The following specifications have been provided by vendors and are periodically updated. Vendors are welcome to submit their updates and new product specifications to Matt Perkins.
Sun Microsystems Inc.; StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance
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Product: Adaptec Inc.; Snap Server 520
Raw Storage Capacity: Up to 2 TB
Usable Storage Capacity: Available in base configurations of 1 TB or 2 TB. Users can add up to 4 SANbloc S50 JBODs for maximum capacities of 43 TB or 44 TB.
Total Number of Disks: 4 x 250 GB 7200 RPM hot-swappable SATA drives (1 TB raw capacity); 4 x 500 GB 7200 RPM hot-swappable SATA drives (2 TB raw capacity)
Disk Types Supported: Hot-swappable SATA disk drives (250 GB and 500 GB)
Data Throughput: 589.502 Mbps
RAID Support: RAID 5; RAID 1; RAID 0
Onboard Cache: 512 MB DDR 1 400 ECC RAM standard; 4 DIMM sockets support up to 4 GB DDR 1 400 ECC RAM
Management Tools: Snap Server Manager software consolidates the management of multiple units into a single console; CA eTrust Antivirus Software; Browser-based User Interface for Remote Administration; Snap Server Manager Client-Based Setup Utility (platform-independent); SNMP (MIB II and Host Resource MIB); User Disk Space Quotas for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX/Linux; Group Disk Space Quotas for NIS Groups; Environmental Monitoring; Email Notification Alerts; Network Time Protocol Support
Key Data Features: Integrated snapshot technology; Optional StorAssure Personal Edition client backup software; Optional Snap EDR software for cross-platform data management, movement and protection; Optional S2S v2 software for replication between Snap Servers; Local backup: Integrated BakBone NetVault Workgroup Edition; Network backup: Includes an upgrade to a 500 GB VTL for disk-to-disk backup; Supports VERITAS NetBackup/Backup Exec, CA BrightStor ARCserve/Enterprise, Legato NetWorker, BakBone Netvault, and Microsoft Backup Software for Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000, 2003, XP; Compatible with Dantz Retrospect for Macintosh; UPS Support: APC brand UPS with Network Management cards are supported for graceful shutdown
File Systems Supported: Microsoft Networks (CIFS/SMB); Linux/UNIX (NFS v2/3 over TCP & UDP); Apple (AFP v2/v3); Web (HTTP 1.1/HTTPS); File Transport Protocol (FTP)
Network Protocols Supported: TCP/IP; UDP/IP; AppleTalk; iSCSI target support; iSCSI software initiator support; iSCSI hardware initiator support
Connectivity: Dual-Gigabit Ethernet Ports (autosensing 10/100/1000 Base-T, dual RJ-45 network connectors); Support for stand-alone, failover, and load-balancing modes
Form Factor: 1U, 1 TB - 44 TB Network Attached Storage solution
Vendor Comment: Built on 64-bit AMD Opteron processor architecture, the Snap Server 520 with GuardianOS software provides fast throughput for data protection applications and with legendary Snap Server ease of use and operation, an integrated suite of data protection software, and scalability to 44 TB, it is ideal for any size company that needs cost-effective, yet scalable data storage for its growing business.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: Snap Server 520 starts at an MSRP of $4,595.00 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/products/nas/snap_servers/Snap_Server_520/index.htm
Vendor URL: www.adaptec.com
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Product: Adaptec Inc.; Snap Server 550
Raw Storage Capacity: 1.2 TB raw capacity
Usable Storage Capacity: 1.2 TB capacity; scales to 43.2 TB using SANbloc S50 JBODs
Total Number of Disks: 4 x 300 GB 10K RPM hot-swappable SAS drives
Disk Types Supported: Hot-swappable SAS and SATA-II disk drives
Data Throughput: 699.3 Mbps
RAID Support: RAID 5, RAID 1, RAID 0
Onboard Cache: 1 GB DDR 1 400 ECC RAM standard; 4 DIMM sockets support up to 4 GB DDR 1 400 ECC RAM
Management Tools: Snap Server Manager software consolidates the management of multiple units into a single console; CA eTrust Antivirus Software; Browser-based User Interface for Remote Administration; Snap Server Manager Client-Based Setup Utility (platform-independent); SNMP (MIB II and Host Resource MIB); User Disk Space Quotas for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX/Linux; Group Disk Space Quotas for NIS Groups; Environmental Monitoring; Email Notification Alerts; Network Time Protocol Support
Key Data Features: Integrated snapshot technology; Optional StorAssure Personal Edition client backup software; Optional Snap EDR software for cross-platform data management, movement and protection; Optional S2S v2 software for replication between Snap Servers; Local backup: Integrated BakBone NetVault Workgroup Edition; Network Backup: Includes an upgrade to a 500 GB VTL for disk to disk backup. Supports VERITAS NetBackup/Backup Exec, CA BrightStor ARCserve/Enterprise, Legato NetWorker, BakBone Netvault, and Microsoft Backup Software for Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000, 2003, XP; Compatible with Dantz Retrospect for Macintosh; UPS Support: APC brand UPS with Network Management cards are supported for graceful shutdown
File Systems Supported: Microsoft Networks (CIFS/SMB); Linux/UNIX (NFS v2/3 over TCP & UDP); Apple (AFP v2/v3); Web (HTTP 1.1/HTTPS); File Transport Protocol (FTP)
Network Protocols Supported: TCP/IP; UDP/IP; AppleTalk; iSCSI target support; iSCSI software initiator support; iSCSI hardware initiator support
Connectivity: Dual-Gigabit Ethernet Ports (autosensing 10/100/1000 Base-T, dual RJ-45 network connectors); Support for stand-alone, failover, and load-balancing modes
Form Factor: 1U, 1.2 TB - 43.2 TB Network Attached Storage solution
Vendor Comment: The Adaptec Snap Server 550 changes the way "mid-range" storage is defined with performance that, until now, has only been available in much larger, much more expensive solutions. With easy installation and operation, scalability to 43.2 TB, an integrated suite of data protection software, and end-to-end Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) performance and reliability, the Snap Server 550 is an ideal choice for mission-critical storage for small and medium business.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: Pricing starts at an MSRP of $9,995 USD for the Snap Server 550 (1.2TB SAS)
Detailed Specs: http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/products/nas/snap_servers/Snap_Server_550/index.htm
Vendor URL: www.adaptec.com
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Product: Agámi Information Server (AIS) 3000 & 6000 series
Raw Storage Capacity: Six models ranging from 3.8 TB to 24 TB raw capacity
Usable Storage Capacity: 2.8 TB to 19.2 TB
Total Number of Disks: AIS 3000 series: 24 disks, AIS 6000 series: 48 disks
Disk Types Supported: Hot-swappable enterprise-class SATA disk drives ranging in capacity from 160 GB to 500 GB
Data Throughput: Streaming read performance: 1.08 GB/second (AIS6000)
RAID Support: RAID-5/ES (variation of RAID-5 with improved resiliency and performance)
Onboard Cache: AIS 3000 series: 6 GB read cache plus 1 GB NV write cache, AIS 6000 series: 12 GB read cache plus 2 GB NV write cache
Management Tools: Browser-based GUI for remote setup and administration; complete CLI for scripted administration; user-based and tree-based disk space quotas; complete environmental monitoring with alerts via SNMP,. email and GUI
Key Data Features: Space-efficient copy-on-write snapshots; supports NDMP-based backup; certified with NetBackup, Networker, Galaxy; (optional) agámiFSR live file system-level replication between AIS systems (synchronous or asynchronous), (optional) agámiHA shared-nothing high availability with automatic file system-level failover between AIS systems
File Systems Supported: Microsoft Networks (over CIFS/SMB); Linux/UNIX (over NFS v2/3)
Network Protocols Supported: NFS v2 & v3 (TCP/IP; UDP/IP); CIFS, NDMP v3, iSCSI (multi-target & multi-LUN), SNMP MiB II, HTTPS (Browser based management interface) & SSH (Command Line based management interface)
Connectivity: AIS 3000 series: 8 autosensing 10/100/1000 base-T (independent or trunked), AIS 6000 series: 12 autosensing 10/100/1000 base-T (independent or trunked)
Form Factor: AIS 3000 series: 4U rack mount fully integrated system, AIS 6000 series: 5U rack mount fully integrated system
Form Factor: AIS 3000 series: 4U rack mount fully integrated system, AIS 6000 series: 5U rack mount fully integrated system
Vendor Comment: AIS systems deliver three times the streaming read performance of competitive systems from market incumbents at half the MSRP, are easy to set up and manage, and perhaps most importantly, consume less than half the electrical power per terabyte. The agámiFSR option provides flexible remote replication at the file system level, and when combined with the agámiHA shared-nothing high availability option wraps high availability and disaster recovery for critical data into one simple-to-administer package.
Availability: All models currently available
Base Cost: $24,995-$99,995 USD
Detailed Specs: http://www.agami.com/products/
Vendor URL: www.agami.com
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Product: BlueArc Corp.; Titan 2200 NAS
Raw Storage Capacity: 512 TB
Usable Storage Capacity: 512 TB
Total Number of Disks: Not limited to the number of disks, but instead to capacity.
Disk Types Supported: Fibre Channel: 73, 146 and 300 GB; Serial ATA: 250, 400 and 500 GB
Data Throughput: 800 MBps per Titan head
RAID Support: Yes; RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Onboard Cache: 24 GB
Management Tools: Every Titan BlueArc ships comes equipped with a System Management Unit (SMU), which enables enterprise-class data management, virtualization and a clustered namespace. Additionally, Titan is designed to support all standard protocols, to act as a drop-in complement to the customers' existing infrastructures. Titan can be managed through a comprehensive Web-based GUI, or via command line.
Key Data Features: Snapshots; Remote volume mirroring; Incremental block replication; Incremental data replication; WORM
File Systems Supported: BlueArc Titans utilize a unique hardware-based file system from BlueArc. The file system's hardware implementation enables massive parallelization, increased performance and capacity.
Network Protocols Supported: CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, FTP, HTTP, NDMP
Connectivity: BlueArc Titan 2000 systems are equipped with 6 1-Gigabit Ethernet ports for client access and 4 4-Gigabit Fibre Channel ports for SAN connectivity.
Form Factor: The Titan 2000 system is a 4U appliance.
Vendor Comment: BlueArc's Titan 2000 storage systems deliver world-record performance, as verified by multiple third-party benchmarks, and scalability into the hundreds of terabytes on a single node, in a single unified namespace. Customers utilizing Titan 2000 in their environments recognize dramatic reductions in time to market and project completion.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: Titan 2000 systems start at approximately $100,000.
Detailed Specs: http://www.bluearc.com/html/products/titan.shtml
Vendor URL: www.bluearc.com
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Product: Buffalo Technology; TeraStation Pro NAS 2.0 TB (Updated)
Raw Storage Capacity: 2 TB
Usable Storage Capacity: 2 TB
Total Number of Disks: 4 disks
Disk Types Supported: SATA/SATA II 250 GB, 500 GB, 750 GB, and 1 TB
Data Throughput: 38 MB/s via network
RAID Support: RAID Spanning, JBOD, 1, 5
Onboard Cache: 128 MB
Management Tools: NasNavigator Utility
Key Data Features: Automatic RAID Checking
File Systems Supported: EXT3, XFS, FAT, FAT32
Network Protocols Supported: TCP/IP, FTP, HTTP, SMB, DFS
Connectivity: (2) USB 2.0, (1) 10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45)
Form Factor: Desktop
Vendor Comment: Not provided
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: Not provided
Detailed Specs: http://www.buffalotech.com/products/product-detail.php?productid=129&categoryid=27
Vendor URL: www.buffalotech.com
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Product: Dell Inc.; Dell PowerVault NX1950
Raw Storage Capacity: Integrated Solution 13.5TB (45 x 300GB SAS); Gateway solution is array dependent -- can connect to up to 4 AX or CX Arrays
Usable Storage Capacity: RAID Level Dependent; RAID0 would support 100% of Max Capacity
Total Number of Disks: Integrated Solution holds up to 45 drives; gateway solution is array dependent
Disk Types Supported: SAS 15K: 36, 73, 146, 300 GB; SAS 10K: 73, 146, 300 GB
Data Throughput: Not provided
RAID Support: Integrated solution supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10; gateway solution is array dependent
Onboard Cache: Integrated: 4 GB memory per node, 1 GB RAID cache (512MB per Enclosure); Gateway: 4 GB memory per node, RAID cache is array dependent
Management Tools: NX1950 Unified Management Console; Dell OpenManage Suite; DRAC5 Lights Out Management
Key Data Features: Single Instance Storage, SnapShots (VSS based) for file and block data; Replication(DFS-R); Global Namespace (DFS-Namespace); File Server Resource Management for Quotas, File Screening, Storage Utilization Reports; Indexing Services for Optimized Search
File Systems Supported: NTFS, iSCSI block services can host a multitude of file systems
Network Protocols Supported: SMB/CIFS, NFS, FTP, iSCSI
Connectivity: 4 GbE Ports per Node, 2 "x4" SAS Ports (integrated) or 2 4Gbps FC (gateway), 1 Ethernet Based DRAC5 options available for direct tape attach
Form Factor: Integrated Solution - Min 1U Unifed Storage Head Unit with 3U 15 Drive Enclosure (4U 15 Drives), Max 2x1U Unified Storage Head Units with 3 x 3U 15 Drive Enclosure (11U 45 Drives); Gateway One to Eight 1U Unifed Storage Gateway Units
Vendor Comment: The PowerVault NX1950 is the nexus of network-attached storage where simplicity, scalability, and versatility converge.
Availability: Currently available. Integrated solutions with clustering and drive expansion, along with SAN Gateway capabilities also now available.
Base Cost: Starting around $15,000 for Gateway configurations. Integrated basic configurations priced under $24,000.
Detailed Specs: http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pvaul_nx1950?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=biz
Vendor URL: www.dell.com
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Product: Dell Inc.; Dell Storage Server PE840
Raw Storage Capacity: 2.8 TB max configured with internal SATA drives
Usable Storage Capacity: Over 2 TB configured with internal SATA drives in RAID 5
Total Number of Disks: 4 disks
Disk Types Supported: SATA 7200 RPM and SCSI 10K, 15K RPM
Data Throughput: Not provided
RAID Support: Software RAID 1 and 5; Optional Hardware RAID 0,1, 5, and 10
Onboard Cache: 1-8GB User configurable
Management Tools: Dell OpenManage Suite, Dell Remote management (DRAC) and Altiris. Additional support for integration into enterprise management suites (Unicenter, OpenView, Tivoli etc)
Key Data Features: Supports hot-spare hard-disks; Supports automatic RAID rebuild in case a failed disk is replaced
File Systems Supported: NFS and CIFS
Network Protocols Supported: TCP/IP
Connectivity: Integrated Gigabit network adapter, Optional Gigabit single/dual port add-in network adapters, Optional Fibre Channel
Form Factor: Tower
Vendor Comment: Complete system comes fully configured and ready to use in as little as 15 minutes
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: $1,147
Detailed Specs: http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pvaul_840?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
Vendor URL: www.dell.com
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Product: Dell Inc.; Dell Storage Server PE2900
Raw Storage Capacity: 7.5 TB max configured with internal SATA drives
Usable Storage Capacity: Over 6.5TB configured with internal SATA drives in RAID 5
Total Number of Disks: 10 disks
Disk Types Supported: SATA 7200 RPM and SCSI 10K, 15K RPM
Data Throughput: Not provided
RAID Support: Hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50
Onboard Cache: 1-48GB User configurable
Management Tools: Suite, Dell Remote management (DRAC) and Altiris. Additional support for integration into enterprise management suites (Unicenter, OpenView, Tivoli etc)
Key Data Features: Supports hot-spare hard-disks; Supports automatic RAID rebuild in case a failed disk is replaced
File Systems Supported: NFS and CIFS
Network Protocols Supported: TCP/IP
Connectivity: Integrated dual-Gigabit network adapters, Optional Gigabit single/dual port add-in network adapters, Optional Fibre Channel
Form Factor: Can be used in Tower orientation or 5U Rack-mount
Vendor Comment: Complete system comes fully configured and ready to use in as little as 15 minutes
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: $2,696
Detailed Specs: http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pvaul_2900?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
Vendor URL: www.dell.com
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Product: Dell Inc.; Dell Storage Server PE2950
Raw Storage Capacity: 4.5 TB max configured with internal SATA drives
Usable Storage Capacity: Over 3.5TB configured with internal SATA drives in RAID 5
Total Number of Disks: 6 disks
Disk Types Supported: SATA 7200 RPM and SCSI 10K, 15K RPM
Data Throughput: Not provided
RAID Support: Hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50
Onboard Cache: 1-32 GB User configurable
Management Tools: OpenManage Suite, Dell Remote management (DRAC) and Altiris. Additional support for integration into enterprise management suites (Unicenter, OpenView, Tivoli etc)
Key Data Features: Supports hot-spare hard-disks; Supports automatic RAID rebuild in case a failed disk is replaced
File Systems Supported: NFS and CIFS
Network Protocols Supported: TCP/IP
Connectivity: Integrated dual-Gigabit network adapters, Optional Gigabit single/dual port add-in network adapters, Optional Fibre Channel
Form Factor: 2U rack mount
Vendor Comment: Complete system comes fully configured and ready to use in as little as 15 minutes
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: $2,386
Detailed Specs: http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pvaul_2950?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
Vendor URL: www.dell.com
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Product: EMC Corp.; EMC Celerra IP Storage - Celerra NS20
Raw Storage Capacity: NS20 stores up to 40 TBs raw (RAID 1 active/active config). With the Fibre Channel Option, raw capacity increases to 45TB
Usable Storage Capacity: NS20 stores up to 10 TB useable IP Storage per active blade, or 20 TBs usable for an active/active config.
Total Number of Disks: 60 disks
Disk Types Supported: 146 GB and 300 GB 10K rpm FC drives; 73 GB, 146 GB and 300 GB 15K rpm FC drives; 500 GB and 750 GB SATA II 7200 rpm drives
Data Throughput: Not provided
RAID Support: RAID 1, 3, 5, 6
Onboard Cache: 4 GB RAM per blade
Management Tools: Management: EMC Celerra Manager (Base or Advanced edition), Standard Microsoft Management tools (share management, quotas etc), Celerra specific Microsoft Management Console snap-ins, Command Line Interface, EMC Control Center, Management frameworks such as HP Open View and Tivoli via SNMP support; Archiving: Celerra FileMover (compatible with EMC and 3rd party HSM applications such as EMC Disk Extender for NAS, EMC Rainfinity, EMC Centera File Archiver, Arkivio auto-stor and Enigma Data Systems SmartMove) Business Continuity and Availability: Celerra Replicator, Celerra SnapSure; Resource Management: Celerra Automated Volume Management with Thin Provisioning, Celerra Manager, Celerra Multi-Path File System (MPFS/MPFSi), Smarts Storage Insight for Availability; Anti-virus: EMC Celerra Anti-Virus, compatible with many standard external AV Engines such as MacAfee, Symantec etc.
Key Data Features: EMC Celerra Manager handles common management tasks in Celerra-based environments. Celerra SnapSure enables users to locally snap and restore individual files or entire file systems. Celerra Automated Volume Management software configures the array to meet user needs-simply and automatically. EMC Celerra FileMover enables transparent, automated, policy-based archiving. And with EMC virtual (thin) provisioning, users can efficiently allocate storage and automatically extend file systems. Celerra includes all of these capabilities and more-at no extra cost; Extra cost features include integrated Anti-Virus capability, Rainfinity virtualization software and many more.
File Systems Supported: Extended Universal File System (UxFS)
Network Protocols Supported: NFS v2, v3, & v4, CIFS, FTP, SNMP, NDMP, NTP, SNTP, TFTP, iSCSI, Fibre Channel
Connectivity: NS20: 4 copper GigE ports per blade, maximum 8 ports; 8 optional 4Gb/s Fibre Channel Ports for Host Access
Form Factor: NS20 - Minimum - 7U
Vendor Comment: The Celerra NS series systems demonstrate EMC's price/performance leadership in network attached storage (NAS) while delivering advanced scalability and functionality, high availability, and simplified management. Integrated Celerra NS Series systems provide 5 9's (99.999%) availability. With multi-protocol NAS, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel connectivity in a single package, customers have the greatest flexibility and investment protection. Customers can connect hosts directly to the optional Fibre Channel ports or use a SAN switch. These capabilities distinguish Celerra technology as the ideal foundation for an IP-based information lifecycle management strategy, especially when leveraged in combination with complementary technologies from EMC to deliver policy-based file mobility and archiving (EMC DiskXtender software), dynamic file virtualization (EMC Rainfinity software), performance optimization (EMC MPFSi software), advanced network management (EMC Smarts software), information classification and IT service management (EMC Infoscape software ), and IP-based fixed content storage (EMC Centera systems).
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: U.S. list pricing for EMC Celerra begins at $34,000.
Detailed Specs: http://www.emc.com/celerra
Vendor URL: www.emc.com
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Product: EMC Corp.; EMC Celerra IP Storage - Celerra NS40
Raw Storage Capacity: NS40 stores up to 64 TBs raw (RAID 1 active/active config). With the Fibre Channel Option, raw capacity increases to 180TB
Usable Storage Capacity: NS40 stores up to 16 TB useable per active blade, or 32 TBs usable for an active/active config.
Total Number of Disks: 240 disks
Disk Types Supported: 146 GB and 300 GB 10K rpm FC drives; 73 GB, 146 GB and 300 GB 15K rpm FC drives; 500 GB and 750 GB SATA II 7200 rpm drives
Data Throughput: Not provided
RAID Support: RAID 1, 3, 5, 6
Onboard Cache: 4 GB RAM per blade
Management Tools: Management: EMC Celerra Manager (Base or Advanced edition), Standard Microsoft Management tools (share management, quotas etc), Celerra specific Microsoft Mana
