The following are the minimum suggested requirements for running Device Manager Server and CLI Software on Microsoft Windows® and Linux® systems:
- Processor: 2.0 GHz Pentium4 or better. You may require a faster processor if you are processing several thousand LDEVs, hundreds of logical groups and a larger number of paths associated with logical groups.
- Memory: At least 512 MB of available free memory is required, and 1GB is recommended. 1GB is required if you also run Provisioning Manager. You will want to add more memory if several thousand LDEVs or hundreds of logical groups are being managed.
- Operating Systems
- Microsoft Windows Vista x86 – Business, Enterprise and Ultimate Editions
- Microsoft Windows 2000, SP4 or later
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x86 (no-SP, SP1, R2)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, R2, SP2
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2
- VMware ESX Server 3.0.1
- Solaris 8, 9, 10 (SPARC edition)
- Solaris 10 (x64 edition)
- Red Hat Linux AS/ES4.0, 4.5, on IA-32 (4.6, command line interface [CLI] only)
- AIX 5.3 (CLI only)
- Disk capacity required: 10 GB minimum, more depending on number and size of systems being managed. J2SE Java Runtime Environment 1.4 required (1.5 on Solaris 10 x64 edition).
The following are the minimum suggested requirements for running Device Manager Server and/or CLI Software on SPARC or Linux systems:
- Processor 1.28 GHz or better
- Memory: At least 1 GB of available free memory required, 2GB or more is recommended.
- Operating System: Sun Solaris 8, 9, 10 (SPARC only)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0 Update 1, ES 4.0 Update 1
- Available hard drive space: 4 GB or more
- CD-ROM drive
Hitachi Device Manager Support Matrix
The Hitachi storage system models supported by Device Manager Agent are:
- Hitachi TagmaStore® Universal Storage Platform V
- Hitachi TagmaStore® Universal Storage Platform VM
- Hitachi TagmaStore® Universal Storage Platform
- Hitachi TagmaStore Adaptable Modular Storage system
- Hitachi TagmaStore Workgroup Modular Storage system
- Hitachi TagmaStore Network Storage Controller
- Hitachi Lightning 9900™ V Series enterprise storage system
- Hitachi Lightning 9900 Series enterprise storage system
- Hitachi Thunder 9500™ V Series modular storage system
- Hitachi Thunder 9200™ modular storage system
Hitachi Device Manager Agents Run On:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or later
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server (IA-32/IA-64) no-SP & SP1 & SP2(recommended), R2
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server x64, AMD64
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (x86, Itanium Processor Family [IPF] and x64 edition), no Service Pack
- VMware ESX Server 3.0.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 3.0 (Update 1, Update 3, Update 4, Update 6) (x86, IPF, x64)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4.0 (Update 1, Update 3, Update 4), 4.5 (x86, IPF, x64)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 5.0, 5.1 (x86, IPF, x64)
- SUSE Linux ES 9.0, 10.0 (x86) (only default kernel is supported)
- Solaris 8, 9, 10 (all SPARC 32 and 64 bit)
- HP-UX 11iv1 (on 32 and 64 bit) and 11iv2 and 11iV3 (on PA-RISC 64 bit and IPF) (server only)
- AIX V5.2, V5.3, V6.1 (32 and 64 bit)
- OS/390 V2R10
- z/OS V1R1 to V1R9
Hitachi Device Manager’s Provisioning Manager supports the following Volume Managers:
- Windows Dynamic, Basic
- Veritas VxVM (Solaris, HP-UX, AIX)
- AIX LVM
- HP-UX LVM
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 LVM, LVM2
- Sun SDS for Solaris 8
- SVM for Solaris 9 & 10
The system requirements and support matrix listed on this document are subject to change without notice.
