American Megatrends Inc. Announces 3U, 12 Drive Ultra160 SCSI NAS and JBOD Solutions.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2001 AMI launches the StorTrends 1312 series - 3U NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular or JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) A group of hard disks in a computer that are not set up as any type of RAID configuration. They are just a bunch of disks. JBOD - Just a Bunch Of Disks solutions with 12 Ultra160 SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. hot swappable drive bays Editorial Summary
-- The StorTrends product line includes Ultra160 (Ultra320 ready)
backplanes, StorTrends 1100 sled with AMI's Indium NAS
controller and AMI's custom-designed NAS software
-- Designed for leading server integrators, AMI's StorTrends
products provide an incredible competitive advantage with
their low form factors, incredible speed and great price
American Megatrends Inc. (AMI), the leader in storage and computing innovations worldwide, today announced it is shipping the first validation units of the StorTrends(R) 1312, a 3U 12 drive Ultra160 SCSI Network Attached Storage (NAS) or JBOD (just a bunch of disks See JBOD. (jargon, storage) Just a Bunch Of Disks - (JBOD, or "Just a Bunch of Drives") A storage subsystems using multiple independent disk drives, as opposed to one form of RAID or another. ) solution. Full availability of the StorTrends 1312 in JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) and NAS versions will be available August 15, 2001. MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) ranges from $3,479 to $5,559 (drives, CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. and memory are not included in this pricing), depending upon the configuration. "With its new 3U NAS and JBOD line, AMI continues to provide new mid-range products for the vital NAS marketplace. Designed for leading server integrators, AMI's StorTrends products provide an incredible competitive advantage with their low form factors, incredible speed and great price," said Michael Patellis, AMI national sales manager. "Both the StorTrends 1312 and the recently announced StorTrends 1108 products were designed from the ground up as NAS storage solutions, always keeping in mind the basic requirements of NAS: ease of use, simple setup and simple management," said Rodney Damen, senior program manager for storage and server subsystems. StorTrends 1312-J, JBOD The StorTrends 1312-J is AMI's new 3U Ultra160 SCSI storage solution with 12 hot swappable drive bays. Its redundant features include three hot swappable power supplies and two hot swappable dual unit fans. The chassis also includes two AMI backplanes (series 906) with six Ultra160 compliant (Ultra320 ready) slots, single channel and IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) A protocol for monitoring server hardware for temperature, voltage, chassis intrusion, etc. Introduced in 1998 by Intel, HP, NEC and Dell, IPMI defines a standard set of messages for the characteristics of hardware support. The StorTrends 1312-J is also available in versions 1312-N and 1312-P, with optional StorTrends 1100 sled with Indium and AMI StorTrends NAS software version 1.0 components. StorTrends 1312-N, StorTrends 1100 The 1312-N solution includes the StorTrends 1100 sled with AMI's Indium NAS controller, which combines AMI's expertise in board, firmware and operating system environments. The Indium's appliance architecture provides a scalable, high-performance platform that addresses many applications, including NAS, web servers and other embedded environments. StorTrends 1312-P, StorTrends 1100 and StorTrends software v1.0 The 1312-P features the StorTrends 1100 and AMI's custom-designed NAS software - with Network File Protocols (CIFS (Common Internet File System) The file sharing protocol used in Windows. It evolved out of the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol in DOS, which is why the terms CIFS/SMB and SMB/CIFS are sometimes seen. The word "Internet" in the CIFS name has little relevance. , NFS), Network Transport Protocols (TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. ) and Hardware Health Monitoring. All AMI software resides on a network upgradable flash memory device, which leaves all hard drives 100 percent available for user data. "AMI is the only company in the industry that provides a complete hardware and software NAS solution designed by a single source," Damen added. "This includes AMI's BIOS, backplanes, motherboard, chassis and software that allows it to carefully address RAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Remote Access Service) A Windows NT/2000 Server feature that allows remote users access to the network from their Windows laptops or desktops via modem. See RRAS and network access server. (reliability, availability and serviceablility), performance and scalability." About AMI Founded in 1985, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) has dedicated its resources to providing OEMs, resellers and systems integrators with leading edge computer technologies. This privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , best known for its BIOS, also supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software, RAID, utilities and NAS to over 55 percent of today's high-tech manufacturers. Headquartered in Atlanta, AMI has locations in the U.S. and throughout the world including Chennai, London, Munich, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo to better serve its customers. AMI is a member of the Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA (SNIA). For more information on AMI, its products or services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com. Statement of Liability: Product specifications are subject to change without notice. Products mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. No warranties are made, either express or implied, with regard to the contents of this work, its merchantability or fitness for a particular use. American Megatrends reserves the right to update, change and/or modify this product at anytime. |
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