Description
Overview
The Enhance RS16 IP-4, intelligent iSCSI RAID System, is the latest addition to the award-winning ULTRASTOR family with a built-in 64-bit RAID controller for mission critical applications. Utilizing the cost-effective 3Gbps Serial ATA disks, the ULTRASTOR™ RS16 IP-4 offers Enterprise-grade solution for applications that demand nothing short of superior reliability. Designed to meet the challenge of high impact/high volume network storage requirements, the new ULTRASTOR™ RS16 IP-4 can be configured in minutes and is becoming the new standard for simplified SAN storage. With hundreds of installations worldwide Enhance Technology’s ULTRASTOR™ product line has built a solid reputation in markets spanning from video broadcasting to emerging disk based backup & recovery infrastructures.
ULTRASTOR Versatility
Featuring Quad GbE ports (iSCSI), the RS16 IP-4 provides versatility critical to a company’s IT infrastructure. ULTRASTOR™ RS16 IP-4 is powered by a cutting edge 64-bit RAID engine, up to 2GB cache, and 3.0 Gbp/s disks, which maximizes disk performance (300MB/s via four iSCSI GbE ports) allowing for a broader range of storage possibilities. Built-in enterprise feature such as N-Way Mirror and Snapshot, providing point-in-time recovery that safeguard accidental deletion, makes the new ULTRASTOR™ RS16 IP-4 an ideal solution for server storage such as Microsoft Exchange & SQL Server, as well as professional storage applications such as Disk-to-Disk backup, database pools, image acquisition, near line storage, data centers, media & asset management libraries and shared SAN networks. Dynamic on-line RAID expansion allows additional capacity to be added without total system downtime, increasing your department’s productivity.
Features
- Hybrid Serial ATA disk based storage, compatible 1.5 & 3.0Gbp/s disks
- Embedded hardware RAID controller with Four GbE ports
- 3U modular rack design easily integrates into existing storage infrastructures
- 2 GbE full iSCSI offload with load-balancing & fail-over
- One logic volume shared by as many as 16 hosts
- Windows VDS/VSS/MPIO support, host access control, & CHAP
- Easy LCD control, Remote monitoring and RAID management over TCP
| Appliance-based Storage |
ULTRASTOR™ is a host independent storage appliance which provides a transparent and driverless method of adding additional RAID (0, 1, 3, 5, 6) protected storage to an existing IT infrastructure, regardless of your operating system or hardware. The ULTRASTOR™ RS16 IP-4 supports Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) , is designed to easily integrate into elaborate SAN fabrics or point-to-point centralized storage. ULTRASTOR™ RS16 IP-4 truly offers a flexible and powerful solution that will increase your capacity, productivity and add unprecedented data protection. Powerful Storage Management The new RS16 IP-4 offers multiple management options to match your workflow, and can be completely auto configured in minutes using the convenient rear LCD control panel, and monitored or reconfigured through a remote connection. A comprehensive menu screen facilitates the setup process and lets users reconfigure the system as storage needs change. An RS232 interface gives users access to advanced features such as multiple array settings, iSCSI parameters (connection mode, ID, LUN mapping, etc.) SNMP features and security options. A network interface is available for remote web browser based management and includes the essential tools required to manage and monitor your RS16 IP-4. |
