Hitachi AMS 500: Modular SAN Array

Hitachi AMS 500: Modular SAN Array

The Hitachi AMS 500 Adaptable Modular Storage Array is a cost effective data storage solution for your small to medium sized business. The Hitachi AMS 500 Adaptable Modular Storage Array uses fully redundant and hot-swappable components to keep applications online all the time, even in a hardware failure. The Hitachi AMS 500 Adaptable Modular Storage Array can also utilize within-system volume replication or incremental copies for frequent backups. This ensures your data is always safe. Scale from 1TB of Serial ATA (SATA) storage up to 212TB to keep up with data growth. It also uses RAID-6 for high availability and rapid RAID group rebuild times in the rare event of a disk drive problem. The Hitachi AMS 500 Adaptable Modular Storage Array uses Hi-Track “call-home” service/remote maintenance tool for 24/7 diagnostics to keep potential issues from becoming problems. The Hitachi AMS 500 Adaptable Modular Storage Array is a cost effective data solution.

The Hitachi AMS 500 Adaptable Modular Storage Array uses Enhanced SATA data protection for unmatched data availability and resiliency. Move from inflexible and expensive, server-internal storage to cost-effective, scalable external storage, consolidate multiple storage systems into one, or build a first storage area network (SAN). It can handle the challenges of escalating data growth, availability, and protection as well as regulatory compliance and can fit even the most complex storage infrastructures. Reduce management complexity and cost with a centralized storage infrastructure. Benefit from easy-to-use software utilities for configuration and management. The Hitachi AMS 500 Adaptable Modular Storage Array is an all-SATA storage platform that can handle multiple data requirements such as Microsoft Exchange Server, MSSQL Server, among other business applications, consolidations, first SAN deployment, NAS access, backup, and even data archiving. The Hitachi AMS 500 Adaptable Modular Storage Array is ideal for small to medium sized businesses that have the same needs as their corporate big brothers.

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Specifications
Raw capacity	212.5TB Fibre Channel-SATA Intermix 88.4TB Fibre Channel
Internal disk drive operations (Fibre Channel, unless otherwise noted)	73GB (15K RPM) 146GB (15K RPM) 300GB (10K & 15K RPM) 400GB (10K RPM) 500GB SATA (7200 RPM) 750GB SATA (7200 RPM) 1TB SATA (7200 RPM)
Disk drive interface	SATA–Fibre Channel intermix
Host interface	Fibre Channel: 4 @ 1, 2, or 4 Gb/sec iSCSI: 4 @ 1Gb/sec
Minimum/maximum number of disk drives	4–255 Fibre Channel 0–210 SATA
Model upgrade options	Adaptable Modular Storage 1000 (upgradable on Fibre Channel versions)
Number of controllers	1 or 2
Maximum host connections (Adaptable Modular Storage 500 supports Fibre Channel and iSCSI on same device with an optional bridge)	4 Fibre Channel OR 4 iSCSI
Maximum attached hosts through virtual ports	512
Active loops per number of disk drives (Active loops per drive tray/disk drives per tray)	4 /15
LUNs	2048
RAID Support	n RAID-0 (Fibre Channel only) RAID-1 RAID-1+0 RAID-5 RAID-6
Nondisruptive component replacement Nondisruptive hot-pluggable disks Nondisruptive microcode updates Hi-Track® Monitor	MAJOR FRU
Minimum-maximum cache	2GB–8GB
Cache binding	Hitachi Cache Residency Manager feature
Logical partitioning	Hitachi Cache Partition Manager feature 2–16 partitions

Guarantee

All Spectra provided Hitachi AMS 500 Adaptable Modular Storage Arrays are put through a rigorous refurbishment, reconditioning and testing process.

We guarantee our products to be:

• Original equipment manufactured and serial numbered numbered by Hitachi
• Configured to exact user specifications
• Fully refurbished to manufacturers standards of new [ETN]
• All hard drives are 72 hour burn in/Load Tested
• Complete with manufacturers ship group
• Provided with 90 day warranty
• Shipped in a timely manner

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