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Storageflex 3945N Hybrid Storage: iSCSI, NAS & Fibre Channel...all at the same time! Overview Storageflex™ 3945N RAID is the most comprehensive iSCSI and NAS Storage Subsystem available today. The system is designed for use in the most mission-critical fail-safe environments, but flexible enough to provide a complete spectrum of solutions. This fully featured subsystem is the result of Storageflex’s two (2) decades of data storage experience. Each feature, both form and function, relate to multiple short and long term benefits. The following is a list of features, functions, and benefits. 3945N iSCSI & NAS Systems are available in 1U, 2U, 3U, 5U and 8U 50 Hot Swap SAS or SATA2 Drive Bays with internal capacity of 15TB of SAS or 50TB of SATA2 RAID Storage before adding external expansion options. 3945N were designed to attach to any SCSI, iSCSI or Fibre Channel attached RAID Arrays from Storageflex or any other manufacturer while providing NAS, iSCSI and Fibre Channel Host Connectivity. Up to 100TB of external storage is possible with Storageflex’s 3945N, FF 1124, FF 1124U or HA 3969 Subsystems. |
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Features · Unique Hybrid Cache Technology · Supports NT/2000/2003 (CIFS), Unix (NFS) and MAC (AFP) · Active Directory and NIS Support · Volume Snapshots · Scalable Capacity up to 100TB · Single or Dual Xeon Processors · RAID Levels 0, 1, 3, 5 & 6 for Double Parity · Hot Swap Disks – Choice of SAS & SATA2 · Choice of 7,200RPM, 10K RPM or 15K RPM Disks · Online RAID Expansion · SAN Ready – iSCSI and Fibre Channel · Available Embedded Backup · Available Remote Replication for Disaster Recovery · Optional Redundant Hot Swap Power Supplies · Optional Redundant Hot Swap Cooling Fans · Optional SCSI/FC/iSCSI External Device Connectivity · Optional iSCSI, FC and NAS Simultaneous Support · GUI Remote Management Cross Platform Support Storageflex 3945N supports Windows, Unix and MAC Networks with complete integration into Active Directory and NIS Domains. In addition to Dual Gigabit Ethernet expandable to 8, optional iSCSI and FC Host Support are also available! Ultimate in Scalability! Start with as few disks as needed and expand as your capacity requirement grows. Online Expansion up to 100TB is possible! Choose from a small starting point of 4 SATA2 Bays in a 1U Chassis or as large as 8U 50 SASI/SATA2 Drive Bays for up to 50TB of internal storage before external connectivity needs to be considered! Convergence of SAS and SATA2 With choice of three spindle speed of disks for various price vs. performance targets, 3945N is the most versatile NAS Storage System on the market today for the ultimate in investment protection. Ideally suited to take advantage of embedded Snapshot Technology. |
 1U 4 Hot Swap SATA2 Bays, Single/Dual Xeon and Single Power Supply  2U 8 Hot Swap SAS/SATA2 Bays, Single/Dual Xeon and Single Power Supply  3U 16 Hot Swap SAS/SATA2 Bays, Single/Dual Xeon and Redundant Hot Swap Power Supplies  5U 24 Hot Swap SAS/SATA2 Bays, Single/Dual Xeon and Redundant Hot Swap Power Supplies  8U 50 Hot Swap SAS/SATA2 Bays, Single/Dual Xeon and Redundant Hot Swap Power Supplies |
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Applications Powered by Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 (WSS) or Linux Kernel (LSS) with our optional Data Management Software, 3945N is the most scalable architecture in capacity, types of disks and host connectivity, 3945N is ideally suited for Mission Critical Online Storage with Hot Swap Disks yet low cost enough for larger capacity disk based archives. Advanced features including Snapshots, Volume Mirroring, Disaster Recovery, Simultaneous NAS, iSCSI and FC Host Support provide peace of mind computing. 3945N provides an advanced storage manager for file filtering and quota management, a new Network File System (NFS) server to improve performance, and a fully integrated Web-based user interface for remote management. 3945N powered by Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 also incorporates Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) for point-in-time shadow copy capabilities, support for the enhanced version of distributed file system (DFS), and support for the Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) Software Initiator from Microsoft and other hardware/software vendors. |