FAStT Features
The FAStT disk storage systems have recently been replaced by the DS400 disk storage systems
Models:
- 200 - flexible and affordable
- 500 - inexpensive legacy system with FC interconnect architecture
- 600 - scalable with high-performance consolidation and clustering
application options
- 700 - features 2Gbps transfer rates and Remote Mirroring for increased
data protection
- 900 - enterprise-class storage with up to 32TB of FC scalability
or 56TB of Serial ATA scalability
Model 200 Features
- scalable from 18GB-1.47TB/ 3U rack enclosure
- up to 9.68TB/system with EXP500 or EXP700 expansion units
- SAN-ready design
- end-to-end Fibre channel connectivity
- redundant, hot-swappable components
- HA model supports transparent RAID failover with dual-active RAID
controllers
- offers FlashCopy™ for fast data duplication
- supports up to 128 LUNs, and 16 storage partitions
- can support 18.2GB, 36.2GB. 73.4GB and 146.8GB 10,000 RPM drives
- can support 15,000 RPM drives for 18.2GB, 36.2GB, and 73.4GB
Datasheet (.pdf)
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Model 500 Features
- scalable from 18GB to more than 32TB
- up to eight Fibre Channel direct host or SAN attachments for
fast data access
- supports FAStT Storage Manager to help manage multiple FAStT 500
systems from a single console
- dual-redundant and hot-swappable components
- features battery-backed dual-active RAID controllers
- provides fast data access of up to 383Mbps
- an support 18.2GB, 36.2GB. 73.4GB and 146.8GB 10,000 RPM drives
(2Gbps FC)
- can support 15,000 RPM drives for 18.2GB, 36.2GB, and 73.4GB (2Gbps
FC)
Datasheet (.pdf)
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Model 600 Features
- with Turbo option, you can get up to 768Mbps throughput
- provides four 2Gb FC host ports
- automated alerts from optional FAStT Service Alert feature can help
improve response time
- facilitates storage consolidation in DAS, NAS and SAN storage environments
- scalable to 8.2TB of FC disk storage, or 28TB Serial ATA storage
- autonomic features like online firmware updates
- modular architecture includes Dynamic Capacity Addition and Dynamic
Volume Expansion
- dual-redundant and hot-swappable components
- can support 18.2GB, 36.2GB. 73.4GB and 146.8GB 10,000 RPM drives (2Gbps
FC)
- can support 15,000 RPM drives for 18.2GB, 36.2GB, and 73.4GB (2Gbps
FC)
Turbo Option:
- includes Storage Manager v 8.4, which can support up to 256 logical
volumes per storage partition, and enhanced server clustering applications
- scalable to 16.4 FC disk storage
- increased cache size of up to 2GB and auto-sensing ability
- includes VolumeCopy feature allows for full replication of one logical
volume to another with the Storage Server
Datasheet (.pdf)
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Model 700 Features
- features 2Gbps technology for fast data transfer rates
- FlashCopy™ and Remote Mirroring options increase data protection
options
- scalable from 36GB to 32TB with EXP700 expansion enclosures
- dual-redundant and hot-swappable components
- includes Dynamic Volume Expansion, which allows you to resize logical
volumes, without typically having to interrupt other logical volumes
- SAN-ready, centralized storage with configuration scalability and flexibility
- can support 18.2GB, 36.2GB. 73.4GB and 146.8GB 10,000 RPM drives (2Gbps
FC)
- can support 15,000 RPM drives for 18.2GB, 36.2GB, and 73.4GB (2Gbps
FC)
Datasheet (.pdf)
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Model 900 Features
- up to 795Mbps throughput with 2Gb Fibre Channel connectivity
- optional, advanced replication functions like FlashCopy™, VolumeCopy,
and Remote Mirroring, are available
- 32TB of FC scalability or 56TB of Serial ATA scalability
- support EXP700, EXP500, and EXP100 disk expansion modules
- includes FAStT Storage Manager and facilitates storage consolidation
for SAN, NAS, and DAS environments
- uses advanced algorithms to optimize disk performance
- dual-redundant and hot-swappable components
- dual active 2GB RAID controllers
- can support 18.2GB, 36.2GB. 73.4GB and 146.8GB 10,000 RPM drives (2Gbps
FC)
- can support 15,000 RPM drives for 18.2GB, 36.2GB, and 73.4GB (2Gbps
FC)
- support 250GB 7200 RPM drives for Serial ATA (SATA)
Datasheet (.pdf)
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