Hitachi Data Systems introduces mainframe-class storage for the open systems world.

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 1997--Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) today announced the HDS 6700 Scalable Array, an integrated intelligent storage subsystem providing extremely high connectivity, capacity, and performance in a single footprint.

It is designed to support the very largest open systems data requirements. Available immediately, the 6700, which is based on the flagship HDS 7700 Scalable Array, brings the proven availability, performance, and capacity of the 7700 to the open systems market.

The 6700 is specifically designed for Very Large Data Bases (VLDBs) which are used for such applications as data warehousing and data mining where terabytes of data must be stored and accessed. The new series complements HDS' family of storage solutions -- the HDS 5700/5700E Intelligent Storage Systems for centrally managed open systems storage, and the multiplatform 7700.

Performance

The 6700 can be attached to as many as sixteen 20MB/sec. data paths, or SCSI ports, for a total bandwidth of 320 MB/sec. between open systems hosts, and up to 1.63TB of RAID 5+ protected storage. The 6700 utilizes an Intelligent Learning Algorithm to monitor data access patterns and dynamically alter the staging critieria to ensure the highest possible cache hit ratios. The 6700's integrated design offers scalable performance and thrvity and Capacity

While most SCSI-based RAID arrays offer only one or two independent host connections, the 6700 offers up to 16 SCSI-2 fast and wide differentir an external storage subsystem which has the connectivity, capacity, and robustness characteristic of the mainframe market," said John Diedenhofen, Vice President, Storage Product Management. "The 6700 answers that requirement by providing capabilities previously unavailable to

In addition to concurrent and remote maintenance capabilities, the following advanced service offerings and storage management tools combine to provide a support package unique in the industry: -0-

Hi-Track Storage. This uformation and takes appropriate corrective actio00 performance by dynamically adjusting the amount of cache set aside for write data and selecting random or sequential bus transfer modes.

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