Hitachi VSP family matrix

VSP series is Hitachi’s latest version of SAN storage arrays

Hitachi VSP series has 5 models

• G200
• G400
• G600
• G800
• G1000Let us discuss the specifications of each model

G200:

• It supports a Maximum Raw internal capacity of 1512TB
• It supports a Maximum RAW external capacity of 8PB
• Maximum cache size 64 GB
• Maximum number of LUNs we can create is 2048
• Maximum LUN size is 60TB
• It supports RAID types RAID 1+0, RAID5 RAID6
• Maximum RAID groups we can create is 84
• Host interface Types (frontend port Types) FC-8Gb/s, FC-16Gb/s, ISCSI-10Gb/s
• Aggregate Bandwidth to host – 12800MB/s
• Maximum file system size 1PB pool
• Maximum snapshots per file system is 1024
• Supported protocols are NFS, SMB, FTP, ISCSI, and HTTP
• Fiber channel ports 4XGb/s ports per node, 4X10Gb, 6X1Gb per node.

G400:

• It supports a Maximum Raw internal capacity of 2880TB
• It supports a Maximum RAW external capacity of 16PB
• Maximum cache size 128GB
• Maximum number of LUNs we can create is 4096
• Maximum LUN size is 60TB
• It supports RAID types RAID 1+0, RAID5 RAID6
• Maximum RAID groups we can create is 240
• Host interface Types (frontend port Types) FC-8Gb/s, FC-16Gb/s, ISCSI-10Gb/s
• Aggregate Bandwidth to host – 32000MB/s
• Maximum file system size 1PB pool
• Maximum snapshots per file system is 1024
• Supported protocols are NFS, SMB, FTP, ISCSI, and HTTP
• Fibre channel ports 4XGb/s ports per node, 4X10Gb, 6X1Gb per node.

G600:

• It supports a Maximum Raw internal capacity of 4320TB
• It supports a Maximum RAW external capacity of 16PB
• Maximum cache size 256 GB
• Maximum number of LUNs we can create is 4096
• Maximum LUN size is 60TB
• It supports RAID types RAID 1+0, RAID5 RAID6
• Maximum RAID groups we can create is 240
• Host interface Types (frontend port Types) FC-8Gb/s, FC-16Gb/s, ISCSI-10Gb/s
• Aggregate Bandwidth to host – 32000MB/s
• Maximum file system size 1PB pool
• Maximum snapshots per file system is 1024
• Supported protocols are NFS, SMB, FTP, ISCSI, and HTTP
• Fibre channel ports 4XGb/s ports per node, 4X10Gb, 6X1Gb per node.

G800:

• It is an entry level VSP storage array
• It supports a Maximum Raw internal capacity of 8640TB
• It supports a Maximum RAW external capacity of 64PB
• Maximum cache size 512GB
• Maximum number of LUNs we can create is 16384
• Maximum LUN size is 60TB
• It supports RAID types RAID 1+0, RAID5 RAID6
• Maximum RAID groups we can create is 480
• Host interface Types (frontend port Types) FC-8Gb/s, FC-16Gb/s, ISCSI-10Gb/s
• Aggregate Bandwidth to host – 51200MB/s
• Maximum file system size 1PB pool
• Maximum snapshots per file system is 1024
• Supported protocols are NFS, SMB, FTP, ISCSI, and HTTP
• Fibre channel ports 4XGb/s ports per node, 4X10Gb, 6X1Gb per node.

G1000:

• It supports a Maximum Raw internal capacity of 6912TB
• It supports a Maximum RAW external capacity of 255PB
• Maximum cache size 2048GB
• Maximum number of LUNs we can create is 65280
• Maximum LUN size is 60TB
• It supports RAID types RAID 1+0, RAID5 RAID6
• Maximum RAID groups we can create is 575
• Host interface Types(frontend port Types) FC-8Gb/s, FC-16Gb/s, ISCSI-10Gb/s, IBM FICON-8Gb/s, IBM FICON 16Gb/s, FcoE-10Gb/s
• Aggregate Bandwidth to host – 256000MB/s
• Maximum file system size 1PB pool
• Maximum snapshots per file system is 1024
• Supported protocols are NFS, SMB, FTP, ISCSI, and HTTP
• Fibre channel ports 4XGb/s ports per node, 4X10Gb, 6X1Gb per node.