Starline Computer Adding TopRAID M110/M310 With HGST 8TB SAS HDDs

Starline Computer GmbH enables 33% more storage capacity in TopRAID M110/M310 systems.

Thanks to the latest firmware of the TopRAID systems from the company, 8TB SAS HDDs from HGST, Inc. are supported. Compared to the former largest 6TB HDDs, 33% more capacity in TopRAID M110 and M310 systems can be achieved. Together with the recent qualified 3.84TB SAS SSDs large SSD caching and multi tiered solutions can be represented.

Equipped with 8TB SAS HDDs the M110-12/M310-12 systems can provide a total capacity of 96TB in a single enclosure. This is for companies who want to maximize their storage capacity. All M110/M310 systems can be expanded with additional JBODs and equipped with 8TB SAS HDDs.

Technical specifications of HGST SAS HDDs:

• 8TB capacity

• LFF HDDs

• 12Gb SAS interface

• 7.200rpm

• 128GB cache

• 24×7 continuous operation

• Five-year warranty

The TopRAID M-series powered by NEC Corporation are storage systems for virtualized environments, databases and other performance-hungry applications. The powerful processors and the 12Gb SAS back-end use the benefits of the SSD technology. Paired with software features like SSD caching or auto-tiering, the storage can be consolidated and used cost-effectively. The RAID controllers of the M110/M310 systems offer the support of 12Gb SAS drives and host ports with 16Gb FC or 10GbE iSCSI.

TopRAID systems, firmware and drives are available.