Overview

Nexsan’s ultra-reliable, high density, high performance Fibre Channel / iSCSI RAID disk array provides up to 18 SAS/SSD drives in 2U of rack space. Enterprise-class features include no single point of failure configurations with dual active/active controllers and single pane of glass management. Mix SAS and SSD drives. Includes Multi-path I/O support for Windows, Linux, VMware, Xen, and Hyper-V. Active Drawer Technology™ avoids heavy lifting. AutoMAID™ power management saves on power and cooling costs. Use the Fibre Channel and iSCSI ports simultaneously. Includes Anti-Vibration Design™ and Cool Drive Technology™ to extend drive life. Manage with VDS-compliant tools.

What Makes It Unique?

• Extreme Density – 18 disks in 2U of rack space
• High Performance – supports 18 SAS drives with additional support for SSD
• Energy-efficient – up to 87% reduction in energy with AutoMAID
• Active Drawer Technology – active disk drawers enable easy, hot-swappable management of extreme density
• High Availability – all active components are redundant and hot-swappable
• Anti-Vibration Design – state-of-the-art vibration dampening maximizes reliability
• Cool Drive Technology™ – push/pull fans modules and specially designed air channels optimizes drive cooling and reliability
• Flexible Connectivity – FC and iSCSI connectivity; use both at the same time
• Easy to Manage – OS independent, browser-based interface; remotely manage one or many systems
• Turn-key System – includes all cables, active drawers, mounting kit and management software

Product Specifications

• 2 active drawers containing 9 drives in each
• Single or dual active/active RAID controllers
• Dual Fibre Channel SFP LC host and dual iSCSI ports per controller
• 2GB of battery and flash protected DDR3 cache per controller
• Supports RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 4, 5 and 6
• Supports multiple RAID sets and multiple volumes per set; up to 254 LUNS
• Features LUN security
• Embedded web-browser GUI; supports email alerts and SNMP traps; includes RS-232 management port

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