Description

Introduction

The Infortrend A16F-G2430 SAN-ready subsystem combines cost-effective SATA drives in a high availability 4G FC array. IT managers will find it is an easy-to-use and easy to maintain storage solution for their DAS, Fibre Channel SAN and clustered servers or any application requiring dedicated bandwidth.

Features

• Two (2) FC-4G host channels; transfer rate up to 400MBps per channel
  
• Accommodates sixteen the latest 3Gbps, SATA-II (3Gbps) disk drives
  
• ASIC400 architecture that supports hardware RAID 5 and RAID 6 engine
  
• Market leading I/O performance
  
  
  
  • Sustained RAID5 Read/Write at 658/460 MB/sec.
    
  • Sustained RAID6 Read/Write at 651/411 MB/sec.
  
  
• Embedded RAIDWatch software for effortless RAID management
  
• Windows Server 2003 certified

Specifications

RAID

• Multiple arrays configurable with dedicated or global hot spares
  
• RAID levels supported: RAID 0, 1 (0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60, and NRAID
  
• Online expansion by:
  
  
  
  • Adding new drives,
    
  • Copying and replacing drives with drives of larger capacity
  
  
• Automatic background rebuilds
  
• Configurable stripe size and write policy per array
  
• Intelligent drive handling:
  
• In degraded mode: skips irreparable blocks to continue rebuild
  
• In normal operation: data-block verification and repair

Subsystem Components

• Single controller configuration provides full RAID functionalities
  
• One (1) EonStor enhanced 3U enclosure
  
• One (1) RAID controller module
  
• One (1) 512MB DDR RAM DIMM module (pre-installed on the controller modules)
  
• Two (2) hot-swappable, redundant, 530W power supply units (PSUs)
  
• Two (2) redundant, dual-fan cooling modules running in high/low speeds
  
• One (1) optional BBU
  
• Sixteen (16) hot-swappable drive trays
  
• Two (2) front handles

Host Interface

• Two (2) FC-4G host channels; backward compatible with 1 or 2G-FC
  
• Auto-negotiate FC-AL, point-to-point, or switched fabric
  
• Concurrent I/O commands
  
• Tagged command queuing up to 256
  
• Variable stripe size per logical drive
  
• Optimization setting for random or sequential I/Os

Drive Interface

• Sixteen (16) hot-swappable 3Gbps SATA-II (3Gbps) drive trays that accommodate 1-inch pitch, 3.5-inch SATA-II (3Gbps) or SATA-I disk drives
  
• Automatic bad-sector reassignment
  
• Dedicated bandwidth to each connected drive

Management

• Firmware-embedded utility via LCD keypad or RS-232C port
  
• Host-side SES emulation with pass-through to back-end SES emulation
  
• VT-100 terminal emulation via RS-232C
  
• Telnet access via onboard Ethernet port
  
• 10/100 BaseT Ethernet for out-of-band management
  
• Two (2) COM ports for local access to firmware-embedded utility and UPS connectivity
  
• Java-based SANWatch software:
  
  
  
  • Graphical user interface,
    
  • Local/remote management; in-band or out-of-band via TCP/IP,
    
  • Centralized management to monitor and administer multiple RAID units on one screen, Secure link over SSL
  
  
• Configuration Client for easy access to the configuration utility screen
  
• Widest range of event notification methods including email, LAN broadcast, fax, SNMP traps, SMS, and MSN

San Management

• Up to 1024 LUNs (if sufficiently large memory is used with the proper settings)

Indicators

• Onboard alarm is triggered when one of the following fails:
  
• RAID controller module
  
• Cooling module
  
• Power supply unit
  
• Hard drive
  
• BBU module
  
• Module status LED indicators:
  
• Two (2) per drive tray
  
• Three (3) per LCD panel
  
• Six (6) per RAID controller module
  
• One (1) per Fibre port
  
• Two (2) per Ethernet port
  
• Two (2) per cooling module
  
• One (1) per power supply unit
  
• One (1) per BBU module
  
• Module failure alert through I2C bus
  
• Event notifications sent over email, fax, LAN broadcast, SNMP traps, MSN messenger, SMS short messages
  
• System alerts through Java-based SANWatch manager

Physical

• Two (2) FC ports, each using a short-wavelength adapter
  
• Two (2) COM ports on the controller module for RS-232C serial port (38400, n, 8, 1) and UPS support
  
• One (1) 10/100BaseT Ethernet port on the controller module
  
• Two (2) redundant, hot-swappable power supplies with PFC
  
• Dimensions: Chassis without handles: 445(W) x 130(H) x 488.2(D) mm (17.5 x 5.1 x 19.2 inches), Chassis with handles: 482.6(W) x 131(H) x 504.3(D) mm (19 x 5.2 x 19.9 inches), Package: 423(H) x 567(W) x 772(D) mm (16.7 x 22.3 x 30.4 inches)
  
• System weight (w/o drives): Net weight: 28.5kg (62.7 pounds), Gross weight: 30.5kg (67.1)