Artecon RAID Storage System Earns Microsoft Cluster Server Certification.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 1998-- SuperFlex 5500 Delivers on the Performance, Fault-Tolerance and Scalability Requirements of Demanding NT Clustering Applications Artecon (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ARTE), a global leader in high-availability open systems network- and server-attached storage solutions, today announced that its SuperFlex(TM) 5500 RAID storage system has been validated as a "Cluster Device" by Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Hardware Quality Labs. The SuperFlex 5500 system can now officially be used to create Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. 4.0 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Cluster Server Clustering software from Microsoft for Windows NT/2000. It provides rudimentary load balancing and two-node failover, which allows a second server to take over if the first one fails. Cluster Server was formerly code named Wolfpack. (MSCS See Microsoft Cluster Server. ) configurations (also known as Wolfpack) when combined with other MSCS-approved devices. Clustered systems provide high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. and greater aggregate performance for critical business applications. SuperFlex 5500 allows users to streamline the implementation of high-performing, resilient and scalable storage systems for multiple-server cluster environments. The validation as an MSCS-compatible clustering component provides assurance to users that SuperFlex 5500 is a proven storage solution for NT cluster applications. "SuperFlex 5500 brings exceptionally robust, fault-tolerant data storage to the clustering environment," said Ted Chen, vice president of marketing for Artecon. "Our work with Microsoft on this rigorous validation underscores our strategic focus on NT. This also confirms our intent to meet the overall solution requirements for high-availability storage which now includes Wolfpack." "The NT server market for clustered environments requires uninterrupted availability, performance and scalability," said Dave Hill
Dave Hill (born David John Hill, 4 April 1946, in Flete House Hospital[1][2] , senior analyst of storage and storage management for Aberdeen Group Aberdeen Group is a provider of business-related research services. It has its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts and belongs to the Harte-Hanks group. Founded in 1988, Aberdeen's research is used by over 2. . "SuperFlex 5500's cluster certification strengthens Artecon's position in the clustering market. The system has the fault tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. and performance required in clustered enterprise environments." SuperFlex 5500 provides the performance, resiliency and scalability ideal for complex multi-server environments. The system features dual-active UltraSCSI RAID controllers with Intel processors and mirrored write-back cache for optimal performance. SuperFlex 5500's dual-active RAID controllers also minimize the risk of a single point of failure in the storage system with transparent automatic failover and failback. The 14-bay SuperFlex 5500 provides capacity up to 256 gigabytes per system and can be configured to reach 2.5 terabytes by connecting multiple systems. SuperFlex 5500 passed Microsoft's PC 97 Hardware Design Guide compliance testing for Windows NT 4.0 which includes cluster test, cluster failover test, RAID hardware test, and disk stress test. Hardware listed by Microsoft as PC 97 is compatible with Windows NT and meets the Designed for Windows NT requirements. Artecon has also received the Microsoft Cluster System certification for a cluster consisting of SuperFlex 5500 and Compaq servers and is in the process of validating another cluster with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) servers. More information on Windows NT 4.0 MSCS configurations and the Microsoft Cluster Server Hardware Compatibility Tests can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/hwtest/hcl. About Artecon Founded in 1984, Artecon designs, manufactures, markets and supports a broad range of enterprise storage solutions to satisfy the high availability, performance and capacity requirements of the open systems market. On March 31, 1998, Artecon completed a merger with independent RAID storage vendor Storage Dimensions, creating one of the world's largest open systems, independent storage companies serving the PC-LAN PC-LAN Personal Computer Local Area Network and Unix markets. The combined company's products consist of server-attached as well as network-attached storage systems. In addition, the company's EXTREME product line includes disaster-tolerant RAID systems for telco Central Office and Internet applications. Artecon has a subsidiary in Japan, and a subsidiary in Europe with offices in France, England and the Netherlands. The company also operates through reseller and distributor channels worldwide. Additional information on Artecon can be found on the Internet at http://www.artecon.com. Note to Editors: This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the company's expectations and product development plans, which are subject to change. Because such statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those described in any forward-looking statement. For more information regarding potential risks, see the "Risk Factors" section of the company's most recent filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which may be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.sec.gov. CONTACT: Artecon Sudi Liu, 760/431-4463 sudi.liu@artecon.com or Dovetail dovetail (dov´tāl), n a widened or fanned-out portion of a prepared cavity, usually established deliberately to increase the retention and resistance form. Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Mark Coker/Corey Oiesen, 408/395-3600 mark@dovetailpr.com |
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