Sans Digital EliteNAS 2U 8-Bay to 8U 72-Bay Rackmount Hybrid Storage

Sans Digital has improved its EliteNAS series by implementing support of 8G FC connection to enhance its interface versatility and performance.

Ranging from the 2U 8-bay EN208L+BXE, 2U 12-bay EN212L+BXE, 3U 16-bay EN316L+BXE, 4U 24-bay EN424L+BXE, 8U 50-bay EN850L+BXE, and 8U 72-bay EN872L+BXE, the line of EliteNAS provides the optional support for either dual or quad ports 8G FC interface connectivity.

With the continuous growth on virtual environments, the need for larger amounts of data storage over the networks is becoming a necessity. As more companies come to the realization that the need of a high speed, HA network storage device is more prevalent, organizations and businesses alike are discovering more benefits of optimizing their data centers by consolidating multiple servers in order to free up physical space, power consumption, and IT administration efforts. Often, the next step is server virtualization. And since server virtualization is based on networking and storage, the need to increase network data storage becomes an agenda for many IT/MIS administrators alike in an enterprise network environment.

The EliteNAS server solution supporting CIFS/SMB/AFP and block level (iSCSI, FC) file transfer for fast data transfer rate and is compatible with OSs such as Windows, Mac and Linux.

In order to avoid the data transfer bottlenecks over the network, the EilteNAS series supports the 10GbE and 8G FC interface(s) along with standard 1GbE ports to meet demanding virtual computing needs. It also supports expandable storage for virtual machines via its mini-SAS expansion port to JBOD SAS expansion enclosures (EliteStor). The EliteNAS product line offers performance and scalability by providing a reliable network solution for the enterprise IT customers. Additional features are 10GbE option, OS Mirroring & Duo-Dom and Active Clustering Mirror, along with a fast Intel processor (dual or quad core CPU).

The 8G FC support for the EliteNAS series allows customers to get high bandwidth in a FC network storage environment and at the same time offer versatility and scalability ready to meet demanding IT datacenter storage needs.

"By offering the 8G FC support on popular EliteNAS series rackmount, datacenters and IT administrator alike can benefit from the cost effective EliteNAS series of rackomunt storage solutions," said Stanley Chan, director of Business Development of Sans Digital.

The Sans Digital AccuRAID series 4U 64 bay SAS or FC storage are available with 3-year limited parts and labor warranty.