The S12E leverages the performance edges by the 5th generation ASIC400 RAID architecture, RAID6 protection, ease of management by the latest SANWatch revision, and data service features such as snapshot and EonPath multi-pathing for optimal level of fault tolerance.
When choosing among 2U, 12-bay, iSCSI-SAS/SATA RAID, users can find the ideal storage in S12E series whether it is performance, availability, capacity or budget that concerns them the most.
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Flexible Choice Satisfying Various Applications Needs
The S12E series offers single controller and dual controller models. The single-controller S12E-G1133 comes with two 1GbE host ports. It serves as a cost-effective choice for applications that don't demand so much about fault-tolerance and performance but would like to leverage the IP SAN benefits. If users want to further incorporate the IP SAN infrastructure into their mission-critical applications, they can turn to the redundant controller S12E-R1132, which offers a total of 8 host ports. The combined bandwidth and fully-redundant hardware design qualify it as high-end storage for outstanding performance and high availability.
Remarkable Scalability for Abundant Capacity
Populated with 1TB SATA drives, a single S12E array can support up to 12TB of storage capacity. When the size of data grows beyond the default capacity, users can purchase expansion enclosures to scale the current configuration up to 60TB (S12E-G1133). The subsystem's SAS expansion port(s) enable easy configuration. To get additional capacity, all users have to do is to attach the cables and select an enclosure ID by a rotary switch. If the storage system simultaneously serves different applications, users can flexibly mix SAS and SATA drives to make the system tiered and ensure the best ROI.
Software Features
SANWatch: SANWatch provides all functions necessary to discover, configure, administer, and monitor Infortrend's RAID arrays. Its unified GUI brings you simplicity in using all the features which enable data protection and high availability. Whether single or many, via Intranet or Internet, the status of your subsystems is always at your fingertips.
Snapshot:Snapshot is an add-on feature of SANWatch. SANWatch Snapshot contributes to point-in-time backup with high fidelity and minimal impact on ongoing applications. Moreover, since the snapshot operation is processed by RAID hardware, it causes no loading on host CPUs at all. Snapshot also features dedicated snapshot volumes, automated snapshot scheduler, and comprehensive disk space control.
EonPath:The EonPath drivers coordinates with Microsoft MPIO, runs on Solaris and Linux platforms, provides fault tolerance for multiple data paths and load-balancing algorithms. The EonPath also enables access through an alternate path in the event of single cabling failure.
Applications
iSCSI RAID is the perfect resort for small to medium businesses which seeks for storage consolidation through SAN structure. IP SAN realizes most of the benefits of FC SAN, including:
Efficient disk space utilization
Easier management and maintenance
Flexible deployment
Moreover, the hardware components required to construct an IP SAN cost only one-third the price of their FC counterparts and no additional maintenance training is necessary for the IT personnel.
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Benefits
Flexible choice for 8 or 2 x 1GbE iSCSI host ports
For high-availability and transfer-intensive applications, the dual-controller S12E-R1132 provides full fault-tolerant capability and abundant bandwidth through 8 host ports.
For tier-2 storage of less frequently accessed data, the single-controller S12E-G1133 is the ideal cost-effective choice.
5th generation, ASIC400 architecture:
Hardware RAID5 + RAID6 engine
Dedicated, 18Gbps sync. cache channels
Boost performance up to 25%
Advanced fault tolerance, ensuring data integrity even in multiple drive failure events
Powerful management suite, SANWatch, support, including snapshot and multi-pathing functions
Easy management and monitoring of your subsystems anywhere, locally or remotely
Instant, space-efficient backup, protecting against data loss or inconsistency out of disasters or human errors
Recognize and manage redundant paths; support path failover and load-balancing
Drive interface: SAS or SATA-II disk drives
Allow data of different values to be stored in different storage tiers, enabling the best ROI
Maximum expansion of 4 JBODs via multi-lane SAS links, up to 60 HDDs in total
"Pay-as-you-grow" scalability; no waste on what you don't need, and no worries about what you will need
Multiple monitoring methods
Real-time problem detection and notification to achieve continuous operation
Intelligent firmware functions
Protect against hardware failure; ensure data integrity and optimized performance