Infortrend Demonstrates 4Gb FC-to-SAS RAID for Apple Environments

Infortrend is demonstrating its latest RAID subsystem targeted specifically for the Audio/Visual (AV) market at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

To date, Infortrend has certified the AV-optimized EonStor (ES) S16F to work with Final Cut Pro video software; AJA and Black Magic I/O cards; Tiger Technologies MetaSAN software; and other third-party software solutions. Combining high-performance 4Gb Fibre Channel (4G-FC) transfer speeds and the improved features of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology, this 16-bay, dual independent controller RAID array can support up to three streams of uncompressed 10-bit high definition 1080 video.

“Infortrend-based RAID solutions have been the cornerstone of our storage solutions for our clients, delivering a unique combination of price, performance and reliability. Introduction of this new AV-optimized RAID product line furthers this commitment,” added Kenny Martin, owner of DVSERVE, an Infortrend systems integrator.

“With the ES S16F, video professionals can now boost the performance of their existing storage systems with the ultimate in RAID protection and scalable storage capacity,” said Alan Johnson, senior director of sales and marketing for Infortrend Corporation.

Bundle Configurations
The EonStor S16F is exclusive for Infortrend’s US network of ODMs, distributors, and storage integrators, and comes bundled with high capacity SATA hard drives in the following quantities and capacities:

S16F-D14AV with 6TB of storage
S16F-D14AV with 12TB of storage

EonStor S16F Highlights

Dual independent controller, 4Gb Fibre Channel-to-SAS subsystem
Highest performing product in its class
Competitive price point
Multiple concurrent HD streams
Four 4G-FC host connection ports per controller
Supports RAID levels 0, 1(0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60
Can intermix SAS/SATA disk drive within the same enclosure
Multi-lane SAS expansion channels connect to ES S16S-J1000-R JBODs for massive data storage capacity
Up to 64 drives supported using one RAID system and three JBODs

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