Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular 2 User Guide

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Document organization
The following table provides an overview of the contents and organization 
of this document. Click the chapter title in the first column to go to that 
chapter. The first page of every chapter or appendix contains a brief list of 
the contents of that section of the manual, with links to the pages where 
the information is located.
•
Chapter/Appendix TitleDescription
Chapter 1, IntroductionProvides an overview of Navigator...

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Convention for storage capacity values
Physical storage capacity values (e.g., disk drive capacity) are calculated 
based on the following values:
Logical storage capacity values (e.g., logical device capacity) are calculated 
based on the following values:
Document conventions
This document uses the following symbols to draw attention to important 
safety and operational information.
Physical capaciy unitValue
1 KB 1,000 bytes
1 MB 1,000 KB or...

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The following typographic conventions are used in this document.
Related documents
The AMS 2000 Family user documentation is available on the Hitachi Data 
Systems Portal: https://portal.hds.com. Please check this site for the most 
current documentation, including important updates that may have been 
made after the release of the product.
This documentation set consists of the following documents.
Release notes
• Adaptable Modular Storage...

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Installation and getting started
The following documents provide instructions for installing an AMS 2000 
Family storage system. They include rack information, safety information, 
site-preparation instructions, getting-started guides for experienced users, 
and host connectivity information. The symbol 
? identifies documents that 
contain initial configuration information about Hitachi AMS 2000 Family 
storage systems.
?AMS2100/2300 Getting...

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Storage Navigator Modular 2 User’s Guide, MK-99DF8208
Describes how to use Navigator 2 to configure and manage storage on an 
AMS 2000 Family storage system. — this document 
AMS 2000 Family Dynamic Provisioning Configuration Guide,  
MK-09DF8201 
Describes how to use virtual storage capabilities to simplify storage 
additions and administration. 
Storage Navigator 2 Storage Features Reference Guide for AMS,  
MK-97DF8148 
Contains concepts,...

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AMS 2000 Family TrueCopy Extended Distance User Guide,  
MK-97DF8054
Describes how to perform bi-directional remote data protection that copies 
data over any distance without interrupting applications, and provides 
failover and recovery capabilities. 
AMS 2000 Data Retention Utility User’s Guide, MK-97DF8019
Describes how to lock disk volumes as read-only for a certain period of time 
to ensure authorized-only access and facilitate immutable,...

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AMS 2000 Family Storage System Service and Upgrade Guide,  
MK-97DF8009
Provides information about servicing and upgrading AMS 2100, AMS 2300, 
and AMS 2500 storage systems. 
AMS 2000 Family Power Savings User Guide, MK-97DF8045
Describes how to spin down volumes in selected RAID groups when they are 
not being accessed by business applications to decrease energy 
consumption and significantly reduce the cost of storing and delivering...

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Dynamic Replicator documentation
The following documents describe how to install, configure, and use Hitachi 
Dynamic Replicator to provide AMS Family storage systems with continuous 
data protection, remote replication, and application failover in a single, 
easy-to-deploy and manage platform.
Dynamic Replicator - Scout Release Notes, RN-99DF8211
Dynamic Replicator - Scout Host Administration Guide, 
MK-98DF8212
Dynamic Replicator - Scout...

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Getting help
If you need to contact the Hitachi Data Systems support center, please 
provide as much information about the problem as possible, including:
• The circumstances surrounding the error or failure.
• The exact content of any messages displayed on the host system(s).
• The exact content of any messages displayed on Storage Navigator 
Modualr 2.
• The Storage Navigator Modular 2 configuration information. This 
information is used by...

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