Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform N Series
Data works smarter, not harder
Hitachi’s VSP N series can store, manage and protect your data by simplifying enterprise workloads that demand consistent performance and rock-solid reliability.
Multicloud Transparency
Choice of cloud strategy lets you minimize ongoing storage and data center costs.
Full Software Bundle
Our inclusive software gives you access to high-end, enterprise features.
Sustainable Performance
All data processing is offloaded to an FPGA for superior user scalability.
Simple. Powerful.
Greater File System Scalability
Improved scalability with 2x more shares and file systems.
Cloud Extension
Unlimited virtual capacity per file system when combined with external object store integration.
Security Management
Unix, Microsoft Windows and mixed mode support environments.
Cost Effective
Flat Service Pricing Extends Up to 7 Years
Business Continuity
Global-active device balances workload access across sites for better performance and up to 3-data-center support.
Key Assets
Enterprise-class NAS in a Single System Package
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Enable Policy-Based Migration of Data
Learn more about our advanced cloud integration and intelligent tiering with our NAS system software.
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| Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform N400 | |
|---|---|
| Protocols | NFS, SMB, FTP, iSCSI and HTTPS to the cloud |
| Max. EVS (Enterprise Virtual Servers) | 64 |
| Max. File Systems | 500 |
| Max. Virtual File System Size (w/tiering to Object Store) | Unlimited up to max. files per file system |
| Max. Physical File System Size per System | 2PB |
| Max. Physical File System Size | 1PB |
| Max. Files per File System | 130 Billion |
| Max. File Size | 256TB |
| Throughput (Read, Write) | 3GB/s, 1.5GB/s |
| Number of VLANs | 4095 |
| Max. IP Addresses per Cluster | 256 |
| Max. IP Addresses per EVS | 32 |
| Max. Snapshots per File System | 1,024 |
| Max. Global Symlinks | 10,000 |
| Max. CNS Links | 500 |
| Max. Mount Points (Shares and Exports) | 20,000 shares, 10,000 exports. Note: Maximum tested configurations are:a) 10k exports with 10k shares, or b) 5k exports with 20k shares |
| Max. Concurrent NFS and/or SMB Clients | 64,000 |
| Max. Virtual Volumes | 100,000 |
| Max. User or Group Quotas | 100,000 |
| Max. Concurrent Open Files: SMB | 1,178,000 |
| Max. NAS SD/LUN size | 64TB |
| Max. NAS System Drives | 512 |
| HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS | - |
| 10Gb/s Client Ports per NAS module | 6 |
| Host Interface Types |
FC: 32Gb/s FC: 16Gb/s FC: 8Gb/s iSCSI: 10Gb/s |
| Host Port Counts |
24 x FC 12 x iSCSI |
| NAS Module Memory | 96GiB (8GiB NVRAM) per NAS module |
| Modules per Cluster | Two NAS modules internal to each VSP N400 |
| Max. Controller Cache | 128GiB |
| Max. Flash Drives, Including Spares |
384 SSD 192 FMD |
| Max. Hard Drives, Including Spares |
384 SFF 480 LFF |
| Max. Raw Internal Capacity |
4,699TB (10TB LFF HDD) 885TB (2.4TB SFF HDD) 2,702TB (14TB FMD) 2,903TB (7.6TB SSD) |
| Flash Drive Options |
14TB FMD 7TB FMD 7.6TB 2.5” SSD 3.8TB 2.5” SSD 1.9TB 2.5” SSD |
| SAS Hard Drive Options |
10TB (3.5” 7.2K) 6TB (3.5” 7.2K) 2.4TB (2.5” 10K) 1.2TB (2.5” 10K) 600GB (2.5” 10K) |
| Max. Standard Expansion Trays |
16 (2U: 12 LFF) 16 (2U: 24 SFF/SSD) |
| Max. High Density Expansion Trays | 8 (4U: 60 LFF) |
| Max. Flash Module Expansion Trays | 16 (2U: 12 FMD) |
|
Height Width Depth |
4U, 6.9" (174mm) 19.0" (483mm) 35.1” (892mm) |
| Max. Controller Weight | 187 lbs. (85kg) |
| Fibre Bandwidth to Host | 76,800MB/s |
| Back-End Disk Interface and Links | 16 x 12Gb/s SAS |
| SVOS SPECIFICATIONS | - |
| RAID Supported | RAID-1, RAID-5, RAID-6 |
| Data-at-Rest Encryption | Yes |
| Max. LUN Size | 256TB |
| Max. LUNs | 4,096 |
| Max. Snapshots |
1,024 per LUN; 102,400 per system |
| Max. Hosts per Fibre Channel Port | 255 |
| Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform N600 | |
|---|---|
| Protocols | NFS, SMB, FTP, iSCSI and HTTPS to the cloud |
| Max. EVS (Enterprise Virtual Servers) | 64 |
| Max. File Systems | 500 |
| Max. Virtual File System Size (w/tiering to Object Store) | Unlimited up to max. files per file system |
| Max. Physical File System Size per System | 6.5PB |
| Max. Physical File System Size | 1PB |
| Max. Files per File System | 130 Billion |
| Max. File Size | 256TB |
| Throughput (Read, Write) | 4GB/s, 2GB/s |
| Number of VLANs | 4095 |
| Max. IP Addresses per Cluster | 256 |
| Max. IP Addresses per EVS | 32 |
| Max. Snapshots per File System | 1,024 |
| Max. Global Symlinks | 10,000 |
| Max. CNS Links | 500 |
| Max. Mount Points (Shares and Exports) | 20,000 shares, 10,000 exports. Note: Maximum tested configurations are:a) 10k exports with 10k shares, or b) 5k exports with 20k shares |
| Max. Concurrent NFS and/or SMB Clients | 64,000 |
| Max. Virtual Volumes | 100,000 |
| Max. User or Group Quotas | 100,000 |
| Max. Concurrent Open Files: SMB | 1,500,000 |
| Max. NAS SD/LUN size | 64TB |
| Max. NAS System Drives | 512 |
| HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS | - |
| 10Gb/s Client Ports per NAS module | 6 |
| Host Interface Types |
FC: 32Gb/s FC: 16Gb/s FC: 8Gb/s iSCSI: 10Gb/s |
| Host Port Counts |
24 x FC 12 x iSCSI |
| NAS Module Memory | 96GiB (8GiB NVRAM) per NAS module |
| Modules per Cluster | Two NAS modules internal to each VSP N600 |
| Max. Controller Cache | 256GiB |
| Max. Flash Drives, Including Spares |
576 SSD 288 FMD |
| Max. Hard Drives, Including Spares |
576 SFF 720 LFF |
| Max. Raw Internal Capacity |
7,049TB (10TB LFF HDD) 1,328TB (2.4TB SFF HDD) 4,053TB (14TB FMD) 4,355TB (7.6TB SSD) |
| Flash Drive Options |
14TB FMD 7TB FMD 7.6TB 2.5” SSD 3.8TB 2.5” SSD 1.9TB 2.5” SSD |
| SAS Hard Drive Options |
10TB (3.5” 7.2K) 6TB (3.5” 7.2K) 2.4TB (2.5” 10K) 1.2TB (2.5” 10K) 600GB (2.5” 10K) |
| Max. Standard Expansion Trays |
24 (2U: 12 LFF) 24 (2U: 24 SFF/SSD) |
| Max. High Density Expansion Trays | 12 (4U: 60 LFF) |
| Max. Flash Module Expansion Trays | 24 (2U: 12 FMD) |
|
Height Width Depth |
4U, 6.9" (174mm) 19.0" (483mm) 35.1” (892mm) |
| Max. Controller Weight | 187 lbs. (85kg) |
| Fibre Bandwidth to Host | 76,800MB/s |
| Back-End Disk Interface and Links | 16 x 12Gb/s SAS |
| SVOS SPECIFICATIONS | - |
| RAID Supported | RAID-1, RAID-5, RAID-6 |
| Data-at-Rest Encryption | Yes |
| Max. LUN Size | 256TB |
| Max. LUNs | 4,096 |
| Max. Snapshots |
1,024 per LUN; 102,400 per system |
| Max. Hosts per Fibre Channel Port | 255 |
| Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform N800 | |
|---|---|
| Protocols | NFS, SMB, FTP, iSCSI and HTTPS to the cloud |
| Max. EVS (Enterprise Virtual Servers) | 64 |
| Max. File Systems | 500 |
| Max. Virtual File System Size (w/tiering to Object Store) | Unlimited up to max. files per file system |
| Max. Physical File System Size per System | 6.5PB |
| Max. Physical File System Size | 1PB |
| Max. Files per File System | 130 Billion |
| Max. File Size | 256TB |
| Throughput (Read, Write) | 8.4GB/s, 3.1GB/s |
| Number of VLANs | 4095 |
| Max. IP Addresses per Cluster | 256 |
| Max. IP Addresses per EVS | 32 |
| Max. Snapshots per File System | 1,024 |
| Max. Global Symlinks | 10,000 |
| Max. CNS Links | 500 |
| Max. Mount Points (Shares and Exports) | 20,000 shares, 10,000 exports. Note: Maximum tested configurations are:a) 10k exports with 10k shares, or b) 5k exports with 20k shares |
| Max. Concurrent NFS and/or SMB Clients | 64,000 |
| Max. Virtual Volumes | 100,000 |
| Max. User or Group Quotas | 100,000 |
| Max. Concurrent Open Files: SMB | 1,500,000 |
| Max. NAS SD/LUN size | 64TB |
| Max. NAS System Drives | 512 |
| HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS | - |
| 10Gb/s Client Ports per NAS module | 6 |
| Host Interface Types |
FC: 32Gb/s FC: 16Gb/s FC: 8Gb/s iSCSI: 10Gb/s |
| Host Port Counts |
32 x FC 16 x iSCSI |
| NAS Module Memory | 96GiB (8GiB NVRAM) per NAS module |
| Modules per Cluster | Two NAS modules internal to each VSP N800 |
| Max. Controller Cache | 512GiB |
| Max. Flash Drives, Including Spares |
1,152 SSD 576 FMD |
| Max. Hard Drives, Including Spares |
1,152 SFF 1,440 LFF |
| Max. Raw Internal Capacity |
14,098TB (10TB LFF HDD) 2,656TB (2.4TB SFF HDD) 8,106TB (14TB FMD) 8,711TB (7.6TB SSD) |
| Flash Drive Options |
14TB FMD 7TB FMD 7.6TB 2.5” SSD 3.8TB 2.5” SSD 1.9TB 2.5” SSD |
| SAS Hard Drive Options |
10TB (3.5” 7.2K) 6TB (3.5” 7.2K) 2.4TB (2.5” 10K) 1.2TB (2.5” 10K) 600GB (2.5” 10K) |
| Max. Standard Expansion Trays |
48 (2U: 12 LFF) 48 (2U: 24 SFF/SSD) |
| Max. High Density Expansion Trays | 24 (4U: 60 LFF) |
| Max. Flash Module Expansion Trays | 48 (2U: 12 FMD) |
|
Height Width Depth |
4U, 6.9" (174mm) 19.0" (483mm) 35.1” (892mm) |
| Max. Controller Weight | 187 lbs. (85kg) |
| Fibre Bandwidth to Host | 102,400MB/s |
| Back-End Disk Interface and Links | 64 x 12Gb/s SAS |
| SVOS SPECIFICATIONS | - |
| RAID Supported | RAID-1, RAID-5, RAID-6 |
| Data-at-Rest Encryption | Yes |
| Max. LUN Size | 256TB |
| Max. LUNs | 16,384 |
| Max. Snapshots |
1,024 per LUN; 102,400 per system |
| Max. Hosts per Fibre Channel Port | 255 |
Notes:
1MB = 1,000,000 bytes, 1MiB= 1,048,576 bytes, SFF = small form factor, LFF = large form factor, SAS = serial attached SCSI, HDD = hard disk drive,
SSD = solid state disk, MLC = multilevel cell, FMD = flash module drive, FC = Fibre Channel, CNS = cluster namespace, NVRAM = nonvolatile random access memory, VLAN = virtual local area network, EVS = Enterprise Virtual Servers, SMB = Server Message Block, NFS = Network File System
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