As momentum gathers in the network-attached storage (NAS) market, Sun Microsystems, Inc has announced the addition of the value-priced Sun StorEdge 3510 Fibre Channel (FC) array and 3310 NAS product. These are designed to provide best-in-class storage density and more standard ports for increased configuration options and broader flexibility in installation.
According to Kobus Landsberg, systems engineer specialising in storage at Sun Microsystems SA, the 3510 FC array supports 1024 LUNs (Logical Unit Numbers) and eight ports, up to four times more than competitively priced offerings.
"Businesses increasingly need to consolidate their storage devices into high-density, small footprint environments. With the 3510 array and the 3310 NAS device, Sun offers an ultra-dense storage solution optimised for blade environments," Landsberg adds.
Manageability is also a key requirement on which these devices deliver. "Using these devices, Sun customers be able to manage their storage in an N1 virtualised and automated environment," he explains, noting that both provide a common GUI interface that enables consistent storage management across all arrays in the Sun StorEdge 3000 family.
"This simplifies management and speeds implementation from hours down to minutes," he says.
In support of multi-platform environments, the Sun StorEdge 3000 family of products is compatible with the Solaris Operating Environment, and the Windows, Linux, HP/UX and IBM AIX operating systems.
"The features designed into Sun's StorEdge 3000 family of products are a good fit for the needs of the entry-level marketplace," says Randy Kerns, senior partner, Evaluator Group. "Sun has done a good job of delivering high-density arrays that offer solid performance and high availability that fit the market at attractive price points."
The Sun StorEdge 3510 FC
The Sun StorEdge 3510 FC array provides fibre channel storage for entry-level storage area networks (SANs). Starting in a 2U, 12 drive form factor, the Sun StorEdge 3510 FC array scales to 5.2TB of storage in a 6U form factor. This makes it ideal for mobile applications and high-density environments. Contributing to lower TCO, up to eight standard FC ports on the 3510 FC array increase available performance and reduce the need for external edge switches. The array offers a transparent controller fail-over capability that improves availability without the need for more software on the attached servers. The array is designed to complement the Sun Fire V480, V880, and just announced V1280 systems.
The Sun StorEdge 3310 NAS companion to blade platform
The Sun StorEdge 3310 NAS product is a rack-dense, entry-level storage offering optimised for the new Sun Fire Blade Platform. One Sun StorEdge 3310 NAS product will support a rack of Sun Fire Blades.
The Sun StorEdge L8 and SDLT 320
The announcement also expands Sun's data continuance storage solutions with the new Sun StorEdge L8 AutoLoader tape product and SDLT 320 standalone tape drive. The L8 Autoloader includes Linear Tape Open (LTO) drive technology, and bundled with Sun Solstice Backup software, can provide low-cost automated backup solutions for workgroup customers. This solution, along with next-generation SDLT desktop tape drives, helps simplify backup and recovery in workgroup environments.
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