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Apace Systems announce general availability of highest performance RAID-6 eStor NAS platforms with 18TB of in a single 4U chassis
Orange, Calif., July 21st, 2006 – Apace Systems Corporation®, a leading network storage system manufacturer and solutions provider for video editing and digital content archive markets, announced the fastest RAID-6 solution to date with massive 18TB of storage in a single 4U rackmount chassis. This
latform upgrade targets consolidated disk based storage workflows with simple connectivity of IP based Multi-Gigabit Ethernet and 10GE (cx4 copper interface) connectivity and scalable for multiple boxes setup.
Apace Systems’ three NAS platforms, namely, e1500, e2000, and e2500 series are all enhanced to support up to 18TB of networked storage and RAID-6 disk protection at a throughput of 200 to 300 Mbytes/sec over IP based GE and 10GE networks. The offering allows the company to target different
price performance points of the market in need for capacity, performance and reliability.
The benefit of the RAID-6 is to recover from two simultaneous disk failures without loss of data, and Apace Systems’ eStor platform added value is to handle the heavy video traffic supporting RAID-6 without a compromise in performance. eStor Raid-6 benefits video users in two ways: 1) When a single
drive fails, a hot swappable disk exchange allows for data rebuilt and recovery process with minimal performance impact on on-going work in process; 2) When a single drive fails in a RAID, replacing drive and rebuild process can be scheduled around users work, instead of being a disruptive event. Also, with
RAID-6 during the rebuilt of first drive if a second drive goes bad the system can still recover.
“In conjunction with great resilience, eStor series offer a simple and interoperable management interface compared to complex SAN management software. Unlike eStor approach, when users install a SAN workgroup and later install another SAN without attention to interoperability and integration between
different SAN vendors they are stuck with storage islands. With introducing eStor in the workflow we avoid the problem pre- SAN installation or tie the SANs together as a storage consolidator if they have already gone the SAN path,” said Jeanclaude Toma, Executive VP of Apace Systems.
“By offering a consolidated, centralized, reliable and high performance networked storage node, everyone can be given rights to access and share content in the entire organization more easily on-site as well as off-site. A consolidated digital storage device accessible from any IP node in the world has a lot of value
for our customers, especially since every client node comes with GE and IP connection built into it these days and the fact that we have an FTP server built into our storage systems to further facilitate this access,” added Toma.
eStor as a primary performance storage or a disk based archive can be easily scaled up by adding more units to the workflow via simply connecting another eStor to the GE or 10GE Ethernet fabric. As a result, the storage scalability is in both capacity and performance with addition of each additional eStor NAS
unit to the storage farm. Also, eStor can support Microsoft Windows Active Directory (AD) and Distributed File System (DFS) for better user management and load balance. It can be interoperable with Windows client nodes that need a single virtual volume view. eStor platforms support Windows, MAC,
Linux, Unix and Solaris based client networks via CIFS/SMB and NFS and without any complex and burdening agents on the clients. Also, all Apace Systems offer complete control to the IT administrator to access and manage the system from any IP node on the internet with a simple yet powerful web based
GUI interface.
“We’re responding to customer demand for storage to support non-interrupted and non-degradated workflow even in case of multiple disk failures. By introducing high performance and high density RAID-6 network storage, users now can carry out their media work with the performance and capacity
they need with peace of mind for their content. The simplicity and ease of access at the global level will increase the value of content and the associated ROI for our customers. IP based access is the true standard that allows such a reach for now and future,” said Dr. Lee Hu, the president and CEO of Apace
Systems. “Apace is well positioned to capitalize on these trends and being focused in digital content dataflow management is where we will best increase customer value,” added Dr. Hu.
The products with GE or 10GE cx4 interfaces are GA and shipping now.
About Apace Systems Corporation
Apace Systems Corporation is a video Network Storage Systems Manufacturer located in Orange, California. The company offers innovative high-performance network storage for video creation, archive, and distribution. The company serves high growth post-production, broadcast, as well as other emerging
media centric markets involving networked storage for video and audio. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.apacesystems.com.
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