QuodCelior iStor von StorageConnections.Net - IP-SAN - Storage Area Network

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QuodCelior iStor von StorageConnections.Net

IP SAN Storage. Storage Area Netzwork

 
Introduction to iSCSI SAN

The Internet Small Computer System Interface, or iSCSI, is a widely adopted IP based protocol that provides all the benefits of block-based storage with SCSI compatibility. Combined with the distance, bandwidth, standardization and low cost of Ethernet, it also comes with a huge base of IT expertise from those already familiar with Ethernet and IP. The iSCSI protocol maps SCSI commands over a TCP/IP network and utilizes relatively inexpensive Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) network components to send blocks of data over an IP network. As a result, iSCSI provides IT staffs an alternative to existing solutions, such as Fibre Channel SANs, while combining the familiarity, bandwidth and low cost of Ethernet with the efficient, speedy, block-based data transfer performance of a SAN. IP for networked storage is inevitable. In fact, research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that iSCSI SAN switch ports will account for 17 percent of the total port shipments by 2005 as more and more organizations move away from expensive and complex Fibre Channel components. By implementing iSCSI, organizations have the opportunity to leverage existing network infrastructure investments while reaping the benefits of future proliferation of IP based network storage.
 
Introducing StorageConnections.Net QuodCelior iStor

StorageConnections.Net is a storage provider leading the iSCSI SAN revolution. StorageConnections.Net offers an intelligent iSCSI SAN platform that radically reduces the complexity and cost of enterprise level, networked storage solutions. Leveraging the cost and performance advantages of Ethernet, StorageConnections.Net’s architecture
revolutionizes storage by enabling a new generation of open, high performance, easily scalable networked storage solutions. The StorageConnections.Net QuodCelior iStor iSCSI Storage Sub-System is a low-cost, flexible, reliable, block-level network storage solution that assimilates the fabric of Ethernet networks directly into the storage system
platform, enabling unprecedented scalability, availability and manageability. StorageConnections.Net’s QuodCelior iStor Storage Sub-System is the disk array, or iSCSI target, in the iSCSI SAN. Organizations utilizing StorageConnections.Net’s iSCSI, networkbased technology will migrate from Fibre Channel components to inexpensive, off-theshelf, industry standard GigE network components. StorageConnections.Net is vendorneutral and operates simply in any open, standards based network environment. Consequently, the interfaces between the host and the QuodCelior iStor Storage Sub- System can be from any standards-based vendor, since StorageConnections.Net can interoperate with a variety of GigE host Initiators and network-switches. In addition,
since the QuodCelior iStor Storage Sub-System is an iSCSI, networked-based disk array, it is readily available across large networks and can be dynamically scaled in capacity and performance. Organizations can set up storage volumes/disks from 128Mbytes to as many terabytes of space that are available. There are no restrictions on the size of the volumes/disks. Moreover, any number of individual available hosts can initiate these
volumes. IT administrators can easily assign volumes to a single host, they can be redeployed, or they can be shared in a clustered environment.

 
>Combining the strengths of networking and SCSI to build an affordable and reliable Storage Area Network (IP-SAN).

The QuodCelior iStor maps SCSI commands over a TCP/IP network and utilizes relatively inexpensive Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) network components to send blocks of data over an IP network. Supported by software and hardware
heavyweights such as Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, and Intel, the QuodCelior iStor is poised to bring SAN technology to the next generation of simplicity, affordability and manageability.

Product Highlights

•Supports Synchronous or Asynchronous Mirroring with automatic failover, Storage Virtualization/Pooling and Snapshots.
•Smart Teaming (Link Aggregation).
•Web based SAN Management Software (SiOS™ SAN Manager).
•Access Control List (ACL) for assigning host(s) read/write access with auto LUN Masking.
•Volume Manager for Virtual Target/iDisk creation and on-the-fly capacity resizing.
•RAID-0, 1 and or 5 creations by few mouse clicks. In Virtualization/Pooling mode RAID- 10 and RAID-50 supported.
•Real-time e-mail alerts monitoring tools.
•iSCSI Console for (remote) Microsoft Initiators.
•Very low TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), builds on to the existing Ethernet infrastructure.
•Simplicity, because the QuodCelior iStor uses standard Ethernet, it doesn't suffer from some of the complexity and distance limitations that encumber other storage protocols.
•Up and running in minutes, the QuodCelior iStor is installed in less than 15 minutes.
•3-year limited warranty.

 
 
Technical Specification

   
Protocols iSCSI (RFC 3720)
String Profile for iSCSI Names (RFC 3454)
iSCSI Naming and Discovery
iSNS (IETF draft version 19)
IPSec (RFC 2401)
CHAP/Mutual CHAP (RFC 1984)
IP (RFC 791)
TCP (RFC 793)
ICMP (RFC 792, 950)
HTTP/HTTPS (RFC 1945/2660)
Link Aggregation IEEE 802.3ad
Other RFC’s (iSCSI MIB/SNMP) 1191, 2018, 1323, 826, 1166, 1918, 768, 793,813, 821, 822, 823, 882, 883, 973, 974, 894, 826, 1062, 3168, 2616 and 1867)
SCSI-2 and SAM-2
Number of Host Initiators Up To 192
Number iSCSI Targets (LUN's) Up To 192
Multiple Sessions per iSCSI Target Up To 192
Multiple Connections per Session Up To 192
RAID Levels

0, 1, 10, 5, 50 and 5 + Hot-Spare

iSCSI Data Transfer Rate Up to 275Mbytes/sec in full-duplex and Link Aggregation mode
I/O connections 10/100/1000Mbit Ethernet Interface (SiOS SAN Manager/iSCSI)
10/100/1000Mbit Ethernet Interface (iSCSI)
Hot Swap Components Four (4) SATA/SAS Hard Disk Drive bays
Two (2) Power Supply Units
Data Rebuilt Automatic Data Regeneration
Operating System Support

Microsoft, Novell, Linux, Mac OS X (contact SUN or IBM for Solaris or AIX)

   

 

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