LeftHand Networks SAN/IQ platform support

Working with LeftHand Networks we can now provide the SAN/iQ software for the following platforms.

  HP DL380
  HP DL320S
  IBM x3650
  LeftHand NSM modules

This software turns your existing HP or IBM servers in to iSCSI Appliance servers, alternatively we can provide both the hardware and software.

Cluster with SAN/iQ for Availability, Scalability, and Performance

LeftHand’s patented SAN/iQ software provides grid-like storage clustering capabilities, combining the storage modules together to form one pool of storage. The clustered SAN is managed from a single intuitive GUI, regardless of the mix of platforms.

SAN/iQ provides simple scalability, both within a volume and across the storage pool. All available physical capacity is aggregated and available for volume creation. Both volume expansion and the addition of a storage module are done on the fly, with no downtime. Since SAN/iQ distributes data across all modules in equal proportions, the system is always load balanced and capacity optimally utilized. And because the system scales by adding storage modules, you’re adding capacity, processing power, and bandwidth simultaneously, scaling performance as you scale capacity.

SAN/iQ spreads data across the modules using our patented SAN/iQ Network RAID capability. You choose – on a volume basis – whether you want one, two or three copies of data across the storage modules. Creating multiple copies completely eliminates any single point of failure. You’ll have continuous data availability in the event of a network, disk, controller, or entire storage module failure.

To further increase availability, you can install storage modules anywhere on the IP network. Within a single facility, storage modules in a cluster can be spread out between the server room and a network closet. If you have a campus backbone, a single cluster can be spread across the campus network to eliminate the risk from events that affect a building, such as HVAC failures, electrical circuit failures, janitorial mishaps, etc. You can also use our SAN/iQ Remote Copy feature to move a copy of your data to any facility, anywhere in the world.

SAN/iQ’s Enterprise-Class Feature Set

In addition to SAN/iQ’s grid-like clustered architecture, SAN/iQ offers a number of sophisticated features that greatly simplify the day-to-day management of data, including snapshot, thin provisioning, auto grow, automated load balancing, and remote copy capabilities between locations.