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RS16IP4
  • Overview
  • Specifications
  • Compatibility
  • Performance
  • Documents
  • Why RS Series
  • Available Models
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Product Overview

The UltraStor RS16IP4, a VMware ESXi 5 certified intelligent iSCSI RAID system, is the best selling iSCSI storage product for virtual machines backup and server applications backup. The UltraStor™ RS16IP4 offers Enterprise-grade solution for applications that demand nothing short of superior reliability. Designed to meet the challenge of high impact/high volume network storage requirements, the UltraStor™ RS16IP4 can be configured in minutes and is becoming the new standard for simplified SAN storage. With hundreds of installations worldwide Enhance Technology's UltraStor™ product line has built a solid reputation in markets spanning from video broadcasting to emerging disk based backup & recovery infrastructures.

UltraStor™ Versatility

Featuring Quad GbE ports (iSCSI), the RS16IP4 provides versatility critical to a company's IT infrastructure. Built-in enterprise feature such as N-Way Mirror and Snapshot, providing point-in-time recovery that safeguard accidental deletion, makes the new UltraStor™ RS16IP4 an ideal solution for server storage such as Microsoft Exchange & SQL Server, as well as professional storage applications such as Disk-to-Disk backup, database pools, image acquisition, near line storage, data centers, media & asset management libraries and shared SAN networks. Dynamic on-line RAID expansion allows additional capacity to be added without total system downtime, increasing your department's productivity.

Key Features

  • Embedded hardware RAID controller with Four GbE ports
  • 3U modular rack design easily integrates into existing storage infrastructures
  • 4 x GbE Ports provide full iSCSI offload with load-balancing & fail-over
  • VMware ESXi 5 Certified iSCSI Storage
  • Windows MPIO certified, host access control & CHAP
  • Easy LCD control, Remote monitoring and RAID management over TCP

Appliance-based Storage

UltraStor™ is a host independent storage appliance which provides a transparent and driverless method of adding additional RAID (0, 1, 3, 5, 6) protected storage to an existing IT infrastructure, regardless of your operating system or hardware. The UltraStor™ RS16IP4 is designed to easily integrate into elaborate SAN fabrics or point-to-point centralized storage. UltraStor™ RS16IP4 truly offers a flexible and powerful solution that will increase your capacity, productivity and add unprecedented data protection.

Powerful Storage Management

The UltraStor RS16IP4 offers multiple management options to match your workflow, and can be completely auto configured in minutes using the convenient rear LCD control panel, and monitored or reconfigured through a remote connection. A comprehensive menu screen facilitates the setup process and lets users reconfigure the system as storage needs change. An RS232 interface gives users access to advanced features such as multiple array settings, iSCSI parameters (connection mode, ID, LUN mapping, etc.) SNMP features and security options. A network interface is available for remote web browser based management and includes the essential tools required to manage and monitor your RS16IP4.

Multi-Path I/O

Enhance Technology UltraStor™ RS Series supports Microsoft Windows Server Multipath I/O (MPIO) that integrates tightly with the Microsoft Windows® family of products and their architectures. High reliance on the Internet and e-commerce means that organizations are increasingly requiring that their data be available 24x7, year round. Multipathing, the ability of a system to use more than one read/write path to a storage device, is a high availability solution that provides fault tolerance against single-point-of failure in hardware components. Multipathing can also provide load balancing of I/O traffic, thereby improving system and application performance.

Power & Cooling

UltraStor™ keeps your workloads and critical applications running 24x7 without hardware failure interruption through the deployment of robotic power and cooling management, specifically its redundant hot-swappable power supplies (2) and fans (2). As described by the testing engineer from hard drive manufacturer Western Digital Corporation's interoperability lab ". This system can compete side by side with some of the best systems that we have tested in our lab to date."

Specifications

  • Form Factor
- 3U low profile 19” rackmount
- 16x SAS / SATA disk drive bays
  • System Architecture
- SATA-to-GbE (10/100 Ethernet support)
- SAS-to-GbE (10/100 Ethernet support)
- Quad channel (GbE ports x4)
  • Disk Drive Interface
- Dedicated RAID processor
- Dual PCI bus architecture
- 64-bit 133MHz PCI-X bridge
- 2GB cache
- Upgradeable firmware in flash ROM
  • Controller Architecture
- SATA-to-GbE (10/100 Ethernet support)
- SAS-to-GbE (10/100 Ethernet support)
- Quad channel (GbE ports x4)
  • Controls and Indicators
- Backlit LCD control panel
- Power and drive failure indicators
- Built-in alarm with mute button
  • RAID Operation
- RAID level 0 ( 0+1 ), 3, 5, 6 and JBOD
- Multiple array support (up to 8 separate arrays)
- Hot-swap drive support
- Hot/global spare drive support
- Online capacity expansion
  • Management
- User configurable via control panel
- RS232 VT100 ANSI terminal emulation
- Event & fault notification to e-mail

  • Enclosure Specification
- Hot-Swappability 16 x Removable HDD Tray
- Drive Failure 16 x LED Indicator for each HDD
- System Fan 2 hot-swappable blowers
- Status LEDs 1 x access LED for each HDD
- Fan-fail LED 1 x fan-fail LED for system
- Mute Button 1 x mute button for fan & temp alarm
- Power Supply 1+1 Hot-swap Redundant (2x 460Watt)
- Dimension (H x W x D) 5.25" x 19" x 21.5"
- Weight (without disk) 60 Lbs
  • Physical & Environment
- Temperature built in thermal & fan sensor
- Operating Temperature 10°C ~ 35°C
- Non-Operating Temperature -10°C ~ 50°C
- Operating Humidity 20% to 90% non-condensing
  • Supported Operating System
- Windows 95, 98/98SE, NT, 2000, Millennium, XP, 2003
- Mac 9.1 and above with ATTO iSCSI initiator
- Linux (all latest builds) which support iSCSI initiator
- And all other systems supporting iSCSI protocol
  • Power Supply
- Dual redundant removable power modules
- 1+1 hot swappable
- AC input: 90 ~ 264 VAC, 47Hz ~ 63Hz
- Continuous output power: 460W
  • Cooling
- Three hot swappable fan modules
- 12V DC, 0.36A, 3-pin connector
  • Manufacturer Warranty
- System Warranty 3 years
- Certification FCC, CE, UL, TUV, BSMI, VCCI

RS16IP4 Quad iSCSI GbE Package Include

  • 1 pcs 16x3.5'' SATA-II HDDs Quad-Port iSCSI 3U Rackmount RAID Storage Enclosure
  • 16 pcs Hot-Swap Removable HDD Tray (Installed)
  • 3 pcs Hot-Swap Fan Module (Installed)
  • Two 460 Watt PFC PS/2 Redundant Power Supply (Installed)
  • Double-Box Protection
  • Heavy Duty Foam Protection
  • Accessory Box :
- User Manual CD
- Slide-Rail Set
- Screws for Mounting Hard Drives
- One Standard Power Cord

RS16IP4 Quad-Port iSCSI
Rackmount RAID Storage Enclosure
16 pcs Hot-Swap Removable HDD Tray Accessory Box
(User Manual CD, Power Cord)
(Screws, Slide-Rail Set)
Heavy Duty Foam Protection Double Box Protection  
 

Performance

Benchmark
Test Environment:
Windows XP Professional x64 2003 Edition SP2
Memory:
4G
Motherboard:
Supermicro X5DP8
HBA (PCI-e):
Intel Pro 1000 GT NIC
Hard Disk Model:
Hitachi Ultrastar 7200 2TB Drive
Vol Size:
27.941 (TB)
RAID Level:
RAID 5
Write/Read Speed:
275/289 MB/s

RS16IP4 (GbE iSCSI) Benchmark Test Results

Drives: Seagates 750 x 14
RAID LEVEL: R5
Host: Xeon 3.6 MHZ
OS: Windows 2003 Sp2

RAID Level: RAID 5
Drive: 16x3TB* 6G SATA Hitachi Deskstar
Performance: Write: 374.0 MB/s; Read: 381.0 MB/s

*Mux board is required for 3TB SATA

RAID Level: RAID 6
Drive: 16x3TB* 6G SATA Hitachi Deskstar
Performance: Write: 370.2 MB/s; Read: 384.1 MB/s

*Mux board is required for 3TB SATA

UltraStor RS16 Series Performance Comparison (RAID-5)
  RS16IP4 RS16FS RS16SS
Write 374.0 MB/s 729.4 MB/s 713.9 MB/s
Read 381.0 MB/s 718.8 MB/s 917.8MB/s

Documents

Why RS Series

    

Available Models

 
  SKU: RS16IP4-F16T
HDD:16x1TB SATA
 
 
  SKU: RS16IP4-F32T
HDD:16x2TB SATA
     
 
  SKU: RS16IP4-F48TS
HDD:16x3TB SAS
 

NovaBACKUP© Bundle

UltraStor RS16IP-4 GbE iSCSI storage solution comes with 5x licenses of NovaBACKUP© Business Essentials, an easy to use backup software for Windows Server 2003, 2008 & 2011. Supports Exchange, SQL, VMware and Hyper-V servers.

    • Choose to back up individual files (File Copy) or make a single image backup (Standard Backup) of all your selected documents.
    • Automatic processes continually update your protection — no need to remember to run backups.
    • Disaster recovery full disk imaging options allow you to restore your entire Windows system including software applications and all files even in the event of a hard drive crash.
    • Local and online storage all in one.
    • Windows Server 2003, 2008 & 2011 and Exchange, SQL, VMware and Hyper-V servers are supported.

     

     

NovaBACKUP© Bundle Model

 
NovaBackup Business Essentials for Windows Server and Exchange, SQL, Vmware & Hyper-V servers | UltraStor RS16IP-4   RS16IP4-F32T-BE (32TB)
- 16x2TB SATA HDD
- 5xNovaBACKUP© Businesss Essentials Licenses
- 1-Year ARP (Advance Parts Replacement)
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