The
Promise VTrak E-Class RAID subsystem with sixteen SATA drives delivers
outstanding performance, reliability, and expansion for video and
server applications. Sixteen 2TB 7200-rpm 3Gbps SATA drives in a 3U
rack-optimized enclosure provide 32TB of raw capacity for assignment to
one or more RAID sets supporting all the major RAID levels including
hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6.
The high-availability design of
the Promise VTrak E-Class RAID subsystem provides dual active/active
RAID controllers with two 4Gb Fibre Channel ports and 2GB of cache per
controller, redundant power supplies, and redundant cooling modules. An
ideal storage solution for direct attached or SAN-based server and
workstation applications, the Promise VTrak E-Class RAID subsystem is
qualified with Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Final Cut Studio 2, and Xsan
2.
The Promise VTrak E-Class RAID subsystem provides flexible
configuration and can scale along with your business. You can start
with a four drive configuration and scale the RAID subsystem with
additional SATA drives, high performance SAS drives, or an expansion
unit as your requirements change.
With large VTrak deployments
worldwide, enterprise users have come to rely on Promise Technology to
protect their valuable data. The Promise VTrak E-Class supports
attachment of up to four J-Class expansion chassis, providing 80TB of
raw capacity using 1TB SATA drives for high-capacity storage
applications like tiered storage, disk-to-disk backup, or archive.
High-availability active/active RAID
This
enterprise-class, cable-less system design includes fully redundant,
hot-swappable controllers, power, and cooling units. All system
components are constantly monitored to ensure continuous operation in
case of failure or component malfunction. Dual active/active,
failover/failback RAID controllers provide redundant data paths to help
ensure availability.
4Gb Fibre Channel performance and reliability
Dual
4Gb Fibre Channel (FC) host interface ports per controller provide
connectivity into widely deployed Fibre Channel storage networks,
perfect for supplementing existing or building new storage networks.
Easy installation and management
The
VTrak E-Class RAID subsystem features Bonjour discovery and
configuration though an embedded browser-based management interface,
WebPAM PROe, eliminating the need to install additional software.
Simply open your browser and click on the VTrak unit you would like to
manage. An easy-to-use guided setup allows novice users to create and
provision the storage in just a few minutes. Yet, the VTrak's rich
feature set gives advanced users powerful tools to rapidly deploy
multiple units tuned for applications like Xsan 2 and Final Cut Studio
2.
Features
• 3U rack-optimized enclosure with 16 hot-swappable drive bays
• Dual redundant active/active controllers
• 2GB DDR ECC cache
• 4Gbps Fibre Channel ports (2 per controller)
• Sixteen 2TB (32TB capacity) 7200-rpm SATA hard drives (pre-installed and tested)
• RAID Levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, and JBOD
• External SAS port (1 per controller) for storage expansion using the Promise VTrak expansion chassis
• WebPAM PROe web-based management interface
• Qualified with Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, and Xsan 2; Apple MPIO capable
System requirements
• Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server v10.5.2 or later
• Apple 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express cards
What's in the Box
• 32TB Promise VTrak E-Class RAID subsystem
• Product CD with electronic documentation
• Quick start guide
• Rack mounting hardware for standard 4-post rack
• Two 6 ft./1.83 m power
• One 6.56 ft./2.0 m RS-232 serial cable (6-pin RJ11 to DB9)
