Thecus N16000PRO NAS/DAS Supporting Up to 3.8PB

Thecus Technology Corporation announced the capability for up to 3.8PB of networked storage with its N16000PRO series NAS.

Through daisy-chaining technology and the 6TB enterprise HDDs from Seagate and HGST, the equivalent of 900,000 DVDs, can be connected into one networked storage solution.

Expansion
The 16-bay NAS features daisy-chaining technology that allows one unit to be connected with up to four D16000 DAS units. Featuring 16-drive bays each, the combined capacity of the entire daisy chain is 80 HDDs. Through the company’s volume expansion feature, the solution can then be networked with up to 7 other N16000PRO master units using a 10GbE switch. This creates a storage cluster with capacity of up to 640 HDDs, or 3.8PB using the 6TB HDDs from Seagate and HGST.

Cost Savings
Daisy-chaining means volume at a fraction of the cost of normal rackmount storage. DAS eliminates CPU and RAM overhead, creating cost savings not only in the unit themselves, but also through lower power usage and data center cooling costs. A server rack with multiple daisy-chained Thecus D16000 DAS units will consume less power than NAS units with the same capacity.

Enterprise Performance and Reliability
Affordable expansion doesn’t mean sacrificing enterprise performance or reliability. The DAS units use 6Gb SAS cables for high data speeds throughout the daisy chain. Reliability is ensured with built-in redundant power supplies. The NAS feature quad-core Xeon Processors with 8GB of DDR3 RAM. Data security is also available thanks to the RAID volume protection, HA, and AES-NI encryption features.