Nfina 602 JBOD Certified as Storage Spaces Enclosure for Windows Server 2012 R2, x64

Nfina Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of servers and storage devices, announces that the Nfina 602 JBOD has been certified for Windows Server 2012 R2, x64, under category: device, product type: Storage Spaces Enclosure.

Windows users that deploy Storage Spaces have a choice of certified servers with an industry leading five-year warranty.

This certification assures Windows 2012 users that the 602 JBOD integrates with Storage Spaces. This Nfina JBOD has 12Gb SAS connectivity, dual redundant power supplies, and dual SAS ports. It can be configured with combinations of up to twelve HDDs and SSDs, allowing users to take full advantage of the Storage Spaces capabilities, including the creation of a private cloud with data pools, storage tiering, mirroring, parity, and thin or thick provisioning. Storage Spaces has the ability to optimize storage, moving more frequently used blocks of data to faster storage media such as SSDs. The configuration flexibility of Nfina’s storage devices allows users to take advantage of this feature to create a storage system.

Nfina storage devices combine a low cost of acquisition and an industry five-year standard warranty, creating a standard of value for Windows Server 2012 users. The 602 JBOD is an economical way to deploy the hardware necessary to take advantage of the capabilities of Windows Storage Spaces. With the certification of the 602 JBOD, the entire line of Nfina Storage products are certified Storage Spaces Enclosures, ranging from this basic JBOD to a NAS or SAN solution.

“Microsoft has created a remarkably easy way to deploy an extremely powerful storage platform,” said Warren Nicholson, CEO, Nfina. “In order to realize its potential and assure HA, hardware must be as remarkable as the software. That’s where Nfina comes in. All of our storage products, from an economical JBOD to our high-performance NAS and SAN products are certified Microsoft Storage Spaces Enclosures. The legendary reliability of Nfina products along with our five-year warranty adds to the value that Storage Spaces offers. Remarkably good software deserves remarkably good hardware – Nfina storage servers.“