Active Storage ActiveRAID 16TB Expansion System (3U 16TB SATA Expansion System w/ 3 meter SAS Interconnet)
Product code: 64931

Active-Storage

The ActiveRAID is the evolution of high performance, high-availability RAID storage for media professionals.

The ActiveRAID is designed for Enterprise class 24/7, 365 day deployments and the severe-duty cycles of Post-Product and Broadcast environments. It is highly optimized for Apple Xsan, Quantum StorNext and Mac OS X Server applications delivering the highest throughput and reliability under severe use conditions.

The Active Storage ActiveRAID provides the highest level of performance, reliability and scalability in its class.

Overview

The ActiveRAID delivers high-performance, high-availability, massive capacity, and the first native Mac OS X storage management suite.

Developed with one goal in mind, to deliver the best overall experience for media professionals – performance, reliability, capacity, and out of the box ease of use. The ActiveRAID represents an evolution in storage for media professionals.

From the highly redundant architecture to the artfully designed enclosure, the ActiveRAID is a truly differentiated RAID system with the styling and performance that media professionals and Apple users demand. Whether deployed in a direct-attached server environment or a complex Media SAN configuration, the Active Storage ActiveRAID is the ideal solution to your storage needs.

The system is fully configured and ready to use out of the box. Simply install it into your equipment rack, attach power, Ethernet, and Fibre Channel cables. Power it on and walk to your Mac or PC. Insert the Active Admin CD and discover the newly installed RAID through Bonjour on your Mac or select the ID on your Windows PC. Select your environment, name the system, and you are ready to go!

Optimized Performance	Stellar Apple Xsan, Quantum StorNext and Mac OS X Performance
High Availability Design	Active/active controllers, redundant cooling and power
4 x 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel	Dual 4 Gb/s Fibre host ports per RAID controller
SATA II and 3G SAS	Drive support for both SATA II and 3 Gb/s SAS hard drives
Low Cost Expansion	16 drive 4x SAS Smart expansion system
Native Mac OS X Management	Industry leading ease of deployment and management
Modern System Design	Linux RAID Kernel, media-enhanced performance

Unmatched Application Performance

RAID kernel and open controller design provide an unmatched level of fine-grain tuning and minimum overhead
Designed specifically for modern OS systems
Redundant pathing, multiple Fibre Channel ports and large caches guarantee maximum bandwidth
Controllers automatically balance load to provide highest throughput as user needs grow

Modern, High Availability

All components are redundant - controllers, drives, and power supplies
Failover and failback are truly seamless
Native support for Mac OS X Multi-pathing
Complete support for all popular UPS systems
SNMP and CLI support for Enterprise environments
Automatic parity rebuild and data integrity check
Battery-backed cache - guaranteed 72-hour support

Management for Today and Tomorrow

Apple-friendly native Mac OS X management suite
Dashboard monitoring widget
iPhone monitoring App
Email notification engine
Bonjour discoverable out of the box
Set up one or many systems with no scripting
Non-disruptive software and firmware updates

RAID Support

RAID Levels - JBOD, 0, 1, 5, 6 10, 50, 51, 60
LUN Support - Auto-configuring for performance up to 512 LUNs
Drive Roaming - Full support between primary and secondary Expansion Systems
Redundant - True active/active operation with seamless failover and failback
On-Line data scrubbing with on-line parity regeneration
Bad Array recognition and repair
Sparing - Global Hot Sparing
Full SMART reporting

Configurations

16 Drive SATA II or SAS 3GB per primary or expansion system
Multi-IO design RAID controller, 2GB cache per controller mirrored across bi-directional 3GB/s path
Primary System Features; active/active dual channel 4Gb Fibre to SAS RAID controllers 4x 4Gb/s ports, dual SAS IO, independent management/ enclosure monitoring

Statistics

Full per port statistics package
Controller CPU load (percentage of idle time free)
Fibre Channel activity reporting
Fibre Bit error rate
Fibre average throughput (MB/s)
Fibre IOPS
Cache hit ratio statistics per LUN (Volumes)
Average throughput per LUN (Volumes)
IOPS per LUN (Volumes)
Average throughput per LUN (MB/s)
Number of stripes remapped by the controller per disk

Management and Monitoring

Out-of-the-box support on Mac OS X v10.5.x and v10.6.x
Guided Setup assistance can be used to optimize configuration of a single system in a single location, or multiple systems in single or multiple locations
128-Bit SSL security on Active Admin management tool
Support for all popular Enterprise-class SNMP Applications
Support for all popular UPS systems and controls
Automated software update service
On-line portal support for analysis of event log transactions
Non-disruptive firmware upgrades
Remote diagnostics and service center monitoring and analysis tool
Drag-and-drop Configuration Tool for sophisticated and complex environments
Proprietary Performance Profiling for determining future requirements

System Based Monitoring

Front Panel - Fibre Channel activity and link per controller, drive activity and system status-RAID controller, cooling modules, system temperature, power supplies
Rear Panel - All modules have health and status indicators