LSI 8400 DPM - bargain hardware

Data Sheet
8400 Data Path Module
Advanced Storage Management and Protection Capabilities for SANs
Video Server, and VTR Applications
Easily Deploy Advanced Data Services
Applications.
Leverage Existing SAN Infrastructure.
The LSI 8400 Data Path Module (DPM) provides a
end-node (N-Port), similar to a server or storage
simple and truly open network based approach
device, which enables it to integrate seamlessly
for deploying data management and protection
into any SAN infrastructure and remain SAN (and
The LSI 8400 DPM enables enterprises to
solutions. The LSI 8400 DPM extends LSI’s StoreAge
switch vendor) independent. The appliance is
dramatically improve data protection and
Storage Virtualization Manager (SVM) data services
also uniquely capable of connecting to multiple
management capabilities through flexible SAN-
applications and centralized management across
SAN islands simultaneously, extending data
based storage management solutions. LSI’s cost-
SANs and multiple SAN islands. Highly integrated
management and protection functionality for
effective approach for implementing disaster
with all LSI StoreAge SVM applications including
storage resources across the entire infrastructure
recovery, backup, and volume management
snapshot, volume copy, migration and mirroring,
from a centralized location.
functionality includes snapshot, mirroring and
The LSI 8400 DPM attaches to the SAN as an
the LSI 8400 DPM provides cost effective multilevel data protection and management.
Architecture Designed to Reduce
Complexity and Improve Performance.
management, improving storage utilization and
enhancing data life-cycle management.
LSI 8400 Data Path Module
replication for Fibre Channel SAN environments.
Simplify Management, Improve Security
and Extend Control.
The LSI 8400 DPM is the next step for an industryproven virtualization appliance that centralizes
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Add advanced storage services to any existing SAN environment
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Reduce complexity of managing, provision-
ing and protecting data resources by Utilizing innovative LSI split-path technology, the
storage management and data protection
LSI 8400 DPM accelerates key storage application
services to improve the performance, utilization
operations (including mirroring, snapshot and
and simplicity of SAN-based data. This significantly
virtualization) directly within the hardware.
reduces SAN management complexity, and elimi-
Split-path (also known as SPAID) processing
nates unnecessary support resources as well as
avoiding the complexity of managing separates the data path from control path
prevent servers and application from accessing
distributed agents
processing, which results in superior application
data without authorization. The LSI 8400 DPM
performance. Customers using LSI 8400 DPM
appliance helps users manage multiple arrays
integrated host-based agent functionality avoid
and data services from a single virtualized
the complexity of managing distributed agents.
continuum all from a single
The LSI 8400 DPM provides outstanding perfor-
console. This
mance with high-speed, non-blocking 6 GBytes/s
application saves
throughput.
time and money
by using central
centralizing storage services within the network
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Integrate host-based agent functionality, Extend reach of storage services across multiple SAN islands, eliminating the need for multiple independent deployments
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P e r f o r m a n c e C h a r ac t e r i s t i c s
Processor
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Intel Xeon 2.8GHz
System Memory
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2 GB
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Ports
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Port Speed
Auto-negotiating 1/2/4 Gb/s full duplex
(4.25 GB/s)
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Backplane
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Non-blocking 160 GB/s
Performance
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950,000 aggregate maximum hostapparent IOPS
6.3 GB/s aggregate
Supports Active/Active – Active/Passive
failover configurations
Dual 10/100/1000 Ethernet RJ-45 connections
for future use (clustering)
Humidity
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Dual hot swappable power/cooling modules
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Standard
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FC-PH
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FC-AL
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FCP-SCSI
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Fibre Alliance MIB
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SNMP v1, 2, 3
Device Management Access
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Vibration
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Hot-plug, Small Form factor Pluggable
(SFP)
(1) 10/100/1000 Ethernet RJ-45 for
management
(1) Serial DB-9 RS232 for configuration
Storage Management (per pair of DPMs)
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Maximum physical back-end storage:
2 Petabytes
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Maximum virtual storage: 150 Terabytes
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Maximum virtual LUN size: 2 Terabytes
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Maximum number of virtual LUNs per
initiator: 256
Maximum number of volume exposures:
8,192
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Maximum number of initiators: 1,024
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Maximum number of LUNs: 2,048
Mechanical Dimensions
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17” (W) x 1.75” (H) x 27.5” (D) – (Includes
Power and Cooling Module Handle)
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100-230VAC
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Frequency - 50-60Hz
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250 watts maximum
Regulatory
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UL, CE, cUL, FCC
Supported Software
LSI StoreAge SVM
­ — SVM Volume Manager
— multiView - Low-Capacity Snapshots
— multiCopy – Full Volume Replication
— multiMigrate - Online Data Migration
Enclosure
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1U 19” rack mountable
Weight
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24 lbs
Environmental Temperature
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+10°C to +40°C
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0.5g, 40 to 3000 Hz
Electrical Power
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Media
4g, 11ms, half sine
SSH, Telnet, Web Browser, SOAP/XML, SNMP
Interfaces
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0 to 10,000 feet
Shock
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Standards
5% to 85% non-condensing
Altitude
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4/8/12/16 Fibre Channel ports, each
N_port or NL_port configurable
Ports are flex licensed in 4 port
increments (4, 8, 12, or 16 ports)
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Clustering
— multiMirror - Local & Remote Mirroring