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Hitachi Vantara
Storage Systems
Copyright 2021, Faulkner Information Services. All Rights Reserved.
Docid: 00018450
Publication Date: 2110
Report Type: PRODUCT
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Hitachi Vantara, the heir to Hitachi Data Systems, offers a complete
portfolio of storage systems that has been consolidated to include Flash,
Object, and Network Attached Storage, and Software Defined Storage options. The lineup serves
midrange enterprises, entry-level organizations, and other companies with
high-performance needs and expanding storage requirements. This report looks
at Hitachi Vantara’s storage products in greater detail.
Report Contents:
- Description
- Related Faulkner Reports
- Vendor
- Applications
- Environment
- Support
- Pricing
- Competitors
- Web Links
Description
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Hitachi Vantara was established in 2017 to consolidate a number of
Hitachi subsidiaries, including Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), Pentaho,
and Hitachi Insight Group. The unit offers storage platforms for abstracting
data and allowing it to be accessed for multiple purposes.
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Hitachi Vantara Company Brief |
| Hitachi Company Brief |
Generally, these systems are
designed to:
- Accelerate business processes
- Reduce downtime risk
- Deliver
file-serving - Provide file data storage, sharing, and retrieval
- Run across a
data center or cloud-based environment - Employ “advanced object
storage"
Vendor |
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Name: Hitachi Vantara Headquarters 2535 Augustine Drive Santa Clara, California 95054 US (408) 970-1000 Fax: (408) 727-8036 Web: https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/home.html Type of Vendor: Storage, information management Founded: 1989 (as Hitachi Data Systems) Service Areas: Worldwide |
Hitachi Vantara’s Storage Systems portfolio includes options for:
- Flash Storage
- Object Storage
- Network Attached Storage
- Software Defined Storage
Flash Storage
Hitachi Vantara’s Flash storage portfolio is designed to accelerate business
applications by offering enterprise strength and high availability, increasing
business agility and streamlining day-to-day operations. The portfolio includes
a group of Virtual Storage Platforms that include the 5000 Series, E Series, F
Series, and G Series.
Table 1 compares these series’ specifications.
| Max Performance (IOPS) | Max Internal Raw Capacity | Max External Raw Capacity | Performance Bandwidth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 Series | 33 million | 69.3PB | 287PB | 312Gbps |
| E Series | 5.8 million | 2.888PB | 287PB | 306Gbps |
| F Series | 2.4 million | 34.6PB | 287PB | 41Gbps |
| G Series | 2.4 million | 34.6PB | 287PB | 41Gbps |
Storage Virtualization Operating System RF. Hitachi’s Storage Virtualization Operating System RF
(SVOS RF) is designed to help
transform to new levels of availability, automation, and agility with a system
that enables advanced storage system functions and management. The platform
helps:
- Boost application performance and availability
- Accelerate applications
- Deliver scalable, all-Flash performance
- Improve storage savings
- Balance efficiency and performance
- Achieve zero-downtime operations
- Meet SLAs (service-level agreements)
- Gain non-disruptive flexible storage
- Eliminate IT complexity
- Standardize on a common process set
- Manage storage
Figure 1 looks at the SVOS RF’s features.
Figure 1. SVOS RF
Source: Hitachi Vantara
Object Storage
Hitachi’s Object Storage portfolio offers a series of cloud-based services
for intelligently managing and governing
information beyond the walls of a traditional data center, thus helping to
bridge traditional IT and cloud-based technology. Table 2 compares these
software products.
| Product | Features |
|---|---|
| Content Platform | "New age" object storage with exabyte scale, linear performance, and security and compliance |
| Content Platform S Series Storage | Exabyte-scale, deep data storage and protection |
| Content Platform Anywhere | Secure, smart digital workplace to mobilize, protect, sync, and share data, 24×7, on any device |
| Content Platform Gateway | Extends cloud by streamlining file services with elastic, scalable, backup-free cloud-based storage gateways |
| Content Intelligence | Intelligent data discovery and transformation to improve productivity and reveal business insight |
Figure 2 shows the coverage offered by Hitachi Vantara’s Content Platform.
Figure 2. Content Platform
Source: Hitachi Vantara
Network Attached Storage
Hitachi Vantara’s Network Attached Storage offerings use NAS technology to
optimize large, mixed workloads for virtual server environments. The release
includes a set of comprehensive storage solutions for distributed enterprise and
data center application workloads, optimized for Oracle, VMware, and Microsoft
deployments. Features include:
Control for VMware Environments
– Managing and protecting data
assets to improve storage efficiency.
Simplified Data Management
– Moving information seamlessly, with
policy driven migration tools, to public and private clouds.
Increased Consolidation and Scalability
– Delivering Flash-ready
storage for transaction-intensive deployments.
NAS Platform.
Table 3 compares the members of the Hitachi NAS Enterprise-Class Platform.
| HNAS 5200 | HNAS 5300 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nodes Per Namespace | 4 | up to 8 |
| Random I/O per Node | 87,500 | 125,000 |
| Throughput (Read) | 3400Mbps | 4800Mbps |
| Throughput (Write) | 1300Mbps | 1800Mbps |
| Max Capacity Usable | 16PB | 32PB |
| File System Size | 1PB | 1PB |
N Series.
Table 4 compares the members of Hitachi Vantara’s N series.
| N400 | N600 | N800 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Virtual File System Size | Unlimited to max files per file system | Unlimited to max files per file system | Unlimited to max files per file system |
| Max Physical File System Size | 2PB | 6.5PB | 6.5PB |
Software Defined Storage
A new addition to Hitachi Vantara’s family of storage products, software-defined storage (SDS) allows
organizations to separate storage resources from the underlying hardware platform. This provides greater
flexibility, efficiency, and faster scalability by making storage resources programmable.
The Hitachi Virtual Storage Software Block (VSS Block) consolidates new and core workloads to provide
a cloud-first strategy to modernize applications.
Table 5 compares the members of the Hitachi Virtual Storage Software Block offerings.
| VSS Block HA810 ReadyNode | VSS Block HA820 ReadyNode | |
|---|---|---|
| Max Raw Capacity | 124TiB/Node | 148TiB/Node |
| Max Nodes Supported | 32 | 32 |
| Processor Cores | 8 Cores/Socket | 10 Cores/Socket |
| Number of Processors | 2 | 2 |
| Memory Capacity | 128GiB | 128GiB |
Applications
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Hitachi Vantara’s storage systems are designed to accelerate
business processes, reduce the risk of downtime, deliver file serving, and make
data more accessible and manageable. Hitachi offers platforms that abstract data to
make it accessible for multiple business needs.
Environment
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Hitachi Vantara’s storage systems support most major OS environments,
including Windows, Chrome, Oracle Solaris, IBM’s AIX, and HP-UX, among other platforms. Additional,
extended support is also available for the Vantara Content Platform Anywhere,
which runs PC, Mac, iOS, Android, and "any Web-enabled device through the HCP Anywhere user portal."
Support
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Hitachi Vantara product support options include:
- Getting Started Resources
- 24×7 Support.
- Knowledge Base & Best Practices
- Training
- Documentation
- Downloads
Additional information is available via the
Hitachi
Vantara Support Web site.
Pricing
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Pricing varies by configuration, discount options, and other factors.
Customers can contact Hitachi Vantara’s sales team at (858) 225-2095, or reach
out to an authorized reseller for further details.
Competitors
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Hitachi Vantara’s storage system competitors include Dell, IBM, HPE, and
NetApp, among others.
Web Links
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- Dell Technologies:
https://www.delltechnologies.com/en-us/index.htm - Hitachi Vantara:
https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/home.html - Hewlett Packard Enterprise: http://www.hpe.com/
- IBM: http://www.ibm.com/
- NetApp: http://www.netapp.com/
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