Orange, Calif., July
21st, 2006 – Apace Systems Corporation®, a leading network
storage system manufacturer and solutions provider for video editing and digital
content archive markets, announced the
fastest RAID-6 solution to date with massive 18TB of storage in a single 4U
rackmount chassis. This platform upgrade targets consolidated disk based
storage workflows with simple connectivity of IP based Multi-Gigabit Ethernet
and 10GE (cx4 copper interface) connectivity and scalable for multiple boxes
setup.
Apace Systems’
three NAS platforms, namely, e1500, e2000, and e2500 series are all enhanced to
support up to 18TB of networked storage and RAID-6 disk protection at a throughput
of 200 to 300 Mbytes/sec over IP based GE and 10GE
networks. The offering allows the company to target different price performance
points of the market in need for capacity, performance and reliability.
The benefit of
the RAID-6 is to recover from two simultaneous disk failures without loss of
data, and Apace Systems’ eStor platform added value is to handle the heavy video
traffic supporting RAID-6 without a compromise in performance. eStor Raid-6 benefits
video users in two ways: 1) When a single drive fails, a hot swappable disk
exchange allows for data rebuilt and recovery process with minimal performance impact
on on-going work in process; 2) When a single drive fails in a RAID, replacing
drive and rebuild process can be scheduled around users work, instead of being a
disruptive event. Also, with RAID-6 during the rebuilt of first drive if a
second drive goes bad the system can still recover.
“In conjunction
with great resilience, eStor series offer a simple and interoperable management
interface compared to complex SAN management software. Unlike eStor approach,
when users install a SAN workgroup and later install another SAN without
attention to interoperability and integration between different SAN vendors they
are stuck with storage islands. With introducing eStor in the workflow we avoid
the problem pre- SAN installation or tie the SANs together as a storage
consolidator if they have already gone the SAN path,” said
“By offering a
consolidated, centralized, reliable and high performance networked storage
node, everyone can be given rights to access and share content in the entire
organization more easily on-site as well as off-site. A consolidated digital
storage device accessible from any IP node in the world has a lot of value for
our customers, especially since every client node comes with GE and IP
connection built into it these days and the fact that we have an FTP server built into our storage
systems to further facilitate this access,” added Toma.
eStor as a primary performance storage or a
disk based archive can be easily scaled up by adding more units to the workflow
via simply connecting another eStor to the GE or 10GE Ethernet fabric. As a
result, the storage scalability is in both capacity and performance with
addition of each additional eStor NAS unit to the storage farm. Also, eStor can
support Microsoft Windows Active Directory (AD) and Distributed File System (DFS)
for better user management and load balance.
It can be interoperable with Windows client nodes that need a single
virtual volume view. eStor
platforms support Windows, MAC, Linux, Unix and Solaris based client networks
via CIFS/SMB and NFS and without any complex and burdening agents on the
clients. Also, all Apace Systems offer complete control to the IT administrator
to access and manage the system from any IP node on the internet with a simple
yet powerful web based GUI interface.
“We’re responding
to customer demand for storage to support non-interrupted and non-degradated
workflow even in case of multiple disk failures. By introducing high performance and high
density RAID-6 network storage, users now can carry out their media work with
the performance and capacity they need with peace of mind for their
content. The simplicity and ease of
access at the global level will increase the value of content and the
associated ROI for our customers. IP based access is the true standard that
allows such a reach for now and future,” said Dr. Lee Hu, the president and CEO
of Apace Systems. “Apace is well positioned to capitalize on these trends and
being focused in digital content dataflow management is where we will best
increase customer value,” added Dr. Hu.
The products with
GE or 10GE cx4 interfaces are GA and shipping now.
About
Apace Systems Corporation
Apace Systems Corporation is
a video Network Storage Systems Manufacturer located in
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