Hitachi Thunder 9500

V Series

TM

Modular Storage Systems

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Thunder 9500 V Series systems

have redefined the notion of modular
storage. While a predictable choice
for small- to mid-sized companies
and distributed environments, these
systems have also earned their place
within tiered storage architectures of
todays largest enterprises, including
those led by the revolutionary Hitachi
TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform
and Hitachi Lightning 9900 V Series
enterprise storage systems.

Thunder 9500 V Series

modular storage systems
not just for centralized and
distributed strategies, but
ideal for tiered storage
architectures, too
Reaching 64 terabytes in capacity, the
versatile Thunder 9500 V Series storage
systems offer you maximum flexibility with
high performance for demanding applications and native intelligence for simplified
management.Youll find that these systems
smoothly scale and upgrade in an affordable and easy-to-grow footprint, so you
can meet rapidly evolving application
requirements without difficulty.

Hitachi Thunder 9500 V Series

modular storage systems:
: : Thunder 9585V ultra high-end
modular storage

Hitachi Thunder 9500

V Series Modular
Storage Systems
As key components of Hitachi
Application Optimized Storage
solutions, Thunder 9500 V Series systems
provide industry-leading capacity,
performance, and connectivity in a small
footprint. With optional software, these
systems can grow with your business,
handily addressing applications such as
data replication, message archiving,
and regulatory compliance.

: : Thunder 9570V high-end

modular storage

: : Thunder 9530V entry-level

storage deck

: : Thunder 9520V workgroup

modular storage

The Hitachi Application Optimized

Storage approach leverages
solutions that incorporate Thunder
9500 V Series systems to closely
align IT with business objectives
The Application Optimized Storage
solutions enable enterprises to match
storage system attributes, such as
performance, availability, functionality,
capacity, and cost, plus application-centric
management, to their business application
requirements. For example, mid-sized
businesses might choose the Thunder
9585V ultra high-end system for a standalone I/Ointensive research application
while supporting archiving or critical fixed
content to the Serial ATA (SATA) Intermix
Option on a Thunder 9570V high-end
system. Smaller organizations can deploy
the new Thunder 9520V workgroup
modular storage system or the Thunder
9530V entry-level storage deck.

For core or edge

applications, centralized
or distributed deployment,
or tiered networks, the
Thunder 9500 V Series
storage systems help
protect your investment
for the long term
Core Applications, Centralized Management:
For mid-sized businesses, centralized storage running core applications is ideal to
support both simplified storage management and reduced maintenance costs. In
this case, the Thunder 9585V system proves
to be a clear asset, consolidating storage in
the mid-sized data center, while providing
high performance and high availability, and
supporting applications for compliance with
todays new security regulations, such as
HIPAA, Basel II, and Sarbanes-Oxley.

the initial investment expense of a centralized platform is not justified over the
long term.
Tiered architectures: Creating a tiered
storage architecture makes optimal use of
the technology by allowing todays budgetconscious enterprises to match the value
of their data to the cost of their storage.
At the same time, this strategy provides
storage managers with the freedom to
respond to the intensifying demands of
data lifecycle management and compliance.
Configurations include tiering storage
down from systems such as the Universal
Storage Platform or Lightning 9900 V Series
enterprise systems to lower-cost Thunder
9500 V Series models that meet budget
requirements.
The high-performance Thunder 9585V and
Thunder 9570V storage systems are ideal
for data-dependent industries, such as life

Cost-efficient support for business:

Application Optimized Storage
solutions are built for budgets
Companies can choose high-capacity
Thunder 9585V and Thunder 9570V
modular storage or the Thunder 9530V and
Thunder 9520V systems to address specific
tasks and reap the rewards of lower cost
and simplicity.Yet theres no sacrifice of
enterprise-level reliability, integrity, and
sophisticated management.The Thunder
9500 V Series systems often serve where

Managing and protecting your information assets while making the most of
your storage investments are the key
drivers for IT decision makers. Hitachi
Data Systems takes a holistic approach to
data lifecycle managmentall the way
from high-performance data storage and
access to data retention for regulatory
compliance to business continuity and
disaster recovery. It is viewed as a
continuum in which the value of data rises
and falls over time and in response to
internal (customer loyalty research) and
external events (legal obligations).

sciences, which require capacity and

performance for database management,
visualization, and analytical tools.They
are also excellent choices for health care
industries that rely on rapid, HIPAA-secure
access to patient records, billing, and
medical images.These systems can easily
support broadcast/rich media applications,
including audio/video editing. And they can
take on the responsibility of data lifecycle
management for archiving, or frequently
used collaborative business applications
such as Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes.

Hitachi Data Systems delivers across the

spectrum of data lifecycle management
with solutions that build on our industryleading storage platformsfrom the
Universal Storage Platform to the Lightning
9900 V Series enterprise and the Thunder
9500 V Series modular storage systems
and with the Hitachi Storage Area
Management (SAM) Suite of software
products, including HiCommand modules
powered by AppIQ.These platforms
can be deployed in a tiered architecture to
match the value of data to the cost of
storage.Your data from mission-critical,
high-transaction rate applications can be
deployed on the Universal Storage
Platform or Lightning 9900 V Series
systems, then moved to Thunder 9500 V
Series systems as the data ages and
needs to be retained to meet
regulatory requirements.

SATA advantage: To help manage, back up,

and secure the growing volume of missioncritical data, the Hitachi SATA Intermix
Option for the Thunder 9500 V Series
systems can be added to systems fitted with
Fibre Channel drives, creating the worlds
first tiered storage in a box.

Hitachi Data Systems offers two solutions

that leverage Hitachi Data Retention
Utility (formerly Open LDEV Guard)
and are powered by Open Text/IXOS
Software eCONServer: Message
Archive for E-mail and Message
Archive for Compliance.

Simplify your infrastructure with the Thunder 9585V

or Thunder 9570V storage systemseasy-to-manage
options for data-intensive industries that seek business
benefits along with IT advantages.
Edge or Distributed Applications:
Complementing the Universal Storage
Platform or Lightning 9900 V Series systems,
the Thunder 9500 V Series storage systems
easily support diverse large enterprises that
are dependent on business continuity and
immediate access to their data. Such data
may be distributed across the enterprise,
in life sciences for example, or separated by
geography as in retail sales, which often
includes multiple locations. These modular
systems are so ready to work that installation is often as simple as plug-and-play for
data warehousing, data archiving, and 24/7
online business transactions.

Data Lifecycle
Management: Matching
the Value of Your Data
to the Cost of Storage

extends your capital investment by consolidating storage resources and sharing

information across disparate platforms.

Small-footprint Thunder
9500 V Series modular
storage systems feature
industry-leading
capacity, performance,
and connectivity.

: : Form centralized host group pools

: : Replace several systems with one
reduce environmental expenses (floor
space, power, cooling) to simplify
and save

: : Reduce management taskslower

staff costs

: : Reduce software licensing and

maintenance costs

Consolidate, simplify,
reduce costs

Hitachi Thunder 9520V

workgroup modular
storage allows you to ease
into your first SAN or an
archive solution

With a Thunder 9585V or Thunder 9570V

storage system, you can consolidate existing
storage systems into one footprint. Not only
do you reduce the initial purchase costs for
your organization, but you also lower your
total cost of ownership over each systems
lifetime. By simplifying your information
infrastructure and management responsibilities, you continue to save on operating and
resource expenditures.

The Thunder 9520V workgroup modular

storage system offers best-of-class scalability and performance.This compact anchor
for Application Optimized Storage solutions
more than holds its own for multiple
Microsoft Windows server storage consolidation or any other deployment of a quick
and easy storage area network (SAN).The
Thunder 9520V system is also ideal for
archival storage in tiered environments.

Our growing Thunder family of storage systems

offers you the advantages of single-view storage
management, an unflinchingly high level of availability,
and the versatility to carry out tiered, centralized, or
distributed storage strategies. With a broad range of
configurations and support for more operating
systems than any other competitor in the midrange
marketplace, Thunder 9500 V Series systems help
you simplify your IT operationsand your life.
In many instances, you can replace your
existing server-internal or external JBOD
storage with a single Thunder 9585V or
Thunder 9570V storage system. Featuring
virtual ports and secure Host Storage
Domains, both systems allow host pooling
at the LUN level, optimizing connectivity
and reducing the network infrastructure,
while Host Storage Domains and Hitachi
Volume Security software (formerly
SANtinel) ensure authorized access.
Ultimately, this lowers your IT costs and

Are you looking for an easy-to-manage SAN

optimized for Microsoft Office, Oracle-based
collaborative applications, Web serving, and
other cannot go down applicationsfast?
Or, do you want to add Hitachi storage optimized for nearline data, tamperproof
archiving, or remote deployment? If so, then
this system is for youits unique in the
level of scalability and performance it delivers within its class.

Greater capacity (up to 13TB),

less fuss
: : You can scale higher and support
as many as 512 LUNs, granularity
essential for growing businesses
and enterprises that seek an archival
solution. And diskless boot is provided
for all servers attached to your SAN.

Fastest in category
: : At 4.2GB/sec of cached bandwidth,
you gain greater performance than
with systems that try to compete.

Unmatched data availability

and protection
: : You obtain the same enhanced Serial
ATA data protection available for the
high end of the Thunder 9500 V Series.
Plus, the Hi-Track 24/7 call home
service/remote maintenance tool
keeps potential issues from
becoming problems.

: : You gain seamless compatibility with

other tiers of Hitachi storage under
Hitachi SAM Suite software.

attributes allow each system to assume

key responsibilities in support of sustained
growth. Or, you can set up distributed
strategies for reliable information sharing.

The Thunder 9530V entry-level storage deck

consists of an expandable do it yourself
single Command Module, which can range
from 180GB to 2TB in capacity with up to
4GB memory.This versatility makes it a valuable addition for large enterprises with local
storage needs in branch and district offices,
for retail operations that seek to supply
seamless service to their customers
(electronic or brick-and-mortar), as well as
for small- and medium-sized businesses,
such as professional offices that require
business continuity on a small, but upgradeable scale.You determine capacity required
nowthen, expand as needed.
In this smaller, configurable advanced
modular option, you gain the same highspeed characteristics in each of todays
Thunder 9500 V Series storage systems,
including a hot-swappable component
design and innovative Hi-PER Architecture
(high-performance RAID architecture).These

highly expandable Thunder 9585V

ultra high-end modular storage
system and Thunder 9570V high-end
modular storage systems; upgrade
path for the Thunder 9530V entrylevel storage deck

: : Deploy for truly manageable

SAN strategies

: : Implement for disaster

: : Benefit from the ease-of-use and cost-

recovery assurance

savings of cross-system commonality

of features, functions, and software in
Hitachi Lightning and Hitachi Thunder
family storage

: : Use for broadly

distributed environments

: : Upgrade to the Thunder 9570V when

: : Easily support SAN and network

more capacity is needed

Deploy Hitachi Thunder

9500 V Series modular
storage systems to simplify
your storage infrastructure
for easy management
: : Streamline your storage infrastructure
with up to 1,204 virtual storage ports
and Host Storage Domains

: : Centralize storage management of

Smaller operations, special

applications? With the
Thunder 9530V entry-level
storage deckyou have the
freedom to choose.

: : Protect your investment with the

your Thunder 9500 V Series systems

with the Hitachi SAM Suite of
software, including HiCommand
modules powered by award-winning
AppIQ technology

attached storage (NAS) data access

with any one of the plug-and-play
Thunder 9500 V Series products

Choose the perfect fit

for your business from
four Thunder 9500 V
Series models that are
equipped to meet a
variety of operational
and application needs

Employ Thunder 9500 V Series systems to:

Simplify
: : Consolidate and centralize
management resources

: : Easy to install, configure,

and expand

: : Versatile solutions meet diverse

application and business needs

: : Fewer software licenses, lower

cost of ownership

Protect
: : Adaptive and scalable storage
for investment protection and
business agility

: : Resilient architecture,
advanced data protection
softwarekeeps businessimperative applications up
and running

Optimize
: : High performance,
highly scalable

: : Easier to manageincreases
staff and IT productivity

: : World-class service
and support

To Switches/Servers

Logic
Assist
Processor

DX2

DX2

Front-end
Data Ports

Cache
Connect

Management
Data

HITACHI
Performanceenhanced
RAID processor

High-availability
Interconnect

Management LAN
Maintenance LAN
RS-232

Interrupt
Processor

The high-performance RAID architecture powers

varied information management demandsfrom
collaborative business applications to businessprocess automation applications.

DX2

DX2

Cache
Memory

Ultra High-speed
Interconnect to
Second Controller

Back-end
FC/AL Loops

To Disks

Hitachi Thunder 9500 V

Series systems shake up
the status quo by giving
todays businesses exactly
what they want.

For small- to mid-sized

businesses, such as retail or
professional organizations,
and distributed
environments in large
enterprises both the
Thunder 9520V and
Thunder 9530V systems
answer the call
Thunder 9520V storageyour first
Hitachi system or extension of
existing Hitachi SANs:
: : Pain-free quick and easy solution;
handle rapid growth

: : Anchor an easy-to-manage,
optimized SAN

: : Gain more efficiency, utilization by

managing storage as a single pool

: : Simplify backup without downtime

or network congestion

: : Manage remote Thunder 9520V

systems with the desired mix of local
administrative autonomy or centralized efficiency and control

: : Deploy with Hitachi SAM

Suite software

: : Consolidate JBOD external storage

across open system servers

: : Build centralized storage pools or

distribute throughout the enterprise

: : Integrate SAN and NAS data into one

All Thunder 9500 V Series

systems are a perfect fit for
small- and medium-sized
businesses as well as for
strategic deployment in the
largest of enterprises, especially
in a tiered storage role.

storage system

: : Reduce software licensing and/or

maintenance costs

: : Simplify management tasks, improve

staff productivity

Minimize costs by reducing support

and downtime while optimizing
server and storage configurations for
improved utilization and staff
productivity. The Thunder 9585V
ultra high-end modular storage
system can:
: : Form centralized storage pools
: : Replace several systems with one
save on floor space, power, cooling

: : Simplify and expand your connectivity

: : Upgrade with data-in-place from
Thunder 9530V to Thunder 9570V to
Thunder 9585V storage systems

: : Reduce software licensing and/or

maintenance costs

Protect critical information with the

Thunder 9500 V Series modular
storage systems:
: : Recover quickly from disasters
create instant, user-defined point-intime copies

: : Use nondisruptive, real-time copies for

backups, application testing, and data
warehousing/data mining

: : Deploy distributed models and maintain offsite redundancy for 24/7 data
availability, complete integrity

: : Server-less disk copy and

tape backup

: : Rely on Hi-Track call-home service/

remote maintenance tool

: : Achieve nondisruptive expansion to

over 60TB

: : Work with advanced and scalable

Building on the capabilities of the enterprise-class

Hitachi Lightning 9900 V Series systems, Thunder 9500 V
Series storage systems reduce complex connectivity
with a virtualization assist layer that eases management,
simplifies infrastructure, and better utilizes resources.
The Thunder 9530V entry-level
storage deck is:
: : Customizable and configurable, up to
2TB capacity

: : Able to upgrade to the Thunder 9570V

high-end modular storage system

: : Ideal for standalone or

distributed deployment

: : Easy to install, manage, and control

For strategic use in mid- to largescale enterprises, the Thunder 9570V
storage system allows you to:
: : Move from server-internal
storage to external RAID-protected
storage systems

: : Simplify management tasks; improve

staff productivity

With all Thunder 9500 V

Series models:
: : Exploit concurrent support for open
systems, including Microsoft Windows
NT, Windows 2000, and Windows
Server 2003, major UNIX platforms,
Linux platforms, Novell NetWare, HP
OpenVMS, and HP Tru64 UNIX

backup/restore functions

: : Obtain alternate path and

clustering support

You have a choice of Thunder 9500 V

Series models to help you optimize
your resource utilization:
: : Increase your data lifecycle capabilities by matching lower-cost Thunder
9500 V Series models to the value of
your data and still meet stringent
compliance regulations

: : Grow with multidimensional scalability, including capacity, bandwidth,

connectivity, workload mix, and
embedded applications

: : Give yourself flexibility in vertical

markets supporting embedded
applications from entry-level to
high-capacity

: : Choose from four modelsscale to

over 60TB

: : Relax with set-and-forget

policy-based management

: : Get ready to experience easy SAN

and NAS coexistence with HDSNetApp Enterprise NAS Gateway
or through support for Microsoft
Windows Storage Server 2003 file
and print services
The Thunder 9500 V Series storage systems
reflect the intelligence of our leading enterprise-level systems by sharing common APIs
and software tools, as well as a common
management infrastructure with the
Lightning 9900 V Series storage systems.
Each Thunder 9500 V Series model is based
on the same innovative Hi-PER Architecture
for high performance and common components, such as cabinetry and microcode,
for trouble-free integration. Hi-PER
Architecture supports the information
management demands of dynamic
enterprisesfrom collaborative business
applications to business-process
automation applications.
Meeting your business objectives with
increased bandwidth, capacity, availability,
and ease-of-use, the Thunder 9500 V Series
storage systems offer you a cost-efficient
storage architecture for easy-to-manage,

open, modular form factor storage in a

small footprint. With a broad range of models, these advanced modular systems are
quickly installed, configured, and expanded
to enhance fundamental continuity and
make your life easier.

Whether Fibre Channel

SANs, gigabit Ethernet NAS,
or iSCSI for open systems
and SAN interconnect are
required, the Thunder 9500
V Series systems support
them all
: : Control large amounts of data with
a single view

: : Enable storage pooling through

consolidation

: : Reduce physical complexity and

lower cost

: : Establish reliable distributed

storage environments

: : Work with evolving virtualization

architecture

: : Optimize connectivity with ultra

high-speed controller interconnects

: : Protect investment with

trouble-free integration

Hitachi Storage Software

Ensures availability
: : Provides point-in-time copies for disaster recovery, tapeless data vaulting,
data warehousing, data mining, or
application testing

: : Enables real-time data movement and

online data migration over virtually
unlimited distances

: : Allows sophisticated and scalable

backup/restore functions

: : Provides alternate path and

clustering support

Accelerates access to information

: : Optimizes performance for businesscritical online applications

: : Maximizes scalability

Empowers the transformation of

information into knowledge
: : Supports information sharing in
heterogeneous environments

: : Allows data exchange among UNIX,

Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows
Server 2003, and Linux platforms

Reduces storage management

complexity and cost
: : Supports consistent procedures and
policies for large installations

: : Provides event, performance, and

configuration management

: : Enables Hitachi storage systems

management from any location

As the need for capacity

increases, all Thunder 9500 V
Series systems leverage
your initial investment and
scale up seamlessly
Customers, partners, and employees have
learned to expect instantaneous information access. With the Thunder 9500 V Series
systems, you can increase productivity,
shorten time to market, and mitigate risk.
Backed by our highly integrated Hi-PER
Architecture, end-to-end Fibre, and highperformance disks, the Thunder 9500 V
Series systems easily handle simultaneous
information access through multiple
protocols and connections.

Apply the tools your business

needs to thrive
With Hitachi-engineered technology
and solutions at hand, youre positioned
to launch exceptional storage management
strategies. Getting started is easy with the
Thunder 9500 V Series storage platform,
which combines power and intelligence
to simplify infrastructures for easy
management, protect critical information,
and optimize resource utilization. Couple
unparalleled Hitachi storage engineering
with the Hitachi SAM Suite of management
software, including HiCommand modules
built on Storage magazines Gold Medal
Award-winning AppIQ technology,

and you can handily steer the course

of your operations and support your
business activities.
Consider your storage system options: the
dual-cabinet Thunder 9585V rackmounted
model and the Thunder 9570V single cabinet model. Both are exceedingly capable of
consolidation efficiency. On the other hand,
the smaller Thunder 9520V is a quick-andeasy yet powerful solution to set in place,
while the incredibly flexible Thunder 9530V
entry-level storage deck is a fits-anywhere
asset that, like the larger systems, is based
on a single Command Module.

: : Mirrored write cache with

battery backup

: : Error Correction Code memory

: : Hi-Track call-home service/remote
maintenance tool

: : Host failover and alternate

path support

: : Nondisruptive microcode upgrades

: : RAID-0, RAID-1, RAID-1+0, and
RAID-5 support

: : Point-in-time and remote copy

software for data backup and
rapid recovery

All Thunder 9500 V Series

systems are a perfect fit
for small- and medium-sized
businesses as well as for
strategic deployment in
the largest of enterprises,
especially in a tiered
storage role
These modular storage systems can satisfy
the most rigorous application requirements,
security compliance, funding restrictions,
and operational demands. Simply select
the storage system that best supports your
objectives.Youll be rewarded with new
levels of availability and performance within
highly productive solutions, such as SAN
and NAS.
Distributed from the core in large enterprises or separated by geography, as are
retail outlets, business franchises, and
professional officeswhatever your
environment, the modular form factor of
Thunder 9500 V Series storage systems
allows you to easily identify and install the
ideal system to help you reduce total cost
of ownership and achieve a more rapid
return on your investment.

The Thunder 9500 V Series systems

provide instant access to data 24/7.
Its all about business continuity:
: : No single point of failure
: : Highly resilient optional dual
controller, based on Hi-PER
Architecture

: : Redundant, hot-swappable
components

: : Global dynamic hot sparing

This storage
technology
platform meets
the requirements of
dynamic environments
support for demanding
applications and intelligence
for simplified infrastructure
management.

Hitachi Storage
Software for the
Thunder 9500 V
Series Systems

Associations Storage Management

Initiative Specification (SMI-S).

Hitachi Storage Area

Management Suite

Hitachi Business
Continuity Suite

If you are looking for more than just storage

to solve your business needs, Hitachi SAM
Suite offers you the simplification you want,
as it enables common drill-down tasks
to be easily managed and essentially invisible.This suite of software brings you
seamless integration and deep application
management capabilities.

The Business Continuity Suite of software

encompasses three areas of business continuity: data replication, backup and recovery,
and data movement.

Hitachi HiCommand Modules

: : HiCommand Storage
Services Manager*

: : HiCommand QoS for

Microsoft Exchange*

: : HiCommand QoS for Oracle*

: : HiCommand QoS for File Servers*
: : HiCommand Chargeback*
: : HiCommand Path Provisioning*
: : HiCommand Device Manager
: : HiCommand Tuning Manager
Hitachi Resource Manager
Utility Package
: : Hitachi Cache Residency Manager
(formerly FlashAccess)

: : Host Storage Domains virtual

private storage

: : Hitachi Volume Security

(formerly SANtinel)

: : LUN Manager software LUSE-LUN

size expansion, a component of LUN
Manager software, dramatically
improves LUN flexibility, allowing you
to combine up to 36 LUNs and present
them to the operating system as a
single LUN to simplify management

: : SNMP
The open Hitachi SAM Suite software
is built on industry standards, including
the Common Information Model (CIM)
and the Storage Networking Industry
*powered by AppIQ

Compliance with industry standards

enables the management of a wide range
of heterogeneous storage systems, switches,
and host bus adapters (HBAs).

Data Replication Suite

: : Hitachi TrueCopy
Remote Replication

: : Hitachi ShadowImage
In-System Replication

: : Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager

path manager

: : Hitachi Copy-on-Write Snapshot

(formerly QuickShadow)

: : Hitachi Cross-System Copy

(formerly HiCopy)

: : Data Retention Utility (formerly

Open LDEV Guard)

Backup and Recovery Suite

: : VERITAS NetBackup
: : CommVault Galaxy
Data Movement Suite
: : ShadowImage In-System Replication
: : TrueCopy Remote Replication
: : Cross-System Copy
Application Optimized Storage
solutions are all about business
and what it needs
Application Optimized Storage offerings
comprise an integrated portfolio of business-centric storage solutions.This includes
hardware, software, and services that enable
business and IT executives to optimize a
storage infrastructure for price, performance, functionality, and availability based
upon the requirements of their applications
and resulting in more closely aligned business and IT objectives.
These solutions are built on a common
framework of comprehensive storage, data,

With Thunder 9500 V Series systems,

you control the bigger picture:

You gain ongoing support for your

business objectives:

: : Simplified management

: : Increase productivity

: : Extensive open systems support

: : Shorten time to market

: : Optimized resources

: : Adapt quickly to economic changes

: : Enhanced business continuity

: : Mitigate risk

: : Reduced operational costs

: : Improve top and bottom line

: : Maximized return on
technology investment

content, and application services, providing

the appropriate infrastructure, management,
and data delivery to optimize storage for
application requirement. Setting the right
priorities and targeting the business
problem or need, makes the difference in
the effectiveness of a solution.The cure
is not about how many terabytes are managed, but rather addressing the quality of
the service provided to users or customers
and the critical nature of the applications
that serve them.

SATA Intermix Option

optimal for fixed-content
storage and access
The previously Fibre Channel-only Hitachi
Thunder 9570V,Thunder 9580V, and
Thunder 9585V systems now take trays of
SATA drives for archival storage.To achieve
sufficient reliability,Thunder 9500 V Series
controllers support SATA functionality
with features that safeguard data integrity,
enhance data protection, and reduce drive
failure rates.This SATA functionality is administered by the same management software
used on all Hitachi storage systems.

SAN/NAS coexistence for costefficient storage utilization across

the enterprise
Capitalize on your Thunder 9585V or
Thunder 9570V storage system by including
a HDS-NetApp Enterprise NAS Gateway for
NAS and SAN data coexistence within one
system.There is no need to manage diverse
storage systems for SAN and NAS. Instead,
reduce cost and complexity and optimize
the use of your storage assets. Leverage your
enterprise-class SAN infrastructure and
Hitachi storage systems to form flexible
pools for storing SAN and NAS data formats.
And deliver top-of-the-line file access for
your employees and customers.
And you can also leverage support for
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 file
and print services on your Thunder 9500 V
Series modular storage systems for low-cost
storage networking.
With these solutions you can:

: : Improve utilization of storage assets

: : Extend investment protection
: : Reduce storage management
complexity

: : Lower storage management costs

Protect your business-critical

information with maximum
data availabilitya
continuing tradition
Thunder 9500 V Series storage systems are
designed to satisfy numerous requirements,
including availability, capacity, and scalability. Not only do the Thunder 9500 V Series
systems consolidate and upgrade easily, but
they also scale nondisruptively, which means
your collaborative business applications
Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notesand your
data warehousing, data mining, decision
support, and business process automation
applicationsSAP, BAAN, PeopleSoftstay
online and accessible.
With no single point of failure, the Thunder
9500 V Series systems provide business continuity capabilities through seamless backup
and rapid recovery.The Hi-PER Architecture
redundant, online, replaceable active components and mirrored cache set the stage for
nondisruptive service and data protection.
The advanced Business Continuity Suite of
software further ensures that your Thunder
9500 V Series systems will keep data available and your business applications running
without pause.

Thunder 9500 V Series

solutions protect your data
and your IT investment
The Thunder 9500 V Series systems
allow you to fulfill new application
commitments and surges in
demandproblem-free. Features
that protect your information and
your IT investment include:
: : Virtualization-enabling layer
: : Web-based management and Java
serial peripheral interface/remote
method invocation

: : Extended RAID group support

: : High-throughput 10,000RPM and
15,000RPM dual-ported Fibre Channel
disk drives

: : Fully addressable 4GB cache with

dual controllers

: : Permanently assignable LUNs

to cache

: : Extremely fast and intelligent

cache algorithms

: : Improved capacity utilizationless

equipment required, lower total cost
of ownership

: : Clustering support
Major open systems
platforms supported:
: : Sun Solaris
: : Microsoft Windows NT
: : Microsoft Windows 2000
: : Microsoft Windows Server 2003
: : IBM AIX
: : HP-UX
: : SGI IRIX
: : Novell NetWare
: : HP Tru64 UNIX
: : Red Hat Linux
: : SuSE Linux
: : Turbolinux
: : NetApp Data ONTAP
: : HP OpenVMS

: : Flexible LUN support

: : Performance tuning
: : Separate, redundant data
and command paths

Optimize your resources (and your

budget) for reduced total cost of
ownership with the Thunder 9500
V Series systems
Install the Thunder 9585V or Thunder 9570V
systems to consolidate and centralize for
simplified storage networking environments. Or, deploy dedicated strategies
with the smaller modular storage systems.
Whatever your plan, youll spend less time
managing storage and gain more time for
new business efforts. Leverage your IT
investment. Reduce the amount of software.
Spend less money on software licensing and
maintenance fees.The payback is clear.

: : Fewer connections
: : Fewer storage management activities
: : Easy-to-handle, automated tools
staff can be assigned to more
productive tasks

: : Aggressive use of
intelligent management

storage management challenges while

preserving critical business continuity.

Justify your purchase,

maximize your return
on investment
Today, as a storage or IT professional, you
face mounting strategic and economic
challenges.You are obligated to meet rapidly
increasing capacity, complexity, management, and reliability requirements. And you
must do so in a business environment where
shrinking IT budgets mandate exhaustive
economic justification for new initiative
funding.The Storage Economics Strategy
Service offering from Hitachi Data Systems
helps you objectively assess your current
storage environment and make tactical/
strategic plans to take advantage of new
storage architectures.This service offering
will help you to:

: : Discover your total existing

storage environment

: : Assess your storage infrastructure

and needs

: : Design your new architecture in

Professional Services
for planning, design, and
deployment for your
business continuity, data
migration, and massive
consolidation requirements
Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution
Services professional services teams provide
architectural analysis, configuration planning, and enterprise assessment to ensure
that you maximize your storage investment
and meet your business objectives.
Consultants work with structured methodologies that promote consistent results.
Industry-leading Hitachi software, based
on high-performance platforms, allows
implementation of essential copy solutions.
Consultants perform data relocation and
migration tasks for massive consolidation
projects and establish rock-solid backup
and disaster recovery copy facilities that
will keep your business up and running.
By supporting your special project activities
and fully exploiting the capabilities of
Hitachi storage software suites, Global
Solution Services helps you quickly address

a collaborative workshop

: : Analyze return on investment for

multiple design options using the
HiReturn investment analysis tool

: : Justify and quantify your storage

choice using a Hitachi Data Systemsgenerated report
Cold, hard facts create a solid business case
for Hitachi storage and software, networked
infrastructures, and consolidation.Thats why
the Storage Economics Strategy Service can
play such a valuable role in the effort to
simplify, protect, and optimize the storage
environment that supports your enterprise.

Your partner
beyond technology
Hitachi Data Systems believes a companys
information is a strategic asset.Thats why
we leverage our global Hitachi R&D
resources to develop storage solutions with
the performance, availability, and scalability
to maximize your ROI and minimize your
risk. We focus on your perspective while
applying the best hardware, software, and
services to satisfy your business needs.
In fact, when you partner with Hitachi Data
Systems, were with you every step of the
way. Our commitment to being a partner
beyond technology sets us apart from other
vendors in the industry. It means were prepared to envision your future as you see it
and to work alongside you to accomplish
your business goals. We offer you an open
and collaborative storage management
framework, policy-based automation tools,
virtualization capabilities, and the worlds
finest storage systems.

For platform-specific
feature availability, please
contact your Hitachi Data
Systems account
representative or visit our
Web site at www.hds.com.

Thunder 9500 V SeriesTechnical Specifications

Thunder
9520V

Thunder
9530V

Thunder
9570V

Thunder
9585V

Deskside
3 EIA
3 (SATA only)
yes
59
4

Deskside/Rack
3 EIA
0
no
14
4

Deskside/Rack
3 EIA
14 (15 total)
yes, Intermix Option
224
4

Rack
3 EIA
30
yes, Intermix Option
449
8

N/A
13TB

2TB
N/A

32TB
54TB

64TB
107TB

N/A
12.1TB
1-2
1 or 2
4.2GB/sec

2TB
N/A
1-4
1 or 2
4.2GB/sec

30TB
50TB
2-4
1 or 2
4.2GB/sec

60TB
100TB
2-8
2
7.5GB/sec

no
no
no
no

yes
yes
yes
yes

yes
yes
yes
yes

yes
yes
yes
yes

yes

no

yes

yes

Host Ports
Maximum virtual storage ports
Maximum physical ports
Speed (Gbit/sec)
Autodetect 1Gbit/sec or 2Gbit/sec
Hosts per port
Host Storage Domains
Operating systems supported
SAN-enabled

512
4
2
yes
128
yes
14
yes

256
2
2
yes
128
yes
14
yes

512
4
2
yes
128
yes
14
yes

1024
8
2
yes
128
yes
14
yes

LUNs
RAID-0**, RAID-1, RAID-1+0
RAID-5 (316 disk drives with floating parity)
Maximum number of RAID groups

yes
yes
45

yes
yes
7

yes
yes
45

yes
yes
90

Physical Characteristics
Configuration
Command/Expansion Modules*
Maximum number of Expansion Modules
SATA Support
Maximum number of disk drives
Number of back-end loops (FC/AL, 2Gbit/sec)
Maximum raw capacity
Fibre Channel
SATA
Maximum capacity RAID-5
Fibre Channel
SATA
Mirrored cache size (GB) per system
Controllers
Internal bandwidth
Disk Drives Supported (all 2Gbit/sec)
Fibre Channel
36GB 15,000RPM
73GB 10,000RPM
73GB 15,000RPM
146GB 10,000RPM
SATA
250GB 7,200RPM

Hitachi Thunder 9500 V Series Modular Storage Systems

Thunder 9530V
entry-level
storage deck

Thunder 9570V
high-end modular
storage system

Thunder 9585V
ultra high-end modular
storage system

Thunder 9520V
workgroup modular
storage system

Thunder
9520V

Thunder
9530V

Thunder
9570V

Thunder
9585V

512
yes

512
yes

512
yes

2048
yes

Availability
All FRU parts redundant and hot-swappable
Continuous disk background checks
Dynamic Link Manager path manager software
VERITAS DMP support
Supports most other failover software
Cache battery backup
Optional UPS battery
Maximum hot spares
Maximum LAN maintenance connections
Hi-Track

yes
yes
optional
optional
yes
yes
yes
15
4
yes

yes
yes
optional
optional
yes
yes
yes
12
4
mandatory

yes
yes
optional
optional
yes
yes
yes
15
4
mandatory

yes
yes
optional
optional
yes
yes
yes
30
4
mandatory

Software
HiCommand Storage Services Manager
HiCommand Device Manager
HiCommand Tuning Manager
HiCommand Chargeback
HiCommand Path Provisioning
HiCommand QoS for Oracle
HiCommand QoS for Sybase
HiCommand QoS for Microsoft Exchange
HiCommand QoS for File Servers
TrueCopy Remote Replication
ShadowImage In-System Replication
Copy-on-Write Snapshot (formerly QuickShadow)
Cross-System Copy (formerly HiCopy)
Data Retention Utility (formerly Open LDEV Guard)
Hitachi Resource Manager Utility Package components:
Disk Array Management Program
LUN Management
LUN Size Expansion (LUSE)
Volume Security Port Option (formerly SANtinel)
Cache Residency Manager (formerly FlashAccess)
Password Protection
SNMP

optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
no
optional
optional
optional
optional
included
included
included
included
included
included
included
included

optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
no
optional
optional
optional
optional
included
included
included
included
included
included
included
included

optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
required***
included
included
included
included
included
included
included

optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
required***
included
included
included
included
included
included
included

yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no

yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

Maximum number of LUNs

LUN Management (including free-format LUN size,
LUN expansion, LUN deletion, Queuing LUN
format, Quick LUN format)

Operating Systems Supported

Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows NT
Sun Solaris
HP-UX
IBM AIX
Red Hat Linux
SuSE Linux
Turbolinux
HP OpenVMS
HP Tru64 UNIX
Novell NetWare
SGI IRIX
NetApp Data ONTAP
(with HDS-NetApp Enterprise NAS Gateway)

* 1 EIA = 1 3/4 inches or 44.5mm

** RAID-0 not supported with SATA
*** One copy of Resource Manager software is required for a Thunder 9570V or Thunder 9585V system environment
Note: All capacities are based on 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes

1TB = 1000GB

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation

Corporate Headquarters
750 Central Expressway
Santa Clara, California 95050-2627
U.S.A.
Phone: 1 408 970 1000
www.hds.com
[email protected]
Asia Pacific and Americas
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U.S.A.
Phone: 1 408 970 1000
[email protected]
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Sefton Park
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Buckinghamshire SL2 4HD
United Kingdom
Phone: + 44 (0)1753 618000
[email protected]

Hitachi Data Systems is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark
and service mark of Hitachi, Ltd. The Hitachi Data Systems logotype is a trademark and service
mark of Hitachi, Ltd. HiCommand is a registered trademark of Hitachi, Ltd.
Hi-Track is a registered service mark and Hi-PER Architecture, Thunder 9500, Thunder 9585V,
Thunder 9570V, Thunder 9580V, Application Optimized Storage, TagmaStore, Thunder 9520V,
Thunder 9530V, Lightning 9900, ShadowImage, TrueCopy, Dynamic Link Manager, Resource
Manager, and HiReturn are trademarks of Hitachi Data Systems Corporation.
All other product and company names are, or may be, trademarks or service marks of their
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Notice: This document is for informational purposes only, and does not set forth any warranty,
express or implied, concerning any equipment or service offered or to be offered by Hitachi Data
Systems. This document describes some capabilities that are conditioned on a maintenance contract with Hitachi Data Systems being in effect, and that may be configuration-dependent, and
features that may not be currently available. Contact your local Hitachi Data Systems sales office
for information on feature and product availability.
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