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Data Storage, Data Backup and Storage Virtualization: Labs Gallery: Quantum DXi7500 a Strong Enterprise Backup Performer


The DXi7500, Quantum's flagship disk-based backup and data deduplication solution, offers a robust feature set and high-quality construction and architecture for the enterprise disk backup market. With solid throughput and deduplication performance, the DXi7500 can serve as the centerpiece of an enterprise's VTL or NAS-based disk backup infrastructure.

Click through the slideshow for a closer look at the DXi7500, and a peek inside Quantum's Colorado Springs, Colo., assembly facility.

Also, be sure to check out eWEEK Labs' full review of the product, here.
 
  • The base configuration of the Quantum DXi7500 is a single four-post rack.
  • It's not as pretty from the rear with a mass of Fibre Channel and Ethernet cables. Built-in power and cable management help keep the system neat and tidy.
  • Shown here is the rear of two storage controllers, each with an attached storage array.
  • Each RAID controller has field replaceable lithium ion batteries to maintain cache integrity during a power failure.
  • A hot-swappable SAN controller with a hot-swappable lithium ion battery removed.
  • Each DXi7500 begins life as a simple four-post rack with power management.
  • The next step is to install Fibre Channel and Ethernet switches.
  • This rack diagram demonstrates that while SANs have come a long way, they are still complex installations.
  • Then the storage controller, arrays and management server are racked.
  • A fully populated DXi7500 contains 240TB of raw storage in two four-post racks.
  • The storage system is protected by minimal packaging and shipped on its own palette.
  • Contributing Analyst Matt Sarrel at Quantum's Colorado Springs, Colo., assembly facility.
  • The DXi7500 ships shrink-wrapped onto its own palette with a built-in ramp (shown on the left). Drop the ramp down and roll the 800-pound unit into place.
  • The home screen of the DXi7500 management GUI provides system, VTL and NAS status at a glance.
  • From the Configuration menu, choose Disk Backup, then NAS, and then add/edit/delete a CIFS or NFS share.
  • The Status menu shows detailed hardware, system and VTL status. Here, the system is fully functional yet only has one power supply plugged in.
  • The StorageCare Vision reporting is quite detailed. Here we can compare Fibre Channel and Ethernet node throughput.
  • StorageCare Vision comes with about two dozen preconfigured reports covering status, configuration and performance of the system.
  • StorageCare Vision can provide detailed status on just about every physical component of the storage system.
  • All Quantum devices can be monitored from a single location with StorageCare Vision.
  • It's easy to see trends in disk utilization from the Capacity Trending report.
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