Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G400,

G600
Hardware Reference Guide

MK-94HM8022-08
May 2017
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 Contents

Preface................................................................................................. 7
Safety and environmental notices..............................................................................8
General safety guidelines..........................................................................................9
Handling of heavy parts.................................................................................... 10
Preventing electric shock...................................................................................10
Avoiding rotating or moving parts...................................................................... 10
Preventing machine damage..............................................................................11
Working when the storage system is in operation................................................11
Precautions when using the storage system........................................................11
Emergency procedures......................................................................................12
For electric shock........................................................................................ 12
For fire....................................................................................................... 12
Intended audience................................................................................................. 12
Product version......................................................................................................13
Release notes........................................................................................................ 13
Changes in this revision.......................................................................................... 13
Document conventions........................................................................................... 13
Conventions for storage capacity values...................................................................14
Accessing product documentation........................................................................... 15
Getting help...........................................................................................................15
Comments............................................................................................................. 16

1 Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G400, G600 hardware overview............. 17

Block configuration.................................................................................................19
Unified configuration.............................................................................................. 19
VSP G400 model.................................................................................................... 19
VSP G600 model.................................................................................................... 21
Features................................................................................................................ 22
Scalability.............................................................................................................. 23
Examples of supported VSP G400 configurations.................................................23
Examples of supported VSP G600 configurations.................................................23
Maximum number of mounted drive trays...........................................................24

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 2 Virtual Storage Platform G400, G600 controller..................................... 27
CBLM controller......................................................................................................28
CBLM with front panel bezel.............................................................................. 28
CBLM front panel without bezel......................................................................... 29
CBLM rear panel............................................................................................... 30
CBLM power supply unit LEDs and connectors.................................................... 32

3 Host, Network, and Drive Tray Ports and LEDs....................................... 33

Front end module descriptions................................................................................ 34
10-Gbps iSCSI board LEDs and connectors (optical)............................................ 34
10-Gbps iSCSI board LEDs and connectors (copper)............................................34
8-Gbps, 16-Gbps, or 32-Gbps Fibre Channel (4-port) board LEDs and connectors
....................................................................................................................... 35
16-Gbps Fibre Channel (2-port) board LEDs and connectors................................ 37
LAN blade LEDs and connectors.............................................................................. 38
Back end module LEDs and connectors....................................................................39

4 Storage system drive trays.................................................................. 41

Small form-factor (SFF) drive tray............................................................................42
SFF with front panel bezel................................................................................. 42
SFF front panel without bezel............................................................................ 42
SFF rear panel..................................................................................................43
Large form-factor (LFF) drive tray............................................................................44
LFF with front panel bezel................................................................................. 44
LFF front panel without bezel.............................................................................45
LFF rear panel.................................................................................................. 46
Flash module drive (FMD) tray................................................................................ 47
FMD with front panel bezel................................................................................47
FMD front panel without bezel........................................................................... 48
FMD rear panel.................................................................................................49
Dense intermix drive tray........................................................................................50
Dense intermix drive tray with front panel bezel..................................................50
Dense intermix drive tray display LEDs............................................................... 51
Dense intermix drive tray rear panel...................................................................52
SFF and LFF AC power supply unit LEDs and connectors........................................... 53

5 Host port expansion chassis..................................................................55

Host port expansion chassis front panel bezel LEDs.................................................. 56
PCIe switchboard................................................................................................... 56
Host port expansion chassis fan.............................................................................. 57
PCIe cable connector..............................................................................................57
Host port expansion chassis power supply............................................................... 59

6 VSP service processor server................................................................ 61

Service processor description.................................................................................. 62
SVP front panel......................................................................................................62
SVP rear panel....................................................................................................... 63
Service processor hardware specifications................................................................ 64

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7 Maintaining the storage system.............................................................65
Storing the storage system..................................................................................... 66
Using flash module drives....................................................................................... 66
Powering off the storage system............................................................................. 67
Removing cables.................................................................................................... 67

A VSP G400, G600 storage system components........................................ 69

Model lists............................................................................................................. 70
VSP G400 and VSP G600 controller model lists....................................................70
Drive tray model lists..............................................................................................71
Cable model list..................................................................................................... 74
Battery specifications..............................................................................................76
RAID specifications.................................................................................................76

B VSP G400, G600 storage system specifications.......................................79

C VSP G400, G600 storage system mechanical specifications..................... 83

VSP G400 and VSP G600 mechanical specifications...................................................84

D Electrical specifications for VSP G400, G600...........................................91

Electrical specifications........................................................................................... 92

E Environmental specifications for VSP G400, G600................................... 93

Environmental specifications................................................................................... 94

F iSCSI standards and specifications........................................................ 99

iSCSI standards....................................................................................................100
iSCSI specifications...............................................................................................100

G Replacement parts............................................................................. 105

Battery unit..........................................................................................................106

H Regulatory compliance....................................................................... 107

Index................................................................................................ 109

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 Preface
This guide describes the VSP Gx00 models.

□ Safety and environmental notices

□ General safety guidelines

□ Intended audience

□ 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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 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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Data backup is also critical when hardware components are added or replaced, because performing
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storage systems.
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Recycling
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http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/tianocore/index.php?title=UDK2010

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General safety guidelines

Before starting maintenance:
• Maintenance must be performed by trained and qualified engineers only.
• The safety guidelines and procedures in this manual must be read and
followed.
• In this manual and on the storage system, hazard warnings are provided
to aid you in preventing or reducing the risk of death, personal injury, or
product damage. Understand and follow these hazard warnings fully.
• If the warning labels on the storage system become dirty or start peeling
off, replace them.
• If an anomaly such as an unusual noise, smell, or smoke occurs on the
storage system while it is running, turn off the system or remove the
power cables immediately.

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 • Hazard warnings in this manual or on the storage system cannot cover
every possible case, because it is impossible to predict and evaluate all
circumstances beforehand. Be alert and use common sense.
• To verify normal operation, operate the storage system according to the
information in this manual.

Read the following safety guidelines carefully and follow them when you
conduct maintenance of the machine:
• Do not use materials that are outside the specifications for the storage
system.
• Use the spare parts, consumables, and materials for maintenance that are
specified in this manual; otherwise, personal injury, system damage, and
degradation in system quality can occur.
• Keep the maintenance area neat.
• Always put away parts, materials, and tools when not in use.

Handling of heavy parts

• When lifting a heavy object, hold it close to yourself and keep your back
erect to prevent back injury.
• When lifting an object designated with a caution in this manual, use a
proper lifting tool or ask someone to assist you.

Preventing electric shock

• Before starting work, be sure that, unless otherwise specifically instructed,
there is no potential electric hazard in the maintenance area such as
insufficient grounding or a wet floor.
• Before starting work, know where the emergency off switches are located
and know how to operate them.
• Unless otherwise specifically instructed, remove all power sources to the
machine before starting maintenance. Switching off the storage system
power supplies is usually not sufficient.
• Do not touch any uninsulated conductor or surface that remains charged
shortly after the external power supply to the storage system is
disconnected.
• Do not replace parts during a thunderstorm.

Avoiding rotating or moving parts

• Do not supply power to any device with rotating or moving parts that are
not properly covered.
• Tuck in your tie, scarf, shirt, or any other loose clothing to prevent it from
getting caught by a rotating or moving part.

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Preventing machine damage
• Use the tools and instruments, as instructed in this manual, or equivalent
commercially available tools and instruments suited for the purpose.
• Use measurement instruments and powered tools that are properly
calibrated or periodically inspected.
• Before finishing your work, be sure all parts removed during maintenance
have been installed in their original positions in the storage system. Do not
leave any tools or foreign material in the storage system.

Working when the storage system is in operation

Observe the following safety measures when working on a storage system
that is in operation. When you perform maintenance, do not touch live
electric parts to prevent an electric shock.
• Do not touch heat sinks immediately after a board is removed because the
heat sinks can be extremely hot.
• While performing maintenance, do not drop tools, screws, or other items
into the storage system, because doing so can cause a short circuit.
• While performing maintenance, do not damage or pinch wires.
• When moving a heavy object, ask at least two people to move the object
after confirming there are no obstacles nearby.

Precautions when using the storage system

• Use the supplied power cords included with the storage system. Do not
use the supplied power cords for other products. Do not use other power
cords with the storage system.
• Stop the power feed to the equipment and inform the system
administrator immediately if you notice an unusual smell, abnormal heat
generation, or smoke emission. Leaving such conditions unattended can
cause electric shock or fire.
• Be careful when handling the storage system and its parts. Do not drop
the equipment or parts.
• Avoid improperly using the storage system for any other purpose. Do not
stand on the storage system.
• Do not place large, heavy objects on the storage system, near the vents
on the front and rear panels, or on the cables attached to the storage
system.
• Do not put a container with items such as water or paper clips on the
storage system or near the power supply.
• Route cables so as to prevent people from tripping over them.
• Do not operate the storage system in a moist or dusty environment.
• Keep these vents open and verify they are not blocked to keep the storage
system ventilated. Cool air enters the storage system from the air vent on
the front panel and exits through the vent on the rear panel.

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 • If a failure occurs in the storage system, follow the instructions in this
manual to resolve the situation. If the corrective action is not covered by
this manual, contact your system administrator.

Emergency procedures
Use the following procedures to prevent electrical shock or fire when working
with the storage system while it is in operation.

For electric shock

• Before performing maintenance, clear away any potential electric hazards
in the maintenance area, such as insufficient grounding, loose electrical
cables or a wet floor.
• Before performing maintenance, locate the emergency off switches and
know how to operate them.
• Unless instructed, remove all power sources to the storage system before
working on it. Switching off the storage system power supplies is not
sufficient. When power is distributed from a wall or floor outlet, unplug the
power supply cord or turn off the switch on the power distribution panel or
board.
• If the power supply has a lockout device, lock the device after powering off
the storage system and retain the key. Attach a notice on the panel or
board prohibiting the use of the switch.
• If the machine power has been already turned off, verify these conditions
have been satisfied.

For fire
• Stop all the power to the machine.
• Turn off the emergency power switch or stop the power supply to the
storage system.
• If the fire continues to burn after the power is turned off, take necessary
actions such as using a fire extinguisher or contacting the fire department.

Intended audience
This document is intended for Hitachi Data Systems representatives and
authorized service providers who install, configure, or operate storage
systems.

Readers of this document should be familiar with the following:

• Data processing and RAID storage systems and their basic functions.
• One or more of the VSP Gx00 models.
• The operating system and web browser software on the system hosting
the storage management software.

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Product version
This document revision applies to the following product versions:
• 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
Read the release notes before installing and using this product. They may
contain requirements or restrictions that are not fully described in this
document or updates or corrections to this document. Release notes are
available on Hitachi Data Systems Support Connect: https://
knowledge.hds.com/Documents.

Changes in this revision

For more information about availability, contact customer support.

• Updated storage system specifications.

• Added support for solid-state drives with capacities of 480 GB, 960 GB,
and 3.8 TB.
• Updated requirements for service processor operating system running
specific virtual environments.
• System options mode (SOM) reference is removed from guide. For
information about SOMs, see the System Administrator Guide.

Document conventions
This document uses the following typographic conventions:

Convention Description

Bold • Indicates text in a window, including window titles, menus, menu options,
buttons, fields, and labels. Example:
Click OK.
• Indicates emphasized words in list items.
Italic • Indicates a document title or emphasized words in text.
• Indicates a variable, which is a placeholder for actual text provided by the
user or for output by the system. Example:

pairdisplay -g group

(For exceptions to this convention for variables, see the entry for angle
brackets.)

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 Convention Description

Monospace Indicates text that is displayed on screen or entered by the user. Example:
pairdisplay -g oradb

< > angle brackets Indicates variables in the following scenarios:

• Variables are not clearly separated from the surrounding text or from
other variables. Example:

Status-<report-name><file-version>.csv

• Variables in headings.
[ ] square brackets Indicates optional values. Example: [ a | b ] indicates that you can choose a,
b, or nothing.
{ } 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:

[ a | b ] indicates that you can choose a, b, or nothing.

{ a | b } indicates that you must choose either a or b.

This document uses the following icons to draw attention to information:

Icon Label Description

Note Calls attention to important or additional information.

Tip Provides helpful information, guidelines, or suggestions for performing

tasks more effectively.

Caution Warns the user of adverse conditions and/or consequences (for

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

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 Physical capacity unit Value

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

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

Product user documentation is available on Hitachi Data Systems Support
Connect: https://knowledge.hds.com/Documents. Check this site for the
most current documentation, including important updates that may have
been made after the release of the product.

Getting help
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Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G400,
G600 hardware overview
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G400, G600 are modular, rack-mountable,
storage systems.

The storage systems contain dual controllers for communicating with a data
host. Each controller contains its own processor, dual in-line cache memory
modules (DIMMs), cache flash memory (CFM), battery, and fans. Each
controller also has an Ethernet connection for out-of-band management. If
the data path through one controller fails, all hard drives remain available to
data hosts using a redundant data path through the other controller. The
storage system controllers are replaceable.

The storage system can be equipped with network-attached storage (NAS)

modules. The NAS modules provide file access through CIFS and NFS
protocols and block access by using iSCSI protocols, in addition to the block
access provided directly by iSCSI and Fibre Channel I/O modules.

All storage system models allow defective drives to be replaced without the
interruption of data availability to host computers. A hot spare drive can be
configured to replace a failed drive automatically, securing the fault-tolerant
integrity of the logical drive. Self-contained, hardware-based RAID logical
drives provide maximum performance in compact external enclosures.

Key components are implemented with a redundant configuration, so that the

storage system can remain operational in the unlikely event that a
component should fail. 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 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 block service processor server (SVP)

Unified configuration
A unified configuration includes NAS modules that support file system
protocols such as CIFS and NFS 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, but without disk drives.
Drives are supported using drive trays connected to the controllers.

The storage system supports 128 GB of high-speed memory cache, arranged

as 64 GB or 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)

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 • 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)
• Maximum number of drives supported: 384 (480 with dense intermix drive
tray)
• Maximum cache memory supported: 128 GB (64 GB per controller)

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 model Supported drive Number of drives

Drive tray Height
name type supported

SFF drive tray • DW-F800-DBS 2.5-inch SFF 24 2U (86.2 mm)

(power supply,
contains
BNST)
• DW-F800-
DBSC

LFF drive tray • DW-F800-DBL 3.5-inch LFF 12 2U (86.2 mm)

(power supply,
contains
BNST)
• DW-F800-
DBLC

FMD tray • DW-F800-DBF 5.25-inch FMD 12 2U (86.2 mm)

Dense intermix • DW-F800- 3.5-inch LFF 60 4U (174.3 mm)

drive tray DB60 (power
supply,
contains
BNST)
• DW-F800-
DB60C

Related references
• Examples of supported VSP G400 configurations on page 23

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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, but without disk drives.
Drives are supported using drive trays connected to the controllers.
The storage system supports 256 GB of high-speed memory cache, 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)
• Maximum number of drives supported: 576 (720 with dense intermix drive
tray)
• Maximum cache memory supported: 256 GB (128 GB per controller)

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 model Supported drive Number of drives
Drive tray Height
name type supported

SFF drive tray • DW-F800-DBS 2.5-inch SFF 24 2U (86.2 mm)

(power supply,
contains
BNST)
• DW-F800-
DBSC

LFF drive tray • DW-F800-DBL 3.5-inch LFF 12 2U (86.2 mm)

(power supply,
contains
BNST)
• DW-F800-
DBLC

FMD tray • DW-F800-DBF 5.25-inch FMD 12 2U (86.2 mm)

Dense intermix • DW-F800- 3.5-inch LFF 60 4U (174.3 mm)

drive tray DB60 (power
supply,
contains
BNST)
• DW-F800-
DB60C

Related references
• Examples of supported VSP G600 configurations on page 23

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 255

through a network switch

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 Feature Value

Maximum number of Fibre Channel devices 255

connected through a Fibre Channel switch

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

Maximum number of
Drive tray Maximum number of drives supported
drive trays supported

SFF drive tray 16 384 HDDs or SSDs

LFF drive tray 16 192 HDDs or SSDs

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 19

Examples of supported VSP G600 configurations

Maximum number of
Drive tray Maximum number of drives supported
drive trays 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 -

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 21

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 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.

Maximum number of Maximum number of

VSP G400 Controller Drive trays
trays 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 8 480 HDDs or SSDs
tray

Maximum number of Maximum number of

VSP G600 Controller Drive trays
trays 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 12 720 HDDs or SSDs
tray

Number of mounted drive trays

Maximum number of mounted drives
(Maximum 12 per path)
VSP G400
controller SFF drive + LFF drive +
Dense intermix
SFF, LFF drives dense intermix dense intermix
drive tray
drive tray drive tray

CBLM 16 0 384 192

13 1 372 216
12 2 408 264
9 3 396 288
8 4 432 336
5 5 420 360
4 6 456 408
1 7 444 432

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 Number of mounted drive trays
Maximum number of mounted drives
(Maximum 12 per path)
VSP G400
controller SFF drive + LFF drive +
Dense intermix
SFF, LFF drives dense intermix dense intermix
drive tray
drive tray drive tray

0 8 480 480

Number of mounted drive trays

Maximum number of mounted drives
(Maximum 12 per path)
VSP G600
controller SFF drive + LFF drive +
Dense intermix
SFF, LFF drives dense intermix dense intermix
drive tray
drive tray drive tray

CBLM 24 0 576 288

21 1 564 312
20 2 600 360
17 3 588 384
16 4 624 432
13 5 612 456
12 6 648 504
9 7 636 528
8 8 672 576
5 9 660 600
4 10 696 648
1 11 684 672
0 12 720 720

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Virtual Storage Platform G400, G600
controller
The Virtual Storage Platform G400, G600 models are equipped with dual
controllers for communicating with a data host.

Each controller contains its own processor, dual in-line cache memory
modules (DIMMs), cache flash memory (CFM), battery, and fans. The
controller has an Ethernet connection for out-of-band management using
Hitachi Device Manager - Storage Navigator. If the data path through one
controller fails, all drives remain available to data hosts using a redundant
data path through the other controller. The controller is equipped with LED
indicators for monitoring its operating conditions and notifying possible
component replacement.

□ CBLM controller

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 CBLM controller
The CBLM controller includes specific functional LEDs located on the front and
rear of controller and power supplies to provide its operating status.

CBLM with front panel bezel

The following table describes the definitions of the CBLM controller front
panel bezel LEDs.

Number Item Description

1 POWER LED Green: Storage system is

powered on.

Amber: Storage system is

receiving power.

2 READY LED Green: Normal operation.

3 WARNING LED Off: Normal operation.

Amber: Component requires

maintenance.

Blink: Failure requires

maintenance.

Note: When System Option

Mode 1097 is set to ON, the
WARNING LED does not blink,
even if the following failure
service information messages
(SIM) are issued: 452xxx,
462xxx, 3077xx, 4100xx, and
410100.

LED might turn off during user

maintenance.

4 ALARM LED Off: Normal operation.

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Red: Processor failure (system

might be down). Go to the
Customer Contact Us page at
https://support.hds.com/
en_us/contact-us.html.

5 POWER ON/OFF (main switch) Powers the storage system.

6 Lock Locks and unlocks the front

panel bezel by using the
supplied key.

Note: Removing a controller can cause the POWER, READY, WARNING, and
ALARM LEDs on the front panel to turn off. These LEDs return to the on status
after the storage system recovers from the controller replacement.

CBLM front panel without bezel

The following table describes the definitions of the CBLM controller front
panel LEDs.

Number Item Description

1 POWER ON/OFF (main switch) Powers the storage system.

2 POWER, READY, WARNING, and Note: When System Option

ALARM LEDs Mode 1097 is set to ON, the
WARNING LED does not blink,
even if the following failure
service information messages
(SIM) are issued: 452xxx,
462xxx, 3077xx, 4100xx, and
410100.

3 Controllers Controller 1 (bottom) and

Controller 2 (top).

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4 Backup module N/A

5 BACKUP LED Green: Power restoration in

progress following power
outage.

Fast blink green: Restoring.

Slow blink green: Restoring, or

sequential shutdown in
progress.

6 Cache flash memory N/A

7 ALM LED (for cache flash Red: Cache flash memory can
memory) be removed.

8 CTL ALM LED Red: Controller can be

removed.

Blink red: Failure with the

power supply unit of the
controller.

Amber: LAN reset switch was

pressed.

9 LAN-RST switch Use only when instructed by

customer support.

10 STATUS LED (for BKMF) Green: Charging of the battery

in the backup module is
complete.

Red: Backup module can be

removed.

Blink red one time: Main

battery failure.

Blink red two times: Backup

battery failure.

Blink red three times: Both

batteries failed or preventive
maintenance replacement of
batteries can run.

Off: Battery is not mounted,

battery-mounting failure
occurred, or firmware is being
upgraded. Off is normal status
for configurations without
batteries (for example,
BKMF-10 and BKMF-20).

CBLM rear panel

The following table describes the definitions of the CBLM controller rear panel
LEDs.

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 Number Item

1 Power supply unit

2 Front end module

3 Back end module

4 LAN blade

Rear view (includes NAS modules)

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1 NAS module

2 Front end module

3 Back end module

4 LAN blade

5 Power supply unit

CBLM power supply unit LEDs and connectors

The following table lists the definitions of the CBLM power supply unit LEDs
and connectors.

Number Item Description

1 ALM/RDY LED Red: Power supply unit can be

replaced.

2 Receptacle Connects to the power cable

provided with the storage
system.

3 RDY LED Green: Normal operation.

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Host, Network, and Drive Tray Ports and
LEDs
The controllers are equipped with specific interfaces for connecting,
powering, configuring, and managing the storage system. The component
LEDs display the operating status of the storage system.

□ Front end module descriptions

□ LAN blade LEDs and connectors

□ Back end module LEDs and connectors

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 Front end module descriptions
The front end module LEDs display the operating status of the module.

10-Gbps iSCSI board LEDs and connectors (optical)

Number Item Description

1 STATUS LED Green: Front end module is in

the power-on state.

Red: Front end module can be

removed safely.

2 PORT LED Red: Small form factor

pluggable can be removed.

Blue: Normal link status.

Blink blue: Front end module is

in communication status.

3 iSCSI connectors Connect to Ethernet LAN

cables.

10-Gbps iSCSI board LEDs and connectors (copper)

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 Number Item Description

1 STATUS LED Green: Front end module is in

the power-on state.

Red: Front end module can be

removed safely.

2 PORT (Link/Speed) LED Yellow: 1-Gbps link.

Green: 10-Gbps link.

Off: No link connection.

3 PORT LED Green: Link connection is

established.

Blinking: Communication is in
progress.

Off: No link connection or not

ready to communicate.

4 iSCSI connectors Connect to Ethernet LAN

cables.

8-Gbps, 16-Gbps, or 32-Gbps Fibre Channel (4-port) board LEDs and

connectors

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 Table 1 8-Gbps Fibre Channel

Number Item Description

1 Fibre Channel connectors Connect to Fibre Channel

cables.

2 STATUS LED Green: Front end module is in

power-on state.

Red: Front end module can be

removed safely.

3 PORT LED Red: Small form factor

pluggable can be removed.

Blue: Normal link status at 8-

Gbps.

Green: Normal link status at 2-

Gbps or 4-Gbps.

Table 2 32-Gbps, 16-Gbps Fibre Channel

Number Item Description

1 Fibre Channel connectors Connect to Fibre Channel

cables.

2 STATUS LED Green: Front end module is in

power-on state.

Red: Front end module can be

removed safely.

3 PORT LED Red: Small form factor

pluggable can be removed.

Blue: Normal link status at 16-

Gbps (16-Gbps).

Blue: Normal link status at 32-

Gbps (32-Gbps).

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Green: Normal link status at 4-

Gbps or 8-Gbps (16-Gbps).

Green: Normal link status at 8-

Gbps or 16-Gbps (32-Gbps).

Port assignments

8-Gbps, 16-Gbps, or 32-Gbps Fibre Channel Ports (left to right)

CHB number
Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4

CHB-1A 1A 3A 5A 7A
CHB-1B 1B 3B 5B 7B
CHB-1C 1C 3C 5C 7C
CHB-1D 1D 3D 5D 7D
CHB-1E 1E 3E 5E 7E
CHB-1F 1F 3F 5F 7F
CHB-1G 1G 3G 5G 7G
CHB-1H 1H 3H 5H 7H
CHB-2A 2A 4A 6A 8A
CHB-2B 2B 4B 6B 8B
CHB-2C 2C 4C 6C 8C
CHB-2D 2D 4D 6D 8D
CHB-2E 2E 4E 6E 8E
CHB-2F 2F 4F 6F 8F
CHB-2G 2G 4G 6G 8G
CHB-2H 2H 4H 6H 8H

16-Gbps Fibre Channel (2-port) board LEDs and connectors

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 Number Item Description

1 STATUS LED Green: Front end module is in

the power-on state.

Red: Front end module can be

removed safely.

2 PORT LED Red: Small form factor

pluggable can be removed.

Blue: Normal link status at 16-

Gbps.

Green: Normal link status at 4-

Gbps or 8-Gbps.

3 Fibre Channel connectors Connect to Fibre Channel

cables.

Port assignments

16-Gbps Fibre Channel Ports (left to right)

CHB number
Port 1 Port 2

CHB-1A 1A 3A
CHB-1B 1B 3B
CHB-1C 1C 3C
CHB-1D 1D 3D
CHB-1E 1E 3E
CHB-1F 1F 3F
CHB-1G 1G 3G
CHB-1H 1H 3H
CHB-2A 2A 4A
CHB-2B 2B 4B
CHB-2C 2C 4C
CHB-2D 2D 4D
CHB-2E 2E 4E
CHB-2F 2F 4F
CHB-2G 2G 4G
CHB-2H 2H 4H

LAN blade LEDs and connectors

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1 ACT LED Green: Data is being

transferred.

2 LINK LED Green: Link status is normal.

3 LAN 2 LAN port used by the user.

4 LAN 1 Maintenance LAN port used by

service personnel.

5 LAN ALARM LED Red: LAN blade can be

removed.

6 Uninterruptible power supply N/A

(UPS) port

Back end module LEDs and connectors

The back end module LEDs display the operating status of the module.

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 Number Item Description

1 STATUS LED Green: Back end module is in

the power-on state.

Red: Back end module can be

removed safely.

2 Port LED Blue: Link status is normal.

3 PATH 0 connector Connect to a drive tray.

4 PATH 1 connector Connects to a drive tray.

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Storage system drive trays
The drive trays contain drives, power supplies, fans, and status LEDs. Each
drive tray provide interfaces for connecting to controllers and other drive
trays. The all-flash storage arrays have various fixed storage capacity
configurations with FMD DC2 flash storage devices. To deliver consistent low
latency host response times and highest IOP performance across all host
connection ports, conventional HDDs are not included or configurable with
all-flash arrays.

□ Small form-factor (SFF) drive tray

□ Large form-factor (LFF) drive tray

□ Flash module drive (FMD) tray

□ Dense intermix drive tray

□ SFF and LFF AC power supply unit LEDs and connectors

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 Small form-factor (SFF) drive tray

SFF with front panel bezel

Number Item Description

1 POWER LED Green: Drive tray is powered

on.

2 READY LED Green: Drive tray is

operational.

3 LOCATE LED Amber:

• Indicates the location of the
chassis.
• Can be turned on or turned
off by the maintenance
utility.

4 Lock Locks and unlocks the front

panel bezel by using the
supplied key.

SFF front panel without bezel

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 Number Item Description

1 ACT LED Green: Normal operation.

Blink green: Drive is being

accessed.

2 ALM LED Red: Drive stopped due to a

failure and can be replaced.

3 POWER, READY, and LOCATE LEDs Green: Drive tray is powered

on.
Green: Drive tray is
operational.
Amber:
• Indicates the location of the
chassis.
• Can be turned on or turned
off by the maintenance
utility.

4 Small form factor drives The twenty-four 2.5-inch small

form factor drives are
positioned vertically. The slots
are organized from 0 to 23.

SFF rear panel

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 Number Item Description

1 ENC N/A

2 POWER LED Green: ENC is in the power-on

state.

3 LOCATE LED Amber:

• Indicates the location of the
chassis.
• Can be turned on or turned
off by the maintenance
utility.

4 ALARM LED Red: ENC can be replaced.

5 PATH (IN) LED Blue: IN side port is linked up.

6 PATH (IN) connector Connects to a controller or

drive tray.

7 PATH (OUT)LED Blue: OUT side port is linked

up.

8 PATH (OUT) connector Connects to a drive tray.

9 Console This port is reserved.

10 Power supply unit N/A

11 Receptacle Connects to the power cable

provided with the storage
system.

12 AC IN LED Green: Normal operation.

13 ALM LED Red: Power supply unit can be

replaced.

14 RDY LED Green: Normal operation.

Large form-factor (LFF) drive tray

LFF with front panel bezel

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 Number Item Description

1 POWER LED Green: Drive tray is powered

on.

2 READY LED Green: Drive tray is

operational.

3 LOCATE LED Amber:

• Indicates the location of the
chassis.
• Can be turned on or turned
off by the maintenance
utility.

4 Lock Locks and unlocks the front

panel bezel by using the
supplied key.

LFF front panel without bezel

Number Item Description

1 POWER, READY, and LOCATE LEDs Green: Drive tray is powered

on.
Green: Drive tray is
operational.
Amber:

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 Number Item Description

• Indicates the location of the

chassis.
• Can be turned on or turned
off by the maintenance
utility.

2 ACT LED Green: Normal operation.

Blink green: Drive is being

accessed.

3 ALM LED Red: Drive stopped due to a

failure and can be replaced.

4 Large form factor drives The twelve 3.5-inch large form

factor drives are positioned
horizontally. The slots are
organized in the following
order:

8 9 10 11
4 5 6 7
0 1 2 3

LFF rear panel

Number Item Description

1 ENC N/A

2 POWER LED Green: ENC is in the power-on

state.

3 LOCATE LED Amber:

• Indicates the location of the
chassis.
• Can be turned on or turned
off by the maintenance
utility.

4 ALARM LED Red: ENC can be replaced.

5 PATH (IN) LED Blue: IN side port is linked up.

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6 PATH (IN) connector Connects to a controller or

drive tray.

7 PATH (OUT)LED Blue: OUT side port is linked

up.

8 PATH (OUT) connector Connects to a drive tray.

9 Console This port is reserved.

10 Power supply unit N/A

11 Receptacle Connects to the power cable

provided with the storage
system.

12 AC IN LED Green: Normal operation.

13 ALM LED Red: Power supply unit can be

replaced.

14 RDY LED Green: Normal operation.

Flash module drive (FMD) tray

FMD with front panel bezel

Number Item Description

1 POWER LED Green: Drive tray is powered

on.

2 READY LED Green: Drive tray is

operational.

3 LOCATE LED Amber:

• Indicates the location of the
chassis.
• Can be turned on or turned
off by the maintenance
utility.

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 Number Item Description

4 Lock Locks and unlocks the front

panel bezel by using the
supplied key.

FMD front panel without bezel

Number Item Description

1, 2 ACT LED Green: Normal operation.

Blink: Drive is being accessed.

Slow blink:
• DKC-F710I-1R6FM/3R2FM:
Insufficient battery capacity
in the flash module drive.
• DKC-F810I-1R6FN/3R2FN/
6R4FN: Flash module drive
built-in capacitor is charged.
If the storage system is
turned on, the LED stops
blinking when the capacitor
is finished charging
(approximately two
minutes).

Note: ACT indicator is only

printed on some types of FMDs.

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ALM LED Red: Drive stopped due to a

failure and can be replaced.

Note: ACT indicator is only

printed on some types of FMDs.

3 POWER, READY, and LOCATE LEDs Green: Drive tray is powered

on.
Green: Drive tray is
operational.
Amber:
• Indicates the location of the
chassis.
• Can be turned on or turned
off by the maintenance
utility.

4 Flash module drives Twelve flash module drives.

Slots are organized the
following way:

9, 10, 11

6, 7, 8

3, 4, 5

0, 1, 2

FMD rear panel

Number Item Description

1 ENC N/A

2 POWER LED Green: ENC is in the power-on

state.

3 LOCATE LED Amber:

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 Number Item Description

• Indicates the location of the

chassis.
• Can be turned on or turned
off by the maintenance
utility.

4 ALARM LED Red: ENC can be replaced.

5 PATH (IN) LED Blue: IN side port is linked up.

6 PATH (IN) connector Connects to a controller or

drive tray.

7 PATH (OUT)LED Blue: OUT side port is linked

up.

8 PATH (OUT) connector Connect to a drive tray.

9 Console This port is reserved.

10 Receptacle Connects to the power cable

provided with the storage
system.

11 Three LEDS, top to bottom: Green: Power supply unit is

RDY LED operating normally.
Green: Power supply unit is
AC IN LED
operating normally.
ALM REPLACE LED Red: Power supply unit can be
replaced.

Dense intermix drive tray

Dense intermix drive tray with front panel bezel

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 Number Item Description

1 POWER LED Green: Drive tray is powered

on.

2 READY LED Green: Drive tray is

operational.

3 LOCATE LED Amber:

• Indicates the location of the
chassis.
• Can be turned on or turned
off by the maintenance
utility.

4 Lock Locks and unlocks the front

panel bezel by using the
supplied key.

Dense intermix drive tray display LEDs

Number Item Description

1 ACT Green: Normal operation.

Blink green: Drive is being

accessed.

2 ALM LED Red: Drive stopped due to a

failure and can be replaced.

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 Note: At the rear of the drive tray, the drives are organized from left to right.
On the left side of the preceding figure, the rear of the drive tray is at the
top.
• Rear of drive tray: 48-59
• 36-47
• 24-35
• 12-23
• Front of drive tray: 00-11

Dense intermix drive tray rear panel

Number Item Description

1 Power supply unit N/A

2 RDY LED Green: Normal operation.

3 AC IN LED Green: Normal operation.

4 ALM LED Red: Power supply unit can be

replaced.

5 Receptacle Connects to the power cable

provided with the storage
system.

6 ENC N/A

7 PATH (OUT)LED Blue: OUT side port is linked

up.

8 PATH (OUT) connector Connect to a drive tray.

9 PATH (IN) LED Blue: IN side port is linked up.

10 PATH (IN) connector Connects to a controller or

drive tray.

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11 Console This port is reserved.

12 ALARM LED Red: ENC can be replaced.

13 LOCATE LED Amber:

• Indicates the location of the
chassis.
• Can be turned on or turned
off by the maintenance
utility.

14 POWER LED Green: ENC is in the power-on

state.

SFF and LFF AC power supply unit LEDs and connectors

Both SFF and LFF drive trays are equipped with AC power supply units. The
AC power supply units include LEDs to display its operating status.

Number Item Description

1 RDY LED Green: Normal operation.

2 AC IN LED Green: AC input is operating

normally.

3 ALM LED Red: Power supply unit can be

replaced.

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Host port expansion chassis
The host port expansion chassis contains various interconnect adapters that
connect a host system to storage and other network devices. The
interconnect adapters include PCIe boards, iSCSI and FC cards. For more
information, contact customer support.

□ Host port expansion chassis front panel bezel LEDs

□ PCIe switchboard

□ Host port expansion chassis fan

□ PCIe cable connector

□ Host port expansion chassis power supply

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 Host port expansion chassis front panel bezel LEDs

Number Item Description

1 POWER LED Green: Host port expansion is

turned on.

Amber: PCIe module is turned

on.

Off: PCIe module is turned off.

2 Safety lock Lock or unlock the front bezel.

PCIe switchboard

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1 STATUS LED Green: PCIe switchboard is

powered on.
Red: PCIe switchboard can be
replaced safely.

Off: PCIe switchboard is

powered off.

Host port expansion chassis fan

Number Item Description

1 ALM LED Red: Fan failure has occurred.

Off: Normal operation.

PCIe cable connector

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1 STATUS LED Green: PCIe cable connector is

powered on.

Red: PCIe cable connector can

be replaced safely.

Off: PCIe cable connector is

powered off.

2 Link Basic LED Green: Basic PCIe Gen-3.0 (8-

Gbps) is linked up normally.

Off: Basic PCIe is not linked up

(PCIe cable might not be
connected). If a cable is
connected, it can be removed
safely.

3 InAct Basic LED Amber: Basic PCIe status

changed from link up to link
down and cables. Cables can be
removed safely.

Off: Basic PCIe is normal or not

set.

4 Link Option LED Green: Option PCIe Gen-3.0 (8-

Gbps) is linked up normally.

Off: Option PCIe is not linked

up (PCIe cable might not be

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connected). If a cable is
connected, it can be removed
safely.

5 InAct Option LED Amber: Option PCIe status

changed from link up to link
down and cables. Cables can be
removed safely.

Off: Option PCIe is normal or

not set.

Host port expansion chassis power supply

Number Item Description

1 ALM/RDY LED Red: Host port expansion

chassis power supply can be
replaced safely.

Green: Normal operation.

2 AC IN LED Blue: AC input is normal.

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VSP service processor server
The VSP Gx00 models include a separate, dedicated 1U service processor
(SVP) to host an element manager (Storage Navigator). The SVP (model
number 3919435.P) operates independently from the CPU of the storage
system and operating system, and provides out‑of‑band configuration and
management of the storage system. The SVP also monitors and collects
performance data for key components of the storage system to enable
diagnostic testing and analysis for customer support.

The SVP is available as:

• A physical 1U management server provided by Hitachi Data Systems that
runs Windows Embedded Standard 7.
• A software application that runs Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack
1 (64-bit) on a customer-supplied server hardware, a VMware ESXi host,
or Linux KVM host.
• A software application that runs Microsoft Hyper-V Windows Server 2012
R2 on a customer-supplied server hardware running one of the following
64-bit operating systems:
○ Windows 10 Professional
○ Windows 10 Enterprise
○ Windows Server 2012
○ Windows Server 2012 R2

□ Service processor description

□ SVP front panel

□ SVP rear panel

□ Service processor hardware specifications

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 Service processor description
The SVP provides four RJ-45 ports:

• Two ports connect to the storage system controllers (one port for each
controller).
• One port connects to the IP network of the user.
• One port connects to a user-supplied management console PC.

Note: This product is also designed for IT power distribution systems with
phase-to-phase voltage.

Three of the four RJ-45 ports (which connect to the controllers and the IP
network) are configured as a bridge. The SVP can be addressed using the
default IP address 192.168.0.15.

In the unlikely event you cannot connect to the SVP using the default IP
address, use the following emergency login: http://<default SVP IP
address>/dev/storage/<model number><system serial number>/
emergency.do. For example:

Storage system model number Storage system serial number URL

8320004 456789 http://192.168.0.15/dev/

storage/8320004456789/
emergency.do
8340004 456789 http://192.168.0.15/dev/
storage/8340004456789/
emergency.do
8360004 456789 http://192.168.0.15/dev/
storage/8360004456789/
emergency.do

Users are responsible for adopting the appropriate security procedures with
the SVP, including:
• Applying Windows security patches.
• Turning on automatic Windows updates or using the manual Windows
update method.
• Installing antivirus software that has been tested and approved by Hitachi.

SVP front panel

The front panel of the physical SVP is equipped with LEDs, a reset button,
and a power button.

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1 LEDs. From left to right, the LEDs are:

• BMC Heartbeat
• LAN card 2
• LAN card 1
• Hard drive
• System standby power
2 Reset button.
3 Power button. Applies power to or removes
power from the SVP.

SVP rear panel

The only ports used on the rear panel of the physical SVP are the power
socket and the four LAN ports.

Number Description

1 Power socket. Attach the power cable supplied

with the SVP.

2 Four LAN ports arranged as follows:

LAN3 LAN4

LAN1 LAN2

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These ports connect to your IP network, the

management console PC, and the user LAN port
on each storage system controller.

Note: After the Initial Startup Wizard is run, the SVP can be used in non-
bridge mode. In this mode, the cables can be removed from SVP ports LAN3
and LAN4 and attached to switches. For more information, contact customer
support.

Service processor hardware specifications

The following table lists the hardware specifications for the service processor
(SVP) provided by Hitachi Data Systems.

Caution: The SVP is not supported in high-temperature environments. Do

not operate it in locations with temperatures of 40°C or higher.

Item Specification

Dimensions Height: 1.7 inches (43 mm)

Width: 17.2 inches (437 mm)

Depth: 14.5 inches (369 mm)

Weight: 14 lbs (6.4 kg)

Processor Celeron G1820 2.7-GHz 2M, 2C, 2T

• Cores: 2

• Instruction set: 64-bit

• SmartCache: 2 MB

• Maximum memory size: 32 GB

• Memory types: DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @

1.5V

Memory 8-GB RAM DDR3

Hard drive 2 TB
Network interface card x4 ports (on-board NIC) +

x1 IPMI (BMC) port

Fans 2 x 4-cm 4-pin PWM fans
Operating system Windows Embedded Standard 7

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Maintaining the storage system
Ongoing proper maintenance of the storage system maintains the reliability
of the storage system and its constant availability to all hosts connected to it.

For more complex maintenance activities, contact customer support.

□ Storing the storage system

□ Using flash module drives

□ Powering off the storage system

□ Removing cables

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 Storing the storage system
If the storage system does not receive power for more than six months, the
battery can become discharged and possibly damaged. To avoid this
situation, charge the battery for more than three hours at least once every
six months.

Note: Do not store the equipment in an environment with temperatures of

104ºF (40ºC) or higher because battery life will be shortened.

Using flash module drives

Observe the following guidelines when handling the listed flash module drives
(FMDs). The following types of FMDs are equipped with a battery or capacitor.

Caution: Power up the flash module drives using power from the storage
system for at least 90 minutes every month. Failure to do so can render a
flash module drive unusable and voids replacement under the terms of the
warranty.

Model Drive type Battery Capacitor

DKC-F710I-1R6FM NFH1A-P1R6SS Yes N/A

NFH1C-P1R6SS Yes N/A

NFH1D-P1R6SS N/A Yes

DKC-F710I-3R2FM NFH1B-P3R2SS Yes N/A

NFH1C-P3R2SS Yes N/A

NFH1D-P3R2SS N/A Yes

DKC-F810I-1R6FN NFHAE-Q1R6SS N/A Yes

NFH1D-P1R6SS N/A Yes

DKC-F810I-3R2FN NFHAE-Q3R2SS N/A Yes

NFH1D-P3R2SS N/A Yes

DKC-F810I-6R4FN NFHAE-Q6R4SS N/A Yes

NFH1D-P6R4SS N/A Yes

Guidelines for handling the FMDs

Follow the guidelines to avoid damaging the components when handling
FMDs.
• Check the main edge connector of the drive for any damage, deformation,
dust, or debris before installing.

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 • Check for floats or position gaps in the connector. Mark the identified
location.
• To prevent any damages to the FMD, avoid touching the connector or
handling the ends of the FMD. Use both hands to hold the middle area of
the FMD.
• Avoid installing or removing the FMD at an angled position.

Powering off the storage system

Procedure

1. Press the main switch for three seconds until the POWER LED blinks.
2. Verify the POWER LED on the front of the storage system changes from
green to amber.
Wait 25 minutes to 4 hours for the POWER LED to turn amber, depending
on the system configuration (check after 33 minutes).
3. To stop the power supply, remove the power cables from the power
supply units on the controller chassis and drive box.
If the storage system is connected to a PDU, you can stop the power
supply by turning off the PDU breaker.

Note: If the storage system does not receive power for more than
six months, the battery can become discharged and possibly
damaged. To avoid this situation, charge the battery for more than
three hours at least once every six months.

Removing cables
Observe the following instructions when removing cables form the storage
system.
To remove a SAS cable, pull the tab of the SAS cable (1) to release the latch
and remove the SAS cable (2).

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 To remove an optical cable, push the top of the connector of the optical cable
(1) to release the latch and remove the SAS cable (2).

To remove a LAN cable, push the top of the LAN cable connector (1) to
release the latch and remove the LAN cable (2).

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VSP G400, G600 storage system
components
The VSP G400, G600 includes essential building blocks such as controllers,
drive trays, and other optional front and back end components.

□ Model lists

□ Drive tray model lists

□ Cable model list

□ Battery specifications

□ RAID specifications

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VSP G400 and VSP G600 controller model lists

CBLM controller components

Model number Part name Quantity

DW800-CBL 4U chassis 1

Power supply unit 2

Power cable (0.9 m) 2

Power cable (2.5 m) 2

LAN blade (local-area network, 2

uninterruptible power supply)

Backup module 8

Front bezel (4U) 1

DW-F800-CTLM Controller 2

DW-F800-BAT Battery 6

CBLM controller optional components

Model number Part name Quantity

DW-F800-CTLM Controller Board 2

DKC-F810I-CM8G Cache memory (8 GB) 8-16

DKC-F810I-CM16G Cache memory (16 GB) 8-16

DW-F800-BM20 Cache flash memory 2-4

DW-F800-2HS10S Front end module (10-Gbps SFP 2-16

iSCSI optical)

DW-F800-2HS10B Front end module (10-Gbps SFP 2-16

iSCSI copper)

DW-F800-4HF8 Front end module (8-Gbps 4- 2-16

port FC)

DW-F800-2HF16 Front end module (16-Gbps 2- 2-16

port FC)

DW-F800-4HF32R Front end module (32-Gbps, 2-16

16-Gbps 4-port FC)

DW-F800-NAS NAS Module 0-2

DW-F800-BS12G SAS Back end module 0-2

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DW-F800-BS12GE SAS Back end module 0-2

(encryption)

DKC-F810I-1PS8 SFP for 8-Gbps shortwave 0-64

DKC-F810I-1PL8 SFP for 8-Gbps longwave 0-64

DKC-F810I-1PS16 SFP for 16-Gbps shortwave 0-64

DKC-F810I-1PS32 SFP for 32-Gbps shortwave 0-64

DW-F800-BAT Battery 0-14

N/A SAS cable label 2

Drive tray model lists

SFF drive tray components (AC power)

Model number Part name Quantity

DW-F800-DBS and DW-F800- 2U chassis 1

DBSC
ENC 2

AC power supply unit 2

Power cable (0.9 m) 2

Power cable (2.5 m) 2

Front bezel (2U) 1

SFF drive tray optional components

Model number Part name Quantity

DKC-F810I-200MEM1 200 GB, MLC, 12-Gbps, SFF, 0-24

SSD

DKC-F810I-300KCMC1 300 GB, 15k, 6-Gbps, SAS, SFF, 0-24

drive

DKC-F810I-400MEM1 400 GB, MLC, 12-Gbps, SAS, 0-24

SFF, SSD

DKC-F810I-480MGM1 480 GB, MLC, 12-Gbps, SAS, 0-24

SFF, SSD

DKC-F810I-960MGM 1 960 GB, MLC, 12-Gbps, SAS, 0-24

SFF, SSD

DKC-F810I-600JCM1 600 GB, 10kmin, 6-Gbps, SAS, 0-24

SFF, drive (contains BNST)

DKC-F810I-600JCMC1 600 GB, 10kmin, 6-Gbps, SAS, 0-24

SFF, drive

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DKC-F810I-600KGM1 600 GB, 15kmin, 6-Gbps, SAS, 0-24

SFF, drive

DKC-F810I-1R2JCMC1 1.2 TB, 10kmin, 6-Gbps, SAS, 0-24

SFF, drive

DKC-F810I-1R8JGM1 1.8 TB, 10kmin, 6-Gbps, SAS, 0-24

SFF, drive

DKC-F810I-1R9MEM1 1.9 TB, 2.5-inch, MLC, 12-Gbps, 0-24

SAS, SSD

DKC-F810I-3R8MGM 1 3.8 TB, 2.5-inch, MLC, 12-Gbps, 0-24

SAS, SSD
1 The drive capacity values are calculated as 1 G byte =1,000,000,000 bytes. This definition is
different from that calculated as 1 k byte =1,024 bytes, which are actually displayed on PCs that
you are using. The parity group capacity values displayed in the storage management software are
calculated as 1 k byte =1,024 bytes.

LFF drive tray components

Model number Part name Quantity

DW-F800-DBL and DW-F800- 2U chassis 1

DBLC
ENC 2

AC power supply unit 2

Power cable (0.9 m) 2

Power cable (2.5 m) 2

Front bezel (2U) 1

Optional LFF drive tray components

Model number Part name Quantity

DKC-F810I-400M6M1 400 GB, LFF, Flash drive 0-12

DKC-F810I-1R2J5MC1 1.2 TB, SAS, LFF, drive 0-12

DKC-F810I-1R8J6M1 1.8 TB, 10k, 6-Gbps, SAS, LFF, 0-12

drive

DKC-F810I-4R0H3M1 4 TB, 7.2K, 6-Gbps, SAS, LFF, 0-12

drive (contains BNST)

DKC-F810I-4R0H3MC1 4 TB, 7.2K, 6-Gbps, SAS, LFF, 0-12

drive

DKC-F810I-6R0H9M1 6 TB, 7.2K, 12-Gbps, SAS, LFF, 0-12

drive

DKC-F810I-10RH9M 10 TB, 7.2K, 12-Gbps, SAS, 0-12

LFF, drive

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1 The drive capacity values are calculated as 1 G byte =1,000,000,000 bytes. This definition is
different from that calculated as 1 k byte =1,024 bytes, which are actually displayed on PCs that
you are using. The parity group capacity values displayed in the storage management software are
calculated as 1 k byte =1,024 bytes.

FMD tray components

Model number Part name Quantity

DW-F800-DBF 2U chassis 1

ENC 2

Power supply unit 2

Power cable (0.9 m) 2

Power cable (2.5 m) 2

Front bezel (2U) 1

FMD tray optional components

Model number Part name Quantity

DKC-F710I-1R6FM1 1.75 TB, MLC, 6-Gbps, Flash 0-12

Module Drive

DKC-F710I-3R2FM1 3.5, TB, MLC, 6-Gbps, Flash 0-12

Module Drive

DKC-F810I-1R6FN1 1.75 TB, Flash Module Drive 0-12

DKC-F810I-3R2FN1 3.5 TB, Flash Module Drive 0-12

DKC-F810I-6R4FN1 7 TB, Flash Module Drive 0-12

DKC-F810I-7R0FP1 7 TB, MLC, 12-Gbps, Flash 0-12

Module Drive

DKC-F810I-14RFP1 14 TB, MLC, 12-Gbps, Flash 0-12

Module Drive
1 The drive capacity values are calculated as 1 G byte =1,000,000,000 bytes. This definition is
different from that calculated as 1 k byte =1,024 bytes, which are actually displayed on PCs that
you are using. The parity group capacity values displayed in the storage management software are
calculated as 1 k byte =1,024 bytes.

Dense intermix drive tray components

Model number Part name Quantity

DW-F800-DB60 and DW-F800- 4U box 1

DB60C
ENC 2

Power supply unit 2

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Power cable (0.9 m) 2

Power cable (2.5 m) 2

Front bezel (dense intermix 1

drive tray)

DW-F800-SCQ3 SAS cable (3 m), including 2 2

omega clips
(DW-F800-SCQ3)

Dense intermix drive tray optional components (VSP Gx00 models only)

Model number Part name Quantity

DKC-F810I-400M8M1 400 GB, MLC, 12-Gbps, flash 0-60

drive

DKC-F810I-1R2J7M1 1.2 TB, 10k, 6-Gbps, SAS, SFF, 0-60

drive (contains BNST)

DKC-F810I-1R2J7MC1 1.2 TB, 10k, 6-Gbps, SAS, SFF, 0-60

drive

DKC-F810I-1R8J8M1 1.8 TB, 10k, 6-Gbps, SAS, LFF 0-60

drive

DKC-F810I-3R8MGM 1 3.8 TB, 2.5-inch, MLC, 12-Gbps, 0-60

SAS, SSD

DKC-F810I-4R0H4M1 4 TB, 7.2K, 6-Gbps, SAS, LFF, 0-60

drive (contains BNST)

DKC-F810I-4R0H4MC1 4 TB, 7.2K, 6-Gbps, SAS, LFF, 0-60

drive

DKC-F810I-6R0HLM1 6 TB, 7.2K, 12-Gbps, SAS, LFF, 0-60

drive

DKC-F810I-10RHLM1 10 TB, 7.2K, 12-Gbps, SAS, 0-60

LFF, drive
1 The drive capacity values are calculated as 1 G byte =1,000,000,000 bytes. This definition is
different from that calculated as 1 k byte =1,024 bytes, which are actually displayed on PCs that
you are using. The parity group capacity values displayed in the storage management software are
calculated as 1 k byte =1,024 bytes.

Cable model list

Numbers in parentheses show the quantities of the components.

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Power cables

Model number Specification

DW-F800-J1K 2.5 m, 2-pole power cable with grounding

terminal (AC 125 V, 13 A or 15 A)

DW-F800-J2H 2.5 m, 2-pole power cable with grounding

terminal (AC 250 V, 13 A or 15 A)

DW-F800-J2H5 5.0 m, 2-pole power cable with grounding

terminal (AC 250 V, 13 A or 15 A)

DW-F800-J2H10 10.0 m, 2-pole power cable with grounding

terminal (AC 250 V, 13 A or 15 A)

A-F6516-P620 Power cable for PDU (1)

A-F6516-P630 Power cable for PDU (1)

SAS cables

Model number Specification

DW-F800-SCQ1 1 m SAS cable, including omega clips (2)

DW-F800-SCQ1F 1.5 m SAS cable, including omega clips (2)

DW-F800-SCQ3 3 m SAS cable, including omega clips (2)

DW-F800-SCQ5 5 m SAS cable, including omega clips (2)

DW-F800-SCQ10A 10 m SAS optical cable

DW-F800-SCQ30A 30 m SAS optical cable

DW-F800-SCQ1HA 100 m SAS optical cable

Optical cables

Model number Specification

A-6515-GM5L 5 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-GM10L 10 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-GM20L 20 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-GM30L 30 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-GM40L 40 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-GM50L 50 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-GM1JL 100 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-GS10L 10 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-GS20L 20 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-GS30L 30 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-GS50L 50 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

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A-6515-GS1JL 100 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-HM5L 5 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-HM10L 10 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-HM20L 20 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-HM30L 30 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-HM50L 50 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-HM100L 100 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-HM200L 200 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-HM300L 300 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-JM5L 5 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-JM10L 10 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-JM20L 20 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-JM30L 30 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-JM50L 50 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-JM100L 100 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-JM200L 200 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

A-6515-JM300L 300 m LC-LC optical cable for optical

Battery specifications
The following table shows the lifetime expectancy of the batteries installed in
the storage system.

Storage system intake temperature CBLM

Up to 75.2º F (24º C) 5 years

Up to 86º F (30º C) 5 years

Up to 93.2º (34º C) 4 years

Up to 104º (40º C) 3 years

RAID specifications
SFF, LFF, dense intermix drive trays (range for
Item
setup)

RAID level VSP G400, G600 models: SAS, SAS 7.2 krpm,
flash drives mounted: 0, 1, 5, 6, 1+0 (DBW
supports SAS 7.2k drives)

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Item
setup)

RAID configuration RAID 1 2D+2D, 4D+4D

(unit of addition)
RAID 5 3D+1P, 4D+1P, 6D+1P, 7D+1P

RAID 6 6D+2P, 12D+2P, 14D+2P

Note: Although certain RAID configurations support redundancy in the event

of a drive failure, best practices dictate that you back up data on a regular
basis.

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VSP G400, G600 storage system
specifications
The following table provides an overview of the system specifications for VSP
G400, G600 storage systems.

Item VSP G400, G600 specifications

System VSP G600 VSP G400

Number of disk Minimum 4 (disk-in model) / 0 (diskless

drives model) *10

Maximum 720 480

Number of flash Minimum 4 (disk-in model) / 0 (diskless

drives model) *10

Maximum 720 480

Number of flash Minimum 4

module drives
Maximum 288 192

RAID level RAID1, RAID5, RAID6

RAID group RAID6 6D+2P, 12D+2P, 14D+2P

configuration
RAID5 3D+1P, 4D+1P, 6D+1P, 7D+1P

RAID1 2D+2D, 4D+4D

Maximum number of spare drives 32 *1

Maximum number of LDEVs 4,096

Maximum storage system capacity (physical (SFF HDD/1.8 (SFF HDD/1.8

capacity) TB) 996 TB TB) 664 TB

(SSD/3.8 TB) (SSD/3.8 TB)

2,178 TB 1,452 TB

(LFF HDD/10 (LFF HDD/10

TB) 7,049 TB TB) 4,699 TB

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(NF/14 TB) (NF/14 TB)

4,053 TB 2,702 TB

Maximum external configuration 16 PB

Memory Cache memory capacity 64 GB to 256 GB 64 GB/128 GB

Cache memory capacity with NAS module is 256 GB 128 GB

installed9

Cache flash memory BM20/BM30

Storage I/F DKC to drive interface SAS/Dual Port

Data transfer rate 6Gbps/12Gbps

Maximum number of HDD per SAS I/F 144

Maximum number of DKB PCB 2

Device I/F Support channel Type Open system Fibre Channel Short Wavelength
*2 / iSCSI*4

NAS (NFS/CIFS)

Data transfer rate Fibre Channel 200/400/800/1,600/3,200 MB/s

iSCSI 100/1,000 MB/s

NAS(NFS/CIFS) 1,000 MB/s

Maximum number of CHB 8 (10:DKB Slot used)

14*8 (16:DKB Slot used)

Maximum number of CHB with NAS module 6

is installed

Power AC input Single phase 50Hz/60Hz : 200V to 240V

DC input*7 N/A

Acoustic level*3 Operating CBL 60dB

CBSS/CBSL N/A

DBS/DBSC/DBL/ 60dB
DBLC/DBF

DBSD/DBLD N/A

DB60/DB60C 71dB(*5 *6)

Standby CBL 55dB

CBSS/CBSL N/A

DBS/DBSC/DBL/ 55dB
DBLC/DBF

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DBSD/DBLD N/A

DB60/DB60C 71dB(*5 *6)

Non-stop Control PCB Supported

maintenance
Cache memory Supported

Cache flash memory Supported

Power supply, fan Supported

Microcode Supported

Disk drive, flash drive, flash module drive Supported

Notes:

*1: Available as spare or data disks.

*2: By the replacing SFP transceiver of the fibre port on the CHB to the DKC-F810I-1PL8/1PL16,
the port can be used for the long wavelength.

*3: Measurement Condition: The point 1m far from floor and surface of the product.

*4: Short Wavelength model is DW-F800-2HS10S, Copper model is DW-F800-2HS10B.

*5: Sound pressure level [LA] changes from 66dB to 75dB according to the ambient temperature,
drive configuration and operating status. The maximum could be 79dB during maintenance
procedure for failed ENC or Power Supply.

*6: Acoustic power level [LwA] measured by ISO7779 condition is 7.2B. And it changes from 7.2B
to 8.1B according to the ambient temperature, drive configuration and operating status.

*7: The DC power supply is unavailable.

*8: SVOS6.3.1 or later

*9: The capacity of the cache memory installed in RAID controller. A cache memory installed in
NAS module is not included.

*10: When NAS Module is installed, the Diskless configuration is not supported

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mechanical specifications
The storage system mechanical specifications are described for VSP G400,
G600 .

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Controller

Quantity Component Description

1 CBLM A 4U controller chassis

consisting of controllers,
channel boards, disk boards,
NAS module (optional), AC or
DC power supplies, and
batteries with cooling fans.

Drive trays

Quantity Component Description

1 SFF drive tray A drive tray that supports 2.5-

inch disk drives and 2.5-inch
flash drives. The drive tray
consists of an ENC, cooling
fans, and AC-DC power supplies
or DC-DC power supplies.

1 LFF drive tray A drive tray that supports 3.5-

inch disk drives and 3.5-inch
flash drives. The drive tray
consists of an ENC, cooling
fans, and AC-DC power supplies
or DC-DC power supplies.

1 FMD tray A drive tray that supports flash

module drives and consists of
an ENC and AC-DC power
supplies equipped with built-in
cooling fans.

1 Dense intermix drive tray A drive chassis that supports a

variety of drive types such as
2.5-inch drives, 3.5-inch drives,
and flash drives. The chassis
consists of an ENC and AC-DC
power supplies equipped with
built-in cooling fans.

NAS module

Component Description

NAS module Optional component for block and file storage

configuration

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Component Specification

2.5-inch drive (SFF) 3.21 x 8.10 x 0.74 inches (81.6 x 205.7 x 18.7 mm)

3.5-inch drive (LFF and dense intermix 4 x 5.78 x 1.02 inches (101.6 x 147.0 x 26.1 mm)
drive tray)

Flash Module Drive (flash module drive 5.74 x 14.44 x 0.78 inches (146 x 366.8 x 19.8 mm)
tray)

Data capacity (GB)

Component Specification

2.5-inch drive (SFF) 196.92, 288.20, 393.85, 472.61, 576.39,

945.23, 1152.79, 1729.29, 1890.46, 3780.92
GB

3.5-inch drive (LFF and dense intermix drive 393.85, 1152.79, 1729.29, 3916.14, 5874.22,
tray) 9790.36 GB

Flash Module Drive (flash module drive tray) 1759.21, 3518.43 , 7036.87, 14073.74 GB

Rotational speed (min-1)

Component Specification

2.5-inch drive (SFF) 288.20 GB: 15,000 RPM

576.39 GB: 10,000 or 15,000 RPM

1152.79 GB: 10,000 RPM

1729.29 GB: 10,000 RPM

3.5-inch drive (LFF and dense intermix drive 3916.14 GB: 7,200 RPM
tray) 5874.22 GB: 7,200 RPM

9790.36 GB: 7,200 RPM

Maximum mountable quantity

Mixing SFF, LFF, FMD, and dense intermix drive trays might affect the maximum number of drives that
can be mounted.

Component Specification

SFF 24

LFF 12

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Flash module drive (flash module drive tray) 12

Dense intermix drive tray 60

Battery specifications

Storage system intake temperature CBLM

Up to 75.2º F (24º C) 5 years

Up to 86º F (30º C) 5 years

Up to 93.2º (34º C) 4 years

Up to 104º (40º C) 3 years

Host interface

Item Component Specification

Interface type Fibre Channel optical 8-Gbps, 16-Gbps, 32-Gbps

iSCSI optical 10-Gbps
iSCSI copper 10-Gbps
NAS module 10-Gbps (Fibre Channel optical)
Data transfer speed (maximum Fibre Channel optical 800-Mbps (Fibre Channel)
speed for transfer to host)
1600-Mbps (Fibre Channel)
3200-Mbps (Fibre Channel)
iSCSI optical 10-Gbps (iSCSI optical)
iSCSI copper 10-Gbps (iSCSI copper)
NAS module (Fibre Channel) 1000 Mbs
Number of ports 8-Gbps Fibre Channel optical 64

16-Gbps Fibre Channel optical 32

(2-port)
16-Gbps Fibre Channel optical 64
(4-port)
32-Gbps Fibre Channel optical 64
(4-port)
10-Gbps optical iSCSI 32

10-Gbps copper iSCSI 32

Number of ports (NAS Module 8-Gbps Fibre Channel optical 64

not installed) 16-Gbps Fibre Channel optical 32
(2-port)
16-Gbps Fibre Channel optical 64
(4-port)

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32-Gbps Fibre Channel optical 64

(4-port)
10-Gbps optical iSCSI 32
10-Gbps copper iSCSI 32

Number of ports (NAS Module 8-Gbps Fibre Channel optical 24

installed) 16-Gbps Fibre Channel optical 12
(2-port)
16-Gbps Fibre Channel optical 24
(4-port)
32-Gbps Fibre Channel optical 24
(4-port)
10-Gbps optical iSCSI 12
10-Gbps copper iSCSI 12
10-Gbps Fibre Channel optical 12
Transferred block size 512 bytes
Maximum number of hosts 255
using a Fibre Channel switch
Maximum number of hosts 255
using a network switch

RAID specifications
D: Data drive, P: Parity drive.

Although the storage system with a configuration of RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID

6 provides data reliability enhanced by redundancy, there is a chance that
user data could be lost due to an unexpected host, storage system hardware,
or software failure. Therefore, users are requested to back up all data.

RAID Level SAS, SAS 7.2k, flash drives mounted

RAID 1 2D+2D, 4D+4D

RAID 5 3D+1P, 4D+1P, 6D+1P, 7D+1P
RAID 6 6D+2P, 12D+2P, 14D+2P

Item Specification

Maximum number of RAID groups VSP G400:160

VSP G600:240
Maximum volume size 3 TB (or 4 TB when using the LDEVs of other
storage systems)
Maximum volumes/host groups and iSCSI 2048
targets
Maximum number of volumes per RAID group 2048

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Item Specification

Flash memory 32 MB

L3 Cache memory 4 MB

SDRAM 1 GB

Data bus Parity

Cache memory ECC (1 bit for correction, 2 bits for detection)

Drive Data assurance code

Start-up time

Item

Standard: 5-to-8 minutes.

The start-up time may be longer in proportion to the number of drive trays connected. With a
maximum configuration 1 controller tray and 19 drive trays, start-up time is approximately 8
minutes.

Chassis size

Component Specification (WxDxH)

CBLM 19.01 x 35.10 x 6.86 inches (483 x 891.7 x

174.3 mm)

SFF/LFF 18.97 x 22.24 x 3.47 inches (482 x 565 x 88.2

mm)

DBF 19.01 x 30 x 3.42 inches (483 x 762 x 87 mm)

Dense intermix drive tray 18.97 x 40.51 x 6.92 inches (482 x 1,029 x 176
mm)
(includes the depth of the cable-management
arms)

Mass

The table lists the values of a maximum configuration when all controllers and drives are mounted.

Component Specification

CBLM 187.39 pounds (85 kg)

SFF Approx 50.70 inches (23 kg)

LFF Approx 59.52 inches (27 kg)

DBF Approx. 83.77 pounds (38 kg)

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Dense intermix drive tray Approx. 198.41 pounds (90 kg)

Required height

Component Specification

CBLM 4U

SFF 2U

LFF 2U

DBF 2U

Dense intermix drive tray 4U

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.

Cache specifications

Item Specification

Capacity (GB) VSP G400: 128

VSP G600: 256

NAS module Cache Capacity DDR3 DIMM 8GB x 12 [Slot]

Note:
• All 12 slots must be fully installed with
DIMMs.
• Each DIMM is replaceable when they fail.
• The DIMM is not common and cannot be
used with DKC DIMM.
Control method Read LRU, Write after
Battery backup Provided
Backup duration Unrestricted (saving to a nonvolatile memory)

Data in the cache memory is preserved against power failures. If a power

outage occurs, data in cache memory is written to drives.

When the storage system enters Cache Backup mode, the amber WARNING
LED goes on to when the system starts. This warning indicates that the
battery charge has dropped significantly and the remaining battery capacity
is not sufficient; the storage system will continue operating with the Write
Cache function disabled.

When the battery is charged, the warning indication disappears, and the
storage system continues the operation in the Write Cache function.

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 The warning indication disappears within six hours. Even when the warning is
shown, normal operation is assured in Write-Through. Read and write
performance is lowered because the Write Cache function is disabled.

If the storage system is not charged for more than six months, the battery
can become overcharged and sustain unrecoverable damage. To avoid this
situation, charge the battery more than 3 hours every six months.

Insulation performance

Item Specification

Insulation withstand voltage AC 1,500 V (100 mA, 1 min)

Insulation resistance DC 500 V, 10 M Ω or more

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Electrical specifications for VSP G400,
G600
The electrical specifications are described for the storage systems.

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Item Controller Drive tray

Input voltage (operable voltage AC 200-240 +6%/-11% SFF, LFF, FMD, and dense
range) (V) intermix drive tray: AC 200-240
+6%/-11%

Frequency (Hz) 50/60 ±1

Number of phases, cabling Single-phase with protective grounding

Steady-state current 100V/ CBLM: 4.0x2 SFF drive tray: 2.4x2/1.2x2

200V1, 2
LFF drive tray: 1.9x2/1.0x2

FMD drive tray: 2.6x2/1.3x2

Dense intermix drive tray: -/

3.0x2

Current rating of breaker/fuse 16.0 (each electrical)

(A)

Heat value (normal) (kJ/h) CBLM: 2160 or less SFF drive tray: 1120 or less

LFF drive tray: 940 or less

FMD drive tray: 1520 or less

Dense intermix drive tray: 3460

or less

Steady-state power (VA/W)3 CBLM: 1600/1560 or less SFF drive tray: 480/460 or less

LFF drive tray: 380/350 or less

FMD drive tray: 520/490 or less

Dense intermix drive tray:

1200/1160 or less

Power consumption (VA/W) CBLM: 640/600 or less SFF drive tray: 320/310 or less

LFF drive tray: 280/260 or less

FMD drive tray: 440/420 or less

Dense intermix drive tray:

1000/960 or less
Notes:
1. The power current of Nx2 described in this table is required for a single power unit.
2. If one power unit fails, another power unit requires electric current for the two power units.
Therefore, plan the power supply facility so that the current-carrying capacity for one power
unit can provide the total capacity for two power units.
3. This table shows the power requirement (100 V or 200 V) for the maximum configuration .
The actual required power might exceed the value shown in the table when the tolerance is
included.

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Environmental specifications for VSP
G400, G600
The environmental specifications are described for the storage systems.

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Temperature

Caution: The following VSP Gx00/Fx00 storage system components are not
supported in high-temperature environments. Do not operate the following
components at temperatures of 40°C or higher:
• DB60 dense drive tray
• HDS provided service processor (SVP) server
• First-generation FMDs (non-DC2 FMDs)

SFF, LFF drive

State Controller Dense intermix drive tray
trays

Operating 50°F to 104°F 50°F to 104°F 50°F to 95°F (10°C to 35°C)

(10°C to 40°C) (10°C to 40°C)

Non-operating 14°F to 122°F 14°F to 122°F 14°F to 122°F (-10°C to 50°C)

(-10°C to 50°C) (-10°C to 50°C)

Transport, storage -22°F to 140°F -22°F to 140°F -22°F to 140°F (-30°C to 60°C)
(-30°C to 60°C) (-30°C to 60°C)

Temperature 10 or less
change rate
(°C/h)

State Controller FMD drive trays

Operating 50°F to 104°F DKC-F710I-1R6FM or DKC-F710I-3R2FM drive is installed:

(10°C to 40°C) 50°F to 95°F (10°C to 35°C)

Operating 50°F to 104°F DKC-F810I-1R6FN/3R2FN/6R4FN/7R0FP/14RFP drive is

(10°C to 40°C) installed: 50°F to 104°F (10°C to 40°C)

Non-operating 14°F to 122°F 14°F to 95°F (-10°C to 35°C)

(-10°C to 50°C)

Transport, storage -22°F to 140°F -22°F to 122°F (-30°C to 50°C)

(-30°C to 60°C)

Temperature 10 or less
change rate
(°C/h)

Humidity

State Percentage

Operating 8 to 80

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Non-operating 8 to 90

Transport, storage (%) 5 to 95

Maximum wet bulb temperature (°C) 29 (non-condensing)

Vibration

State m/s2

Operating 2.5 or less

Within 5 seconds (resonance point: 10 Hz or
less)

Non-operating 5.0 or less at 5 Hz to 300 Hz (no damage to

product)
9.8 (1.0 G)

Within 5 seconds (resonance point: 10 Hz or

less)

Transport (packed) 5.0 or less

Impact

State m/s2

Operating 20 or less
(10 ms, half sine wave)

Non-operating 50 or less
(10 ms, half sine wave)

Transport (packed) 80 or less

Altitude

State Controller FMD drive

Operating (m) 3,000 3,000 (Environmental temperature 10°C to 32°C)

(Environmental
temperature: OR
10°C to 32°C)
900 (Environmental temperature: 10°C to 35°C) when
900 DKC-F710I-1R6FM or DKC-F710I-3R2FM drive is installed.
(Environmental
temperature:
10°C to 40°C)

Operating (m) 3,000 3,000 (Environmental temperature: 10°C to 32°C)

(Environmental
temperature: OR
10°C to 32°C)

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900 900 (Environmental temperature: 10°C to 40°C) when

(Environmental DKC-F810I-1R6FN/3R2FN/6R4FN/7R0FP/14RFP drive is
temperature: installed.
10°C to 40°C)

Non-operating -60 to 12,000 N/A

(m)

Dense intermix
State Controller SFF and LFF drives
drive tray

Operating (m) 3,000 3,000 (Environmental temperature: 10°C to 3,000

(Environmenta 32°C) (Environmental
l temperature: temperature:
10°C to 32°C) 10°C to 28°C)
900 900 (Environmental temperature: 10°C to 1,000
(Environmenta 40°C) (Environmental
l temperature: temperature:
10°C to 40°C) 10°C to 35°C)
Non-operating N/A
(m)

Atmosphere
Avoid areas exposed to corrosive gas and salty air.

Acoustic Noise

State Controller SFF, LFF Dense intermix drive tray

Operati 60 dB (Environmental temperature 60 dB 71 dB (Environmental

ng 32°C or less)1 (Environmental temperature 32°C or less)1, 2,
temperature 3, 4

32°C or less)1

Non- 55 dB 55 dB 71 dB (Environmental
operati temperature 32°C or less)1, 2,
ng 3, 4

Notes:
1. The system's internal temperature controls the rotating speed of the fan module. Therefore,
this standard value might be exceeded if the maximum load continues under high-
temperature environment or if a failure occurs in the system.
2. Sound pressure level (LA) changes from 66 dB or 75 dB, according to the ambient
temperature, drive configuration, and operating status. Maximum volume can reach 79 dB
during maintenance procedure for a failed ENC or power supply.
3. Acoustic power level (LwA) measured by the ISO 7779 standard is 7.2 B. This value changes
from 7.2 B to 8.1 B, according to the ambient temperature, drive configuration, and operating
status.
4. When accessing the dense intermix drive tray, do not work for long times at the rear of the
rack.

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State Controller FMD

Operati 60 dB (Environmental temperature 60 dB (Environmental temperature 32°C or

ng 32°C or less)1 less)1, 2, 3

(When accessing the dense intermix drive tray,

do not work for long times at the rear of the
rack.)
Non- 55 dB (Environmental temperature 32°C or less)1, 2, 3, 4 55 dB
operati
ng
Notes:
1. The system's internal temperature controls the rotating speed of the fan module. Therefore,
this standard value might be exceeded if the maximum load continues under high-
temperature environment or if a failure occurs in the system.
2. Sound pressure level (LA) changes from 66 dB or 75 dB, according to the ambient
temperature, drive configuration, and operating status. Maximum volume can reach 79 dB
during maintenance procedure for a failed ENC or power supply.
3. Acoustic power level (LwA) measured by the ISO 7779 standard is 7.2 B. This value changes
from 7.2 B to 8.1 B, according to the ambient temperature, drive configuration, and operating
status.

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iSCSI standards and specifications
The following tables describe the standards and specifications for using iSCSI
in a hosting environment.

□ iSCSI standards

□ iSCSI specifications

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The following standards apply to the management, maintenance, and iSCSI
data ports. To configure this system, use switches that comply with the
following standards:
• IEEE 802.1D STP
• IEEE 802.1w RSTP
• IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD
• IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet
• IEEE 802.3z 1000 BASE-X
• IEEE 802.1Q Virtual LANs
• IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic LACP
• IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet
• RFC 768 UDP
• RFC 783 TFTP
• RFC 791 IP
• RFC 793 TCP
• RFC 1157 SNMP v1
• RFC 1231 MIB II
• RFC 1757 RMON
• RFC 1901 SNMPv2

iSCSI specifications
Item Specification Comments

iSCSI target function Supported N/A

iSCSI target function Supported TrueCopy® only

iSCSI ports 2 per interface board VSP Gx00 models: Maximum 32

per iSCSI system

Connection methods Direct and switch connections

Host connections 255 (maximum per iSCSI port) With Linux software initiator,
the maximum number
decreases.

Path failover HDLM1 Supports Microsoft MPIO (Multi

Path I/O)

Link 10 Gbps SFP+ N/A

Transfer speed 10 Gbps N/A

Connector type LC N/A

Cable Optical OM3, OM2 MMF cable N/A

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Network switch L2 or L3 switch Should comply with

IEEE802.3ae

Switch cascading Maximum: 5 switches or fewer Minimum number of cascading

switches is recommended.

MAC address Per port (fixed value) Factory setting: World Wide
Unique value. Cannot be
changed.

Maximum transfer unit (MTU) 1,500, 4,500, 9,000 bytes Jumbo frame, MTU size greater
(Ethernet frame) than 1500

Link aggregation Not supported N/A

Tagged VLAN Supported N/A

IPv4 Supported N/A

IPv6 Supported Note the following precautions:

• When iSCSI Port IPv6 is set
to Enabled, if the IPv6
global address is set to
automatic, the address is
determined by acquiring a
prefix from an IPv6 router.

• If the IPv6 router does not

exist in the network, the
address cannot be
determined. As a result, an
iSCSI connection might be
delayed. When an iSCSI
Port IPv6 is set to Enabled,
verify the IPv6 router is
connected to the same
network, and then set IPv6
global address
automatically.

Subnet mask Supported N/A

Gateway address Supported N/A

DHCP N/A N/A

DNS N/A N/A

Ping (ICMP ECHO) Transmit, Supported N/A

Receive

IPsec2 N/A N/A

TCP port number 3260 Changeable among 1 to

65,535. Observe the following if
changing values:
• The setting of the
corresponding host should
also be changed to log in
the new port number.

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• The new port number might

conflict with other network
communication or be
filtered on some network
equipment, preventing the
storage system from
communicating through the
new port number.

iSCSI name Both iqn3 and eui4 types are The unique iqn value is
supported automatically set when a target
is made. iSCSI name is
configurable.

Error recovery level 0 (zero) Error recovery by retrying from

host. Does not support Level 1
and Level 2.

Header digest Supported Detects header error or data

error with iSCSI
Data digest Supported
communication. The storage
system follows the host's digest
setting. If digest is enabled, the
performance degrades. The
amount of the degradation
depends on factors such as host
performance of host and
transaction pattern.

Maximum iSCSI connections at 255 per iSCSI port N/A

one time

CHAP Supported Authentication: login request is

sent properly from host to
storage. CHAP is not supported
during discovery session.

Mutual (2-way) CHAP Supported (not available if Authentication: login request is

connected to Linux software sent properly from host to
initiator) storage.

CHAP user registration Max 512 users per iSCSI port N/A

iSNS Supported With iSNS (name service), a

host can discover a target
without knowing the target's IP
address.

Note:
1. JP1, HiCommand Dynamic Link Manager. Pass switching is achieved. Not supported on
Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems.
2. IP Security. Authentication and encryption of IP packets. The storage system does not
support IPsec.
3. iqn: iSCSI Qualified Name. The iqn consists of a type identifier, "iqn," a date of domain
acquisition, a domain name, and a character string given by the individual who acquired the
domain. Example: iqn.1994-04.jp.co.hitachi:rsd.d7m.t.10020.1b000.tar

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4. eui: 64-bit Extended Unique Identifier. The eui consists of a type identifier, "eui," and an
ASCII-coded, hexadecimal, EUI-64 identifier. Example: eui.0123456789abcdef

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Replacement parts
Part replacement is essential for maintaining the high performance of the
system. Replacing system components is covered by the maintenance service
contract.

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Replacement period
Three years.

Treatment
Use the storage system in a place where the ambient temperature is 86°F
(30°C) or less on average.

Periodic parts replacement is required. For customers with maintenance

service contracts, parts are replaced periodically in keeping with the terms of
the contract.

Note: The battery protects the data in the cache memory in an emergency,
such as a sudden power failure. In these cases, follow the normal power
down procedure. If not, the battery might reach its lifespan earlier than
expected and become unusable within three years. When replacing the
battery, follow the given procedure for disposing a used battery.

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Regulatory compliance
This equipment has been tested and certified for compliance with the
following standards.

Table 3 Country Specifications and Certifications

Product marking or
Standard Specification Country regulation
logo

Electronic emission FCC part 15 Subpart B: FCC USA and Canada

controls 2013

ICES-003 Issue 5:2012 ICES-003 USA and Canada

AS/NZS CISPR RCM Australia and New

22:2009+A1 Zealand

TP TC 020/2011 EAC Russia, Belarus, and

Kazakhstan

CNS 13438 BSMI Taiwan

KN22 KC Korea

KN24 KC Korea

Electronic emission EN5522: 2010 CE EU

certifications
EN5524: 2010 CE EU

EN61000-3.2:2006+A1 CE EU
+A2

EN61000-3.3:2008 CE EU

Safety certifications UL and CSA cTUVus USA and Canada

60950-1:2007

EN60950-1:2006+A1 TUV Germany

IEC60950-1:2005+A1 N/A All CB countries

IEC60950-1:2005+A1 S-Mark Argentina

TP TC 004/2011 EAC Russia

CNS 14336-1 BSMI Taiwan

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Standard Specification Country regulation
logo

EN60950-1:2006+A1 CE EU

Radio interference VCCI V-3/2013.04 VCCI Japan

voluntary control

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Numerics controllers
10-Gbps iSCSI board (copper) 34 CBLM 28
10-Gbps iSCSI board (optical) 34
16-Gbps Fibre Channel board 35, 37
32-Gbps Fibre Channel board 35 D
8-Gbps Fibre Channel board 35 dense intermix drive tray 50
display LEDS 51
rear panel 52
A with front panel bezel 50
AC power supply units display LEDS on dense intermix drive tray 51
large form factor drive tray 53 drive trays
small form factor drive tray 53 dense intermix 50
audience 12 flash module 47
large form-factor 44
maximum number 24
small form-factor 42
B
back end module
LEDs and connectors 39
battery E
specifications 76 electric shock 12
unit 106 electrical 91
bezels electrical specifications 92
CBLM controller 28 emergency 12
dense intermix drive tray 50 environmental 93
flash module drive tray 47 environmental specifications 94
large form factor drive tray 44
small form factor drive tray 42
block 19 F
fan
host port expansion chassis 57
C Fibre Channel
cable 74 cable removal 67
cables flash module drive tray 47
removing 67 rear panel 49
CBLH controller 29 with front panel bezel 47
rear panel 30 without front panel bezel 48
CBLM controller 28, 29 front end modules
rear panel 30 10-Gbps iSCSI board (copper) 34
with front panel bezel 28 10-Gbps iSCSI board (optical 34
chassis 55 16-Gbps Fibre Channel board 35, 37
compliance 107 32-Gbps Fibre Channel board 35
configuration 19 8-Gbps Fibre Channel board 35
configurations 23 front panel bezels
controller 27 CBLM controller 28

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 dense intermix drive tray 50 O
flash module drive tray 47 overview 17
host port expansion chassis 56
large form factor drive tray 44
small form factor drive tray 42
P
parts, replacement 105
PCIe cable connector
H LEDs 57
hardware 17 PCIe switchboard
specifications 64 LED 56
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G400 19 physical SVP
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G600VSP G600 rear panel 63
21 ports 33
host 33 power supply unit 32
host port expansion 55 power supply units
host port expansion chassis host port expansion chassis 59
fan 57 powering off the storage system 67
front panel bezel LEDs 56 procedures 12
power supply 59 product version 13

I R
iSCSI 99 RAID specifications 76
cable removal 67 rear panel of physical SVP 63
specifications 100 rear panels
standards 100 CBLH controller 30
CBLM controller 30
dense intermix drive tray 52
K flash module drive tray 49
Keyword 19 large form-factor drive tray 46
small form factor drive tray 43
regulatory compliance 107
removing cables 67
L replacement parts 105
LAN blade LEDs and connectors 38 battery unit 106
large form factor drive tray
AC power supply unit 53
with front panel bezel 44
large form-factor drive tray 44 S
rear panel 46 SAS cables
without bezel 45 removing 67
list 74 scalability 23
service processor 61, 62
small form factor drive tray
AC power supply unit 53
M rear panel 43
maintaining the storage system 65 with front panel bezel 42
maximum without bezel 42
number of mounted drives 24 small form-factor drive tray 42
mechanical 83 specifications 83, 91, 93, 99
mechanical specifications 84 battery 76
model 74 electrical 92
model lists 70 environmental 94
mounted drive trays 24 hardware 64
iSCSI 100
mechanical 84
N RAID 76
network 33 storage system 69
number of mounted drive trays 24 standards 99

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 standards for iSCSI 100
storage 83
storage system
maintenance 65
power off 67
regulatory compliance 107
specifications 69
storing 66
storage system controllers
CBLM 28
storage system specifications 79
storing the storage system 66
supported configurations 23
SVP 61
hardware specifications 64

U
Unified 19

V
Virtual Storage Platform G400, G600 27
VSP G400 19

W
without front panel bezel 29

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