Broadax's New Storage Server is All Hard Drive and Reliable; New System Attaches Anywhere On the Network and is Power and Drive Hot Swappable for Uninterrupted Uptime.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2002 Broadax broad·ax also broad·axe n. An ax with a wide flat head and a short handle; a battle-ax. Noun 1. broadax - a large ax with a broad cutting blade broadaxe Systems Inc. today introduced their latest network attached storage (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 ) Server, the RMS-7210. This new storage system is a configurable, expandable RAID system in a 1U high 19-inch rack mountable chassis with four ATA-100 hot swappable hard drives (up to 320GB) and redundant hot swappable 250-Watt power supplies. The system is designed to meet the extreme demanding applications in the server and storage markets where downtime is not acceptable. Providing a flexible, cost-effective alternative for high fault tolerant/resilient and reliable data storage, the RMS-7210 uses RAID standards 0,1,5 and (5+1) for the highest performance and data parity allowing for disk striping and mirroring across all drives. During maintenance or system failures, information is not lost because critical data is continually backed up and also copied. The resulting redundancy provides continual uptime where one drive can assume a failed drive's storage temporarily or permanently. As a standalone or complete system, the rack mountable storage systems have a dual speed 10/100MB Ethernet/Fast Ethernet network interface card (NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. ) for easy integration into existing Microsoft, Novell and Unix NFS (Network File System) The file sharing protocol in a Unix network. This de facto Unix standard, which is widely known as a "distributed file system," was developed by Sun. See file sharing protocol and WebNFS. NFS - Network File System networks. At any point in the network, the RMS-7210 can be attached and management of the system can be done remotely or on site using popular network management/monitoring tools that support Hot Standby Router Protocol Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) is a Cisco proprietary redundancy protocol for establishing a fault-tolerant default gateway, and has been described in detail in RFC 2281. (HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) A protocol from Cisco for switching to a backup router in the event of failure. See VRRP. HSRP - Hot Standby Routing Protocol ) and network load balancing Network Load Balancing (commonly referred to as dual-WAN routing or multihoming) is the ability to balance traffic across two WAN links without using complex routing protocols like BGP (Border Gateway Protocol). . User access to the server is done via a browser interface or through a Windows-based (95/98/NT/2000) setup utility for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Software that automatically assigns temporary IP addresses to client stations logging into an IP network. It eliminates having to manually assign permanent "static" IP addresses. DHCP software runs in servers and routers. automatic IP assignment. Expanding storage capacity is as simple as adding another RMS-7210 or attaching an intelligent disk box (IDB) negating management issues or downtime. For additional data reliability, the RMS-7210 is equipped with dedicated 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. ports for simple connection of a backup device such as a tape drive. Each system is equipped with a socket 370 Intel Celeron, Pentium(R) III, or Tualatin processor (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. ), main memory up to 256 MB per DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Module) A printed circuit board that holds memory chips and plugs into a DIMM socket on the motherboard. See memory module. DIMM - Dual In-Line Memory Module amassing a total of up to 512MB of RAM, front side bus (FSB) speeds of 66 to 133 MHz, two IDE controllers that each support one or two ATA-100 drives, a fixed disk drive (FDD) controller on board for onboard storage of application software, and two 10/100 N type Intel network interfaces on board. The RMS-7210 supports languages in Japanese, Chinese, French, Spanish, German and English. Further expansion of the system is supported by three Mini-PCI expansion slots and Snap-Shot backup. Price And Availability This all-in-one full function storage and server system is available from stock up to 2 weeks ARO. Based on system configurations and OEM requirements, systems are as low as $2,415. Quantity discounts are available. About Broadax Focused on its primary mission to provide state-of-the-art computer systems for mobile and industrial computing needs, Broadax Systems Inc. (BSI) offers a broad range of high-end PC systems in rugged portable, notebook and industrial rack-mount designs for use in business, research, engineering, industrial, aerospace and military settings. BSI was founded in 1986 and is a pioneer in the portable computer industry. Since its beginning, BSI continues to reduce the overall size and weight of portable PCs while retaining all the expansion and power capacities of a desktop computer. Customers include Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, the Army National Guard and other business-to-business, consumers, and government agencies. For more information on BSI and the panel PC RMS-4000, customers should contact Sales, 17539 E. Rowland Street, City Of Industry, Calif. 91748; phone 800/872-4547; fax 626/964-2665; e-mail at sales@bsicomputer.com. The company is on the World Wide Web at http://www.bsicomputer.com. Note to Editors: Slides available by contacting Fred Golightly at Fred@seeyouinprint.com or calling 949/706-3100. |
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