D-Link, a standards-based unified networking solutions
provider for small business and medium enterprise IT environments, announced
the DSN-4000 Series xStack Storage iSCSI SAN Array delivering increased
flexibility and scalability for secondary server applications such as disaster
recovery, backup, surveillance, and archiving.
With the DSN-4000 series, small to mid-size enterprises
can leverage cost-effective network storage offering volume virtualization,
high transactional and throughput performance, guaranteed interoperability with
the host environment and ultimately a greater return on investment when
compared with competing systems.
The DSN-4000 series provides a robust and flexible
architecture allowing IT managers to easily manage and expand capacity and
performance to meet evolving storage requirements.
D-Link’s open architecture supports mixing
non-proprietary SAS and SATA disk drives of various manufacturers, capacities,
and speeds, making the DSN-4000 series ideal for storage tiering while
supporting multiple applications simultaneously.
In addition, the DSN-4000 series offers advanced volume
virtualization capabilities any available disk capacity can be used by
any requesting volume; volume expansion, reconfiguration and migration can be
implemented on the fly without interruption to data access; drives are not bay
specific and disk roaming between different xStack Storage SAN array models is
supported.
“Storage vendors often offer solutions based on
proprietary architectures, which can be restricting for small-to-medium sized
businesses,” said Liz Conner, senior research analyst, Storage Systems and
Personal Storage, IDC.
“D-Link’s open architecture provides businesses with
the opportunity to choose from a variety of drive manufacturers in order to
scale storage networks in a manner that best fits their performance, capacity,
and budgetary needs,” Conner added.
The DSN-4000 series includes the DSN-4100 and DSN-4200
xStack Storage iSCSI SAN arrays available in a 3U form factor supporting up to
32TB of raw capacity with 16 SAS/SATA drive bays.
In addition, the DSN-4000 series supports expansion to 48
drive bays (96TB of raw capacity). Both models are stackable and include
a single system-on-a-chip iSCSI controller capable of over 80,000 IOPS for
processing intensive applications including audio and video post-production.
The DSN-4000 series offers extended warranty options,
keeping systems covered for up to eight years, as well as next business day
hardware replacement while under warranty. D-Link does not require
service contracts to access firmware upgrades at no cost, ensuring IT managers
receive hassle-free, industry leading support.
“D-Link underscores its commitment to the storage
market with the superior economic value offered through D-Link’s affordable
solutions, professional support and flexible architecture,” said Chris
Gruber, director of product marketing, Storage Solutions, D-Link.
“The DSN-4000 series is just the latest example of
D-Link’s line of feature-rich, easy-to-manage, expandable solutions for IT
managers looking to future-proof their storage networks and eliminate
pre-planning short falls,” added Gruber.
D-Link strives to ensure
that IT managers at small-to-mid-size enterprises can operate network data
centers easily by providing complete end-to-end networking solutions.
D-Link offers a breadth of networking solutions ranging
from IP cameras and surveillance technologies to network switches and wireless
access points, to network-attached storage and high-performance iSCSI SAN
arrays, to professional support services.
By integrating a unified D-Link solution, customers can
simplify technology troubleshooting with a single support call. In
addition, channel partners that resell D-Link solutions can leverage D-Link
professional services for ongoing revenue as they develop their own service
capabilities.
D-Link recently announced it is now offering an
IP Surveillance Technology Specialization through its Value in Partnership
Channel Program.
By Telecomlead.com Team
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