American Megatrends StorTrends 1100i User manual

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Data Sheet
The StorTrends®1100i is an aordable 1U, rack-mount storage appliance
that oers support for both block and le data. It merges Ethernet-based
Storage Area Networks (IP-SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) on a
single storage platform.
The StorTrends 1100i supports iSCSI, enabling block applications like
Microsoft®Exchange and Oracle®to be deployed or stored on the same server
as traditional le services and storage. The StorTrends 1100i is designed
with performance in mind, and includes features for enterprise-level storage
management such as advanced snapshots, volume replication, and failover.
StorTrends products provide
true enterprise-level features to
departmental and small- to mid-size
business (SMB) users. They merge IP-
SAN and NAS functionality into one
cost-eective, scalable, and easily
deployable storage appliance.
The StorTrends 1100i oers
four hot-swappable drive bays with
advanced SATA support as well
as highly distinguishing software
features.
Dual-dialect StorTrends®iTX 2.6
software enables transfer of both
block and le data over the existing
Ethernet network. It provides
advanced disaster recovery features
such as syncronous, asynchronous,
and snap-assisted replication, fail-
over, and fail-back. This software also
features high-availability grouping,
network teaming support, UPS
support, advanced snapshots, SAN
and NAS snapshot scheduling,
backup support, and advanced
caching for IP-SAN appliances.
Volume replication allows data
to be stored on multiple StorTrends
appliances at multiple sites, to enable
high availability and disaster recovery
in the event of a catastrophe.
HIGHLIGHTS
1 TB or 2 TB IP SAN & NAS storage
appliance
Cost-eective and scalable
Extreme performance levels
Network Teaming
Volume Replication
- Synchronous
- Asynchronous
- Snap-assisted
Failover / Failback
SATA support with hot swap
Advanced Snapshot
- Redirect on Write (ROW)
- Up to 254 (R/O and R/W)
Snapshots per volume
- Up to 992 Snapshots per box
– Snapshot scheduling for SAN & NAS
- Rollback from any snapshot
- Random snapshot deletion
Advanced Caching
High Availability (HA) Grouping
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1U IP-SAN and NAS Storage Appliance
torTrends
StorTrends’ Advanced Snapshot
capability featuresRedirect-on-Write
(ROW) technology with near-zero
degradation when writing or rolling
back snapshots. Administrators can
schedule up to 254 read-write and
254 read-only snapshots per volume,
and up to 992 snapshots per box. A
maximum of 32 volumes per target
is supported.
SAN snapshots are supported
through Microsoft®VSS snapshot
technology, or by specic agents for
application servers such Exchange
Server and Oracle. Microsoft®VSS-
based snapshots also support SQL
Server and agent-less LAN-free
backup.
Advanced caching improves
read and write-back performance,
and allows for ecient IO scheduling,
while IO aggregation signicantly
improves snapshot performance.
StorTrends appliances can be
managedbytheintegratedweb-based
GUI or with ManageTrends™, which
provides discovery and management
of multiple StorTrends appliances
deployed across the network.
05 01 2008

Features
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1U IP-SAN and NAS Storage Appliance
1 TB or 2 TB IP SAN & NAS Storage Appliance
Dual-Dialect Software Stack StorTrends iTX 2.6
High performance
Cost-eective and scalable
Transfers block and le data over existing Ether-
net network
Slim 1U rack mountable chassis
Low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Supports major le transfer protocols
Network Teaming
Advanced Snapshot Capability
Volume Replication
High Availability (HA) Grouping
Storage Alerts
Volume Expansion
Support for volumes up to 8TB
Support for 32 volumes
SATA support with hot swap
Hardware RAID Available
Software RAID 0, 1, and 5 support
Hardware Specications:
On-board CPU
Intel® Pentium® 4 3.0 GHz Hyper-threaded
Host Interface
Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Drive Interface
Four 3.5”hot-swap SATA bays
Drive & Storage Capacity
250 GB per drive or 500 GB per drive
1 TB or 2 TB per Appliance
Peripheral Drive
CD-ROM Drive
Status LEDs
Yes
Expansion Slots
Full height/length 64-bit 133/100 MHz PCI-X
Data Management Ports
Two 1 Gigabit Ethernet Data Ports
Other Connectors
One front Fast UART 1650 Serial Port
One rear Fast UART 1650 Serial Port
Two front USB 2.0/1.1 ports
Two rear USB 2.0/1.1 ports
Power Specications
300W AC power supply module w/PFC
AC Voltage (100-240V, 50-60Hz, 7Amp)
Cooling Specications
Five 3 x 4cm 12,500 RPM Fans
Fan tachometer monitoring
Operating Environment
Operating Temperature
10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F)
Non-operating Temperature
-40° to 70°C (-40° to 158°F)
Operating Relative Humidity
8% to 90% (non-condensing)
Non-operating Relative Humidity
5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions: 1.7” H x 17.2”W x 19.8” D
Weight: 38 lbs.
Volume Replication
Synchronous, Asynchronous, Snap-assisted
Replication Wizard
Failover / Failback
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Advanced Snapshot
Up to 254 read-only, 254 writeable snapshots per volume
Up to 992 snapshots per box
Snapshot scheduling for SAN & NAS
Redirect (allocate) on Write (ROW)
Random snapshot deletion
Rollback to any snapshot
Mounting snapshots as Read-Only or Read-Write
Advanced caching
Caching-assisted snapshot
Backup
VSS-based backup support for Windows® 2003 Servers
Backup agents for popular application servers
iSCSI tape support
Networking
TCP/IP, FTP, HTTP/HTTPS, SNMP, Windows® (CIFS),
UNIX (NFS), Apple®
iSNS Conguration
Up to 16 iSNS servers are supported
Compatible with MS iSNS Server v3.0 and later
versions
iSNS client supporting Draft 22 of iSNS specication
Security
ACL security implementation supports: Local users,
Windows® NT/2000 Domain users, Windows® 2003
Active Directory users, NIS Domain users
iSCSI Target Congurations
iSCSI Qualied Name (iqn) format
Enable/Disable individual network ports for iSCSI
trac
iSCSI target supporting iSCSI RFC 3720
Tight iSCSI and iSNS integration
iSCSI error recovery level 0, 1 and 2
Maximum of 4 connections per session
Maximum of 32 volumes per target
Multiple levels of authentication: Mutual Chap, user
name/password Chap authentication & iSCSI initiator
WWN name
iSCSI Portal Tag conguration from UI
View iSCSI data and error statistics
Management
Command line interface through RS232 & SSH
Integrated web-based management
Tool for easy customization, branding and theme
updating
Event Management
Detailed Event Log
SNMP Traps (up to 4 destinations)
Remote Management
SNMP, SMIS 1.1, VDS
Storage Data Management
Storage pool
LUN (Logical Unit Number) creation & management
LUN dynamic volume expansion
Dynamic NAS volume expansion
Unied RAID Management
UPS Support
Universal UPS Support
Supports Windows® OS/iTX/Linux as UPS slaves and
many UPS makes & models
Applications Supported
Oracle®, SQL, Microsoft®Exchange, VMware®, Microsoft®
Media Server (and many more)
Advanced Features
Advanced Snapshot Technology
AMI’sAdvancedSnapshottechnologyenablesup
to 254 snapshots (R/O and R/W) from the block
or le level.The module allows for rapid creation
and deletion of a snapshot with near-zero
degradation, permitting faster back-ups than
ever before - with the assurance of a complete
and secure back-up. Advanced Snapshot
technology is focused on performance, enabling
customers to mount a snapshot as a volume, read
from a snapshot simultaneously, instantaneously
roll back to a snapshot and delete it.
Replication
Synchronous Replication allows data to be
stored on multiple StorTrends appliances at
multiple sites, for high data availability and
disaster recovery. Volumes are protected from
site failure at the granularity of an I/O: primary
and secondary sites are always in-sync with
each other. Asynchronous replication minimizes
bandwidth requirements for users willing to
tolerate a few seconds of data loss, reducing
bandwidth cost dramatically.
Snap-assisted Replication
This technology allows replication of
snapshots in chronological order on a remote
machine. Snapshots can be organized by
application-based consistency groups. In fail-
over to a secondary appliance, StorTrends
iTX will automatically rollback to the latest
consistent snapshot.
Advanced Caching Technology
Advanced Caching, a unique technology created
by AMI, utilizes sector granularity technology
based on an AMI proprietary mechanism,
resulting in outstanding performance gains.
AdvancedCachingtechnologyassistsinsnapshot
read-modify-writes and in replication.