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| Verari's VS4000 Family of 4GB Fibre Channel Storage Arrays Verari Systems has announced the availability of its new VS4000 family of storage systems featuring full front-end to back-end 4GB Fibre Channel connectivity. The VS4000 series storage systems combines next-generation storage processors and 4GB Fibre Channel connectivity delivering outstanding performance with the highest reliability, availability and manageability. Utilizing powerful new storage processors, the VS4000 series features 16 drive bays within the controller module, up to eight 4GB Fibre Channel host ports and up to 4GB of cache. The increased performance and connectivity of the VS4000 series makes it the ideal solution for mid-range business and HPCC applications that require simultaneous, high performance bandwidth and I/O. By combining both Fibre Channel and SATA disk technologies into a single, cost-effective 3U system, the VS4000 series can satisfy both primary and secondary storage requirements in the most cost-effective manner. The compact chassis design saves space and reduces power and cooling requirements yet, with up to 8TB of capacity in its 3U RoHS compliant chassis, provides a small footprint with massive scalability. The VS4000 series is currently available in two models: the VS4200 with 2GB of cache, 4 host ports and support for mixed SATA and Fibre Channel drives, and the VS4400 with 4GB of cache, 8 host ports and support for mixed SATA and Fibre Channel drives. Both models can scale up to 56 terabytes of physical disk capacity using 6 VSEM storage expansion modules. As a member of Verari Systems' VS storage systems family, the VS4000 series utilizes the same common storage management software and highly available hardware design as the high performance VS7000, providing enterprise class capabilities. Previous VS storage systems by Verari Systems can be upgraded data-in-place to the new, higher performance VS4000 series. In the event that future application requirements demand greater performance or scalability, the new models can be upgraded to the much more powerful VS7000. The Verari Systems VS4000 series storage systems are an affordable entry point that avoids over-configuration without sacrificing future scalability. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Networking News :: home page |