DALLAS, Oct. 16, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- RAID storage expert Infortrend(r) today announced two new SAS-to-SAS RAID arrays: the EonStor(r) (ES) S16S-G1030 single-controller and the S16S-R1030 redundant-controller subsystems. As the successor to the popular SCSI-320 technology, SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) technology is set to be the next generation of business-class storage, enabling new applications while boosting scalability and performance. The S16S comes with four SAS wide host ports that provide 12-Gigabit-per-second (12Gbps) bandwidth per port for high speed data transfer. Because the S16S can use both SAS and SATA drives within the same enclosure, systems integrators can build effective tiered storage to precisely meet their needs: high-availability SAS drives for mission-critical solutions and cost-effective SATA drives for near-line backup, distribution, or archival environments.
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With greater bandwidth and higher data throughput compared to SCSI-320, Infortrend's SAS subsystems deliver the bandwidth and processing capabilities required to support massive storage capacities. The S16S has a built-in SAS expansion port so storage capacity can be easily increased as business needs grow. The single-controller system can connect to as many as four EonStor S16S-J1000 SAS JBODs for up to 80TB of storage capacity when populated with 1TB SATA drives; the redundant-controller system can attach to as many as three S16S-J1000 JBODs for up to 64TB of storage. As with all EonStor products, both subsystems come with full-featured RAID functionality, including RAID6, to provide the ultimate in data protection and availability.
"SAS is gaining in popularity in the storage market, and we expect the technology will be in the mainstream in the near future," said Tony Chu, president of Infortrend Corporation. "With the S16S subsystems, Infortrend is offering new levels of performance, availability and capacity and is providing the most complete SAS RAID product line available today. Storage managers can choose the models best suited to their current -- and future -- needs."
Target Markets and Uses
The EonStor S16S is ideal for storage environments requiring dedicated bandwidth in applications such as imaging and archiving using SATA drives, cost-effective backup or second-tier storage in a storage pool, online data transactions in enterprise environments using SAS disks, or any storage situation that demands high performance and RAID protection.
EonStor S16S Highlights
* 3U, 16-bay, single or redundant-controller SAS to SAS/SATA
RAID subsystem
* Four SFF-8470 SAS wide host connection ports (SAS x 4) provide
12Gb-per-second bandwidth per port for high-speed data transfer
* SAS expansion channels provide high scalability for massive
capacity
-- Connect up to three SAS JBODs to the S16S-R1030 for 64TB of
data capacity using 1TB SATA data drives
-- Connect up to four SAS JBODs to the S16S-G1030 for 80TB of
data capacity using 1TB SATA drives
* Can intermix SAS/SATA disk drives within the same enclosure --
select SAS drives for mission-critical solutions and SATA
drives for near-line backup environments
* Support RAID levels 0, 1(0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60
Availability
The EonStor S16S subsystem is now available through Infortrend's worldwide network of ODMs, distributors, and storage integrators.
About Infortrend
Infortrend, the RAID storage expert, is a pioneer in cost-effective, high performance networked storage. The company's products include EonStor(r) storage systems and RAIDWatch(r) software for virtually all storage interfaces including SAS, SCSI, iSCSI, SATA and Fibre Channel. For over a decade, Infortrend has provided reliable, fault-tolerant technology to prominent ODMs, distributors, and storage integrators worldwide. The company's core competency includes performance optimized RAID ASICs, feature-rich firmware, and redundant, high availability RAID subsystems. Founded in 1993, Infortrend is traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (Taiex), ticker number 2495. For more information, visit www.infortrend.com.
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