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Overview
Storageflex™ FC16 UltraNet® Edge SAN Extension Storage Router interconnects SCSI, iSCSI, Fibre Channel or FICON SAN islands over an IP, ATM or SONET infrastructure to improve information access, streamline storage management and drive business efficiency. In addition, it enables many of the most cost-effective, enterprise-strength data replication solutions available, including both disk mirroring and remote tape backup/restore to maximize data availability and business continuity. Its any-to-any connectivity and multi-point SAN routing capability provide a flexible storage infrastructure for remote storage applications.
Features
· Routes Fibre Channel protocol over IP over a Wide Area Network
· Supports all servers attached via SCSI, ISCSI, Fibre Channel and FICON
· Supports all Fibre Channel Attached Disks using Fibre Channel, SCSI, SATA Disks
· Optional support for AES 256bit Encryption of Windows Servers
· Make SAN LUNs visible across the Wide Area Network, transparent to the OS.
· All routing are multi path with multiple WAN connections and storage routers
· Routing includes Dynamic load leveling with deployment of two or more storage routers
· Hardware compression across the WAN performed internally by Storage Router
· Guaranteed packet delivery with Embedded CRC Check
· Facilitate Remote Tape using Pipelining Technology over WAN as an embedded feature within the Router
· Supports Disk Replication between all applications, servers and disks
· Supports Synchronous or asynchronous Disk Mirroring between all applications, servers and disks
· Supports data flow with all operating systems using Microsoft Windows, HP OpenVMS, HP TRU64, SUN Solaris, LINUX, HP HP/UX
· Automatic Fail over of servers and alternate pathing with deployment of two or more storage routers
· Native support for IP (10/100/1,000bit Ethernet), ATM and Sonet for WAN Connectivity
· WAN Ports upgradeable to OC3 and/or OC12
· Expandable to two Fibre Channel and two WAN Ports per Storage Router
· Optional Centralized Network Management Service 7 X 24 X 365 with Remote Monitoring by Manufacturer
· Buffered Store and Forward architecture
· Hot swappable power supplies and fans
· Supports Redundant load sharing power supplies
· Redundant cooling fans
· Supports software tunable ports such as adjustable buffering and block size
· Network packet loss and failed routes are handled transparent of application
· Fibre Channel Disk Streaming/Fast Write/Acceleration
· Fibre Channel Tape Read Streaming/Pipelining/Acceleration
· Supports FICON port emulation
· Supports FICON port application auto-detection
· Supports channel session level intelligence
· Supports hardware compression on the WAN side and compresses large data blocks for maximum efficiency
· Supports full error recovery to maximize WAN efficiency
· Supports network load sharing/balancing, multiple link aggregation
Applications
The Storageflex™ FC16 UltraNet® Edge SAN Extension Storage Router enables the extension of mission-critical storage networking applications in order to protect your information or push data access out to the far corners of your enterprise, driving new business opportunities. The product supports applications including Synchronous or asynchronous disk mirroring, Backup/restore, Archive/retrieve, Extended tape or virtual tape, Extended disk, Data migration, Content distribution and Shared storage.
Benefits
The IP Storage Architecture of the FC16 UltraNet Edge does much more than simply move data across the network. It provides the tools and intelligence necessary to ensure predictable throughput, efficient bandwidth utilization, and data integrity— across any distance. It also provides configuration flexibility, enabling a routed storage infrastructure
that can easily adapt to changing connectivity requirements.
Saves money by making efficient use of bandwidth capacity
The unique compression capabilities of the FC16 UltraNet Edge Storage Router can significantly reduce the amount of money you’ll need to spend on telecom lines. Depending upon the compressibility of the data, UltraNet technology can compress your data anywhere from 2:1 to 20:1, dramatically reducing bandwidth costs. For example, with compression, you can achieve gigabit per second performance using your existing 100 Mb Ethernet infrastructure—at a fraction of the cost. In addition, the same infrastructure can be used for synchronous disk mirroring by day and asynchronous tape backup by night when the bandwidth is underutilized. Using the UltraNet Edge Storage Router’s WAN segmentation capabilities ensures quality of service even in a shared network environment. Combining disk and tape in this way
is a significant savings for your bottom line.
Storageflex is a trademark of Storageflex
Inc, Ultranet Edge is a trademark of Brocade
Corporation.