Date: 26-Nov-2009   URL: www.sun.com/storage/disk_systems/data_center/9990v/specs.xml

Sun StorageTek 9990V System

Specifications

Today's 24x7 enterprise storage environments are challenged by the need for the highest availability, long-term data protection, and regulatory compliance. The Sun StorageTek 9990V storage system is optimized for the most demanding datacenter environments, providing advanced functionality in a fully integrated universal storage and data services platform.

Key Specifications

  • 4th generation, highly reliable, high-performance crossbar architecture
  • 106 GB/sec internal data bandwidth and 3.5M IOPS
  • Up to 247 PB of virtualized storage and up to 1,134.5 TB of internal capacity
  • Up to 224 Fibre Channel and 112 FICON/ESCON host ports
  • Up to 32 virtual partitions

Details

System Capacity
Internal storage (with 1TB drives) 1,134.5 TB
Number of disks (with spares) 5 to 1,152
Hot spares (maximum) 1 to 16
RAID Levels 1, 1+0, 5, 6
Drive types 73 GB 15K, 146 GB 15K/10K, 300 GB 10K
External storage support (total) 247 PB
System Performance
System IOPS 3.5 M/sec
Aggregate internal bandwidth 106 GB/sec (68 GB/sec data, 38 GB /sec control)
Maximum Internal Raw Capacity
1TB, 7200-rpm drives 1,134.5 TB
750 GB, 7200-rpm drives 850 TB
400 GB, 10K-rpm drives 453.7 TB
300 GB, 15K-rpm drives 332 TB
146 GB, 15K-rpm drives 165 TB
73 GB, 15K-rpm drives 85 TB
Maximum Usable Capacity for RAID 5 with 1 TB Drives
Open systems 986.0 TB
zOS compatible 931.7 TB
Maximum Usable Capacity for RAID 1+ with 1 TB Drives
Open systems 565.3 TB
S/390 compatible 527.4 TB
Data Cache
Maximum 512 GB
Minimum 4 GB
Increments 4 GB, 8 GB, or 16 GB
Control Memory
Control memory Up to 32 GB
Logical Device Support
Open systems Up to 65,536
z/OS Up to 65,536
Virtual Partition Volumes
Private Virtual Storage Machines Up to 32
Dynamic Provisioning/Thin Provisioning [1]
Maximum pools per system Up to 32
Front-end Directors
Number of front-end directors 1-8 (2 cards per FED x 8/16 ports each)
Interface speed (Fibre Channel) 1, 2, or 4 Gb/sec
Physical Interfaces
Maximum (redundant pairs)
  • Fibre Channel ports 0-224
  • ESCON ports 0-112
  • FICON ports 0-112
  • Virtual ports 1024 per physical port
Back-end Directors
Number of back-end directors 1 - 8
Disk drives per back-end director Up to 128 HDDs
Operating System Support [1]
Open systems Sun Solaris 7, 8, 9, 10; Microsoft Windows (2000, 2003 Server); IBM AIX; HP (HP-UX, Tru64, OpenVMS); Novell NetWare; Red Hat and SuSE Linux; VMWare ESX
Mainframe MVS/ESA, MVS/XA, VM/ESA,VSE/ESA, z/OS.e, z/VM, zVSE; Red Hat Linux for S/390 and zSeries; TPF
Host failover and alternate path support SunCluster 3.2; VERITAS Cluster Server (VCS)- Solaris HP MC/ ServiceGuard; IBM HACMP; Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS); Compaq TruCluster; Novell Cluster Services; VMS Cluster; Sun StorageTek 9900 SDLM; Sun StorageTek Traffic Manager Software (SSTM); VERITAS Volume Manager/DMP
Software
Storage virtualization and DLM
  • Sun StorageTek 9900 Universal Volume Manager
  • Sun StorageTek 9900 Virtual Partitioning Manager
  • Sun StorageTek 9900 Tiered Storage Manager
Business continuity, disaster recovery, and data movement
  • Sun StorageTek 9900 Universal Replicator
  • Sun StorageTek 9900 TrueCopy Replication
  • Sun StorageTek 9900 ShadowImage In-System Replication
  • Sun StorageTek 9900 Business Continuity Manager
  • Sun StorageTek 9900 Volume Migration Software
  • Sun StorageTek 9900 FlashCopy
Data protection and storage management
  • Sun StorageTek 9900 Protection Manager
  • Sun StorageTek 9900 Device Manager
  • Sun StorageTek 9900 Dynamic Link Manager
  • Sun StorageTek 9900 Tuning Manager
  • Sun StorageTek 9900 Global Link Manager
  • Sun StorageTek 9900 SAM Suite
Provisioning Sun StorageTek 9900V Dynamic Provisioning
SRM Sun StorageTek Storage Services Manager
Software Bundles
Basic Operating System software Includes Sun StorageTek High Command Device Manager, Resource Manager, Virtual Partition Manager (up to 4 partitions) and Server Priority Manager
Basic Operating System Virtualization software Includes Sun StorageTek Universal Volume Manager and Virtual Partition manager (up to 32 partions)
Disaster Recovery software Includes Sun StorageTek TrueCopy Sync and Universal Replicator for Open and z/OS
Disaster Recovery Extended software Includes Sun StorageTek TrueCopy Sync and Universal Replicator advanced (3DC for Open and z/OS, 4x4 for z/OS)
In-System Replication software Included ShadowImage for Open and z/OS and CoW for Open
Compatible FlashCopy software Includes FlashCopy for z/OS
Environment
StorageTek 9990V control frame Heat -- 1.69 kW
Power -- 1.75 kVA
Sun StorageTek 9990V array frame Heat -- 30.20 kW
Power -- 32.53 kVA
Dimensions and Weight
Control frame (DKC) Height -- 192 cm (75.60 in.)
Width -- 78.2 cm (30.77 in.)
Depth -- 92.5 cm (36.42 in.)
Weight -- 713 kg (1,571 lb.)
Array frame (DKU) Height -- 192 cm (75.60 in.)
Width -- 65 cm (25.59 in.)
Depth -- 92.5 cm (36.42 in.)
Weight -- 4,000 kg (8,080 lb.)

[1] Consult a Sun Sales and Systems Engineering representative for the latest information regarding supported operating systems and servers.

 
 
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