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STORAGE – LAN TO SAN IN FEWER THAN 20 MINS - NO SNAP SHOT OR REPLICATION CHARGES
The PS Series arrays from EqualLogic, Inc. are intelligent, iSCSI-based storage that integrates an advanced and comprehensive software feature set with a fully-redundant and hot-swappable hardware architecture to deliver the benefits of networked storage in a modular, enterprise-class storage platform that is easy to install, manage and grow. WHY EQUALLOGIC?
Imagine a 7 TB SAN, built on fully redundant, hot-swappable enterprise hardware that is managed in real time by intelligent, automated load balancing software, that runs on redundant dual core RISC processors, and that takes about 20 minutes to unpack and setup. In EqualLogic's proprietary system devices detect each other and span volumes, immediately increasing the storage pool. This unique scalability allows addition of arrays without installation and without downtime. With its iSCSI-based PS Series networked storage solutions, EqualLogic delivers what customers really need: reliable, self-managing, scalable pools of storage that can respond nimbly to user demands.
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EqualLogic is the only standards-compliant IP SAN solution provider to offer a comprehensive and fully integrated, standard feature set at no additional cost to the customer. Each PS Series storage array comes with fully redundant fault-tolerant hardware and includes full-featured automatic storage-management software. Multiple arrays can be combined to form a scalable enterprise storage grid of more than 100 terabytes.
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Cost
For many companies, it doesn't make sense to invest thousands of dollars in infrastructure just to support the Fibre Channel protocol. iSCSI makes use of existing Ethernet capabilities. A system from EqualLogic typically costs 1/3 to 1/2 less than a comparable FC system. EqualLogic maintains single point of management regardless of scale which dramatically lowers administrative overhead.
Reliability
The PS Series operates using dual control modules and dual power supplies, each with their own fans. In addition to supporting RAID 1+0 and RAID 5+0 striping, each EqualLogic PS Series disk array maintains at least one hot spare. This allows IT personnel to change drives at their leisure without a concern about downtime. Each PS array offers fully-redundant, hot-swappable components including controllers, fan trays, and power supplies. Support for RAID 10 and 50, hot drive sparing, automatic failover and rebuild, and patent-pending proactive media error detection means bottom line: 99.999% data availability or 5 minutes of planned downtime per year. |
Performance
EqualLogic uses high-performance SATA drives. Starting with 300 MB/sec and 60,000 IOPS, and scaling to more than a million IOPS, the PS Series delivers unmatched performance in its class. Automated load balancing seamlessly moves data across all active RAID sets, maximizing performance by intelligently optimizing network connections, cache, and controllers in real time.
Scalability
EqualLogic makes it simple to scale storage space. It grows on demand,
Scaling from 1 TB to over 100 TB
Online, seamless firmware upgrades
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