Nov 20, 2008 (10Meters.com via COMTEX) -- iQstor Networks, a developer of
intelligent and integrated Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions, has introduced
its next-generation iQ5200 high-density front loading storage array to the
public at Supercomputing '08, an international conference of high performance
computing, networking analysis and storage, which runs through November 20 in
Austin, Texas.
Built to meet the requirements of businesses with demanding high-capacity
environments, iQstor stated that its iQ5200 raises the bar for high-end, high
capacity storage systems by delivering up to 52TB (terabytes) of fault tolerant
storage capacity in a 4U array. The new iQ5200 is an all-inclusive SAN solution
with embedded enterprise-class software features including volume manager-based
virtualization, snapshot, volume copy, remote replication, storage provisioning
and policy-driven capacity expansion. By leveraging what the company called the
industry's highest storage density per rack inch - 13TB per U using 1TB drives -
along with the ability to scale up to 1.04 Petabytes under a single management
interface, the iQ5200 offers customers a storage solution to manage their ever
growing capacity needs.
"iQstor's iQ5200 is a complete solution for businesses faced with the very real
challenge of managing ever growing capacity demands against shrinking IT
budgets," said Jason Lo, president and CEO of iQstor Networks. "No other storage
array available today delivers this level of enterprise features, compact
storage density, and ultra-scalable capacity. And, IT managers are sure to be
impressed by its ease-of-use and unprecedented value."
iQstor designed the iQ5200 to meet high availability requirements by
incorporating dual active/active controllers with automatic failover, 3+1
redundancy of both fans and power supplies, as well as remote management,
monitoring, and notification through the internet. Each RAID controller is
configured with four high performance 4Gb/s Fibre Channel ports and four iSCSI
Gigabit Ethernet ports with hardware TCP/IP Offload Engines (TOE) and also
offers four 4-lane 3Gb/s SAS ports for capacity expansion with iQstor's J5200
SBOD disk enclosure. The advanced architecture of the iQ5200 features a front
load design that offers access to drives regardless of its placement in a
cabinet.
"We expect data growth to continue despite the current global economic climate,"
said Brian Babineau, Senior Analyst with Enterprise Strategy Group, an IT
analyst and consulting firm. "All the current conditions mean is that companies
must find a way to cost effectively store all of their information. The iQ5200
is ideal for this type of challenge as customers can save more data in less
physical footprint, reducing overall data center expenses."
The iQ5200 storage system with 52TB SATA capacity will be available in Q1 of
2009 through iQstor's network of domestic and international channel partners.
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