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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 UI 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 and 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 to 44 TB NAS solution
Base cost: Starts at an MSRP of $4,595
Detailed specs: http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/products/nas/snap_servers/Snap_Server_520/index.htm
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Adaptec Inc.
Snap Server 550
Raw storage capacity: 1.2 TB raw capacity
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Agami Inc.
Raw storage capacity: Six models ranging from 3.8 TB to 24 TB raw capacity
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BlueArc Corp.
Raw storage capacity: 512 TB
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Buffalo Technology
Raw storage capacity: 2 TB
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Dell Inc.
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
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Dell Inc.
Raw storage capacity: 2.8 TB max configured with internal SATA drives
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Dell Inc.
Raw storage capacity: 7.5 TB max configured with internal SATA drives
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Dell Inc.
Raw storage capacity: 4.5 TB max configured with internal SATA drives
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EMC Corp.
Raw storage capacity: NS20 stores up to 40 TB raw (RAID 1 active/active config). With Fibre Channel Option, raw capacity increases to 45 TB
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EMC Corp.
Raw storage capacity: Up to 64 TB raw (RAID 1 active/active config). With Fibre Channel Option, raw capacity increases to 180TB
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EMC Corp.
Raw storage capacity: NS80 stores up to 96 TB raw (RAID 1 config 3 active/1 passive config)
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Hewlett-Packard Co.
Raw storage capacity: Comes in five configurations; Base (no storage), 1.2 TB SCSI, 2 TB SATA, 1.16 TB SAS and SAN storage models. Maximum capacity (with two Smart Array 6404 controllers and eight MSA20 array enclosures with 750 GB SATA HDDs) is 72 TB.
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Hitachi Data Systems
Raw storage capacity: Total maximum (internal/external): 32PB
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IBM
Raw storage capacity: N7600 Model A10: 336TB; N7600 Model A20: 420TB; N7800 Model A10: 336TB; N7800 Model A20: 504TB
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Iomega Corp.
Raw storage capacity: 750 GB
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Iomega Corp.
Raw storage capacity: ]1.5 TB
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Intel Corp.
Raw storage capacity: Add up to 9 TB of raw storage using twelve 750GB SATA drives
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Network Appliance Inc.
Raw storage capacity: 6 TB
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Network Appliance Inc.
Raw storage capacity: 16 TB
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ONStor Inc.
Raw storage capacity: 40 PB
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
Raw storage capacity: SATA: 24 TB (raw)
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
Raw storage capacity: FC: 158 TB (raw); SATA: 420 TB (raw)
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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 UI 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;
File systems supported: Microsoft Networks (CIFS/SMB); Linux/Unix (NFS v2/3 over TCP and 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 to 43.2 TB NAS solution
Base cost: Starting MSRP is $9,995 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
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Agámi Information Server (AIS) 3000 and 6000 series
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 and v3 (TCP/IP; UDP/IP); CIFS, NDMP v3, iSCSI (multi-target and multi-LUN), SNMP MiB II, HTTPS (browser-based management interface) and 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
Base cost: $24,995-$99,995
Detailed specs: http://www.agami.com/products/
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Titan 2200 NAS
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: RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Onboard cache: 24 GB
Management tools: Every Titan ships 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. Unit can be managed through a Web-based GUI, or via command line.
Key data features: Snapshots; Remote volume mirroring; Incremental block replication; Incremental data replication; WORM
File systems supported: Titans utilize a unique hardware-based file system. The file system's hardware implementation enables massive parallelization, increased performance and capacity.
Network protocols supported: CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, FTP, HTTP, NDMP
Connectivity: Titan 2000 systems are equipped with six 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports for client access and four 4 Gigabit Fibre Channel ports for SAN connectivity.
Form factor: The Titan 2000 system is a 4U appliance.
Base cost: Titan 2000 systems start at approximately $100,000.
Detailed specs: http://www.bluearc.com/html/products/titan.shtml
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TeraStation Pro NAS 2.0 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
Base cost: Not provided
Detailed specs: http://www.buffalotech.com/products/product-detail.php?productid=129&categoryid=27
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Dell PowerVault NX1950
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 unified 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 unified storage gateway units
Base cost: Starts 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
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Dell Storage Server PE840
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 to 8 GB, 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
Base cost: $1,147
Detailed specs: http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pvaul_840?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
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Dell Storage Server PE2900
Usable storage capacity: Over 6.5 TB 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 to 48 GB 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
Base cost: $2,696
Detailed specs: http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pvaul_2900?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
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Dell Storage Server PE2950
Usable storage capacity: Over 3.5 TB 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 to 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
Base cost: $2,386
Detailed specs: http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pvaul_2950?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
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EMC Celerra IP Storage - Celerra NS20
Usable storage capacity: NS20 stores up to 10 TB usable IP Storage per active blade, or 20 TB 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: 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. Celerra FileMover enables transparent, automated, policy-based archiving. With EMC virtual (thin) provisioning, users can efficiently allocate storage and automatically extend file systems. Celerra includes all of these capabilities; extra-cost features include integrated anti-virus capability and Rainfinity virtualization software.
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
Base cost: List pricing for EMC Celerra begins at $34,000.
Detailed specs: http://www.emc.com/celerra
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EMC Celerra IP Storage - Celerra NS40
Usable storage capacity: Up to 16 TB usable per active blade, or 32 TB 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 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)
Key data features: 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. Celerra FileMover enables transparent, automated, policy-based archiving. With EMC virtual (thin) provisioning, users can efficiently allocate storage and automatically extend file systems. Celerra includes all of these capabilities; extra-cost features include integrated anti-virus capability and Rainfinity virtualization software.
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: NS40: 4 copper GigE ports per blade or 2 copper and 2 optical GigE per blade, maximum 8 ports; 4 optional 4Gb/s Fibre Channel ports for host access
Form factor: NS40 - Minimum - 7U
Base cost: List pricing for EMC Celerra begins at $34,000.
Detailed specs: http://www.emc.com/celerra
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EMC Celerra IP Storage - Celerra NS80
Usable storage capacity: NS80 stores up to 20 usable TB per active blade or 60 TB usable for a 3+1 active/passive 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 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)
Key data features: 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. Celerra FileMover enables transparent, automated, policy-based archiving. With EMC virtual (thin) provisioning, users can efficiently allocate storage and automatically extend file systems. Celerra includes all of these capabilities; extra-cost features include integrated anti-virus capability and Rainfinity virtualization software.
File systems supported: Extended Universal File System (UxFS)
Network protocols supported: NFS v2, v3, v4, CIFS, FTP, SNMP, NDMP, NTP, SNTP, TFTP, iSCSI
Connectivity: NS80: 6 copper and 2 optical GigE ports per blade, 10GbE optical port connectivity add-on option for a maximum of up to 36 ports
Form factor: NS80 - Minimum - 19U
Base cost: List pricing for EMC Celerra begins at $34,000.
Detailed specs: http://www.emc.com/celerra
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HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Storage Server
Usable storage capacity: Maximum usable storage capacity (with two Smart Array 6404 controllers and eight MSA20 array enclosures with 750 GB SATA HDDs, configured as RAID 5 with no spares) for appliance models: 66 TB
Total number of disks: All models are configured with two 36 GB SAS 10K SFF internal HDDs for mirrored OS partition; number of additional disks for appliance models varies by expansion configuration (Smart Array controller, MSA enclosure, etc.). For maximum appliance model configuration (two Smart Array 6404 controllers and eight MSA20 array enclosures), total disks dedicated to user storage is 96.
Disk types supported: Internal: 36 GB, 72 GB and 146 GB 3 G 10K SFF SAS; External (appliance models): 36 GB, 72 GB and 146 GB 15k 3.5-inch U320 SCSI (MSA30 enclosure); 72 GB, 146 GB and 300 GB 10k 3.5-inch U320 SCSI (MSA30 enclosure); 80 GB, 160 GB, 250 GB, 500 GB and 750 GB 7.2k 3.5-inch 1.5 G SATA (MSA20 enclosure) External (SAN storage model): HP XP, EVA, EMA, MA, MSA1000 and MSA1500 arrays.
Data throughput: 169 MB/sec (using NetBench 7.0.3 ent_dm test script) with DL380G5 1.16 TB SAS.
RAID support: Integrated Smart Array P400 controller (for internal SAS drives): RAID 0/1/1+0/5/6 (factory-configured RAID 1 OS pair; RAID 5 additional drives on SAS model only); Smart Array 6402/6404 controllers (for external expansion of appliance models): RAID 0/1/1+0/5/6 (factory-configured RAID 5 on selected models)
Onboard cache: Integrated Smart Array P400 controller (for internal mirrored OS drives): 512 MB; Smart Array 6402/6404 controllers (for external expansion of appliance models): 128 MB; support up to 512 MB
Management tools: Microsoft Management Console (MMC)-based user interface (also accessible via HTTPS); Remote system management via Remote Desktop or Telnet; Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO2) featuring integrated remote console, virtual text remote console and OS-independent hardware health status.
Key Data features: The Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 OS provides improved productivity, more robust storage management and simpler branch office integration. Support for previous features—such as the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) for creating file snapshots—while adding a significant amount of new storage management functionality. New features include: File Server Management Console (HP enhanced); File Server Resource Manager; Print Manager Console and new DFS capabilities focused on the branch office (for instance, new DFS Replication uses the Remote Differential Compression [RDC] algorithms to limit bandwidth use). R2 also provides more optimization for the storage server role including performance optimization, Single Instance Storage (SIS) and search enhancements.
File systems supported: NFS
Network protocols supported: SMB/CIFS, NFS, HTTP, FTP, WebDAV AppleTalk, NetWare
Connectivity: Embedded dual NC373i multifunction gigabit NICs plus dedicated Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO2) management port
Form factor: HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Storage Server: 2U; each MSA20 enclosure: 2U; each MSA30 enclosure: 3U
Base cost: Varies from $5,950 to $11,795, depending on configuration.
Detailed specs: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/dl380g5_ss/index.html
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NAS Blade for TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform Model USP100/USP600/USP1100
Usable storage capacity: Up to 512 TB per blade cluster; Up to 287 TB of usable storage per Universal Storage Platform depending upon RAID type and parity group size; Up to 36 TB of usable storage per network storage controller
Total number of disks: USP100: 5 to 256 disks; USP600: 64 to 512 disks; USP1100: 129 to 1152 disks
Disk types supported: PATA (Parallel ATA); 250, 400 and 500 GB SATA (Serial ATA); SAS (Serial Attached SCSI); 73, 144, 300 GB Fibre Channel
Data throughput: Not provided
RAID support: RAID 1; RAID 5; RAID 5 + hot spare
Onboard cache: 128 GB per processor
Management tools: Command-line interface; browser-based management tool; server diagnostic tool; user disk space quota tool; group disk space quota tool; environmental monitoring tool
Key data features: Snapshot tool; local backup tool; network backup tool; replication tool; authentication methods including Microsoft Active Directory Service (ADS), Microsoft LDAP, Kerberos, Windows NT Domain, UNIX Network Information Service (NIS), file and folder access control lists (ACL) security for users and groups
File systems supported: NFS and CIFS
Network protocols supported: NFS v2/v3 (UDP or TCP), CIFS, SSH, FTP
Connectivity: 4 full-duplex gigabit 1000Base-SX Ethernet ports on board per blade; up to 192 Fibre Channel, 64 ESCON or 48 FICON ports
Form factor: 1U
Base cost: $36,300
Detailed specs: http://www.hds.com/products_services/nas/tagmastore_nas_blade.html
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N7000 Modular Disk Storage System
Usable storage capacity: Dependent on RAID selection (RAID-4 or RAID-DP) and array configurations.
Total number of disks: N7600 Model A10: 672; N7600 Model A20: 840; N7800 Model A10: 672; N7800 Model A20: 1008
Disk types supported: FC disk drives: 72 GB 10 K, 72 GB 15 K, 144 GB 10K, 144 GB 15 K, 300 GB 10 K; SATA disk drives: 250 GB 7.2 K, 320 GB 7.2 K, 500 GB 10K; Expansion Units: EXN1000 (SATA), EXN2000 (FC)
Data throughput: N7600 maximum data throughput in ops/sec via NFS V4 protocol = 100295 ops/sec; N7800 maximum data throughput in ops/sec via NFS V4 protocol = 136048 ops/sec
RAID support: RAID-4 (single parity) and RAID-DP (double parity) RAID-4 support on FC disks are: Default 7 data + 1 parity/Min. 1 data + 1 parity/Max. 13 data + 1 parity; RAID4 support on SATA disks are: Default and Max. 7 data + 1 parity/Min. 1 data + 1 parity; RAID-DP support on FC disks are: Default 14 data + 2 parity/Min. 1 data + 2 parity/Max. 26 data + 2 parity; RAID-DP support SATA disks are: Default 12 data + 2 parity/Min. 1 data + 2 parity/Max. 14 data + 2 parity
Onboard cache: N7600 Model A10: 16 GB; N7600 Model A20: 32 GB; N7800 Model A10: 32 GB; N7800 Model A20: 64 GB
Management tools: System management: FilerView, SecureAdmin, SNMP, Operations Manager; Storage Management: industry-standard NDMP protocols
Key data features: RAID, Snapshot, SnapRestore, SnapMirror, SyncMirror, SnapVault, Open Systems SnapVault
File systems supported: NFS V2/V3/V4 over UDP or TCP, PCNFSD V1/V2 for (PC) NFS client authentication, Microsoft CIFS
Network protocols supported: IP, FCP, SNMP, NDMP, LDAP, NIS, DNS, HTTP 1.0, HTTP1.1 Virtual Host
Connectivity: The N series systems support many host attachment capabilities via FCP, CIFS, NFS and iSCSI protocols. See product interoperability matrix at www.ibm.com/storage/nas.
Form factor: N7600 Model A10 and N7800 Model A10: single storage controller, fits into 6U space; N7600 Model A20 and N7800 Model A20: dual storage controller, fits into 6U space.
Base cost: Starting price of $140,500
Detailed specs: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/network/n7000/appliance/
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StorCenter Pro NAS 250d 750 GB
Usable storage capacity: 715 GB; 715 GB RAID 0; 479 GB RAID 5
Total number of disks: 3 x 250 GB
Disk types supported: SATA II
Data throughput: About 270 Mb/s @ 12 clients
RAID support: RAID 0, 1, 5 (all hardware RAID)
Onboard cache: 512 KB in L2 cache on the Celeron 3.2 GHz processor, 8 MB cache memory on each hard drive and 512 MB on the motherboard.
Management tools: Not provided
Key data features: Distributed File System (DFS-N and DFS-R); Encrypting File System (EFS); Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS); Change Journal; Integrated SRM and File Server Resource Manager (FSRM); Active Directory Service; Indexing Service; Print Management Console
File systems supported: EFS; VSS; Indexing Service; Integrated File Server Management; Active Directory
Network protocols supported: Microsoft (CIFS/SMB); Linux/Unix (NFS); Apple (AFP); Internet (HTTP 1.1); FTP; WebDav
Connectivity: One 10/100/1000 Ethernet port and 4 USB 2.0 ports
Form factor: Desktop
Base cost: $2,799 SRP
Detailed specs: http://www.iomega.com/direct/products/family.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=43144289&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=26890319&bmUID=1164665588675
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StorCenter Pro NAS 250d 1.5T
Usable storage capacity: 1.5 TB; 1.45 TB RAID 0; 974 GB RAID 5
Total number of disks: 3 x 500 GB
Disk types supported: SATA II
Data throughput: About 270 Mb/s @ 12 clients
RAID support: RAID 0, 1, 5 (all hardware RAID)
Onboard cache: 512 KB in L2 Cache on the Celeron 3.2 GHz processor, 8 MB cache memory on each hard drive and 512 MB on motherboard.
Management tools: Not provided
Key data features: Distributed File System (DFS-N and DFS-R); Encrypting File System (EFS); Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS); Change Journal; Integrated SRM and File Server Resource Manager (FSRM); Active Directory Service; Indexing Service; Print Management Console
File systems supported: EFS; VSS; Indexing Service; Integrated File Server Management; Active Directory
Network protocols supported: Microsoft (CIFS/SMB); Linux/Unix (NFS); Apple (AFP); Internet (HTTP 1.1); FTP; WebDav
Connectivity: One 10/100/1000 Ethernet port and 4 USB 2.0 ports
Form factor: Desktop
Base cost: $3,999 (SRP)
Detailed Specs: http://www.iomega.com/direct/products/family.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=43144289&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=26890319&bmUID=1164665588675
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Intel Storage Server SSR212MC2
Usable storage capacity: Not provided
Total number of disks: Up to 12 drives
Disk types supported: Support for up to 12 hot-swappable SAS or SATA drives in a 2U form factor
Data throughput: Determined by configuration of hardware and software solution.
RAID support: Hardware support for RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50 with the Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144e (only on the SSR212MC2-R model)
Onboard cache: 8 slots, expandable to 32GB maximum
Management tools: Intel has engaged with storage software providers to ensure the availability of a variety of software solutions. These include applications that allow the Intel Storage Server SSR212MC2 to be configured as a SAN, DAS or NAS system.
Key data features: Determined by the software solution.
File systems supported: Determined by the software solution.
Network protocols supported: Gigabit Ethernet.
Connectivity: Dual 1 Gb Ethernet network interface connections. The PCI-Express x8 slot can also support Fibre Channel and Infiniband connectivity.
Form factor: 2U Rack-mountable chassis
Base cost: SSR212MC2 $2,800; SSR212MC2-R $3,600.
Detailed specs: http://www.intel.com/design/servers/storage/ssr212mc2/index.htm?iid=prod_storage_home+body_ss212mc2
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StoreVault S500 appliance
Usable Storage Capacity: 3.3 TB
Total number of disks: 12 disks
Disk types supported: 250 GB SATA I and 500 GB SATA II
Data throughput: Not provided
RAID support: Global Hot Spare, RAID-4 and RAID-DP (Double Protection, a form of RAID-6 without any performance penalty)
Onboard cache: DDR2 Memory (System RAM) 1024 MB and also a 256MB NVRAM card
Management tools: StoreVault Manager, a Windows-based administration utility
Key data features: Simultaneous NAS and SAN support, online capacity expansion, up to 255 snapshots per volume, e-mail alerts, DNS, NDMP, FlexVol thin provisioning
File systems supported: CIFS and NFS
Network protocols supported: Ethernet and Fibre Channel; NDMP for serverless backup
Connectivity: SCSI for local tape; Dual GB Ethernet; Fibre Channel (optional)
Form factor: 2U, 19-inch rack-mountable
Base cost: $5,600
Detailed specs: http://www.storevault.com/products/hw_overview.html
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FAS270c NAS Appliance
Usable storage capacity: 16 TB
Total number of disks: 56 disks
Disk types supported: FC (144 GB and 300 GB) and SATA (250 GB and 500 GB)
Data throughput: Not provided
RAID support: RAID 4 - Default: 6 data + 1 parity / Min: 1 data + 1 parity / Max: 13 data + 1 parity; RAID DP - Default: 14 data + 2 parity / Max: 26 data + 2 parity
Onboard cache: 2 GB
Management tools: Integrated automatic RAID manager, Snapshot, Fast Boot, telnet, email alerts, NIS, DNS, SNMP, FilerView, NDMP, FlexVol, FlexCache, FlexClone, SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 2003, SnapManager for Microsoft SQL Server, SnapMirror, SnapVault, SnapRestore, SnapDrive, SnapLock, Clustered Failover, MultiStore, VFM (Virtual File Manager), DataFabric Manager, SAN Manager, ApplianceWatch, SnapValidator
Key data features: See previous entry
File systems supported: SAN deployments support all files systems on the following OSes: Windows, Unix, VMware, NetWare; NAS deployments support NFS and CIFS protocols on any OS.
Network protocols supported: FC SAN, IP SAN, NAS (NFS and CIFS), FTP and HTTP
Connectivity: Gigabit Ethernet: onboard ports - 4, Max. ports - 4; 2Gb Fibre Channel: Onboard ports - 4, Max. ports - 4
Form factor: FAS270c is 3U high, and supports three additional 3U expansion shelves for a max of 12U.
Base cost: $10,000 USD
Detailed specs: http://www.netapp.com/products/filer/fas200_ds.html
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Bobcat Series NAS Gateway and Pantera Clustered NAS
Usable storage capacity: 39 PB
Total number of disks: Unlimited
Disk types supported: ONStor, EMC, HDS, 3PAR, HP, Compellent, Xiotech, Nexsan
Data throughput: 2,400 MB/sec per cluster
RAID support: RAID 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 50
Onboard cache: 2 GB, 4 GB, and 8 GB depending on model
Management tools: Single-pane-of-glass GUI manages entire cluster; includes capacity and performance reporting, and remote monitoring and support capabilities.
Key data features: Snapshot, disk-to-disk data replication, NAS system replication, including replication of virtual servers.
File systems supported: 64-bit file system scalable to 100TB, up to 400 file systems per cluster
Network protocols supported: CIFS and NFS
Connectivity: Two 2Gb FC ports per node (up to 16 per cluster), four Gb Ethernet ports per node (up to 32 per cluster).
Form factor: NAS head is 1U height, storage module is 2U (up to 6TB per module)
Base cost: Bobcat NAS Gateway starts at $20,000, including all required software and virtual server functionality. Pantera Clustered NAS starts at $40,000 with 6TB of storage, including all required software and virtual server functionality.
Detailed specs: Bobcat: http://www.onstor.com/bobcat_series.php
Detailed specs: Pantera: http://www.onstor.com/pantera.php
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StorageTek 5220 NAS Appliance
Usable storage capacity: SATA: 18 TB (usable, RAID 5 with hot spare)
Total number of disks: 48 disk drives (SATA only)
Disk types supported: 500 GB SATA
Data throughput: Not provided
RAID support: RAID 5 (all StorageTek 5000 family models)
Onboard cache: Memory 2-GB DDR1/400 ECC-registered DRAM
Management tools: Intuitive, browser-based GUI with wizard-driven menus; optional CLI; Sun StorageTek Compliance Archiving software addresses the most stringent regulatory requirements for electronic storage media retention and protection.
Key data features: Integrated anti-virus, journaling filesystem, snapshots, dynamic volume expansion, remote file replication
File systems supported: File system 64-bit journaling file system, checkpoints, online extensible/expandable capacity, NTFS streams support, quotas: user, group, and directory tree, Unicode
Network protocols supported: CIFS/SMB, NetBIOS, NFS v2 and v3, FTP Block access protocol iSCSI target, Directory and name services ADS (LDAP, Kerberos v5), NT 4.0 multiple master domains (MMD), DNS, WINS, NIS, NIS+, local files Network services DHCP, NTP, RDATE, network status monitor
Connectivity: Network -- four standard 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet ports; one optional dual-port (optical or copper) Gb Ethernet NIC; SCSI -- one optional Ultra320 SCSI multimode (SE/LVD); USB -- two USB ports (bottom for USB connection, top for factory use only); Expansion bus -- two internal PCI-X 64-bit slots (one available for expansion); Fibre Channel -- one standard dual-port 2-Gb/sec FC HBA: one port for RAID connectivity and another for tape backup
Form factor: Enclosure fits into a standard 19-inch rack
Base cost: Not provided
Detailed specs: http://www.sun.com/storagetek/nas/5220/
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StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance
Usable storage capacity: FC: 126 TB usable RAID 5 with hot spare; SATA: 292 TB usable RAID 5 with hot spare
Total number of disks: 560 disk drives (SATA or FC)
Disk types supported: 146 GB and 300 GB FC, 500 GB and 750 GB SATA
Data throughput: Up to 53,548 SPECsfs ops/sec
RAID support: RAID 5 (all StorageTek 5000 family models)
Onboard cache: Memory 4 GB DDR1/400 ECC registered DRAM
Management tools: Intuitive, browser-based GUI with wizard-driven menus; optional CLI; Sun StorageTek Compliance Archiving software addresses the most stringent regulatory requirements for electronic storage media retention and protection.
Key data features: Integrated anti-virus, journaling filesystem, snapshots, dynamic volume expansion, remote file replication
File systems supported: File system 64-bit journaling file system, checkpoints, online extensible/expandable capacity, NTFS streams support, quotas: user, group, and directory tree, Unicode
Network protocols supported: CIFS/SMB, NetBIOS, NFS v2 and v3, FTP Block access protocol iSCSI target, Directory and name services ADS (LDAP, Kerberos v5), NT 4.0 multiple master domains (MMD), DNS, WINS, NIS, NIS+, local files Network services DHCP, NTP, RDATE, network status monitor
Connectivity: Network four standard 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet ports. Up to three optional dual-port 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet NICs; SCSI one optional Ultra 320 SCSI multimode (SE/LVD); USB two USB ports (bottom for USB Connection, top for factory use only); Expansion bus five internal PCI-X 64 bit (3 available for expansion); Fibre Channel two standard dual-port 2Gb/sec FC HBA. one optional for tape backup.
Form factor: Enclosure fits into a standard 19-inch rack
Base cost: Not provided
Detailed specs: http://www.sun.com/storagetek/nas/5320/
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