ULTRASTOR™ RS8IP-4 2U 8 Bay 4 GbE Ports intelligent iSCSI RAID Storage
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RS8 IP-4
 
ArrowProduct Overview
Enhance Technology is proud to introduce the new RS8 IP-4, designed for high-impact and high-volume network storage environments. The RS8 IP-4 is the new standard for RAID protected storage in the market. Utilizing the high-performance SAS and cost-effective 3Gbps SATA disks, the new RS8 IP-4 offers enterprise-grade RAID storage solution for application that demand nothing short of superior reliability. Advanced features include quad-channel GbE iSCSI interface, high-speed connectivity and RAID volume “Snapshot” provides stability and reliability to the end user for data backup & recovery. The RS8 IP-4 can be configured in minutes and provides a perfect blend of RAID protection and performance, ideal for easy user interface.
 
ArrowUltraStor™ Versatility
Equipped with four-port iSCSI channels and gigabit IP connectivity, the RS8 IP-4 pcworld reviews on RS8 IP-4provides versatility critical to a company’s IT infrastructure. The RS8 IP-4 enables businesses of all sizes to benefit from its protection, performance and power-efficiency features. The RS8 IP-4 powered by the built in Intel based 64-bit processor with advanced features such as Snapshot, RAID-6, and web GUI remote management that provides a full backup of a large data set that safeguard accidental deletion. The new ULTRASTOR™ RS8 IP-4 is the perfect 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.
 
ArrowKey Features
   X icon Enterprise-class hybrid Serial ATA-based storage
   X icon Large capacity/low cost SATA disk drives
   X icon Award winning design & reliability
   X icon 2U modular rack design easily integrates into existing storage infrastructures
   X icon 4x GbE full iSCSI offload with load-balancing & fail-over
   X icon Carrier grade enclosure facilitates regular maintenance
   X icon Easy LCD control, Remote monitoring and RAID management over TCP
 
ArrowAppliance-based Storage
ULTRASTOR™ RS8 IP-4 is a host independent storage appliance which provides an OS transparent and driverless method of adding additional RAID protected storage to an existing IT infrastructure, regardless of your operating system or hardware. The ULTRASTOR™ RS8 IP-4 supports Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS), is designed to easily integrate into elaborate SAN fabrics or point-to-point centralized storage. ULTRASTOR™ RS8 IP-4 offers a flexible and powerful storage solution that increases your capacity, productivity and adds unprecedented data protection into your existing network infrastructure.
 
ArrowPowerful Storage Management
webgui The new RS8 IP-4 offers multiple management options to match your workflow, and can be completely auto configured in minutes using the convenient front 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 RS8 IP-4.
 
ArrowMulti-Path I/O
Enhance Technology UltraStor™ RS8 IP-4 Series enterprise IntelliRAID now supports Microsoft Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Multi-path 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. Multi-pathing, 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. Multi-pathing can also provide load balancing of I/O traffic, thereby improving system and application performance.
 
ArrowPower & Cooling
ULTRASTOR™ RS8 IP-4 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 industry grade cooling fan modules (3).


Form Factor
2U low profile 19” rackmount
square 8 SATA / Serial ATA disk drive bays

System Architecture
square SATA-to-GbE (10/100 Ethernet support)
square Dual channel (2) GbE ports

Disk Drive Interface
square HDD: SATA/Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s
square Form factor: Low profile 1” SATA disks
square RPM: 7200-10,000

Controller Architecture
square Dedicated RAID processor
square Dual PCI bus architecture
square 64-bit 133MHz PCI-X bridge
square 512MB cache (upgradeable to 2G)
square Upgradeable firmware in flash ROM


Controls and Indicators
square Backlit LCD control panel
square Power and drive failure indicators
square Built-in alarm with mute button
square Optional battery backup module

RAID Operation
square RAID level 0 ( 0+1 ), 3, 5, 6 and JBOD
square Multiple array support
(up to 8 separate arrays)
square Hot-swap drive support
square Hot/global spare drive support
square Online capacity expansion

Management
square User configurable via control panel
square Web browser remote management
square RS232 VT100 ANSI terminal emulation
square Event & fault notification to e-mail

 


Enclosure Specification
square Hot-Swappability 8 x Removable HDD Tray
square Drive Failure 8 x LED Indicator for each HDD
square System Fan 3 hot-swappable blowers
square Status LEDs 1 x access LED for each HDD
square Fan-fail LED 1 x fan-fail LED for system
square Mute Button 1 x mute button for fan & temp alarm
square Power Supply 1+1 Hot-swap Redundant (2x300Watt)
square Dimension (H x W x D) 3.5" x 19" x 19.5"
square Weight (without disk) 50 Lbs

Physical & Environment
square Temperature built in thermal & fan sensor
square Operating Temperature 10°C ~ 60°C
square Non-Operating Temperature -10°C ~ 50°C
square Operating Humidity 20% to 90%
non-condensing

Supported Operating System
square Windows 95, 98/98SE, NT, 2000, Millennium, XP, 2003
square Mac 9.1 and above with ATTO iSCSI initiator
square Linux (all latest builds) which support iSCSI initiator
square And all other systems supporting iSCSI protocol

Power Supply
square Dual redundant removable power modules
square 1+1 hot swappable
square AC input: 90 ~ 264 VAC, 47Hz ~ 63Hz
square Continuous output power: 300W

Cooling
square Three hot swappable fan modules
square DNI BFB0712H brushless blowers
square 12V DC, 0.36A, 3-pin connector

Manufacturer Warranty
square System Warranty 3 years
square Certification FCC, CE, UL, TUV, BSMI, VCCI

  HDD Validation
  Application Compatibility:
Virtualiron metaSAN Sanbolic FibreJet
  HBA Validation

ATTO Adaptec LSI Logic
ExpressPCI UL4D 29320LPE LSI 22320-R
ExpressPCI UL5D    

  Host OS: Windows, Macintosh
Windows Windows Mac Mc OX
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  Test Environment: Windows XP Professional x64 2003 Edition SP2
  Memory: 4 G
  Motherboard: Supermicro X5DP8
  HBA (PCI-e): Intel Pro 1000 GT NIC 
  Hard Disk Model: Hitachi Ultrastar 7200 2TB Drive
  Vol Size: 13.040(TB)
  RAID Level: RAID 5
  Write/Read Speed: 275/289 MB/s

         
        RS8 GbE iSCSI
       
  Host Interface     Quad GbE Ports
  Disk Interface     SATA/SAS
  Snapshot     Yes
  MPIO Support     Yes
  VSS Support     Yes
  Disk Cloning     Yes
  Daisy-chain     Up to 4+ RS16 JS (16-disk JBOD)
  Expansion     Up to 72+ disk per controller
  Application     IP SAN & Centralized Storage
  Service     UltraCare Service™
 

Available Models

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
  • 2.0TB SATA | Half-populated
    • Part No.: RS8-PA0020H-110
    • HDDs: 4x500GB SATA Disks
    • List Price: $4,197.00 USD
  • 3.0TB SATA | Half-populated
    • Part No.: RS8-PA0030H-110
    • HDDs: 4x750GB SATA Disks
    • List Price: $4,877.00 USD
  • 4.0TB SATA | Half-populated
    • Part No.: RS8-PA0040H-110
    • HDDs: 4x1.0TB SATA Disks
    • List Price: $5,334.00 USD
    4.0TB SATA | Fully-populated
    • Part No.: RS8-PA0040F-110
    • HDDs: 8x500GB SATA Disks
    • List Price: $4,934.00 USD
  • 6.0TB SATA | Fully-populated
    • Part No.: RS8-PA0060F-110
    • HDDs: 8x750GB SATA Disks
    • List Price: $6,109.00 USD
  • 8.0TB SATA | Fully-populated
    • Part No.: RS8-PA0080F-110
    • HDDs: 8x1.0TB SATA Disks
    • List Price: $7,214.00 USD

  • 1.2TB SAS | Half-populated
    • Part No.: RS8-PS0012H-110
    • HDDs: 4x300GB SAS Disks
    • List Price: Call for Price
  • 2.4TB SAS | Fully-populated
    • Part No.: RS8-PS0024F-110
    • HDDs: 8x300GB SAS Disks
    • List Price: Call for Price
         
       

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