FSTF5402E 4Gb Fibre channel to SAS or SATA RAID

The FortuSTOR FSTF5402E combines Fibre Channel connectivity with Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA) drive technology for cost effective, high performance storage solutions.


Today’s data-rich business environment presents a unique challenge for the storage manager. Prioritizing the demands of applications, performance requirements, capacity, management tools and cost can be an impossible task, and often results in an inefficient and expensive solution that is out of date before being fully implemented.

Features

• Single (2) or Dual (4) 4Gb/s high speed Fibre Channel host connections per system
• Mix up to 60 high performance SAS and cost effective SATA-II drives
• StorViewTM controller based management software
• Full RAID 6 and Snapshot support
• Dual active high availability and low cost single controller configurations
• Host based dynamic multi-pathing for high availability
• Exceptional expandability with 45TB of total capacity
• Online capacity growth through dynamic array and LUN expansion
• Redundant modular design with hot-swappable components

FortuSTOR’s FSTF5402E storage solution solves these complex and ever-changing storage challenges. Combining Fibre Channel (FC) connectivity with Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA) drive technology, the FSTF5402E provides maximum flexibility to our customer, resulting in a cost-effective, ultra-high performance solution with the scalability and functionality necessary to meet the demands of today’s most rigorous applications.

Businesses can choose the appropriate storage to support their specific applications, resulting in an economical solution with both functionality and reliability. SAS drives in the FSTF5402E storage system deliver the exceptional performance required in primary storage.

By leveraging the SAS full duplex, point-to-point architecture with dedicated connections, the FSTF5402E delivers maximum data throughput, thereby providing faster, more responsive applications. In addition, the FSTF5402E sustains maximum throughput (MB/s) for high bandwidth applications ranging from video editing to database-intensive online transaction processing.

SATA-II drives in the FSTF5402E provide the combination of high-capacity and cost-effective data storage normally found in near-line storage. Using SATA disks with their low cost-pergigabyte design, the FSTF5402E provides a cost-effective online repository for non-businesscritical data, and offers the many advantages of tiered storage to the Small and Medium Business (SMB) market.

StorView software configures and administers the FSTF5402E storage system, and distinguishes it from other entry-level systems on the market today. Automated control of individual controller’s cache, arrays and devices via a web-based interface simplifies storage administration, while StorView’s full-function Command Line Interface (CLI) allows integration of array management into existing operational procedures. The entire 5000 Series of RAID systems comes standard with StorView management software, allowing for intuitive administration and performance monitoring. An optional upgrade to StorView Global Manager enables for configuration, monitoring and management of 5000 Series RAID controllers from any location, anywhere on the network.

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