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RS8 IP
 
ArrowProduct Overview
The RS8 IP, intelligent iSCSI RAID System, is the latest addition to the award-winning ULTRASTOR family with a built-in 64-bit RAID controller for mission critical applications. Utilizing the cost-effective 3Gbps Serial ATA disks, the ULTRASTOR™ RS8 IP 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 new ULTRASTOR™ RS8 IP 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.
 
ArrowUltraStor™ Versatility
Featuring two GbE ports (iSCSI), the RS8 IP runs 10 times faster than a NAS system and provides versatility critical to a company's IT infrastructure. ULTRASTOR™ RS8 IP is powered by a cutting edge 64-bit RAID engine, up to 1GB cache, and 3.0 Gbp/s disks, which maximizes disk performance (175MB/s Dual channel) allowing for a broader range of storage possibilities. Built-in enterprise feature such as Snapshot, providing point-in-time recovery that safeguard accidental deletion, makes the new ULTRASTOR™ RS8 IP 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 .
 
ArrowKey Features
   x icon Hybrid Serial ATA disk based storage, compatible 1.5 & 3.0Gbp/s disks
   x icon Embedded hardware RAID controller with dual GbE ports
   x icon 2U modular rack design easily integrates into existing storage infrastructures
   x icon 2 GbE full iSCSI offload with load-balancing & fail-over
   x icon One logic volume shared by as many as 16 hosts
   x icon Windows MPIO support, host access control, & CHAP
   x iconEasy LCD control, Remote monitoring and RAID management over TCP
 
ArrowAppliance-based Storage
ULTRASTOR™ is a host independent storage appliance which provides a transparent and driverless method of adding additional RAID (0, 1, 5, 50) protected storage to an existing IT infrastructure, regardless of your operating system or hardware. ULTRASTOR™ RS8 truly offers a flexible and powerful solution that will increase your capacity, productivity and add unprecedented data protection.
 
ArrowPowerful Storage Management
webguiThe new RS8 IP 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.
 
ArrowMulti-Path I/O
Enhance Technology UltraStor™ RS Series Enterprise IntelliRAID Now Supports MicrosofMicrosoft Windows 2003 Servert 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.
 
ArrowPower & 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 (3). 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."


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
(2x 300Watt)
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

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