Hitachi STORAGE 9900 User Manual
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The System Monitoring Network of the Lightning 9900 V Series
Lightning 9900 V Series systems are designed with a system-monitoring network. The
system-monitoring cables are connected to all cabinets in Lightning 9900 V Series systems,
and they report a variety of system parameters, such as component failure, fan speed, power,
voltages, and temperature, to ensure trouble-free operation. This network not only provides
for efficient predictive maintenance (replacing a component before it fails), but also for the
failure alert system to expedite system repair after a component has failed. This information
is passed to the Control Frame, where it can be viewed either locally by the Service
Processor (SVP) or remotely by the Hitachi Resource Manager
™
storage package across a
private LAN on a UNIX
®
or Microsoft
®
Windows NT
®
console. Users can view failure
information via SNMP or IBM
®
S/390
®
SIMs. System status and alerts are also sent to
Hitachi Data Systems Customer Support Centers via the Hi-Track
®
“call-home” software
facility.
Figure 11 – A Lightning
9970V system single-
cabinet storage system.
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Lightning 9900 V Series
systems have both a
predictive maintenance
and a failure alert
system.