Raidtec Launches SNAZ R6 Network Attached Storage Filer.

znt filer as part of the company's new SNAZ family of products. It enables organizations to add high performance NAS direct Ethernet attached SCSI based storage now, and expand capacity and connectivity with an upgrade into a Fibre Channel SAN when ready. It plugs directly into an Ethernet switch on the Local Area Network (LAN) and as a LAN File Server, it serves multi-protocol files to heterogeneous clients, with up to 430GB of local hot swap RAID protected storage. The capacity can be increased when desired by adding Raidtec's Fibre Channel SAN adaptor. Adding SAN connectivity allows capacity to scale to multiple terabytes.

SNAZ R6 is based on the Raidtec nEngine FlashLinux platform, and features six hot swap drives bays, optional Integrated Tape Drive, and LVD SCSI interface for additional external local storage or tape backup devices. Full RAID fault tolerant support of multiple RAID sets--each with its own unique RAID level (0, 1, 10, and 5), and local or global spare configuration--and dual 10/100 Ethernet Channels for network growth and load balancing are also featured.

The SNAZ R6 is now available with prices starting at $3,995. A fully populated 430GB system costs less than $.03 cents per megabyte. On site service is available throughout the USA and Europe.