RAID INC. RELEASES HIGHEST PERFORMING SYSTEM IN ITS CLASS
New X-Class Fibre Channel RAID Head Provides Unprecedented
Speed and Performance
Release Date: May 20, 2008
Methuen, MA--RAID Inc., a customer-centric storage solutions provider
specializing in custom manufacturing of leading edge storage solutions,
today announced the availability of the new X48 Fibre
Channel RAID Head. This tiered solution has the best in class performance
in the industry.
The X48 features (12) 4Gb Fibre Channel bandwidth, making it ideal for
SAN and direct attached storage initiatives. The system provides superior
performance and redundancy with dual loop technology. Complete with a
backplane-based enclosure with redundant, hot swappable component pairs,
the X48 ensures continuous support of massive application performance
in a true end-to-end Fibre Channel solution for primary storage and cost-effective
SATA-2 for secondary data requirements.
“For clients pushing the limits of high performance computing,
the X48 offers impressive speed and dependability,” stated Bob Picardi,
Chief Operating Officer at RAID Incorporated. “Today for those organizations
facing the demands of high performance computing, database applications,
video streaming, data center applications, and e-commerce, they now have
a highly reliable solution.”
Additional features and benefits of the X48:
• StorageWatch® capable: The X48 is compatible
with RAID Inc’s. StorageWatch management
software, a powerful tool for reducing infrastructure TCO and operating
costs of today’s data assets.
• Infiniband Networking: RAID Inc. has qualified
several director-class InfiniBand-based switches that provide a virtual
gateway for environments demanding extreme performance. This provides
users with a low latency, multi-protocol interconnect fabric that supports
cluster inter-process communication, shared storage, and networking I/O
access.
• High availability: With redundant, hot swappable
FRUs, subsystem self-diagnostics, battery backup units, and UPS status
detection, the X48 ensures continuous availability.
• Scalability/flexibility: The X48 was designed
to support both DAS and SAN configurations and to be interoperable with
all standard FC4 or FC2 host and switch interfaces. In addition, the X48
control head supports up to (12) 4Gb FC4 ports, eliminating the need for
a 4Gb Fibre Channel switch. This interoperability ensures that all standard
host cards and switches work seamlessly with the system.
The X48 is available now. For more information about the product, please
go to http://www.raidinc.com/x48.php.
About RAID Incorporated
Headquartered in Methuen, MA, RAID Incorporated is a managed storage service
provider (MSSP) and designs customized storage systems and solutions.
RAID Incorporated's flagship service StorageWatch® is the industry’s
only real-time monitoring and managed storage service which reduces customers
total cost of ownership by reducing operational costs associated with
maintaining and administering storage systems while increasing data availability.
Since 1994, RAID has been devoted to researching and developing leading
edge technologies while providing twenty-four hour support services to
become one of the industry leaders. RAID specializes in solving compute,
application, and disaster recovery needs with a unique platform combining
hardware, software, and services. www.raidinc.com
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PAN Communications
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