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Hitachi Unified Storage VM Block Module Hardware User Guide
All data drives and device emulation types are supported for LDEV striping.
LDEV striping can be used in combination with all HUS VM data
management functions.
Systems operations
This section provides high-level descriptions of HUS VM systems
compatibility, support, and configuration.
Compatibility and functionality
The HUS VM storage system supports and offers many features and
functions for the open-systems environment, including:
• Multi-initiator I/O configurations in which multiple host systems are
attached to the same fibre-channel interface
• Fibre-channel arbitrated-loop (FC-AL) and fabric topologies
Figure 2-5: LDEV Striping Across 4 RAID 5 (7D+1P) Array Groups