Two Starline TopRAID Storage Systems Powered by NEC

Starline Computer GmbH presents RAID storage systems from TopRAID – powered by NEC Corp.

TopRAID M120- M320-12 RAID system

TopRAID, the company’s brand, has been refreshed. Now the M120 and M320 RAID systems are available in a new edition with faster interfaces, larger maximum capacities and without any limitations in terms of SSD equipment. These RAID all-rounders are exclusively available from Starline.

TopRAID M120- M320-24 RAID system

Redundant controllers and power supplies can be easily replaced from rear

The M120 and M320 high-grade RAID systems are designed for reliability. Example: You can carry out a firmware upgrade and a downgrade during operation. Each controller can be restarted dng operation – without downtime of the storage system.

In addition, there are other features such as Super Phoenix for cold start and diagnosis of single HDDs, cache partitioning, I/O Load Manager (QoS) and MAID technology. The latter saves a lot of power because spindle motors are completely switched off in standby mode.

The development team has optimized the M-Series in these edition and accelerated it further.

The most important features in the M120 series compared to the previous M110:

• Host connections with 24×16/32Gb FC

• Host connections with 16×10/25Gb iSCSI

• All-flash configuration possible

• Up to 240 HDDs and/or SSDs can be managed in a maximum of 19 enclosures

• Up to 128GB cache (dual controller)

• Certified for VMware

In the more opulently equipped M320 model – already equipped with a dual controller ex works – the engineers have made further adjustments in addition to the host connections already mentioned.

• Manages up to 672 HDDs and/or SSDs in a maximum of 39 JBODs

• Up to 384GB cache

• Low cost DR over up to 2000km included

The two TopRAID systems are suitable for virtual environments. The software features recommend them as storage for VMware, Microsoft Hyper V or Citrix virtualization environments.

Konrad Beyer, technical director, said: “In a support request, I was able to send the customer the commands to restart one of the dual controllers. This reboot succeeded without downtime of the storage system itself. This is unique on the market. That’s why Starline continues to rely on the proven TopRAID quality – powered by NEC.“

Net retail prices of basic models (without drives and necessary memory equipment):

• TopRAID M120-12S €4,650

• TopRAID M120-24S €4,750

• TopRAID M320-12R €12,500

• TopRAID M320-24R €12,600