Ams 2100 Base Unit - Hitachi AMS 2100 Hardware Manual

AMS 2100 base unit

The Hitachi AMS 2100 storage system (model RKS) (hereafter referred to
as AMS 2100) includes a base unit and from 0 to 7 expansion units or from
from 0 to 3 high-density expansion units.
• The base unit contains from 4 to 15 SAS and/or SATA disk drives, two
redundant controllers, two redundant power supplies, and two cache
battery backup units.
• Each base units contains two controllers that manage all functions of
the array and connect the array to the host and management systems.
Each control unit has either two Fibre Channel ports or two iSCSI ports
as shown in the middle and lower photos respectively. See
configurations
and type of disk drives that can be installed in an AMS 2100.
Figure 1-3
base unit. The front bezel has been removed in the front view. Expanded
views with descriptions of the components are shown in
Hardware
1–6
in Chapter 4 for detailed information about the number
shows the front (above) and rear (below) views of the AMS 2100
components.
Figure 1-3: AMS 2100 Base Unit Front and Rear Views
Introduction
Hitachi AMS 2100/2300 Storage System Hardware Guide
Disk drive
Chapter 4,