10GbE iSCSI IP SAN Over Fiber Optic Networks

PROMISE Technology Inc. announced the availability of the Vess R2600xi with 10GbE SFP+ iSCSI ports designed for fiber optic networks.

The new Vess R2600xi offers low latency, less power consumption and provides a reduced TCO for customers requiring Ethernet-based iSCSI SAN storage.

The Vess R2000 Series is a unified storage solution with 8Gb FC, iSCSI and 1Gb and 10Gb NAS host connectivity in one box, offering SMBs high-performance single or dual controller solutions to meet application challenges and requirements. Applications, such as virtualization, place a growing importance on network performance and the Vess R2600xi enables businesses to leverage 10GbE to deliver higher speeds, lower costs and utilize less management overhead.

Additionally, the Vess R2000 storage series, including the Vess R2600xi, are now certified DataCore Ready for SANsymphony-Vstorage virtualization platform from DataCore Software Corp. In order to be certified DataCore Ready, the Vess R2000 Series completed additional verification testing to ensure a superior level of joint solution compatibility ensuring it is optimized for SANsymphony-V. Integrating the Vess R2000 Series and SANsymphony-V can assist users in maximizing storage productivity, improving storage utilization, simplifying administration and accelerating performance to speed up workloads and faster response times.

“We are very pleased to expand the Vess R2000 Series to provide our customers with more flexibility so they can choose the best solution that meets their demands for performance, scalability and reliability,” said James Lee, CEO, PROMISE. “With the Vess R2000 Series now certified DataCore Ready, customers can seamlessly integrate our solutions with SANsymphony-V storage virtualization software for a superior level of compatibility and optimized performance.“

“Integrating our SANsymphony-V software-defined storage platform with the Vess R2000 Series will provide an added capability to PROMISE customers,” said Peter Thompson, VP emerging markets, DataCore. “Enabling a software virtualization layer allows customers to maximize their storage productivity and accelerate network performance, and we are excited to partner to implement this unique advantage.“
 
The Vess R2600xi and the DataCore Ready Vess R2000 Series are available through the PROMISE network of distributors and VARs.