Rocstor EnterocERD3U16B: Five 3U Enterprise Subsystems

Rocstorage, Inc. is announcing its line of enterprise storage line. ENTEROC line offers both Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Direct Attached Storage in enterprise class level with prices that are equivalent to those of SoHo and SMB.

The ERD3U16B Series RAID�DAS subsystem features 3Gb/6Gb SAS or 4Gb/8Gb Fiber Channel host performance to increase system efficiency and performance. The series features high capacity expansion, with 16 hot�swappable SAS/SATA II hard disk drive bays in a 19�inch 3U rack mount unit, scaling to a maximum storage capacity in the terabyte range.

The ERD3U16B Series also supports dual controllers which provide fault tolerance and reliability of system operation.

Features

• Supports dual controller for features redundant RAID
• Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 10 (1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60 and JBOD
• Supports greater than 2TB per volume set
• Supports up to 128 LUNs
• Transparent data protection for all popular operating systems
• RAID ADG provides the highest level of data protection
• Instant availability and background initialization
• Supports S.M.A.R.T, NCQ and OOB Staggered Spinâ€?up capable drives
• Supports password protection
• Serial port interface for remote event notification
• Redundant flash image for high availability
• Support spin down drives when not in use to extend service (MAID)
• Supports Bad Blocks auto remapping and schedule volume check
• Redundant activeâ€?active controller functionality ensures zero downtime or data loss
• Fully redundant with hot swappable controller, disks, cooling fans and power supplies
• Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild

Manageability

• The firmwareâ€?embedded Web browserâ€?based RAID manager allows local or remote management and configuration
• The firmwareâ€?embedded SMTP manager monitors all system events and user notification automatically
• The firmwareâ€?embedded SNMP agent allows remote to monitor events via LAN with no SNMP agent required
• Menuâ€?driven front panel display
• Modular architecture

Technical Specifications: Available in 5 models

Model ERD3U16B�SCRP�F8S6

• RAID Controller: Fiber Channelâ€?SAS
• Controller: Single (Optional Redundancy Controller slot)
• Host Interface: Four (4) 8Gb/s Fiber Channel (Upgradable to Eight (8) 8Gb/s FC)
• Disk Interface: 6Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA
• SAS expander: Two 6Gb/s SAS (SFFâ€?8088) (Upgradable)

Model ERD3U16B�SCRP�F8S3

• RAID Controller: Fiber Channelâ€?SAS
• Controller: Single (Optional Redundancy Controller slot)
• Host Interface: Two 8Gb/s Fiber Channel (Upgradable to four (4) 8Gb/s FC)
• Disk Interface: 3Gb/s SAS, 3Gb/s SATA
• SAS expander: One 3Gb/s SAS (SFFâ€?8088) (Upgradable)

Model ERD3U16B�SCRP�F4S3

• RAID Controller: Fiber Channelâ€?SAS
• Controller: Single (Optional Redundancy Controller slot)
• Host Interface: Two 4Gb/s Fiber Channel (Upgradable to four (4) 4Gb/s FC)
• Disk Interface: 3Gb/s SAS, 3Gb/s SATA
• SAS expander: One 3Gb/s SAS (SFFâ€?8088) (Upgradable)

Model ERD3U16B�SCRP�S6S6

• RAID Controller: SASâ€?SAS
• Controller: Single (Optional Redundancy Controller slot)
• Host Interface: Two 6Gb/s SAS (SFFâ€?8088)
• Disk Interface: 6Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA
• SAS expander: Two 6Gb/s SAS (SFFâ€?8088)

Model ERD3U16B�SCRP�S3S3

• RAID Controller: SASâ€?SAS
• Controller: Single (Optional Redundancy Controller slot)
• Host Interface: Two 3Gb/s SAS (SFFâ€?8088)
• Disk Interface: 3Gb/s SAS, 3Gb/s SATA
• SAS expander: One 3Gb/s SAS (SFFâ€?8088)

Capacity

• Direct Attached: 16 Disks
• Expansion Up: to 112 Disks

RAID Features:

• RAID level: 0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60 and JBOD
• Array Group: Up to 128
• LUNs: Up to 128

Enclosure

• Platform: Rack Mount
• Form Factor: 3U
• Number of Hot Swap Trays: 16
• Backplane: SAS / SATA Single BP
• Number of PS/Fan Modules: 500W x 2 with PFC
• Number of Fans: 4
• Power Requirements: AC 90V ~ 264V Full Range (10A ~ 5A, 47Hz ~ 63Hz)

Availability
ENTEROC – ERD3U16B series will be available end of January 2011, through distribution and reseller channels in USA and Canada.