Hitachi NAS Platform Data Protection and Replication Service helps organizations with any Hitachi NAS Platform make optimal use of several contemporary data protection technologies. For more information on Hitachi Unified Storage and Hitachi NAS Platform 4000 series please visit: http://www.hds.com/products/file-and-content/network-attached-storage/?WT.ac=us_mg_pro_hnasp

1. Migrate data from existing Hitachi hardware, 3rd-party NAS solutions, or file
servers to your newly installed Hitachi NAS Platform with the Hitachi NAS Data
Migration Service. By ensuring a rapid and accurate data migration, this service
speeds your quest for reduced management complexity and a lower total cost
of storage ownership.
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DATASHEET
Consolidate NAS Devices or
File Servers to Simplify Your
IT Infrastructure
Our Hitachi NAS Platform products offer the
highest-performing, most scalable network
storage systems on the market. Enterprises
use Hitachi NAS Platform 3200 systems for
their most demanding revenue-generating
applications, mission-critical applications and
high-performance computing applications.
Hitachi NAS Platform 3080 and 3090 sys-
tems offer midsize businesses consolidation
opportunities and subsequent reductions in
total cost of ownership without sacrificing
performance or scalability.
Migrating data from existing Hitachi hard-
ware, 3rd-party NAS solutions, or file
servers to your new Hitachi NAS Platform
can be a time-consuming, labor-intensive
task. The process can challenge an IT
team that doesn’t routinely perform such
migrations. Risks include business disrup-
tion, and schedule and budget overruns.
Hitachi NAS Data Migration Service
offers the expertise you need to rapidly
and accurately migrate data. The service
will help you benefit from the simpler IT
infrastructure, reduced management
Hitachi NAS Data Migration Service
complexity and lower total cost of own-
ership you require from your new Hitachi
NAS Platform solution.
Realize Your Migration
Objectives Swiftly and
Efficiently
The flexibility of our data migration tools and
our expertise in migration, data replication
and business continuity allow us to optimize
service delivery and accommodate a vari-
ety of requirements. The Hitachi NAS Data
Migration Service supports both online and
offline data migration and is available for
Network File System (NFS) and Common
Internet File System (CIFS) environments.
This service includes initial discovery of
your environment and detailed planning
by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution
Services in preparation for the migration.
This planning includes:
■■ Scheduling and time estimates for the
migration.
■■ Identification of potential user
disruptions.
■■ Contingency procedures for reduc-
ing risk in the event of unforeseen
problems.
Scope of Service
The scope of this service will vary sig-
nificantly based upon the size of the
migration and your existing environment.
Standard engagements usually include:
Documentation and Planning
■■ Environment and planning.
■■ Site assessment.
■■ Site preparation, when required.
■■ Development of migration plan.
Data Migration
■■ Data migration tool installation.
■■ Validation of migration methodology.
■■ Data migration.
Cutover and Completion
■■ Validation of migration.
■■ Performance of cutover.
■■ Confirmation of data migration
completion.
■■ Documentation of configuration.
Knowledge Transfer
■■ Documentation and an overview of the
data migration.

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Benefits of Hitachi NAS Data
Migration Service
Gaining full advantage from your newly
installed Hitachi NAS Platform often means
migrating data from existing Hitachi hard-
ware, 3rd-party NAS solutions or file servers.
This migration allows you to create a simpler
and more cost-effective IT infrastructure. The
Hitachi NAS Data Migration Service makes
reaching this goal quicker and easier. It
eliminates the need to first conquer a steep
learning curve that could slow the migration
process and risk unnecessary disruption,
budget and schedule overruns.
The Hitachi NAS Data Migration Service
helps you:
■■ Speed time to production with a rapid
and accurate data migration.
■■ Keep productivity high during migration.
■■ Ensure state-of-the-art migration techniques
that employ experienced professionals, spe-
cialized migration tools, best practices and
proven methodologies.
■■ Reduce or eliminate outage windows.
■■ Minimize business disruption during the
migration.
Take the Next Step
Our services experts can help you success-
fully migrate data to your newly installed
Hitachi NAS Platform. We help you to
begin meeting your operational objectives
for reduced management complexity and
a lower cost of ownership. To learn more,
we invite you to contact your Hitachi Data
Systems representative or visit us at
www.hds.com/services.