Citrix Compatibility

Adaptable Modular Storage (AMS) 1000 Series is verified to be compatible with:

The Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage models 1000, 500, and 200 deliver the best price/performance, availability and scalability.

Flexibility

• Upgradeable, data-in-place growth from Adaptable Modular Storage 200 to 500 to 1000 models
• Multi-protocol support for consolidating storage between two types of server interfaces:
• Adaptable Modular Storage 1000 models have dual protocol support for Fibre Channel and iSCSI host connections
• Adaptable Modular Storage 200 and 500 models have dual protocol support for Fibre Channel and iSCSI host connections
• Vertical scaling allows LUNs to span over multiple drive trays
• Scalable design to add capacity, connectivity and/or performance as needed

Availability

• No single point-of-failure, all dual-controller models fully redundant
• Major components hot-swappable
• Battery back-up for cache
• Non-disruptive microcode updates
• Host failover with HiCommand Dynamic Link Manager software
• Multipathing support for Windows (MPIO) and Solaris (MPxIO)
• Supports in-system volume backups and snapshots
• Remote site replication (AMS500 and AMS1000)
• Supports RAID-6 dual parity for highest reliability
• RAID-5, RAID-1 and RAID-1+0 and RAID 0 also supported

High Performance

• Cache partitioning to optimize application performance
• Allows up to 1024 virtual ports with Host Storage Domains and 4096 LUNs for concurrent support of large heterogeneous open systems environments
• 4Gbit/sec host Fibre Channel connections
• Four fibre channel loops per drive tray to ensure maximum bandwidth

Security

• Role based access to Adaptable Modular Storage management systems
• Audit logging keeps track of all system changes

BenefitsTiered Storage in a Single Rack

• Intermix Fibre Channel disk drives for high performance with SATA disk drives for lower cost bulk storage in the same system
• Non-disruptively migrate data within the system and without using host resources
• Move data between tiers of storage
• Move data to match drive types with performance requirements
• Move data between RAID groups to balance workloads

Eco-friendly solutions

• Power Savings option that spins down unused or infrequently used RAID groups
• Volume migration to 1000GB, 7200rpm SATA hard drives that provide the lowest energy consumption per GB

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