Hitachi TagmaStore AMS 200

As the core offerings in our midrange storage line, the Hitachi TagmaStore® Adaptable Modular Storage systems AMS200 and AMS500 are the most scalable, high-performance, high-availability systems in their category. Leveraging many high-end features, such as cache partitioning and RAID-6, the models AMS200 and AMS500, are ideal for any small and midsized businesses (SMBs) that are generating fast-growing amounts of data and need to meet application requirements for availability and performance in a small footprint. The most recent member of the Adaptable Modular Storage line, the model AMS1000, supports large businesses as well.

“In comparison to competitively priced and positioned modular storage systems, the AMS1000 offers a number of advantages. It can be seen as a member of a family that supports storage tiering and that can be managed from a common management platform. Data can be copied to and migrated among all family members. Finally, the capacity and standard feature set of the AMS1000 is extraordinary for a modular storage system.”

- John Webster, Hitachi Data Systems Continues Application-Optimized Storage Build-Out (DMG, 31-Mar-2006)

These systems can be configured as components of our Application Optimized Storage™ solutions by matching application requirements and the value of data to the cost of storage in consolidation or business application platform roles, or enabling cost-effective backup, tape replacement, archiving, and regulatory compliance solutions in SMBs. In larger enterprises, these midrange modular storage systems can be deployed in tiered storage environments paired with the Hitachi TagmaStore Network Storage Controller or Universal Storage Platform.

• Scales from under 1TB to over 200TB SATA and Fibre Channel Intermix (raw capacity)
• Supports Plug-and-play SAN Kits compatible with Microsoft Simple SAN
• In-system snapshots, backup, remote site replication, and hot-swappable components to avoid downtime and data loss
• RAID-6 dual parity striping improves availability and ensures reliable RAID group rebuild
• Cache partitioning to optimize application performance
• Up to 1024 virtual ports with Host Storage Domains and 4096 LUNs for concurrent support of large heterogeneous open systems environments
• Choice of 1Gb, 2Gb, or 4Gbit/sec host Fibre Channel connections
• Easy to use utilities for configuration and management
• Integrates seamlessly with Hitachi storage systems, managed with a single set of tools using HiCommand® Suite software
• Virtually all Hitachi software products run identically on Hitachi modular models as on Hitachi enterprise storage systems
• Supports Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and NAS
• "In place" upgradeable from AMS200 to AMS500 to AMS1000
• Hi-Track® "call home" service/remote maintenance tool

• Microsoft Exchange
• ERP and CRM systems
• Database applications
• Collaborative file-access applications requiring NAS
• Nearline disk-to-disk backup and tape replacement
• Archival and long-term tamperproof data retention to meet regulatory compliance
• Tiered storage deployment with Universal Storage Platform or Network Storage Controller