AccelStor: NeoSapphire P710 All-Flash Array

AccelStor, Inc. announced the NeoSapphire P710 all-flash array.

The P710 pushes performance to over 700,0 IO/s for 4KB random writes.

It adds software features including snapshot, snapshot backup, free clone, thin provisioning, thick provisioning, inline deduplication (Zero Page) and vSphere Web Client plug-in, with zero performance trade-offs.

All these make the P710 for VDI environments and a choice for users that need performance combined with software functions and data protection features. With a wealth of software advantages, the NeoSapphire P710 is for any demanding applications.

“The big data and VDI revolution are driving new requirements for our customers, and pushes the limits of our design team,” said Dr. Charles Tsai, president, AccelStor, “By broadening our software functionality, including new tools for VDI environments, we’re determined to be the go-to solution for any I/O intensive storage applications.“

NeoSapphire P710 rear

Level of storage performance
Supported by FlexiRemap technology, the NeoSapphire P710 boasts the highest IO/s of the series – over 700,000 IO/s for 4KB random write, an over 16% increase from its predecessor, the NeoSapphire 3413. It comes with 11 or 23TB usable capacity and adopts the same rack-mount 2U form factor, storing up to 24 hot-swappable enterprise SSDs including two global hot spares. This generation of all-flash arrays supports both 10GbE and 16Gb FC connectivity for fast throughput.

Snapshots for software-level protection
With the P710, users can recover their data to particular instances through its snapshot function. The scheduled snapshot and the associated restore feature can have data backed up by remote storage for security. By reverting to previous storage states, users can be assured that their data is protected, even on top of the high level of existing redundancy.

Brand tools for VDI applications
Company’s special ‘free clone’ function allows users to cut down on time-consuming volume cloning for VDI applications without allocating a physical capacity. Firm’s vSphere Web Client Plug-in provides management for VMware administrators who can create, delete, and clone data stores in the integrated GUI, without needing to access the main web UI. Users can choose to enable thin provisioning or thick provisioning for flexibility when creating virtual disks. P710 is also certified for VAAI Block as VMware Ready Storage.

Reliability and redundancy
All 24 SSDs in the P710 are hot-swappable; two of these SSDs are hot spares for redundancy. In tandem with the snapshot backup feature, this level of fault tolerance ensures that data is protected and always recoverable.

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The 10GbE SKU of the NeoSapphire P710 is ready with available samples for customer evaluation. The FC SKU will be available in January 2017.