Hitachi STORAGE 9900 User Manual
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Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager
™
Dynamic Link Manager is a server-based family of software utilities that enhances
RAID systems by providing automatic failover and load balancing from server-to-
RAID channel connection failures. This product allows systems administrators to take
advantage of the multiple paths on a Lightning 9900 V Series system by adding
redundant SCSI connections between data servers and RAID systems. Dynamic Link
Manager therefore provides increased reliability and performance. Supported platforms
include IBM AIX
®
, Sun Solaris
™
, and Windows NT
®
/Windows 2000.
Hitachi FlashAccess
™
FlashAccess software allows specified (usually high-access) data sets to be “pegged” or
permanently placed in cache memory so they are not managed by the data movement
algorithms of the Hitachi Freedom Storage
™
system. The FlashAccess feature in the
Hitachi Freedom Storage
™
Lightning 9900
™
V Series systems can be used for either
IBM
®
S/390
®
or open systems. Hitachi FlashAccess is a software utility in the Hitachi
Resource Manager
™
suite that allows the creation, deletion, and monitoring of data
managed by the FlashAccess software. See also Resource Manager.
Hitachi Graph-Track
™
Graph-Track is a software utility in the Hitachi Resource Manager suite that enables a
robust set of system and network management utilities and provides graphical reports
for Lightning 9900 V Series performance, availability, and configuration management.
Hi-Star
™
Architecture
At the heart of the Lightning 9900 V Series revolutionary design is Hi-Star
architecture, which provides multiple, redundant, non-blocking paths between the
storage ports, multiple cache nodes, and multiple disk Array Control Processors
(ACPs).
Hitachi LUN Manager
LUN Manager is a software utility in the Hitachi Resource Manager
™
package that
allows for complete systems management of LUNs. See also LUN and Hitachi
Resource Manager.
Hitachi Multiplatform Backup/Restore
Multiplatform Backup/Restore software provides channel-based backup/restore of open
systems volumes using standard mainframe utilities, which leverage current investment
in hardware, software, skills, and procedures. Multiplatform Backup/Restore provides
high-performance, high-bandwidth capabilities. One copy of software resides on each
controller.
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