacity unit Value
1 cylinder Mainframe: 870 KB
Open-systems:
• OPEN-V: 960 KB
• Others: 720 KB
1 KB 1,024 (210) bytes
1 MB 1,024 KB or 1,0242 bytes
1 GB 1,024 MB or 1,0243 bytes
1 TB 1,024 GB or 1,0244 bytes
1 PB 1,024 TB or 1,0245 bytes
1 EB 1,024 PB or 1,0246 bytes
Accessing product documentation
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Connect: https://knowledge.hds.com/Documents. Check this site for the
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1
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G400,
G600 hardware overview
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G400, G600 are modular, rack-mountable,
all-flash arrays that deliver high performance, high reliability, and flash-
accelerated scalability.
The storage system contain dual controllers, each controller contains its own
processor, dual in-line cache memory modules (DIMMs), cache flash memory
(CFM), battery, fans and iSCSI and Fibre Channel I/O modules. Each
controller also has an Ethernet connection for out-of-band management. If
the data path through one controller fails, all data drives remain available to
data hosts using a redundant data path through the other controller.
The storage system can be equipped with embedded network-attached
storage (NAS) modules. The NAS modules provide file access through CIFS
and NFS protocols and block access by using iSCSI protocols.
All storage system models allow defective drives to be replaced without the
interruption of data availability to hosts. A hot spare drive can be configured
to replace a failed drive automatically, securing the fault-tolerant integrity of
the logical drives. Self-contained, hardware-based RAID logical drives provide
maximum performance in compact external enclosures.
Essential hardware components are implemented with a redundant
configuration so that the storage system can remain operational if a
component fails. Adding and replacing components, along with firmware
upgrades, can be conducted while the storage system is active.
□Block configuration
□Unified configuration
□VSP G400 model
□VSP G600 model
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□Features
□Scalability
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Block configuration
A storage system configured for block-level storage provides the ability to
access and provision raw storage volumes using protocols such as Fibre
Channel and iSCSI.
A block configuration consists of the following:
• Two controllers
• One or more drive trays
• One 1U service processor server (SVP)
Unified configuration
A unified configuration includes embedded NAS modules that support file
system protocols such as CIFS and NFS and operate across a block-level
setup using iSCSI or FC connections.
• Two controllers
• Two NAS modules for file operations and storage
• One or more drive trays for block-level storage
• One 1U block service processor server (SVP)
VSP G400 model
The VSP G400 is a highly reliable storage system that offers high storage
capacity with full redundancy to better protect data and manage storage
operations.
The storage system consists of a 4U enclosure that includes two controllers,
two optional NAS modules to support file operations. Drives are supported
using drive trays connected to the controllers. The maximum number of
drives supported is 384 (480 with dense intermix drive tray).
The storage system supports 128 GB of high-speed cache memory. The
DIMMs are arranged as 64 GB per controller.
Storage system interfaces consist of:
• 10-Gbps iSCSI: 28 ports per system (or 32 ports per systems for systems
without drives or 12 ports per systems when NAS Modules are installed)
• 10-Gbps iSCSI (Copper): 28 ports per system (or 32 ports per systems for
systems without drives or 12 ports per systems when NAS Modules are
installed)
• 8-Gbps Fibre Channel: 56 ports per system (or 64 ports per systems for
systems without drives or 24 ports per systems when NAS Modules are
installed)
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• 16-Gbps Fibre Channel (2-port): 28 ports per system (or 32 ports per
systems for systems without drives or 12 ports per systems when NAS
Modules are installed)
• 16-Gbps Fibre Channel (4-port): 56 ports per system (or 64 ports per
systems for systems without drives or 24 ports per systems when NAS
Modules are installed)
• 32-Gbps Fibre Channel (4-port): 56 ports per system (or 64 ports per
systems for systems without drives or 24 ports per systems when NAS
Modules are installed)
Controller Controller chassis Controller model Height
CBLM DW800-CBL DW-F800-CTLM 4U (174.3 mm)
Controller Model number Description
NAS DW-F800-NAS Optional component for file
storage configuration. NAS
modules only provide file
support.
Drive tray Drive tray model
name
Supported drive
type
Number of drives
supported Height
SFF drive tray • DW-F800-DBS
(power supply,
contains
BNST)
• DW-F800-
DBSC
2.5-inch SFF 24 2U (86.2 mm)
LFF drive tray • DW-F800-DBL
(power supply,
contains
BNST)
• DW-F800-
DBLC
3.5-inch LFF 12 2U (86.2 mm)
FMD tray • DW-F800-DBF 5.25-inch FMD 12 2U (86.2 mm)
Dense intermix
drive tray
• DW-F800-
DB60 (power
supply,
contains
BNST)
• DW-F800-
DB60C
3.5-inch LFF 60 4U (174.3 mm)
Related references
•Examples of supported VSP G400 configurations on page 19
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VSP G600 model
The VSP G600 is a highly reliable storage system that offers high storage
capacity with full redundancy to better protect data and manage storage
operations.
The storage system consists of a 4U enclosure that includes two controllers,
two optional NAS modules to support file operations. Drives are supported
using drive trays connected to the controllers. The maximum number of
drives supported is 576 (720 with dense intermix drive tray).
The storage system supports 256 GB of high-speed cache memory. The
DIMMs are arranged as 128 GB per controller.
Storage system interfaces consist of:
• 10-Gbps iSCSI: 28 ports per system (or 32 ports per systems for systems
without drives or 12 ports per systems when NAS Modules are installed)
• 10-Gbps iSCSI (Copper): 28 ports per system (or 32 ports per systems for
systems without drives or 12 ports per systems when NAS Modules are
installed)
• 8-Gbps Fibre Channel: 56 ports per system (or 64 ports per systems for
systems without drives or 24 ports per systems when NAS Modules are
installed)
• 16-Gbps Fibre Channel (2-port): 28 ports per system (or 32 ports per
systems for systems without drives or 12 ports per systems when NAS
Modules are installed)
• 16-Gbps Fibre Channel (4-port): 56 ports per system (or 64 ports per
systems for systems without drives or 24 ports per systems when NAS
Modules are installed)
• 32-Gbps Fibre Channel (4-port): 56 ports per system (or 64 ports per
systems for systems without drives or 24 ports per systems when NAS
Modules are installed)
Controller Controller chassis Controller model Height
CBLM DW800-CBL DW-F800-CTLM 4U (174.3 mm)
Controller Model number Description
NAS DW-F800-NAS Optional component for file
storage configuration. NAS
modules only provide file
support.
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Drive tray Drive tray model
name
Supported drive
type
Number of drives
supported Height
SFF drive tray • DW-F800-DBS
(power supply,
contains
BNST)
• DW-F800-
DBSC
2.5-inch SFF 24 2U (86.2 mm)
LFF drive tray • DW-F800-DBL
(power supply,
contains
BNST)
• DW-F800-
DBLC
3.5-inch LFF 12 2U (86.2 mm)
FMD tray • DW-F800-DBF 5.25-inch FMD 12 2U (86.2 mm)
Dense intermix
drive tray
• DW-F800-
DB60 (power
supply,
contains
BNST)
• DW-F800-
DB60C
3.5-inch LFF 60 4U (174.3 mm)
Related references
•Examples of supported VSP G600 configurations on page 19
Features
The features described in the table are included with VSP G400 and VSP
G600.
Feature Value
Maximum cache memory supported VSP G400:128 GB
VSP G600: 256 GB
Maximum number of spare drives 32
Maximum number of RAID groups VSP G400: 240
VSP G600: 240
Maximum volume size 3 TB (4 TB when using the LDEVs of other
Storage Systems)
Maximum number of volumes per RAID group 2,048
Maximum number of DP pool volumes 4,096
Maximum number of DP pools 64
Maximum number of iSCSI hosts connected
through a network switch
255
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Feature Value
Maximum number of Fibre Channel devices
connected through a Fibre Channel switch
255
Scalability
All storage systems offer pay-as-you-grow scalability by allowing you to hot-
add drives as you need them.
Examples of supported VSP G400 configurations
The following table lists the maximum number of drive trays and drives
supported in a system configuration. A diskless configuration does not include
any drive trays.
Drive tray Maximum number of
drive trays supported Maximum number of drives supported
SFF drive tray 16 384 HDDs or SSDs
LFF drive tray 16 192 HDDs or SSDs
FMD tray 16 192 Hitachi Accelerated Flash (HAF) flash
module drives
Dense intermix drive tray 8 -
Note: If a drive is inserted into a slot of a dense intermix drive tray when the
installed number of drives exceeds 240 slots per path, the drive is blocked.
Related references
•VSP G400 model on page 15
Examples of supported VSP G600 configurations
The following table lists the maximum number of drive trays and drives
supported in a system configuration. A diskless configuration does not include
any drive trays.
Drive tray Maximum number of
drive trays supported Maximum number of drives supported
SFF drive tray 24 576 HDDs or SSDs
LFF drive tray 24 288 HDDs or SSDs
FMD drive tray 24 288 HAF flash module drives
Dense intermix drive tray 12 -
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Note: If a drive is inserted into a slot of a dense intermix drive tray when the
installed number of drives exceeds 240 slots per path, the drive is blocked.
Related references
•VSP G600 model on page 17
Maximum number of mounted drive trays
The following table lists the maximum number of mountable drive trays and
mountable drives for each drive type.
Note: If a drive is inserted into a slot of a dense intermix drive tray when the
installed number of drives exceeds 240 slots per path, the drive is blocked.
VSP G400 controller Drive trays Maximum number of
trays
Maximum number of
drives
CBLM SFF 16 384 HDDs or SSDs
LFF 16 192 HDDs or SSDs
FMD 16 192 FMDs (HAF)
4 48 FMDs
FMD 1 8 FMDs + 1 spare
(DC2)
Dense intermix drive
tray
8 480 HDDs or SSDs1
Note:
1The following SSD capacities (200 GB and 400 GB) are supported in a dense intermix drive tray.
VSP G600 controller Drive trays Maximum number of
trays
Maximum number of
drives
CBLM SFF 24 576 HDDs or SSDs
LFF 24 288 HDDs or SSDs
FMD 24 288 FMDs (HAF)
4 48 FMDs
FMD 2 16 FMDs + 1 spare
(DC2)
Dense intermix drive
tray
12 720 HDDs or SSDs1
Note:
1The following SSD capacities (200 GB and 400 GB) are supported in a dense intermix drive tray.
20 Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G400, G600 hardware overview
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G400, G600 Hardware Reference Guide