Iomega StorCenter px12-400r NAS

Iomega Corporation announced the availability of the StorCenter px12-400r Network Storage Array,
a rackmount unit that leverages EMC storage technologies at price
points for SMBs, remote office/branch office installations and
distributed enterprises.

The StorCenter px12-400r combines high data throughput with quad-Gigabit
Ethernet connectivity and an Intel Core i3 Processor in storage
configurations ranging from a diskless model that allows users to add
their own hard drives to models that incorporate the flexibility of 1TB,
2TB, 3TB and 4TB server class hard drives.

Additionally, it utilizes the last version of the EMC LifeLine software,
an OS for NAS devices that makes EMC’s expertise and cloud capabilities
available to a range of smaller business users and others.

Among the advanced functions incorporated into the new StorCenter
px12-400r Network Storage Array: deduplication, VDI, database and
storage-based applications. Emerging applications include video
management systems (VMS) for surveillance and McAfee VirusScan
Enterprise running natively on the storage.

"The launch of the new StorCenter px12-400r continues Iomega’s
expansion of its high performance PX series NAS product line that now
includes multiple storage array and desktop models to meet the advanced
data storage needs of small businesses up to remote enterprise locations," said Mike Nikzad, COO, Iomega. "Built
with scalable Server Class storage and performance capabilities at the
top of its class, the StorCenter px12-400r is designed to locally store,
protect and share business data as well as encompassing cloud and
virtualization storage capabilities that give today’s savvy business
users a breadth of options for current and future storage and
application growth opportunities."

"At Complete IT Systems, we pride ourselves on combining top flight
customer service with a comprehensive offering of the latest IT products
available in the marketplace today," said Paul Spence, MD of Complete IT Systems Ltd, provider of information technology solutions, products and services in the UK. "Iomega
network storage products have been a mainstay of our recommended
offerings to many of our small and medium enterprise clients. The new
StorCenter px12-400r represents another rackmount option for those
clients that require state-of-the-art network storage that is versatile
in terms of sophisticated local and remote storage, the latest in
virtualization, data protection capabilities and more. The fact that
Iomega network storage devices have proven themselves to be easy-to-use,
cost effective and reliable in many of our client installations gives
me great confidence in the latest addition to Iomega’s high performance
network storage products."    

StorCenter px12-400r Network Storage Array
It utilizes the Intel Core i3 3.3GHz Ivy Bridge Processor to support
demanding workloads such as virtualization, deduplication, database
management and video surveillance. Other performance and reliability
features include 4GB of DDR3 memory, four 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
ports, and support for 10GbE through optional PCI card (when available;
sold separately).

Available in diskless (0TB) as well as partially and fully populated
configurations, the StorCenter px12-400r empowers users with the option
to start small in terms of storage capacity, or provide their own HDDs
and grow as workloads and storage capacity dictate. The px12-400r is
qualified with a range of 1TB, 2TB, 3TB and 4TB server class HDDs,
topping out at 48TB of storage (12 x 4TB). For users who start small in
storage capacity, Iomega offers four-drive disk packs to enable
expansion to 8- and 12-drive configurations.

The new StorCenter px12-400r is compatible with virtualization platforms
including VMware vSphere 5.0, Citrix XenServer, Windows Server 2003,
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008R2.

Iomega’s latest network storage array operates as a iSCSI target,
providing block-level access for efficient storage utilization,
especially for backup, database and email application performance. Other
features include Windows Active Directory Trusted Domains, Microsoft
Cluster Server and Hyper-V Live Migration support.

Software Enhancements
The StorCenter px12-400r runs the McAfee VirusScan Enterprise product
natively on the storage, giving smaller businesses and others added
protection from viruses and other malicious threats. It is an endpoint
security product that requires no external server.

The included EMC Atmos Cloud Connector lets users backup and share data
using Iomega network storage devices as the source and Atmos cloud
technology as the target. Users can setup cloud folders and configure
jobs to automatically copy data to any Atmos cloud.

With EMC Avamar support on the StorCenter px12-400r, users have a
storage product that natively supports EMC’s Avamar sub-file
deduplication for remote office/branch office backup.

The StorCenter px12-400r can also run Linux applications created with
Iomega’s LifeLine Software Development Kit (SDK), available free of
charge.

The StorCenter px12-400r Network Storage Array is  available
worldwide in a range of configurations, from a diskless HDD model up to a
48TB of storage capacity. All product configurations include server
class SATA HDDs (except for the diskless model.)  Suggested retail
pricing in the U.S. starts at $4,699.99 for the diskless model.