New arrays, like most all of the newer-generation storageware, feature faster and cooler-running Intel Xeon quad-core processors.
SANTA
CLARA, Calif. - Storage-appliance maker Avere Systems on April 4 launched a
pair of new scale-out NAS (network-attached storage) devices for midmarket and
large enterprises.
The
company made the announcement on Day 1 of the Storage Networking World
conference here at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The event continues
through April 7.
The
FXT 2550 and 2750 arrays, like most all of the newer-generation storageware now
being produced, feature faster and cooler-running Intel Xeon quad-core
processors. These machines also feature additional capacity on the DRAM (dynamic
RAM) cache tier, CEO Ron Bianchini said.
The
new appliances also offer more connectivity choices than previous versions,
with six 1G bit Ethernet ports to go with dual 10GbE ports-with copper or
optical options, Bianchini said.
The
new FXT appliances run on Avere's A-3 storage architecture, which includes
three key Avere features: a file system that uses demand-generated algorithms
dynamically to tier data automatically for best access, scale-out clustering
for high-end transactional workloads and controls to manage multiple heterogeneous
NAS systems as needed.
Up
to 25 FXT appliances can be clustered to provide for up to "millions of
IOPS and dozens of gigabytes per second throughput," Bianchini said.
Avere's
FXT 2550 includes 72GB of DRAM, 1GB of nonvolatile RAM and 3.6TB of 15K
SAS (serial-attached SCSI) disk storage, six 1GbE ports and two copper 10GbE
ports for $72,500. The unit can be configured with dual optical 10GbE ports for
$75,500.
The
FXT 2750 features the same configuration but substitutes the SAS disk tier for
512GB of SLC (single-level cell) SSD storage for $82,500. The dual 10GbE
optical port version sells for $85,500. All of the new FXT scale-out NAS
appliances with the Avere 2.0 Operating System and global namespace are currently
available.
Chris Preimesberger was named Editor-in-Chief of Features & Analysis at eWEEK in November 2011. Previously he served eWEEK as Senior Writer, covering a range of IT sectors that include data center systems, cloud computing, storage, virtualization, green IT, e-discovery and IT governance. His blog, Storage Station, is considered a go-to information source. Chris won a national Folio Award for magazine writing in November 2011 for a cover story on Salesforce.com and CEO-founder Marc Benioff, and he has served as a judge for the SIIA Codie Awards since 2005. In previous IT journalism, Chris was a founding editor of both IT Manager's Journal and DevX.com and was managing editor of Software Development magazine. His diverse resume also includes: sportswriter for the Los Angeles Daily News, covering NCAA and NBA basketball, television critic for the Palo Alto Times Tribune, and Sports Information Director at Stanford University. He has served as a correspondent for The Associated Press, covering Stanford and NCAA tournament basketball, since 1983. He has covered a number of major events, including the 1984 Democratic National Convention, a Presidential press conference at the White House in 1993, the Emmy Awards (three times), two Rose Bowls, the Fiesta Bowl, several NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments, a Formula One Grand Prix auto race, a heavyweight boxing championship bout (Ali vs. Spinks, 1978), and the 1985 Super Bowl. A 1975 graduate of Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., Chris has won more than a dozen regional and national awards for his work. He and his wife, Rebecca, have four children and reside in Redwood City, Calif.Follow on Twitter: editingwhiz
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Chris Preimesberger was named Editor-in-Chief of Features & Analysis at eWEEK in November 2011. Previously he served eWEEK as Senior Writer, covering a range of IT sectors that include data center systems, cloud computing, storage, virtualization, green IT, e-discovery and IT governance. His blog, Storage Station, is considered a go-to information source. Chris won a national Folio Award for magazine writing in November 2011 for a cover story on Salesforce.com and CEO-founder Marc Benioff, and he has served as a judge for the SIIA Codie Awards since 2005. In previous IT journalism, Chris was a founding editor of both IT Manager's Journal and DevX.com and was managing editor of Software Development magazine. His diverse resume also includes: sportswriter for the Los Angeles Daily News, covering NCAA and NBA basketball, television critic for the Palo Alto Times Tribune, and Sports Information Director at Stanford University. He has served as a correspondent for The Associated Press, covering Stanford and NCAA tournament basketball, since 1983. He has covered a number of major events, including the 1984 Democratic National Convention, a Presidential press conference at the White House in 1993, the Emmy Awards (three times), two Rose Bowls, the Fiesta Bowl, several NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments, a Formula One Grand Prix auto race, a heavyweight boxing championship bout (Ali vs. Spinks, 1978), and the 1985 Super Bowl. A 1975 graduate of Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., Chris has won more than a dozen regional and national awards for his work. He and his wife, Rebecca, have four children and reside in Redwood City, Calif.Follow on Twitter: editingwhiz
