Hitachi Basic Operating System V Software
Hitachi Basic Operating System V software is an upgrade add-on to the Hitachi Basic Operating System software. It simplifies storage management and lets users take full advantage of the partitioning and heterogeneous storage virtualization capabilities of the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V, Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM , Sun StorEdge 9990 V and StorEdge 9990 VM storage systems. The Basic Operating System V software adds:
- A unique ability to virtualize externally attached storage subsystems to the Universal Storage Platform V by creating a single heterogeneous pool of tiered storage. This enables simplified storage management, increases storage utilization, increases storage administrator efficiency, improves application service levels, and simplifies data replication, migration and retention to help meet compliance demands.
- An ability to create more virtual partitions - up to 32 storage and 32 cache partitions can be created.
Hitachi Basic Operating System V software enables the external storage virtualization capabilities of the Universal Storage Platform V and Universal Storage Platform VM to improve user storage management and data mobility capabilities, either within a single system or across an entire heterogeneous storage pool. Using the Basic Operating System software one administrator can manage all heterogeneous externally attached (Hitachi or third party) storage systems, from a single pane of glass. Alternatively, users can choose to designate multiple storage administrators to efficiently manage a particular set of storage resources that is made accessible to them.
Basic Operating System V software upgrades the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V and Universal Storage Platform VM virtual private storage dynamically changeable virtual partitions. With this upgrade package, users can upgrade from 4 to up to 32 secure virtual storage systems, so that shared storage can be securely compartmentalized as needed.
The Basic Operating System V software is ideal for enterprises seeking simpler ways to manage installations comprised of multiple types of heterogeneous storage systems.
For more information on the core components of Basic Operating System V, Hitachi Universal Volume Manager, click here.
Features and benefits
- Consolidates and rationalizes storage and storage management points.
- Can be used to manage all Heterogeneous storage.
- Improves IT productivity through consistent administrative operations across all storage and operating systems - simplifies data replication, migration and storage tiering.
- Masks the differences between types of storage systems.
- Can be used to create storage tiers.
- Increases storage utilization by providing an integrated view of all storage.
- Simplifies storage control and management under a single user interface.
- Dynamically allocates capacity and storage quality of service (QoS) to applications as needed.
- Enhances data mobility for easy and transparent data migration.
- Simplifies and unifies volume replication between storage tiers and storage systems.
- Upgrades the Hitachi Basic Operating System software from 4 to up to 32 Virtual Storage Systems and 32 Virtual Cache Partitions.
- Facilitates matching storage resources to business requirements.
