Infortrend 4U 48-Bay EonStor GS U.2 NVMe AFA

Infortrend Technology, Inc. has announced its first 4U 48-bay models as an expansion to their EonStor GS U.2 NVMe all-flash storage systems.

These solutions offer greater storage capacity for businesses to consolidate their storage hardware infrastructure while reducing management complexity, and are for data-intensive applications such as VMware and VDI.

With most NVMe all-flash storage systems on the market available in the 2U form factor, the company breaks through with 4U48 solutions that support PCIe Gen4 U.2 NVMe SSDs to offer up to 700TB of storage capacity in one appliance. The systems come in dual-controller configurations, and can be coupled with the 100GbE host interface to deliver up to 1.1 million IO/s, 24GB/s read and 12GB/s write throughput performances.

One benefit of the 4U48 solutions is minimizing hardware, where one 4U48 is the equivalent to 2x2U systems. Deployment-wise, this means fewer cables, switches, peripherals, and less power consumption, which can reduce operation costs. Additionally, administrators can manage fewer storage systems with 4U48, which enhances storage maintenance efficiency by reducing management burdens.

These solutions, available in 2 models – GS 4048U and GS 3048UT, support 48 PCIe Gen4 U.2 NVMe SSDs in one appliance and the 100GbE host interface, making them for data-intensive applications such as VMware VDI, as well as workloads requiring high IO/s and low latency.

“The launch of the EonStor GS U.2 NVMe all-flash 4U 48-bay storage system is a significant milestone. By breaking through the 2U form factor, our new storage provides customers with a cost-effective, high-capacity, all-flash, and easy-to-manage solution that will transform their data storage capabilities while saving operating costs,” said Frank Lee, senior director, product planning.