Open Storage Solutions

Why iSCSI? / Why EqualLogic?

iSCSI SANs have caused a fundamental shift in how customers think about their storage environment. iSCSI has been universally embraced as a trusted storage solution for today's organizations enabling all the benefits of Fibre Channel, such as consolidation, reliable backup and restore and disaster recovery capabilities, at a fraction of the cost.

Based on a vision of "simplifying networked storage," EqualLogic's peer storage architecture combines advanced software features with fully-redundant, hot-swappable hardware, integrated in a modular chassis design. This architecture delivers an affordable, enterprise-class storage system that is easy to manage and always available.

Benefits of EqualLogic iSCSI SAN Storage Solutions:

• Simpler management and reduced administrative overhead
• Scalability with better performance
• Integration with leading software vendors such as Microsoft (Windows Server 2008, VMware)
• Efficient Backup and Recovery operations
• Affordable disaster recovery solutions
• Cross Generation compatibility

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PS4000 Storage Arrays

Virtualized iSCSI SAN designed for simplifying data protection and disaster recover at branch offices / remote sites and for small medium businesses needs.

PS4000 Storage Arrays are available in configurations starting at 4TB and ranging up to 32Tb, raw capacity, within a 3U enclosure. That's just a single box starting point, systems expand easily with addition enclosures and the growth path is simplicity itself with automatic load balancing between enclosures as the total number increases. Additionally the performance also scales as more storage controllers and network connections are added.

The PS4000E is an enterprise SAN serving up best-in-class performance providing both primary and secondary storage for database, email, print & file and Web services applications.

NEW Features of the PS4000 Series.

• A redesigned controller with:
• Total of 2 Gb Ethernet ports per controller.
• New faster processor.
• 2x the memory on PS4000E/X/XV models compared to PS5000.

Recent Software Enhancements

• New V5.05 Firmware adds Thin Clones, power saving drive spin down options.
• SAN HeadQuarters (SAN HQ) centralized, historic performance & event monitoring.
• Host Integration Tools (HIT) v3.5 improvements including power comandlets,
  exchange 2010 and, SQLserver 2008 support.

All new software features are free for customers with valid support agreements. Existing users should enquire about requesting this upgrade to your local Open Storage Solutions representative.

For more information call 1(800) 387-3419 or contact us. or we would be happy to demonstrate a PS6000 at your location. request demo

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A summary of our updated product portfolio can be seen in the grid below.