Winchester Systems Announces Latest FlashDisk RAID Array; Fault-tolerant SCSI storage supports five hosts or up to 4.6 Terabytes.BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Winchester Systems, Inc., a leading data storage solutions company, today introduced a new data storage array capable of supporting up to five heterogeneous servers sharing a storage pool via U160 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. protocol, capable of scaling to 2.3 terabytes. The SC-4400 FlashDisk(R) RAID array can be scaled to 4.6 terabytes supporting up to three hosts with the addition of an expansion chassis. With virtual "SAN-In-A-Box" capabilities, this new RAID storage solution is designed for mid-range and enterprise data storage environments requiring a simple and affordable way to consolidate storage with "pay-as-you-grow" scalability. "As higher data storage capacity needs or the addition of new servers become necessary with the growth of a customer's business, FlashDisk OpenRAID can be field upgraded and easily configured without downtime," stated Jan Sutton, Product Marketing Manager. There is no need to purchase more data storage or host connectivity than is necessary to meet today's requirements. Users have the flexibility to start small and pay-as-you-grow". FlashDisk SC-4400 supports dual redundant 64-bit RAID controllers for maximum data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. and protection. FlashDisk's high-performance and high capacity are well-suited to database, OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing , manufacturing, multimedia, financial, imaging, prepress, e-mail, web server and other disk intensive tasks. It is compatible with any server or operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , with no requirement for host software drivers. With hot-swappable components, including controllers, disk drives, power supplies, fans, and AC power inlets, FlashDisk offers a robust design to meet enterprise class data storage requirements. Included with every data storage solution is the FlashConsole appliance, providing complete centralized management using any browser-based workstation on the LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. . FlashAlert, a 24-hour "call-home" remote monitoring (protocol) remote monitoring - (RMON) A network management protocol that allows network information to be gathered at a single computer. Whereas SNMP gathers network data from a single type of Management Information Base (MIB), RMON 1 defines nine additional MIBs that provide a and alert service is also included for one year. Together, FlashConsole and FlashAlert provide a common storage management facility for the complete line of data storage solutions from Winchester Systems. Pricing and Delivery: Delivery is available now with list pricing starting at $23,450. Winchester Systems provides network-attached storage See NAS. , direct-attached storage and storage area network enterprise data storage solutions. These solutions include high performance SCSI, 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. and Fibre Channel RAID disk arrays; tape backup devices and other high performance commercial and military grade data storage for mid-range servers including Windows, Linux, and Unix. For more information visit Winchester Systems on the web at www.winsys.com. Winchester Systems, FlashDisk, FlashConsole and FlashAlert are trademarks or registered trademarks of Winchester Systems Inc. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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