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Storage at a premium?

Data storage requirements are growing dramatically, unfortunately IT infrastructure budgets are not keeping pace. Recognising the challenges facing network managers, ITS Feda has researched the technology market to find a suitable, economic solution that brings best value and reliability at an affordable price.

View the Product Comparision chart to see how iSCSI stacks up against the competition.

ITS Feda’s iSCSI storage arrays come with an abundance of high-reliability features, whilst reducing overall storage costs by making space available where it is needed rather than being attached to one server. Features include advanced sub-array support with true RAID data protection built with the latest Serial ATA II enterprise level high-speed disk drives. Available in 1U through to 3U chassis formats, ITS Feda’s storage arrays are fully scaleable to 12TB of SATA storage.

Key features include:

Better Faster Disaster recovery
With the removal of direct to disc DAS (Direct Attached Storage) data is no long tied to one server, which means in the event of a Server failure the data is still available and can be presented via another server. With very high performance this a great solution not just for on-line data but as part of a backup strategy that includes Disk to Disk to Tape. You get improved reliability and faster backups - and the product is attached to your network but still remains independent from it, exactly what you need for disaster recovery.

Better performance on your whole network
The enormous and expandable storage capacity means you can optimise your storage. You no longer have to have some servers with too little capacity and new servers with too much, each server can provisioned with what it needs and allocated more space when required. Which means you can devote more server space to performance, giving you more out of your whole existing infrastructure.

Flexibility and Capacity
Dynamic volume expansion gives you the flexibility to simply quickly and easily allocate more space wherever it's needed via the easy to use preinstalled management software. With up to 12 terrabytes of storage in a single enclosure and the capacity to divide it into up to 1024 separate virtual hard discs you won't have any storage problems for a long long time.

Minimal impact on your staff, your infrastructure and the environment
There's no new technology to learn, no new infrastructure to build and less environmental impact. The iSCSI server for example only uses 65 watts of power (excluding disks) reducing your heat production and electricity draw and so your bills and environmental impact are lower than from any normal server, in addition this could also help reduce or remove the need to upgrade your UPS and air conditioning systems.

Faster and cheaper than fibre channel SANs
This may come as a surprise, as it hasn't always been the case with SCSI technology, but the new iSCSI technology has overtaken not only the current fibre channel but also the planned next release.

Technical Overview:

  • Easy-to-use HTML-based management interface
  • 1U-3U form factor, scalable to accommodate multiple Terabytes of SATA storage
  • IP-based block-level provisioning appliance centralises storage management, control, and monitoring of logical storage volumes
  • Provides high data availability via multiple RAID levels including RAID 5
  • Hot-swappable disk drives
  • Automatic drive monitoring
  • Available with choice of 4 x 1GbE iSCSI ports, 8 x 1GbE iSCSI ports or 1 x 10GbE iSCSI ports
  • Dual Gigabit Ethernet network interface with failover capability
  • Redundant FRU’s (power supplies, fans, etc.)
  • Cross-platform file sharing
  • Seamless integration with popular management tools
  • Extensive backup software support
  • Hardware redundancy
  • High data integrity protection level (exceeds Parallel ATA and is comparable to both SCSI and Fibre Channel)

Prices start from under £3000.

ITS Feda’s highly skilled network engineers can implement and configure the ITS Feda iSCSI storage array to meet the requirements of your network. Whether helping you develop high quality storage solutions, implement cluster services or upgrade or support your network, ITS Feda has the teams to bring greater security, confidence and peace of mind.

Contact us on: 0870 145 1600 or email enquiries@itsgroup.org.uk