New AssuredSAN Models Are Rolled Out
Dot Hill introduces two four-port 1Gb iSCSI storage arrays for improved data access for virtual server environments.
Dot Hill Systems Corp., maker of unified virtual storage and SAN storage solutions, has introduced new AssuredSAN models. AssuredSAN 3320 and AssuredSAN 3330 four-port 1Gb iSCSI storage arrays will be sold into OEM and channel markets.
The new storage arrays feature the newest generation of controllers from Dot Hill Systems, which deliver four ports of iSCSI over Gigabit Ethernet in each controller, for a total of eight ports. With more iSCSI ports, these arrays can improve data access for virtual server environments.
These models are designed to provide reliable and affordable iSCSI storage capability, enabling data centers to keep pace with expanding bandwidth demands. They also address the need for cost- effective, fault-tolerant, and flexible networked storage systems that are able to support Ethernet SAN data rates, storage capacity requirements, multiple host connections, and can fit within existing or upgraded network schemes.
Available in a dual or single RAID controller configuration, the 3320 and 3330 support data rates of 1Gb/sec iSCSI. †Another key feature of the AssuredSAN series is data-in-place migration, enabling installation of any of the 3000 Series controllers into an existing Dot Hill array.
The AssuredSAN 3320 arrays are equipped with 2.5-inch drives, whereas the 3330 storage systems are configured with 3.5-inch drives, supporting mixed-drive configurations of SAS, SATA, and SSDs. Like all members of the 3000 Series, the 3320 and 3330 come with optional AssuredSnap and AssuredCopy data protection software. Support for AssuredRemote array-based remote replication software will be available in the first half of 2011 for AssuredSAN 3320 and 3330 models.
AssuredSAN 3000 products are available now with a wide variety of interfaces: 8 Gb Fibre Channel for high-speed SANs, 10 Gb iSCSI for high-speed IP SAN’s, four-port 1Gb iSCSI for broad connectivity with IP SANs, Hybrid 8 Gb Fibre Channel and 1 Gb iSCSI for mixed SAN environments, and 6 Gb SAS for direct-attach storage. All of these storage arrays can expanded with JBOD disk options. †
Dot Hill’s AssuredSAN 3000 Series arrays are can configure and manage via the RAIDar 2.0 intuitive Web-based interface, which provides storage setup and monitoring without the need for host-based software. AssuredSAN users gain configuration and installation efficiencies via wizards and schedulers for snapshots and replication.
In addition to the AssuredSAN line for channel partners, OEM versions of the 3300 Series are also available. NEBS Level 3, MIL STD 810F and European Telco Compliant, the 3000 Series offers ruggedness, high IOPS and MB/s, sub 600mm depth, making them ideal for military, telecommunications, and mobile storage applications
AssuredSAN 3320 and 3330 SAN arrays have begun shipping through key OEM partners, and are expected to be available through Dot Hill authorized resellers starting in December at a starting list price start at $15,568.
