Rocstor Enteroc ERD2U12B: Five 2U Enterprise Subsystems
RAID, DAS, 12 SATA/SAS HDDs, SAS/FC to the host
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on January 11, 2011 at 3:01 pmRocstorage, Inc. is announcing a line of Enterprise Storage line; ENTEROC line offers both Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Direct Attached Storage in enterprise class level with prices that are equivalent to those of SoHo and SMB.
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The ERD2U12B Series RAID�DAS subsystem features 3Gb/6Gb SAS or 4Gb/8Gb Fiber Channel host performance to increase system efficiency and performance. The series features high capacity expansion, with 12 hot�swappable SAS/SATA II hard disk drive bays in a 19�inch 2U rack mount unit, scaling to a maximum storage capacity in the terabyte range. The ERD2U12B Series also supports dual controllers which provide fault tolerance and higher reliability of system operation.
Features
- Supports dual controller for features redundant RAID
- Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 10 (1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60 and JBOD
- Supports greater than 2TB per volume set
- Supports up to 128 LUNs
- Transparent data protection for all popular operating systems
- RAID ADG provides the highest level of data protection
- Instant availability and background initialization
- Supports S.M.A.R.T, NCQ and OOB Staggered Spin�up capable drives
- Supports password protection
- Serial port interface for remote event notification
- Redundant flash image for high availability
- Support spin down drives when not in use to extend service (MAID)
- Supports Bad Blocks auto remapping and schedule volume check
- Redundant active�active controller functionality ensures zero downtime or data loss
- Redundant with hot swappable Controller, disks, cooling fans and power supplies
- Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild
Manageability
- The firmware�embedded Web browser�based RAID manager allows local or remote management and
- configuration
- The firmware�embedded SMTP manager monitors all system events and user notification automatically
- The firmware�embedded SNMP agent allows remote to monitor events via LAN with no SNMP agent required
- Menu�driven front panel display
- Modular architecture
Technical Specifications: Available in 5 models
- RAID Controller: Fiber Channel�SAS
- Controller: Single (Optional Redundancy Controller slot)
- Host Interface: Two (2) 8Gb/s Fiber Channel (Upgradable to Four (4) 8Gb/s FC)
- Disk Interface: 3Gb/s SAS, 3Gb/s SATA
- SAS expander: One 3Gb/s SAS (SFF�8088) (Upgradable)
- RAID Controller: Fiber Channel�SAS
- Controller: Single (Optional Redundancy Controller slot)
- Host Interface: Two 4Gb/s Fiber Channel (Upgradable to four (4) 4Gb/s FC)
- Disk Interface: 3Gb/s SAS, 3Gb/s SATA
- SAS expander: One 3Gb/s SAS (SFF�8088) (Upgradable)
Model ERD2U12B�SCRP�F8S6
- RAID Controller: Fiber Channel�SAS
- Controller: Single (Optional Redundancy Controller slot)
- Host Interface: Four (4) 8Gb/s Fiber Channel (Upgradable to Eight (8) 8Gb/s FC)
- Disk Interface: 6Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA
- SAS expander: Two (2) 6Gb/s SAS (SFF�8088) (Upgradable)
- RAID Controller: SAS�SAS
- Controller: Single (Optional Redundancy Controller slot)
- Host Interface: Two 3Gb/s SAS (SFF�8088) (Upgradable)
- Disk Interface: 3Gb/s SAS, 3Gb/s SATA
- SAS expander: One 3Gb/s SAS (SFF�8088) (Upgradable)
- RAID Controller: SAS�SAS
- Controller: Single (Optional Redundancy Controller slot)
- Host Interface: Two 6Gb/s SAS (SFF�8088) (Upgradable)
- Disk Interface: 6Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA
- SAS expander: Two 6Gb/s SAS (SFF�8088) (Upgradable)
Capacity
- Direct Attached: 12 Disks
- Expansion: Up to 96 Disks
- Processor: Type Intel� IOP341 64�bit
- Cache Memory: 512MB ~ 4GB / 1GB ~ 8GB � DDR�II ECC SDRAM
RAID Features
- RAID level: 0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60 and JBOD
- Array Group: Up to 128
- LUNs: Up to 128
Enclosure
- Platform: Rack Mount
- Form Factor: 2U
- Number of Hot Swap Trays: 12
- Backplane: SAS / SATA Single BP
- Number of PS/Fan Modules: 400W x 2 with PFC
- Number of Fans: 2
- Power Requirements: AC 90V ~ 264V Full Range (10A ~ 5A, 47Hz ~ 63Hz)
Availability
ENTEROC – ERD2U12B series will be available end of January 2011, through distribution and reseller channels in USA and Canada.











