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FlashDisk^® SAS/SATA Expandable SX-3400 Series

Tiered SAS/SATA Storage to 224 TB with 8 Gb Fibre Channel Ports
Supports Virtualization - Exceptional Speed - RAID 6 Data Protection

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SX-3400 Series SATA disk arrays provide high capacity SATA storage
solutions in an expandable architecture that provides 80 TB of high
performance coupled with extraordinary RAID 6 data protection at low
cost from Winchester Systems Now with 8 Gb Fibre Channel ports and 2 TB disks, FlashDisk SX-3400 tiered storage provides both performance and capacity in one disk array expandable to 224 TB for your current SAN, NAS or directly attached environment. It offers low cost per terabyte and high capacity per RAID system with up to 16 SAS or SATA disks in each 3U high shelf.

FlashDisk provides RAID 6 with dual parity, powered by high speed ASICs, to deliver vastly superior reliability while sustaining full performance for both SAS and SATA shelves.

Virtual servers and high performance databases require enterprise class performance and reliability. The FlashDisk SX-3400 offers SAS disks to 600 GB at 15k rpm for enterprise performance and to 400 GB at 10k rpm for mainstream applications.

Storage intensive applications including backup, snapshot, archive, disaster recovery, virtual tape library, data acquisition, imaging, video and audio require inexpensive secondary storage. The FlashDisk SX-3400 offers 1 TB SAS and 2 TB SATA 7.2k rpm disks for capacity intensive applications.

FlashDisk SX-3400 supports a base unit base unit with single or dual redundant controllers with mirrored cache and up to 6 expansion shelves for SAS, iSCSI or Fibre Channel hosts. The SX-3400 is a "SAN-In-A-Box" that attaches to 8 Fibre Channel or 4 SAS hosts without switches or redundant HBAs. RAID 6 provides dual parity for large arrays to protect against two drive failures and to ensure successful disk rebuilds.

FlashDisk SX-3400 Series

	Compatibility
	•	Supports VMware, Citrix, Microsoft Virtual Servers and Applications

	•	Supports any open O/S

	•	No host software or drivers needed

	•	Cluster: Windows, Novell, UNIX, Linux...

	Connectivity, Capacity & Scalability
	•	Supports up to 112 SAS and/or SATA disks

	•	Up to 8 F/C 8 Gb or 4 SAS 4x wide hosts

	•	2 GB of cache per controller, 4 GB optional

	•	Scales to 224 TB with 6 expansion shelves

	Reliability & Serviceability
	•	RAID 6 dual parity data protection

	•	Hot-swappable drives, power supplies, fans, BBUs, AC inlets, optional controllers

	•	Hot spares with automatic drive rebuilds

	•	Supports drive path failover & load balancing

	•	No single point of failure configurations

	Centralized & Remote Management
	•	FlashView embedded RAID management

	•	Managed out-of-band via Ethernet, Telnet, FlashConsole management appliance option

	•	Automatic event and problem alert notification

	•	FlashAlert 24-hour “call-home” service

Model	SX-3402S	SX-3404R	SX-3484S	SX-3488R	SX-3414S	SX-3414R
Number of Controllers	Single	Dual Redundant	Single	Dual Redundant	Single	Dual Redundant
Host Interface	SAS 4x Wide	SAS 4x Wide	iSCSI	iSCSI	8 Gb Fibre Channel	8 Gb Fibre Channel
Number of Host Ports	2	4	4	8	4	8
Number of Expansion Shelves	4	3	4	3	6	6
Number of Total SAS/SATA Disks	80	64	80	64	112	112
RAID 5: IOPS (R/W)	39K / 29K	80K / 41K	58K / 34K	59K / 37K	73K / 57K	117K / 57K
RAID 6: IOPS (R/W)	39K / 29K	79K / 41K	58K / 34K	60K / 36K	72K / 56K	114K / 56K
RAID 5: Throughput MB/s. (R/W)	753 / 534	1,514 / 931	416 / 308	718 / 309	1,319 / 846	1,893 / 824
RAID 6: Throughput MB/s. (R/W)	764 / 470	1,506 / 833	416 / 297	720 / 290	1,265 / 729	1,848 / 813

Additional Specifications

3U RAID Base Unit	SX-3400 Series supports expansion shelves
Controller	Single/Dual redundant 64-bit RAID controller
RAID levels supported	0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 1+0, 15, 16, 30, 50, 60
Host interfaces	SAS 4x wide or Fibre Channel host ports - SFP optical
Expansion shelf interface	SAS 4x wide
Number of drives/Total capacity	16 drives/32 TB in base - 224 TB total with expansion
On-line capacity expansion	Automatically adds new drives to existing array
Cache memory capacity	2 GB per controller
Non-volatile cache	Li-ION battery - minimum 72 hours
Maximum LUNs	1024 total, 64 per host ID
Maximum number of hosts	4 SAS or 64 Fibre Channel
LUN mapping/filtering	Configurable per logical partition - Fibre Channel only
Host adapters available for	PCI-X, PCI Express
Power supplies and AC inlets	Dual hot-swap redundant 530 W each; dual AC inlets

3U Expansion Shelf	SX-3400S/SX-3400R - JBOD expansion shelves
Expansion architecture	Single/Dual SAS (Serial Attach SCSI) bus
Expansion shelf architecture	Multiplexed access to each drive within the shelf
Maximum drives	16 SAS or 16 SATA disk drives only
Maximum capacity	16 TB SAS or 32 TB SATA per shelf
Removable drive trays	Hot swappable; individual drive locks
Power supplies	Dual hot-swappable; 530 Watts each
Cooling system	Dual hot-swappable fan modules
Active components	No active data path components on the midplane
S.E.S. monitoring controllers	Dual, hot-swappable SCSI Enclosure Services modules

SAS/SATA Disk Drives		Enterprise Class SAS/SATA Disk Drives
SAS disk drives		146/300/450/600 GB 15k; 600 GB 10k; 1 TB 7.2k rpm
SATA disk drives		1 TB/2 TB 7.2k rpm

Controls and Indicators
LCD front operation panel		2 x 16 character display, push button controls.
LED indicators		LED power, battery, controller, and system status.
Alerting		Audible and visual alerts.
Component failure		Failure indication through LCD, RS-232C, and GUI.
LCD front operating console		View and edit logical RAID/physical drives, setup hotspare drives, map hosts, check parity, enable writeback cache, rebuild failed drive, view logs...

Compatibility
Operating systems	Supports 14 Operating Systems including Windows, Linux, and UNIX
Platforms supported	Intel, SUN, HP, IBM RS-6000, Apple, SGI
Cluster support	Supports 9 industry-standards including Windows, Linux, and Veritas
Remote monitoring ports	RJ45 10/100 Ethernet, dual RS-232
Communication protocols	TCP/IP, SNMP, SSH

Options
FlashNAS Appliance	High performance NAS filer with snapshots; supports CIFS/NFS/AFP; NSPF option
XOsoft WANsync	Replication over IP for disaster recovery

Storage Management
FlashView and FlashConsole	Automatic event and problem alert notification
FlashAlert call home service	24-hour call center available for immediate action
Manage out of band	Ethernet, TELNET via FlashConsole
Centralized management	Manage from any LAN workstation with web browser and no additional software

General
Uninterruptible power supply	Required when using write-back cache
Redundant AC power	Dual 90-260 VAC Inlet, 47-63 Hz
Power Consumption	100 VAC @ 9A; 240 VAC @ 4.5 A; 530 W with PFC
RAID unit dimensions	5.1"h x 17.5"w x 19.2"d
RAID unit weight	Approximately 77 lbs. fully loaded with drives
Operating temperature	0° to 40° C
Cooling System	Two dual hot-swap, ball bearing blowers; <51 dB-A
Compliance	FCC, UL, CE, CSA

Warranty & Service
Standard Warranty	One year, next day on-site and toll-free hotline
Installation and service	On-site installation; 24x7 service available

FlashDisk SATA Expandable SX-3400 Series - High Capacity SATA Storage Solution with 2nd Generation RAID 6 Data Protection from Winchester Systems

  "High Performance Disk
  Arrays" -- Winchester
  Systems 16-Page Product
  Catalog

High speed NAS with capacity to 128 TB
with snapshots and file de-duplication.

  Virtual iSCSI Storage Appliance offers
  Snapshots, Mirroring, Data Migration,
  Encryption and Replication

  Ultra-high performance 8 Gb Fibre
   Channel Disk Array supports RAID 6
  - expands to 426 TB with 13 expansions
  shelves and 224 disks

  Apple Expansion Storage up to 8 TB
  - Fast, Compact, Affordable - Scales
  to 32 TB

  Versatile, expandable 1U SAS/SATA
  array supports 4 tiers of storage
  with 2.5" and 3.5" disks to 67.5 TB
  with 76 disks for SAS and Fibre
  Channel hosts.

  Expandable 2U SAS/SATA disk array
  supports 4 SAS or Fibre Channel
  hosts RAID 6 and up to 168 TB
  with 6 expansion shelves and
  112 disks.

  Expandable 3U SAS/SATA array
  supports 4 SAS or Fibre Channel
  hosts, RAID 6 and up to 224 TB
  with 6 expansion shelves and
  112 disks.

  COTS Rugged Intel Quad Core Xeon 1U
  Server for demanding environments at
  COTS prices

  COTS Rugged, expandable 1U SAS/SATA
  array support 5 tiers of storage with 2.5"
  and 3.5" disks and SSD to 65.7 TB for
  SAS and Fibre Channel hosts

  COTS Rugged, expandable 2U SAS/SATA
  array supports 3.5" disks and SSD with 8
  iSCSI, 4 SAS or 4 Fibre Channel hosts
  and up to 168 TB

  COTS Rugged, expandable 3U SAS/SATA
  array supports 4 iSCSI, 4 SAS or 8 Fibre
  Channel hosts and up to 224 TB

  Rugged portable military approved 5 TB
  SATA disk array with Ultra320 SCSI host
  ports at COTS prices

  Rugged portable military approved 5 TB
  SATA disk array with e-SATA, Firewire or
  USB 2 host ports at COTS prices

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Embedded GUI for visual and simplified
storage management

Powerful, centralized FlashDisk
management appliance

Automated "call home" support service

One Year Warranty and Extended Service
Contracts

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  Storage solutions built specially for
  OEMs

Legacy products are not current
models but are still available.

  Compact and low cost SATA
  enclosure with 2 Gb Fibre Channel
  provides up to 6 TB for expanding
  rackmount server storage

  High performance 16-bay array
  supports 12 TB with 4 Gb Fibre
  Channel, Ultra320 SCSI or 1 Gb
  Ethernet connectivity and superior
  RAID 6 data protection.

  Cost effective E-SATA storage for
  business-critical applications
  supports 18 TB in one enclosure
  with dual SCSI or 8 Fibre Channel
  hosts

Low profile 6 TB SCSI/SATA disk arrays
for SCSI or Fibre Channel hosts

Affordable Windows NAS appliance
scalable to over 40 TB

  Rugged military-approved 12 TB SATA
  disk array with up to 8 Fibre Channel host
  ports at COTS prices

Rugged MIL-SPEC 3.6 TB SCSI disk array
with 2 SCSI host ports at COTS prices

  Rugged, portable military-approved 1.5
  TB SCSI disk array with 2 SCSI host
  ports at COTS prices

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