Medea Targets Nearline Storage Market with Innovative SATA-based RAID Storage Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NAB2004, Booth SL3731 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2004 New XStream and StreamRAID disk arrays provide superior performance, affordability and storage densities for nearline applications Medea Corporation, the leading manufacturer of ATA-based RAID solutions, today introduced two new disk arrays ideally suited for nearline storage Nearline storage (where Nearline is a contraction of Near-online) is a term used in computer science to describe an intermediate type of data storage. It is a compromise between online storage (constant, very rapid access to data) and offline storage (infrequent applications at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show. The company's new XStream and StreamRAID disk arrays feature SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. to 2-Gbit fibre channel RAID technology and provide 24/7 operation for nearline applications including remote backup, document/email archiving, data management and disaster recovery at a fraction of the cost of 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. or fibre channel-based systems. "For over 10 years, Medea has been supplying real-time storage solutions for use in 24/7 environments such as medical imaging, broadcast video and streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. ," commented Roger Mabon, Medea's Vice President of Marketing. "With the introduction of XStream and StreamRaid, cost-effective mission critical SATA-based storage is now available to users of nearline applications ranging from the storage and retrieval of archival data to D2D (Disk-to-Disk) Typically refers to backing up data on disks rather than on tape. Disk-to-disk backup systems provide a very fast restore capability compared with tape backup. See D2D2T and virtual tape. backup and document imaging." About XStream XStream is a cost-effective and scalable storage solution optimized for nearline applications. Users can start with a 1 TB solution and then scale to over 4 TB in a single 3U rack by simply adding additional disk drive modules. XStream disk arrays can be daisy-chained or SAN attached for installations requiring storage in the hundreds of TB. XStream transfers data at over 170 MB/second and uses an intelligent caching technology tuned for D2D and archival applications which require "large file" write (archival) and read (restore) operations. This technology greatly reduces the D2D backup window and enables multiple servers to stream and store their backups on XStream. XStream Highlights: -- High-Performance, 2-Gbit fibre channel interface with built-in hub -- 3U rack mountable enclosure with support for 5, 10 or 15 SATA drives -- Useable storage capacities to 4.8TB per rack -- Fail-Safe operation -- Full performance with "downed" drives -- Background data reconstruction -- Redundant power supply modules -- Removable disk A disk or disk cartridge that is inserted into the drive for reading and writing and removed when not required. Using optical technologies, CDs and DVDs are the most common examples. drives, RAID controller A disk controller card that supports one or more RAID configurations. Originally only for SCSI drives, RAID controllers have become very popular for PATA and SATA drives. See RAID. and power supplies -- In-band and remote system monitoring A System Monitor (SM) is a process within a distributed system for collecting and storing state data. There are many issues involved with designing and implementing a system monitor. -- Linux, Mac OS X, IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. and Windows compatibility About StreamRAID StreamRaid disk arrays are engineered with a No-Single-Point-of-Failure design to provide 24/7 operation for all nearline applications. StreamRAID utilizes the latest SATA disk technology and incorporates advanced features including active-active RAID controllers, built-in 2 Gbit fibre channel switching technology, in-band and remote system monitoring, and the ability to operate at full performance with multiple component and drive failures. StreamRAID provides the lowest acquisition cost/GB of any fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. storage system today. StreamRAID Highlights: -- Mission critical 24/7 availability -- Active - Active 2-Gbit fibre channel RAID controllers -- No single-point-of-failure design -- 3 and 4U rack mountable enclosures with support for up to 48 SATA drives -- Useable storage capacities to 16 TB per rack -- Built-in 8-port fibre channel switching technology -- Full performance with "downed" drives -- All components are redundant and hot swappable -- In-band and remote system monitoring -- Linux, Mac OS X, IRIX and Windows compatibility About Medea Corporation Medea Corporation headquartered in Calabasas, California, designs and manufactures high-performance, low-cost storage subsystems optimized for rich media, nearline and streaming applications. For more information contact Medea OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and sales at 14352 Chambers Road, Tustin, CA 92780. Telephone: (949) 852-8511, Fax: (949) 852-8930. Email: nearline@medea.com, Internet: www.medea.com |
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