Dot Hill’s Latest 3000 Series Storage Arrays Hit the Market
The 3520 2U 24-drive solution and the 3530 2U 12-drive standard array are available via Dot Hill resellers starting this month.
Storage innovator Dot Hill Systems Corp. has begun shipping its next generation 3000 Series storage arrays with 6 Gb storage. Dot Hill is introducing two models: the 3520 2U 24-drive solution and the 3530 2U 12-drive standard array.
The new offerings are the latest additions to Dot Hill’s 3000 Series introduced in February 2010.
The 3520 2U 24-drive solution leverages 2.5-inch drives, and the 3530 2U 12-drive standard array uses 2 TB 3.5-inch drives. Each controller includes four 6 Gb SAS 2.0 connections, for a maximum of eight host-attach connections per storage array. †
The Dot Hill 3520 and 3530 were designed to enable businesses to expand storage dynamically in direct-attached storage environments. With four ports per controller, the solutions eliminate the need for a switched SAN environment.
The 3520 and 3530 also helps reduce costs involved with server clustering. They enable IT managers to establish a server cluster without the cost or expense of a switch. With eight total ports, the 3520 and 3530 enable up to eight servers to access the same storage system (or four servers with redundant cabling).
The 3000 Series provide support for SSD, SAS, and SATA drives for tiered storage initiatives, with expansion of up to seven JBOD systems and up to 144 2.5-inch drives.
Other key features of the new models include Dot Hill’s data management offerings for snapshot and volume copy, energy-efficient drive spin-down, and mixed drive-type support. They both sport additional design features that aim to lower the cost and complexity of storage configurations.
Dot Hill’s 3000 Series also offers 8 Gb Fibre Channel arrays, and dual-protocol 8 Gb Fibre Channel/1 Gb iSCSI RAID storage arrays.
The Dot Hill 3520 and 3530 are now shipping through major OEM partners and will be available via Dot Hill resellers starting this month (July 2010).
