The Guardian, a Secured RAID From Rocsecure

ROCSECURE, a division of ROCSTOR, Californian provider of fast and highâ€?capacity encryption data storage solutions, announces its new line of RAID Subâ€?Systems, The Guardian. This highlyâ€?secure encrypted RAID system is available 1U rack mount models with up to 8 Terabytes of hotâ€?swappable hard drives and data transfer speeds of 3GBits/s to and from the host. The Guardian is also compatible with both Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems.

Benefits:

Hardware: 4Bay, 1U Rack Mount, eSATA secure RAID System, with Real-Time Hardware AES 256-bit Encryption
Unsurpassed Value: Most costâ€?effective encrypted SATA II RAID subsystem.
Application Flexibility: Extends useful life by adapting to future IT requirements.
Easy Installation, Upgrade & Maintenance: Provides a fast and easy way to install and upgrade encrypted storage. Simplified maintenance reduces ongoing IT labor costs.
Exceptional Manageability: Graphic User Interface (GUI) allows remote management and configuration. Menuâ€?driven interface ensures a convenient way to maintain storage through a userâ€?friendly LCD front console.
Green Power Thinking: Saves power by use of MAID (Massive Arrays of Idle Disks) technology.

Features:

eSATA (3 Gbits/s) single host interface.
Up to 8 TB of storage.
Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild.
Allows online capacity expansion within the enclosure.
Supports password protection.
Builtâ€?in serial port interface for remote event notification.
Transparent data protection for all popular operating systems.
Builtâ€?in NIST and CSE certified AES 256-bit hardware cryptographic processor.
Realâ€?time full RAID subsystem encryption without performance degradation to safeguard the data.
Secure RAID is also protected by a unique key for additional security.

Guardian Series Technical Specifications

Model Secure RAID 4 bay series
RAID Processor 400 MHz storage I/O processor
Encryption processor Enova Xâ€?Wall MXâ€?256 AES encryption processor
RAID level 0, 1, 0+1, 3 and 5
Cache memory 128MB
No. of channels (host + drive) 1 + 4
Hot bus interface eSATA
Drive bus interface SATA II (Up to 3.0 Gbits/s)
Data transfer rate Up to 3.0 Gbits/s (SATA II)
Hotâ€?swap drive trays Four (4) 1â€?inch trays
Over 2TB support Windows 2000/SP3, XP/SP1 or later, Vista
Mac OS or later, Linux (kernel 2.6 or later)
As well as: Cooling fans, Password protection, Audible alarm, Failed drive indicators, Failed drive auto rebuild, Online consistency check, Online expansion, Array roaming, Online RAID level / stripe size migration instant availability and background initialization, Environment monitor unit, Auto spare support, Bad block autoâ€?remapping, Remote Webâ€?based GUI management, MAID support, Smartfunction LCD panel, Realâ€?Time activity and status indicator.

Environmental

Physical dimensions Guardian 4RM â€? 1.75(H) x 19.15(W) x 22.4(D) inches; 44.4(H) x 486.4(W) x 569(D) mm
Weight Guardian 4RMâ€?16.8lb (7.6kg) or 21.2lb (9.6Kg) w/4 HDD’s
Power supply Guardian 4RMâ€?220W w/ PFC

Availability
The Guardian is available in variety of capacities, through our national and international dealer/reseller channel.