SB5165XL StorageServer™
The SB5165XL StorageServer from Verari Systems is the industry’s first high density, blade-based, all-in-one storage appliance. The SB5165XL combines unified NAS and iSCSI SAN storage functionality and a comprehensive feature set with appliance like manageability.
The SB5165XL StorageServer provides a fast, reliable and scalable platform for NAS and iSCSI storage. Whether your needs include file sharing, storage consolidation, backup and recovery, virtualization or replication, the SB5165XL StorageServer offers an excellent price/performance ratio, enhanced manageability and increased productivity in today’s highest density, most energy efficient platform; the BladeRack® 2 XL (BR2-XL).
The SB5165XL StorageServer boasts a journaling file system accessible via CIFS/SMB, NFS, FTP/Secure FTP and Apple Talk protocols. Network integration features include Active Directory, PDC, LDAP, enforcement of access control lists, quota controls based on user and group settings. iSCSI features include support for CHAP designations per target, multi-path IO support and volume replication.
Comprehensive Cost-Effective Data Protection
The SB5165XL StorageServer simply and effectively protects your information while minimizing risks and maximizing system uptime. It provides seamless interoperability as a file sharing resource for Windows, UNIX, Linux, Macintosh and Web clients as well as iSCSI capabilities for block-level storage.
Its robust data protection features include support for anti-virus scanning (periodic, or online as files are transferred via SMB or FTP); support for backup platforms via backup agents for Veritas, EMC Dantz, and CA BrightStor, scheduled Snapshots, automated monitoring with email alerts, hot swappable disk drives, RAID 0,1,5,6,10 and 60, and dual Gigabit Ethernet ports with adaptive load balancing and adapter fault tolerance.
Highest Density Blade-Based Appliance
Built for Verari Systems’ BR2-XL platform, the SB5165XL StorageServer appliance consists of an SB1165XL server blade and up to two SB1056XL disk blades providing up to 24TBs of capacity. A single BR2-XL can house up to 24 StorageServers delivering 576TBs of unified storage in just two data center floor tiles - making it the densest and most energy efficient NAS/iSCSI storage in the industry. StorageServers may be mixed and matched with Verari Systems’ other compute and DataServer offerings within a single BR2-XL platform, making it a versatile solution for many markets.
The extreme density and innovative architecture of the SB5165XL StorageServer make it the ideal solution for Web 2.0 applications. This very affordable solution is easy to use and manage and it can be set up in about 15 minutes, thanks to an intuitive GUI-based interface. With support for UNIX®, Linux, Apple and Microsoft Windows clients, the SB5165XL StorageServer appliance simplifies file sharing between heterogeneous platforms and offers advanced business continuity functions to help protect data and keep businesses running smoothly.
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