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AMS2100

Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 family

The 2000 family eliminates bottlenecks caused by workload imbalances so you can get on to more important tasks.

The Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage models AMS2100, AMS2300, and AMS2500 are ideal for the most demanding application requirements with ever changing workload requirements and delivers enterprise-class performance, capacity and functionality at a midrange price.

All of these models provide 99.999% data availability. They are also highly flexible with a choice of SAS or SATA II disk drives. With support for Fibre Channel SAN, iSCSI and NAS, storage requirements can be consolidated onto a single platform.

Adaptable Modular Storage 2100

A cost effective option with a rich set of features in a model that scales to 120 disk drives. Ideal for medium and large businesses, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100 is an easy-to-use, scalable, storage system for Microsoft® Exchange Server, VMware, databases and other business applications.

Benefits

Easy to set up and administer

  • Eliminates requirements to set preferred paths from hosts to storage
  • System self balances workloads across both controllers
  • “Single pane of glass” to integrate and manage multiple Hitachi systems
  • Simplified RAID group placement using SAS backplane architecture
  • Helpful documents and web portal

Unsurpassed Reliability and Data Availability

  • 99.999% data availability with no single point of failure
  • Nondisruptive microcode updates
  • Hot swappable major components
  • Dual-battery backup for cache
  • Flexible drive sparing with no copy back required after a RAID rebuild
  • In system and remote site data replication options
  • RAID-6 dual parity support for enhanced reliability when using large SATA and SAS drives

Cost-effective performance

  • Full-duplex, 3Gbps SAS drive interface that can simultaneously send and receive commands or data on the same link
  • 16 concurrent disk I/O paths provide up to 4800MB/s of total system bandwidth
  • Hitachi Dynamic Load Balancing Controller automatically balances loads to eliminate bottlenecks for outstanding performance

Tremendous scalability

  • Ability to add capacity, connectivity, and performance as needed
  • Concurrent support of large heterogeneous open systems environments with up to 512 virtual server ports and 2048 LUNs
  • Scale performance to 400,000 IOPS
  • Data-in-place upgrades from AMS2100 to the AMS2300 or the AMS2500
  • Mega LUNs, up to 60TB, enable set-it-and-forget-it provisioning

Highly Flexible Systems

  • Intermixed SAS and SATA drives can share the same tray to save cost
  • Dense Expansion Tray option holds up to 48 disks in a 4U (176mm) high tray
  • Multiprotocol support for both Fibre Channel and iSCSI host interfaces
  • Combine with Hitachi High performance NAS for simultaneous block and file access

Platform for solution delivery

  • Ideal for changing workloads in a server virtualization environment
  • Technical guides to setup applications and systems for best performance and highest scalability possible

PDF AMS2100 spec sheet
    AMS2300

    Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 family

    The 2000 family eliminates bottlenecks caused by workload imbalances so you can get on to more important tasks.

    The Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage models AMS2100, AMS2300, and AMS2500 are ideal for the most demanding application requirements with ever changing workload requirements and delivers enterprise-class performance, capacity and functionality at a midrange price.

    All of these models provide 99.999% data availability. They are also highly flexible with a choice of SAS or SATA II disk drives. With support for Fibre Channel SAN, iSCSI and NAS, storage requirements can be consolidated onto a single platform.

    Adaptable Modular Storage 2300

    The best combination of price and performance in a model that scales to 240 disk drives. Ideal for large businesses and enterprises, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300 is a highly reliable, flexible and scalable storage system for Microsoft® Exchange Server, VMware, databases and other business applications.

    Benefits

    Easy to set up and administer

    • Eliminates requirements to set preferred paths from hosts to storage
    • System self balances workloads across both controllers
    • “Single pane of glass” to integrate and manage multiple Hitachi systems
    • Simplified RAID group placement using SAS backplane architecture
    • Helpful documents and web portal

    Unsurpassed Reliability and Data Availability

    • 99.999% data availability with no single point of failure
    • Nondisruptive microcode updates
    • Hot swappable major components
    • Dual-battery backup for cache
    • Flexible drive sparing with no copy back required after a RAID rebuild
    • In system and remote site data replication options
    • RAID-6 dual parity support for enhanced reliability when using large SATA and SAS drives

    Cost-effective performance

    • Full-duplex, 3Gbps SAS drive interface that can simultaneously send and receive commands or data on the same link
    • 16 concurrent disk I/O paths provide up to 4800MB/s of total system bandwidth
    • Hitachi Dynamic Load Balancing Controller automatically balances loads to eliminate bottlenecks for outstanding performance

    Tremendous scalability

    • Ability to add capacity, connectivity, and performance as needed
    • Concurrent support of large heterogeneous open systems environments with up to 1024 virtual server ports and 4096 LUNs
    • Scale performance to 400,000 IOPS
    • Data-in-place upgrades from AMS2300 to the AMS2500
    • Mega LUNs, up to 60TB, enable set-it-and-forget-it provisioning

    Highly Flexible Systems

    • Intermixed SAS and SATA drives can share the same tray to save cost
    • Dense Expansion Tray option holds up to 48 disks in a 4U (176mm) high tray
    • Multiprotocol support for both Fibre Channel and iSCSI host interfaces
    • Combine with Hitachi High performance NAS for simultaneous block and file access

    Platform for solution delivery

    • Ideal for changing workloads in a server virtualization environment
    • Technical guides to setup applications and systems for best performance and highest scalability possible

    PDF AMS2300 spec sheet
      AMS2500

      Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 family

      The 2000 family eliminates bottlenecks caused by workload imbalances so you can get on to more important tasks.

      The Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage models AMS2100, AMS2300, and AMS2500 are ideal for the most demanding application requirements with ever changing workload requirements and delivers enterprise-class performance, capacity and functionality at a midrange price.

      All of these models provide 99.999% data availability. They are also highly flexible with a choice of SAS or SATA II disk drives. With support for Fibre Channel SAN, iSCSI and NAS, storage requirements can be consolidated onto a single platform.

      Adaptable Modular Storage 2500

      The best performance available in a model that scales to 480 disk drives. Ideal for large and enterprise businesses, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500 is a highly reliable, flexible and scalable storage system for Microsoft® Exchange Server, VMware, databases and other business applications. It also provides an optimal choice for tiered and standalone storage, consolidation, business continuity, data replication, backup and archiving.

      Benefits

      Easy to set up and administer

      • Eliminates requirements to set preferred paths from hosts to storage
      • System self balances workloads across both controllers
      • “Single pane of glass” to integrate and manage multiple Hitachi systems
      • Simplified RAID group placement using SAS backplane architecture
      • Helpful documents and web portal

      Unsurpassed Reliability and Data Availability

      • 99.999 percent data availability with no single point of failure
      • Nondisruptive microcode updates
      • Hot swappable major components
      • Dual-battery backup for cache
      • Flexible drive sparing with no copy back required after a RAID rebuild
      • In system and remote site data replication options
      • RAID-6 dual parity support for enhanced reliability when using large SATA and SAS drives

      Cost-effective performance

      • Full-duplex, 3Gbps SAS drive interface that can simultaneously send and receive commands or data on the same link
      • 32 concurrent disk I/O paths provide up to 9600MB/s of total system bandwidth
      • Hitachi Dynamic Load Balancing Controller automatically balances loads to eliminate bottlenecks for outstanding performance

      Tremendous scalability

      • Ability to add capacity, connectivity, and performance as needed
      • Concurrent support of large heterogeneous open systems environments with up to 2048 virtual server ports and 4096 LUNs
      • Scale performance to 900,000 IOPS
      • Mega LUNs, up to 60TB, enable set-it-and-forget-it provisioning

      Highly Flexible Systems

      • Intermixed SAS and SATA drives can share the same tray to save cost
      • Dense Expansion Tray option holds up to 48 disks in a 4U (176mm) high tray
      • Multiprotocol support for both Fibre Channel and iSCSI host interfaces
      • Combine with Hitachi High performance NAS for simultaneous block and file access

      Platform for solution delivery

      • Ideal for changing workloads in a server virtualization environment
      • Technical guides to setup applications and systems for best performance and highest scalability possible

      PDF AMS2500 spec sheet
        Universal Storage Platform VM

        The Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™ VM blends enterprise-class functionality with a smaller footprint to meet the business needs of entry level enterprises and fast growing mid-sized organizations, while supporting distributed or departmental applications in large enterprises.

        Now, smaller organizations can enjoy the same benefits as large enterprises in deploying and managing their storage infrastructure in a way never possible before. The Universal Storage Platform VM, powered by the Hitachi Universal Star Network™ crossbar switch architecture, delivers proven and innovative controller-based virtualization, logical partitioning and universal replication for open systems and mainframe environments in a rack mounted storage services platform.

        The industry’s highest reliability and availability storage solution is backed by a set of storage and data services that include thin provisioning with Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning software, application centric storage management and logical partitioning, as well as simplified, unified data replication across heterogeneous storage systems.

        An integral component of the Hitachi Services Oriented Storage Solutions architecture, the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM provides the foundation for matching application requirements to different classes of storage.

        Key features
        • Virtualisation of storage from Hitachi and other vendors into one pool
        • Thin provisioning through Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning for nondisruptive volume expansion
        • Security services, business continuity services and content management services
        • Load balancing to improve application performance
        • Nondisruptive dynamic data migration from Hitachi and other storage systems

        PDF Universal Storage Platform VM spec sheet
          HDS Backup-in-a-box

          With the Hitachi Backup in a Box, two core technologies have been bundled together to create a cost effective solution which helps to enable centralised storage with efficient data management and backup.

          Overview
          • Hitachi Simple Modular Storage 100
            Introducing Hitachi Simple Modular Storage SMS100, a simple and reliable solution for small and medium businesses (SMBs) that offers enterprise-class storage features and data protection solutions. The SMS100 is ideal for growing businesses looking for storage systems that are easy to install and manage, and easy to integrate with applications such as Microsoft® Windows® and others common to the Small Business segment.
          • Hitachi Data Protection Suite (HDPS) Powered by CommVault
            The Hitachi Data Protection Suite powered by CommVault provides high-performance data protection, data management, and universal availability of data on complex heterogeneous storage networks.

          With Data Protection Suite, customers can solve challenges like shrinking backup windows, rising tape costs, recovering critical data, and meeting regulatory compliance requirements.
          This unified approach results in an easy, automated, and low cost data management solution, at a fraction of the time, effort and money required by separate point products.

          PDF HDS backup-in-a-box spec sheet
            Hitachi Unified Storage 100 Family

            Deploy storage for all data types and easily grow to meet expanding requirements and service level objectives for critical business applications.

            • Comprehensive and integrated management for block, file and object data
            • High density storage which reduces footprint and energy costs
            • Automated data management with dynamic provisioning, dynamic load balancing and auto tiering
            • Scalability for capacity, performance, file systems and volumes

            PDF Hitachi Unified Storage 100 spec sheet