Promise Boosts VessRAID to 160TB

Promise Technology. Inc. has boosted its VessRAID storage system to offer users a hefty 160TB of data capacity. The newly upgraded storage system uses an industry standard iSCSI connection to put many terabytes of storage space at its customers’ disposal, with ease-of-use as a high priority.

The VessRAID can be used in any deployment that requires large amounts of storage space – for example, large data archiving projects and online companies will also benefit – the emergence of Web 2.0 technologies with their greater emphasis on interactivity has meant a substantial leap in storage demands.

The 160TB capacity comes from 16 HDD, each with a capacity of 2TB as well as four 32 TB VessJBOD expansion units connected via a quad 1Gbps iSCI interface – an aggregated 4Gbps link.

VessRAID is particularly appropriate as online backup in large virtualisation projects. The product has been certified for use in both Hyper-V and VMware server virtualisation environments.

And with so much emphasis on the need to conserve power, VessRAID offers the cost-conscious IT manager the ability to conserve power by using the power scheduler operation to optimise system power effectiveness and energy efficiency. This allows the VessRAID system to do a disk-to-disk backup or restore operation on a user-scheduled basis then returns to standby mode when backup is finished, cutting energy costs by up to 70 percent.

Other features of VessRAID include options of eight, 12 or 16 SAS/SATA drive bays, web-based management via Ethernet; power scheduler operation and Wake-on-LAN support; PerfectRAID and Predictive Data Migration technology for robust error handling and data rebuilding and systems in 2U and 3U form factors – the size of the products make them ideal for building into small IT racks.

Despite the recession, demands for data storage are ever increasing – IDC estimates that the total amount of data stored globally will be 1,800 exabytes by the end of next year. A rise that has been driven by increased use of video, the rise of Web 2.0 and other data demands, including legal requirements. Companies are having to store more data, for longer periods than ever before.

“It’s therefore imperative that storage solutions offer flexibility, ease of use and options for increasing capacity. The VessRAID meets all these demands at a competitive price and is already attracting interest from European customers,” said Albrecht Hestermann, Marketing Director, EMEA for Promise Technology.

Service and Support
The offering is backed by Promise’s 3-year warranty with 24/7 telephone and email support, as well as And an advanced replacement service directly with the European service centre for free.

Pricing and Availability
The Promise VessRAID 1840i costs £1,906 (ex VAT) while the VessJBOD 1840 is priced at £1,272. Both the VessRAID and VessJBOD are available from authorised Promise distributors, as well as various resellers.