Virtualized Storage - Storage Management Made Easy
iStor’s virtualized storage technology is revolutionizing the way small and medium enterprises will manage their storage. Our virtualized storage pool eliminates the complexities associated with managing traditional RAID. Best of all, iStor’s iSCSI storage arrays are affordable.
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iStor's virtualized storage benefits:
- Single storage pool - Eliminates complexities of traditional RAID
- Easy to use - Does not require a storage engineer to operate
- Low cost of ownership - Reduced admin and support requirements
- Adaptable to future needs - On the fly volume expansion and RAID level migration
Provision your storage from a single pool of available storage. There is no need to dedicate drive groups or entire arrays to RAID types or manage individual LUNS. Wizard driven provisioning is as simple as selecting a volume size and the appropriate application type from a menu. Seasoned storage administrators have the option of defining volumes with more granularity if desired. The advanced intelligence of the system allows for multiple virtual volumes with mixed RAID types to coexist on the same drives. Each application can have a Quality of Service tailored to the needs of the specific application. Application aware cache algorithms dynamically adjust to each application, further optimizing performance. By eliminating RAID groups, volumes can span across the total quantity of disks in the system, thereby further increasing performance. The benefits of these features become increasingly critical in mixed workload and virtualized server environments where multiple application types concurrently access the system resources.
iStor’s virtualized storage adapts to changing needs. Managing a single pool of storage is simpler than managing groups. Mixing disk drives of varying capacity and still being able to utilize 100% of the capacity allows you to take advantage of future drives. Growing the total storage pool is as easy as adding a disk drive of any size to the system. As application needs start to outgrow their assigned capacity, volumes can be expanded on the fly. If QoS needs change over time, RAID levels can be migrated real time with no interruption to the user.
Advanced 10GbE Architecture
Our differentiation starts at the very heart of our product, our purpose built iSCSI RAID Storage System on a Chip. In addition to acceleration of the core storage data path, storage processing and networking, our iSCSI storage arrays provide full duplex line-rate 10G iSCSI in real storage applications — including dual redundant systems. Both our 1GbE and 10GbE solutions are built around the same iSCSI RAID chip and RAID software, which means a simple risk free transition to 10GbE when your requirements demand it.
iStor 10GbE iSCSI RAID Chip architecture benefits:
- 10GbE data rates - Industries highest throughput in both 1GbE and 10GbE configurations
- Purpose built - Enables advanced virtualization
- Accelerated storage/data path - Power for demanding applications in virtual and shared environments
- Low power consumption - Save on both power and cooling costs
- Unified 1Gb/10Gb architecture - Eliminates risk when transitioning to 10G
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