ASSUREON ARCHIVE STORAGE DATA SHEET

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DATA

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ASSUREON

STORAGE

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There is some data that is too

important to lose, too private

to be seen and too critical to

be tampered with

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OVERVIEW

The Nexsan AssureonTM_{archive storage system is ideal for any organization that} needs to implement storage optimization, regulatory and corporate compliance, or the long-term archiving of unstructured data . Users do not need to learn anything new, change how they access data or learn any new processes. Assureon archive storage systems can house from 3TB to multiple PB of unstructured data. industries; federal, state and local government organizations; as well as call

STORAGE OPTIMIZATION

Up to 80% of data on primary storage is unstructured. Due to the nature of unstructured data, it either never changes or changes infrequently. This data can Assureon archive storage system without any disruption to ongoing operations. In addition to freeing up space on primary storage for active data, the data on Assureon is automatically protected from day one. Assureon-protected data does not need to be repeatedly backed up during weekly full or daily incremental backups, dramatically reducing the size, time and cost of the backup process. The data on Assureon is better protected and instantly available. The space on primary storage can be freed up immediately once data is protected by Assureon. Data can also be left on primary storage for periods of high access then replaced with a shortcut or deleted after a set period of time.

REGULATORY AND CORPORATE COMPLIANCE

Assureon is ideal for organizations that must comply with governmental regulatory requirements including HIPAA, GLBA, Sarbanes-Oxley, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), SEC 17A-4 and PCI DSS. Assureon exceeds even the strictest regulatory requirements for data integrity, protection, privacy, security, longevity and availability with full audit trails. Additionally, Assureon makes it easy and automatic for organizations to adhere to their internal guidelines for data retention, deletion, privacy, protection and risk mitigation.

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DATASHEET 2

REMOTE AND BRANCH OFFICES

It can be particularly challenging to meet corporate compliance guidelines for data that resides in remote or branch offices, which often have little or no onsite IT personnel. The easiest solution to this challenge is to place Assureon at corporate headquarters with an Assureon Edge NAS in each remote office, providing NFS and CIFS shares. All data stored on the branch office Assureon Edge is securely transmitted to the Assureon archive storage system at corporate to be archived. Alternatively, the Assureon Client is installed on branch office Windows 2003 or 2008 servers where it archives selected directories and files by transmitting them to Assureon at corporate headquarters

LONG-TERM ARCHIVE

The Assureon archive storage system stores data for days or decades with

unsurpassed integrity and protection in an easy to administer system that resides on-premise, in the cloud or both. High availability is built into each replicated Assureon system. High speed InfiniBand connectivity is available as an optional add-on for ultimate performance. Each file is fingerprinted and stored twice within Assureon on separate RAID disk sets, or, better yet, on separate Assureon archive storage systems that are geographically separated. Background data integrity auditing uses the fingerprints and duplicate copies to ensure authentic files for days or decades without the need for administrative intervention. Self-healing integrity checks and file availability audits along with digitally signed metadata files and third-party secure time stamps work together for the utmost protection of files within Assureon. Together, this applies a verifiable chain of custody to each data set throughout the retention period.

CLOUD STORAGE

Assureon archive storage systems are designed with multi-tenancy in mind. Online archive storage providers utilize security features such as certificate-based authentication and separate AES-256 encryption for each cloud services customer. Additionally, each file is individually encrypted with its own AES-256 key to provide the strongest separation and security of data for each client. Standard reports keep track of storage usage for each cloud services customer and enables easy import into their billing systems.

ASSUREON FEATURES

INTEGRITY

• Fingerprints – Each time a file is saved, a unique fingerprint is generated using both an MD5 and SHA1 hash of its contents and metadata, so history and contents cannot be altered after the fact (WORM storage) • Serial Numbers – Each file is assigned a

serial number which is used to ensure no files are missing or inappropriately added

• Secure Time – Tampering with the system time clock is prevented by using a global, redundant, secure time source (Stratum Level I hardware time sources

• Two Copies – Each file and its fingerprint are stored twice in the Assureon. The second copy is either stored in a separate RAID disk set in the same Assureon or on a remote Assureon

• Data Verification – Files are continually verified against their fingerprints, repaired using their copies and safeguarded by RAID disk arrays for days or decades

SCALABILITY AND HIGH

AVAILABILITY

• Remote Replication – Two active Assureon systems can continuously replicate to each other to protect against a site failure • Failover/failback – Native active/active

replication protects against site disasters with automatic read failover and manual write failover

• Performance & Capacity – Scale capacity up to multiple petabytes and add performance by using multiple Assureon archive storage systems together

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DATASHEET 3

CONFIGURATIONS

Assureon is offered in three different hardware platforms.

Appliance – The NXR and AXR Series of Assureon archive storage system is available in a 2U package that combines both the Processing Node and Storage in a single frame. Assureon NXR includes a NAS head and provides 3TB to 6TB of usable archive space. The Assureon AXR provides 4TB to 8TB usable capacity. Low Capacity – Small SX/SXR Series Assureon ranges in size from 7TB to 56TB in a 4U package, including the Processing Node and Storage Node.

Enterprise – Large SX/SXR Series Assureon system ranges in size from 14TB to 200TB in 6U. Assureon can scale to multiple petabytes by adding additional Processing Nodes and Storage Nodes.

Dual Write – Assureon is offered in Dual Write configurations only.

Single Site Assureon (SX) – In this configuration, Assureon will maintain two copies of every file within the local Assureon system. Each copy resides on a separate RAID disk set. Replicated Assureon (SXR) – In this configuration, Assureon will maintain two copies of every file or object. One copy in each of the two replicated Assureon systems are typically geographically separated for the greatest protection but may be optionally used across campus or at the same location.

Hosted Assureon (HXR) – In this configuration, a local Assureon will maintain a single copy of the data while a second copy of the data is replicated to a remote, multi-tenancy Assureon. Typically, the second Assureon resides at an Assureon-as-a-Service cloud provider or in a corporate cloud.

ASSUREON FEATURES

PRIVACY

• Separation of Data – Assureon provides complete separation of data between departments or projects using logical and physical separation as well as separation through the use of multiple AES-256 encryption keys

• Encryption – Files can be AES-256 encrypted. Keys for a replicated Assureon are stored safely at 4 sites by the integrated key management system. A nominal annual key management subscription is required • Authentication – Users are authenticated

with Active Directory or digital certificates • Audit Trails – Audit trails report on file access

and denied access attempts

REGULATORY AND CORPORATE

COMPLIANCE

• Government Regulations – Meet regulatory mandates (e.g., Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure (FRCP), SOX, SEC-17, HIPAA, GLBA and PCI DSS)

• Data Retention – Easily create retention rules and associate them with unstructured data directories or file types

• Legal Hold – A legal hold can be easily placed on any set of files, overriding their original retention periods until the hold is removed • One System – Data sets can be retained

for a period of time that can be extended but not shortened. Other data sets can be assigned a flexible retention period that can be lengthened or shortened to accommodate both needs in the organization

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ASSUREON FEATURES CONT.

EASY TO USE

• Non-disruptive – Users and applications do not need to change to work with Assureon. An application running on a Windows 2003 or 2008 server can have its data securely archived, freeing up primary storage while the application is in production

• Prior Versions – Prior versions of files are easily retrieved by administrators • Assureon Explorer – A web-based GUI makes it easy to search the entire

archive with role-based restrictions for instant access. Metadata search is included with all Assureon systems. Optional file content indexing and searching is available as an Assureon Content Index Search node for typical files such as office, textual PDF files, text files, html files, xml files, etc.

EFFICIENT

• Free Primary Storage – Files moved to Assureon free up primary storage • Reduce Backups – Archived folders can be removed from the backup stream,

significantly reducing the size of full backups. The result is a very fast return on investment based on savings of labor, hardware, media and time

• Fast Restores – Hyper speed restores replace small shortcuts rather than the actual file contents to meet even the toughest Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) • Power Savings – AutoMAID energy saving technology reduces power

consumption by up to 60% while maintaining fast response

• Less Space Needed – Single-instance storage technology eliminates duplicate files, saving 20-60% on typical mid-sized organization’s Assureon capacity requirements

CLOUD-READY

• Multi-tenancy – Multi-tenancy features enable service providers to offer highly secure Archive-as-a-Service with logical, physical and encryption data separation

• Online Archive – An on-premise Assureon can replicate to a cloud-based Assureon powered archive service. Assureon supports one-to-one and many-to-one replication

ABOUT IMATION

Imation is a global data storage and information security company. Our products and solutions help organizations and individuals store, manage and protect their digital content. Imation’s storage and security portfolio includes Nexsan high-density, archive and solid-state optimized unified hybrid storage solutions; IronKey mobile security solutions that address the needs of professionals for secure data transport and mobile workspaces; and consumer storage solutions, audio products and accessories sold under the Imation, Memorex and TDK Life on Record brands. Imation reaches customers in more than 100 countries through a powerful global distribution network. For more information, visit www.imation.com/nexsan.

ASSUREON FEATURES

EASY TO MANAGE

• Automatic Archive – Assureon Windows Client moves files from Windows Servers to the Assureon and can leave the original file in place or optionally leave a shortcut behind • NAS (NFS/CIFS) – Assureon Edge presents

a CIFS/NFS NAS interface to users and applications and stores all files on Assureon. Both replicated and Clustered NAS

configurations are available

• Fast, Easy Deployment – The Assureon Client can be installed on Windows Server 2003 or 2008 with no reboot required. Once the archiving policies are established, files and folders are archived, completely transparent to applications and users

• Global Management – Single pane-of-glass management of all local and remote Assureon • Utmost Data Protection – Protecting data

with Assureon has many advantages over traditional backups including WORM, single file deletion, greater reliability and availability, and near instantaneous restores to dramatically reduced RTO

• Authentication – Assureon uses Microsoft Active Directory for authentication in the enterprise and can preserve folder-level NTFS permissions; it can also use certificates for authentication in Linux or Unix environments, standalone Windows servers or when it is used for a multi-tenancy cloud-based online archive

• Reports – Standard reports keep track of storage usage for bill back of cloud services customers or within an individual customer bill back for projects or departments • Four levels of monitoring – Automated

monitoring via system state thresholds, node events, Assureon Client and self-healing file integrity and availability audits

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DATA

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E-SERIES V

EFFICIENT,

VERSATILE

MODULAR

STORAGE

DATA SHEET

PRESENT PERFECT. FUTURE READY.

THE NEXSAN E-SERIES V STORAGE PLATFORM.

storage system that enables organizations to lower their content storage costs, maximize storage uptime, and boost data storage ROI.

The E-Series V storage arrays and expansion units offer mid-size organizations affordable enterprise-level Fibre Channel, SAS and/or iSCSI SAN storage used for a variety of capacity-optimized and performance-driven applications. For larger organizations, E-Series V is a versatile SAN or DAS solution to stay ahead of the enormous data growth, demanding workloads, and high resiliency requirements in service provider sectors.

TURBOCHARGED PERFORMANCE

E-Series V features an advanced active/active controller design, including use of a dedicated hardware engine, or “turbocharger”, which accelerates RAID parity generation and doubles the sequential write performance over the prior version of E-Series. The turbocharged E-Series V is ideal for back-up/recovery applications and continuous data streaming bulk storage applications.

HIGH-DENSITY, POWER EFFICIENT

Organizations deploying E-Series V systems are able to mix and match capacity-optimized HDDs, performance-capacity-optimized HDDs and SSDs to accommodate applications based on performance or capacity needs. E-Series V systems consume less than one-third of the power in one-third of the rack space of typical arrays, with up to 360 terabytes of capacity in just one 4U, and up to a total of engage Nexsan AutoMAID™_{disk management capabilities to reduce power} consumption by up to 87 percent, reducing operating expenses and extending the overall life of the system.

ULTRA-RELIABLE

E-Series V systems exceed the most stringent reliability demands, leveraging an innovative mechanical design including Cool Drive Technology™ and anti-improving system reliability and performance. The reliability of E-Series V is and asynchronous replication extend E-Series V data protection capabilities. For more information, download the Snap & Replication data sheet.

Reliable High Density

Storage Arrays

Turbocharged for High

Performance.

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HIGHLY RESILIENT, CONTINUOUSLY AVAILABLE

The E-Series system features high-availability architecture, with multipathing support and dual redundant, hot-swappable active components. SNMP alerts or email notifications are sent to the administrator in the event of a component failure and upon a drive failure a spare drive is automatically rebuilt into the RAID set. With up to 16GB of battery-backed and flash-protected cache per controller, the E-Series solution mirrors cache between controllers in a dual controller configuration. Active Drawer Technology™_{overcomes the challenges} of competitive arrays by allowing a single drawer of drives to be pulled out and serviced easily while keeping your data available.

E-SERIES V MODEL AVAILABILITY

E-Series V is offered in four core configurations with available expansion units: • E60VT (360 TB in 4U)

• E48VT (288 TB in 4U)

• E32V (38.4TB in 2U, 2.5" drives only) • E18V (108 TB in 2U)

HIGHLIGHTS

• Reliability – featuring Anti-vibration design and

Cool Drive Technology™

• Availability – using Active Drawer

Technology™ and redundant hot swappable active components

• Density – up to 60 drives in 4U

• High Performance – utilizes Imation’s

latest multi RAID engine controller technology

• Energy Efficient – delivering up to 87%

reduction in power while lowering your cooling needs through the use of AutoMAID™

• Flexible Connectivity – connecting via

SAS, Fibre Channel or iSCSI

• Easy to Manage – remotely managing

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DATASHEET 3

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E18V E32V E48VT E60VT

System Form Factor _{18 drives}2U _{32* drives}2U _{48 drive}4U _{60 drives}4U Max Number of Drives 54 96 144 180 Raw Storage (Max) 324TB 115.2TB 864TB 1.08PB

Controllers (Max) 2

Cache/Controller (Max) 4GB 4GB 16GB 16GB Drive Types** 7.2K SAS, 10K SAS, 15K SAS, SSD

RAID Levels 0, 1, 1+0, 4, 5, 6 Network Protocols 1GbE/10GbE iSCSI 8Gb FC 6Gb SAS 16Gb FC Dimensions – Height _{8.81 cm}3.47 in _{8.81 cm}3.47 in _{17.6 cm} 6.93 in _{17.6 cm}6.93 in Dimensions – Depth _{80.00 cm}31.5 in _{80.00 cm}31.5 in 33.46 in_{85.0 cm} 37.99 in_{96.5 cm} Dimensions –

Depth w/Front Bezel 83.4 cm32.82 in 32.82 in83.4 cm 35.63 in90.5 cm 40.16 in102 cm Dimensions – Depth w/ Front

Bezel and rear handles 84.5 cm33.27 in 33.27 in84.5 cm 36.06 in91.6 cm 103.1 cm40.59 in Maximum Weight w/drives

& rails 108.2 lbs49.1 kg 90.2 lbs40.9 kg 201.1 lbs91.2 kg 235.5 lbs106.8 kg Operating Temperature Range 5°C to 30°C_{41°F to 86°F} 5°C to 35°C_{41°F to 95°F} Operating Humidity Range 20% to 80% non-condensing Operating Altitude 0 to 2,133 m_{0 to 7,000 ft} Non-Operational Altitude 0 to 12,192 m_{0 to 40,000 ft}

* 2.5" only (all others support 2.5" or 3.5")

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DATASHEET 4

ABOUT

IMATION

Imation is a global data storage and information security company. Imation’s Nexsan portfolio features solid-state optimized unified hybrid storage systems, secure automated archive solutions and high-density enterprise storage arrays. Nexsan solutions deliver high performance for mission-critical IT applications such as virtualization, cloud, databases, and collaboration; and energy efficient, high-density storage for backup and archiving. For more information, visit www.imation.com/nexsan.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

ACTIVE DRAWER TECHNOLOGY™

• No system downtime - Allows for easy, hot-swappable drive management

• Drives remain active when drawer is open

• Increased reliability and reduced external wire management COOL DRIVE TECHNOLOGY™

• Optimizes air flow and component cooling

• Increases product reliability by reducing component temperatures

• System redundancy ensures adequate cooling even if a fan fails

• Variable speed fans with temperature sensors ANTI-VIBRATION DESIGN

• Reduces vibration to improve system performance and reliability

• Drives mounted counter-rotating

• Thick plates in chassis eliminate vibrations

• Anti-vibration fan mounts AUTOMAID™

• Up to 87% energy savings and lowers your cooling needs

• Ideal for backup to disk or bulk storage scenarios

• Configurable on a per-disk set basis

• Easy to set up and maintain via GUI

• Can improve drive reliability by reducing power-on-hours ADVANCED CONTROLLER*

• Dedicated hardware engine accelerates RAID parity generation

• Up to 2x the sequential write performance over the prior generation E-Series systems.

• wData protection maintained even through power outage via onboard flash-based emergency backup storage

• Power-controlled riser card enables data offload from DIMM to controller flash

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DATASHEET

OVERVIEW

The Nexsan NST2000

Organizations have different needs for performance, capacity and connectivity when managing and protecting the data that drives your business. The NST2000

blends solid-state technology, a scalable back-end storage infrastructure, multiple NAS/iSCSI/FC front-end connections, and enterprise-class data management services in a single system. It gives you the convenience and control to meet the needs of one or more workloads in one dedicated easy-to-use appliance.

For organizations struggling to meet both high performance and high capacity NAS, FC or iSCSI application requirements, the NST2000 makes that easy with a hybrid of solid-state accelerated hard drives. For applications with the most stringent workload requirements like server virtualization, desktop virtualization (VDI), databases and cloud computing, the NST2000 delivers unparalleled performance to ensure application demands never outpace available I/O again. Your applications will have never performed faster on a system operating at the economics of spinning disk storage.

INTRODUCING FASTier

TM

_Caching

The proprietary FASTier caching acceleration technology uses solid-state architecture. FASTier can scale from 600GB to 2TB. Intelligent, automatic caching algorithms remove the need for manual intervention or application-I/O requirements and SSD-only arrays have a very high cost with limited capacity, Imation’s NST2000 Hybrid Storage Appliance realigns the trade-off between performance, capacity and cost so IT administrators can do more than ever before.

FULLY FEATURED

The NST2000 is fully featured with snapshots, replication, thin provisioning, replication, compression, and much more. A revolutionary GUI and scriptable CLI streamline setup and management for the time-constrained IT administrator. As with all Imation storage, the Nexsan NST2000 no single point-of-failure

architecture ensures the ultimate in reliability. The net of all this performance and functionality is a true enterprise-class solution without the enterprise-class price.

NST

2000

HYBRID STORAGE

APPLIANCE

DATA SHEET

Hybrid Storage for NAS, FC, & iSCSI

SMART HYBRID

FASTier™

high performance where it’s needed. NestOS software intelligently optimizes the hybrid

storage architecture and resources.

AGILE SCALABILTY

Linear, non-disruptive scaling up to 168 Terabytes.

EFFICIENT UNIFIED

iSCSI, CIFS, SMB, and FTP in a single software stack and within a single-pane-of-glass

management.

ENTERPRISE CLASS

Enterprise class Integrated System Data Management, Business Continuity, and Data Protection features and services that are right-

sized for the mid-market.

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DATASHEET 2

NST2000 HYBRID STORAGE APPLIANCE

NST2000 storage systems utilize SSD, NL-SAS or SAS drives; two redundant, high performance, multi-core Xeon-based storage controllers; high speed I/O subsystems and a fully redundant architecture. All active components are hot-swappable, including power supplies, disks and controllers. FASTier read and write cache complements 96GB DRAM to significantly accelerate IOPS and throughput. The NST2000 features 16 Xeon CPU cores, up to 168TB of capacity and up to 2TB of SSD in FASTier cache.

The NST2000 provides CIFS and NFS shared folders as well as fibre channel or iSCSI volumes. Snapshots do not require the pre-reservation of storage capacity, and they may be scheduled and managed easily from the management GUI or initiated from Windows VSS requestors.

Individual shares, LUNs, or entire storage pools may be replicated asynchronously to a second NST2000 storage system, with snapshots intact for use on the target side for backups, testing or data mining. Active Directory integration make it easy to manage user identities and access rights on the NST2000

shares, while CHAP, iSNS and LUN masking protect iSCSI traffic. Quotas limit storage consumption by share, and oversubscription is permitted for thin provisioning storage, along with alarms which notify when additional storage is needed. Capacity can be expanded by adding additional storage to a running system, so future needs can be met without incurring downtime. Moreover, link aggregation combines Ethernet ports for faster throughput.

HYBRID SCALING

With NST, you can scale both FASTier™ intelligent caching and Hard Disk Drive storage.

PERFORMANCE AGILITY

NST’s FASTier™ Intelligent caching allows you to tune performance where you need it, apply FASTier to specific applications that require high performance.

APPLICATION FLEXIBILITY

Unified storage system that supports multiple application needs through iSCSI, FC, NFS, SMB, and FTP in a single system, with a ‘single pane of glass’ management.

HIGH-CAPACITY SCALING

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DATASHEET 3

ENTERPRISE-CLASS PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY

Drive Types The NST2000 utilizes SSD, SAS 10K RPM or 7.2K RPM drives to meet varying _{storage needs.} Dual Storage Controllers Dual controllers provide a no single point-of-failure solution. Should one controller fail, the second will perform all of the I/O operations as well as utilize its I/O ports for

connection to external storage.

RAID RAID 5/6/10 are provided to protect against a single drive failure or up to two drives failing _{at the same time.}

HIGHLIGHTS

• FC/iSCSI block and NFS/CIFS shared folders

• FASTier™ caching acceleration technology

• Snapshots

• Asynchronous replication

• Quotas and thin provisioning

• Online capacity expansion

• Enterprise-class reliability and fault tolerance

• Hot-swappable active components

• Utilize SSD, NL-SAS and SAS drives

• Active Directory, iSNS and CHAP integration

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Dual redundant storage controllers

• 168TB maximum storage capacity

• RAID 5, 6 and 10

• 2 / 4 / 6TB 7.2K RPM SAS drives

• 600 / 900 / 1,200GB 10K RPM SAS drives

ENTERPRISE-CLASS FEATURE SET

NAS (CIFS and NFS) Services Shared Folders can be accessed through CIFS, NFS or both. FTP services are _{also provided.} FC & iSCSI Block Services FC or iSCSI volumes can be provided to physical or virtual servers for direct-attached or _{SAN connections.}

FASTierTM_Caching

Flash SSD technology is used to accelerate read and write IOPS and throughput. FASTier caching works transparently so there is no administration burden to turbo-charge I/O performance. FASTier caching is especially useful for random I/O workloads such as databases or for VMware, Xen or Hyper-V environments.

Online Capacity Expansion Add additional hard drives to any storage pool to increase its capacity on the fly without impacting active clients. I/O will automatically be balanced across all drives.

Snapshots

There is no performance penalty for taking snapshots. Up to 2048 snapshots are supported. Storage does not need to be reserved to hold snapshot data. The management GUI makes it easy to setup and manage snapshot creation and deletion schedules. Snapshots are mountable for testing or other purposes. Granularity is per pool, per share, or LUN.

Asynchronous Replication

Asynchronous replication is WAN efficient because it only transmits delta blocks to the destination side. All snapshots taken on the source side are available on the destination side for backups, data mining or testing purposes. Granularity of replication is a storage pool, a share, or a LUN.

Quotas / Thin Provisioning More storage can be allocated than actually exists in the system – referred to as _{oversubscription. Alarms warn of limits reached, so storage can be added.} Data Compression Granular inline data compression meaning any file or block that is stored in the NST storage pool can be compressed, yet from the application’s point of view, the

file appears to be stored uncompressed.

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DATASHEET 4

ENTERPRISE-CLASS PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY Cont.

High Availability All active components are redundant and hot-swappable including power supplies, disks and _controllers. Controller I/O Ports Each storage controller provides up to (8) 1Gb Ethernet ports, (4) 10Gb Ethernet ports, and (2) _{8Gb/s fibre channel ports}

EASY TO MANAGE

Quick Start wizard Get the storage system up and running in 15 minutes or less. Easy to Manage

A revolutionary GUI design makes it easy to set-up, manage and monitor the storage system. Wizards guide the IT generalist through setup, share and LUN creation and management, snapshots, volume management, replication, clustering, user management and security and setting up alerts.

Web-based Management

A Web server residing in the storage system presents the management GUI in a Web browser. An extensive CLI permits scripted administration as an alternative to using the GUI. Administer storage systems remotely. There is no need to install management software on a client computer and keep it updated. Use Windows Computer Manager to manage Share/Folder/File permissions for users and groups as well as LUNs.

Automatic RAID

Set Maintenance In the event of a drive failure, spare drives are automatically added to a RAID set and a RAID set rebuild is run – all without any manual intervention being required. Alerts Alerts are sent via SNMP or email and are stored in system log files. They are transmitted to the _{Web browser-based management console.} NTP client Network Time Protocol client relieves the administrator from having to set, adjust and _{synchronize clocks across systems.} NDMP V4 Backup with popular backup and restore solutions through the industry-standard NDMP V4 interface or backup LUNs using any popular backup and restore applications. NDMP V4 preserves all access

rights for CIFS and NFS shares, and uses background snapshots for fast backups. Role-based

Administration

Storage system administrator can grant limited rights administrators per storage pools. These administrators can create, manage and delete shares and LUNs, perform snapshots and replication, and manage share-level access permissions.

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IMATION

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DATA

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OVERVIEW

The Nexsan NST4000

Organizations have different needs for performance, capacity and connectivity when managing and protecting the data that drives your business. The NST4000 blends solid-state technology, a highly scalable back-end storage infrastructure, multiple NAS/iSCSI/FC front-end connections, and enterprise-class data management services in a single system. It gives you the convenience and control to meet the needs of one or more workloads in one dedicated easy-to-use appliance. For organizations struggling to meet both high performance and high capacity NAS, FC or iSCSI application requirements, the NST4000 makes that easy with a hybrid of solid-state accelerated hard drives. For applications with the most stringent workload requirements like server virtualization, desktop virtualization (VDI), databases and cloud computing, the NST4000 delivers unparalleled performance to ensure application demands never outpace available I/O again. Your applications will have never performed faster on a system operating at the economics of spinning disk storage.

INTRODUCING FASTier

TM

_Caching

The proprietary Nexsan FASTier caching acceleration technology uses multiple operations in a fault tolerant architecture. FASTier can scale from 100GB to 6.4TB - large enough to hold entire working sets for unprecedented application acceleration. Automatic caching algorithms remove the need for manual hard pressed to meet high I/O requirements and SSD-only arrays have a very high cost with limited capacity, Imation’s NST4000 Hybrid Storage Appliance realigns the trade-off between performance, capacity and cost so IT administrators can do more than ever before.

FULLY FEATURED

The NST4000 is fully featured with snapshots, replication, thin provisioning, replication, compression, and much more. A revolutionary GUI and scriptable CLI streamline setup and management for the time-constrained IT administrator. As with all Imation storage, the Nexsan NST4000 with E-Series disk arrays offers industry-leading density and power management for the smallest footprint with up to 60 disks in 4U, while consuming 85% less power when idle via AutoMAID® power saving technology. A no single point-of-failure architecture ensures the ultimate in reliability. The net of all this performance and functionality is a true enterprise-class solution without the enterprise-class price.

NST

4000

HYBRID STORAGE

APPLIANCE

DATA SHEET

Hybrid Storage for NAS, FC, & iSCSI

SMART HYBRID

FASTier™

high performance where it’s needed. NestOS software intelligently optimizes the hybrid

storage architecture and resources.

AGILE SCALABILTY

Linear, non-disruptive scaling up to 2.1 Petabytes.

EFFICIENT UNIFIED

iSCSI, CIFS, SMB, and FTP in a single software stack and within a single-pane-of-glass

management.

ENTERPRISE CLASS

Enterprise class Integrated System Data Management, Business Continuity, and Data Protection features and services that are right-

sized for the mid-market.

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DATASHEET 2

NST4000 HYBRID STORAGE APPLIANCE

NST4000 storage systems utilize SSD, NL-SAS or SAS drives; two redundant, high performance, multi-core Xeon-based storage controllers; high speed I/O subsystems and a fully redundant architecture. All active components are hot-swappable, including power supplies, disks and controllers. FASTier read and write cache complements 96GB DRAM to significantly accelerate IOPS and throughput. The NST4000 features 16 Xeon CPU cores, up to 4 dedicated RAID engines, up to 2.1PB of capacity and up to 6.4TB of SSD in FASTier cache. The NST4000 houses up to 22 FASTier SSDs while leveraging Nexsan E-Series™ disk arrays on the backend, which deliver up to 2.1 petabytes in just 24U.

The NST4000 provides CIFS and NFS shared folders as well as fibre channel or iSCSI volumes. Snapshots do not require the pre-reservation of storage capacity, and they may be scheduled and managed easily from the management GUI or initiated from Windows VSS requestors.

Individual shares, LUNs, or entire storage pools may be replicated asynchronously to a second NST4000 storage system, with snapshots intact for use on the target side for backups, testing or data mining. Synchronous replication utilizes two separate E-Series storage systems connected to the NST4000 head and written to simultaneously for business continuity. Active Directory integration make it easy to manage user identities and access rights on the NST4000 shares, while CHAP, iSNS and LUN masking protect iSCSI traffic. Quotas limit storage consumption by share, and oversubscription is permitted for thin provisioning storage, along with alarms which notify when additional storage is needed. Capacity can be expanded by adding additional storage to a running system, so future needs can be met without incurring downtime. Moreover, link aggregation combines Ethernet ports for faster throughput.

HYBRID SCALING

With NST, you can scale both Solid State and Hard Disk Drives independently. Additionally scale FASTier™ intelligent caching up to 6.4TB with high performance memory and flash technology.

PERFORMANCE AGILITY

NST’s FASTier™ Intelligent caching allows you to tune performance where you need it, apply FASTier to specific applications that require high performance.

APPLICATION FLEXIBILITY

Unified storage system that supports multiple application needs through iSCSI, FC, NFS, SMB, and FTP in a single system, with a ‘single pane of glass’ management.

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ENTERPRISE-CLASS FEATURE SET

NAS (CIFS and NFS) Services Shared Folders can be accessed through CIFS, NFS or both. FTP services are also _provided. FC & iSCSI Block Services FC or iSCSI volumes can be provided to physical or virtual servers for direct-attached or SAN _connections.

FASTierTM_Caching

DRAM and Flash SSD technology is used to accelerate read and write IOPS and throughput. FASTier caching works transparently so there is no administration burden to turbo-charge I/O performance. FASTier caching is especially useful for random I/O workloads such as databases or for VMware, Xen or Hyper-V environments.

Online Capacity Expansion Add additional hard drives to any storage pool to increase its capacity on the fly _{without impacting active clients. I/O will automatically be balanced across all drives.}

Snapshots

There is no performance penalty for taking snapshots. Up to 2048 snapshots are supported. Storage does not need to be reserved to hold snapshot data. The management GUI makes it easy to setup and manage snapshot creation and deletion schedules. Snapshots are mountable for testing or other purposes. Granularity is per pool, per share, or LUN. Asynchronous Replication

Asynchronous replication is WAN efficient because it only transmits delta blocks to the destination side. All snapshots taken on the source side are available on the destination side for backups, data mining or testing purposes. Granularity of replication is a storage pool, a share, or a LUN.

Synchronous Replication

Synchronous replication places two E-Series storage systems under the NST4000 head. Writes are acknowledged after they are simultaneously placed onto both E-Series, so they are always identical. Together with failover/failback support, synchronous replication provides the utmost in business continuity.

Quotas / Thin Provisioning More storage can be allocated than actually exists in the system – referred to as _{oversubscription. Alarms warn of limits reached, so storage can be added.} Data Compression Granular inline data compression meaning any file or block that is stored in the NST storage pool can be compressed, yet from the application’s point of view, the file

appears to be stored uncompressed.

Link Aggregation IEEE 802.3ad link aggregation allows multiple Ethernet ports to be combined for faster _throughput. Data Protection Suite Provides NST4000 with snapshot and replication capabilities.

ENTERPRISE-CLASS PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY

Drive Types The NST4000 utilizes SSD, SAS 10 RPM or NL-SAS 7200 RPM drives to meet varying _{storage needs.} Drive Stress Tests Stringent drive stress tests ensure that only the best quality drives go into Nexsan storage _systems. System Drive Tests Drives are tested in the storage system prior to being shipped to a customer, to ensure _{top quality and ongoing reliability, then removed and packaged for shipment.} Anti-Vibration Design State-of-the-art anti-vibration dampening maximizes reliability and performance in the high _{density E-Series disk arrays that are utilized by the NST4000.} Cool Drive Technology™ Push/pull fans modules and specially designed air channels optimize drive cooling and _{reliability of the high density E-Series disk arrays that are utilized by the NST4000.} Dual Storage Controllers Dual controllers provide a no single point-of-failure solution. Should one controller fail, the second will perform all of the I/O operations as well as utilize its I/O ports for connection to

external storage.

RAID RAID 5/6/10 are provided to protect against a single drive failure or two drives failing at the _{same time.}

HIGHLIGHTS

• FC/iSCSI block and NFS/CIFS shared folders

• FASTier™ caching acceleration technology

• Snapshots

• Asynchronous replication • Synchronous replication • Quotas and thin provisioning • Online capacity expansion

• Enterprise-class reliability and fault tolerance

• Hot-swappable active components • Utilize SSD, NL-SAS and SAS drives • Active Directory, iSNS and CHAP

integration

• Industry-leading efficiencies with 60 disks in 4U storage arrays and up to 85% energy savings

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Dual redundant storage controllers • 2.1PB maximum storage capacity • RAID 5, 6 and 10

• 2 / 4/ 6 TB 7200 RPM NL-SAS drives

• 600 / 900 / 1,200 GB 10K RPM 2.5” SAS

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POWER AND SPACE EFFICIENCY

Industry-leading

Storage Density Delivers up to 360 drives in 24U of rack space. AutoMAID®_Power

Management

Each RAID set can have its drives progressed into deeper power saving levels when they have not been accessed for a specified period of time, saving up to 85% in power in the disk array. No changes need to be made to applications to get the advantages of AutoMAID.

ENTERPRISE-CLASS PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY Cont.

High Availability All active components are redundant and hot-swappable including power supplies, disks and controllers. Controller I/O Ports Each storage controller provides up to (8) 1Gb Ethernet ports, (4) 10Gb Ethernet ports, and (2) 8Gb/s _{fibre channel ports}

EASY TO MANAGE

Quick Start wizard Get the storage system up and running in 15 minutes or less.

Easy to Manage A revolutionary GUI design makes it easy to set-up, manage and monitor the storage system. Wizards guide the IT generalist through setup, share and LUN creation and management, snapshots, volume management, replication, clustering, user management and security and setting up alerts.

Web-based Management

A Web server residing in the storage system presents the management GUI in a Web browser. An extensive CLI permits scripted administration as an alternative to using the GUI. Administer storage systems remotely. There is no need to install management software on a client computer and keep it updated. Use Windows Computer Manager to manage Share/Folder/File permissions for users and groups as well as LUNs.

Automatic RAID

Set Maintenance In the event of a drive failure, spare drives are automatically added to a RAID set and a RAID set rebuild is run – all without any manual intervention being required. Alerts Alerts are sent via SNMP or email and are stored in system log files. They are transmitted to the _{Web browser-based management console.} NTP client Network Time Protocol client relieves the administrator from having to set, adjust and synchronize _{clocks across systems.} NDMP V4 Backup with popular backup and restore solutions through the industry-standard NDMP V4 interface or backup LUNs using any popular backup and restore applications. NDMP V4 preserves all access rights

for CIFS and NFS shares, and uses background snapshots for fast backups. Role-based

Administration

Storage system administrator can grant limited rights administrators per storage pools. These administrators can create, manage and delete shares and LUNs, perform snapshots and replication, and manage share-level access permissions.

Active Drawer

Technology™ Active drawers hold the drives to enable easy, hot-swappable management of extreme density without heavy lifting or having to power down the storage system.

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UNIFIED

The Nexsan NST6000

The NST6000 6000 supports

eliminating the need for separate software stacks and block and

The NST6000 conveniently manages all protocols, pools, shares and LUNs within a single system. E-Centre, NST6000's single-pane management interface, provides a single view to manage all SAN and NAS storage.

HYBRID

NST6000 is a hybrid storage system. NestOS, NST6000's operating system, integrates the use of solid-state caching and hard disk storage to enable organizations to meet the most demanding I/O performance requirements of both SAN and NAS workloads. NestOS's FASTier caching technology is smart. It includes fault tolerant DRAM for the highest possible write caching performance and enterprise-class SSDs to accelerate read I/O, allowing you to independently customize your performance and capacity points.

FASTier read/write cache devices can be customized at a storage pool level, enabling organizations to extend the use of FASTier to many applications in the data center.

UNIFIED HYBRID

The combination of solid-state technology, Fibre Channel connectivity, and a highly scalable back-end storage infrastructure makes the NST6000 platform ideal for continuous data availability supporting mission-critical IT applications.

Figure 1

NST

6000

UNIFIED HYBRID

STORAGE

Performance, Availability and Scale

for Any SAN and NAS Workload

in Your Environment

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TECHNICAL SPECS

SYSTEM CAPACITIES

Data listed in the table refers to a single 6U NST6000 Appliance unless indicated otherwise

NST6530

NST6000 System Form Factor NST6000 Controllers NST6000 Vault Protection Modules

6U 2 x 2U = 4U 2 x 1U = 2U NST6000 System CPU

Type | Cores 12 per ControllerXeon | 24 Cores NST6000 System Memory (DRAM)

Basic| Premium 96 GB | 192 GB per Controller192 GB | 384 GB FASTier Fault Tolerant

Write Cache Capacity 64 GB Mirrored Capacity in System32 GB FASTier Read Cache Capacity

Standard | Maximum 4.4 TB | 9.2 TB

Maximum FASTier

Read Cache Devices Up to 46 Read Cache Devices FASTier

Read Cache Types 200, 400, 800GB eMLC | 100, 200GB SLC

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TECHNICAL SPECS

CONNECTIVITY

Data listed in the table refers to a single 2U NST6000 Controller unless indicated otherwise

NST6530 NST6000 Host Connectivity

1GbE I/O Embedded STANDARD CONFIGURATION

4 – port 1GbE 1 is management. 1 is reserved. 10 GbE I/O PCIe Card

STANDARD CONFIGURATION (1) dual-port 10GbE PCIe Slots for Additional

Host Connectivity 2

1GbE PCIe Cards

OPTIONAL dual-port or quad-port 1GbE 10GbE PCIe Cards

OPTIONAL dual-port 10GbE

8 Gb/s FC I/O PCIe Cards

OPTIONAL dual-port or quad-port 8Gb

1GbE I/O Ports 2 to 10

10GbE I/O Ports 2 to 6

8 Gb/s FC I/O Ports 0 to 8

NST6000 SAS Storage Connectivity: Nexsan E-Series V Arrays

6 Gb/s SAS STANDARD CONFIGURATION

# of SAS Ports _{Total SAS Bandwidth = 144 Gb/s.}6 ports. 4 lanes (links) per port. PCIe Card Type _{(1) quad-port}(1) dual-port Nexsan E-Series V Storage

# of RAID Arrays | Expansion Units

3 E-Series V Arrays 6 Expansion Units

9 Total E-Series 6 Gb/s SAS Switch

OPTIONAL 16 Mini-SAS wide ports4 lanes (links) per port

NST6000 SAS Storage Connectivity: Nexsan NST224X Enclosure

6 Gb/s SAS STANDARD CONFIGURATION

# of SAS Ports _{Total SAS Bandwidth = 144 Gb/s.}6 ports. 4 lanes (links) per port. PCIe Card Type _{(1) quad-port}(1) dual-port Nexsan NST224X

Number of Enclosures Up to 9. 6 Gb/s SAS Switch

OPTIONAL 16 Mini-SAS wide ports4 SAS lanes per port

Figure 2 NST6530 with Nexsan E-Series SAS Storage Arrays in a 42U rack.

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TECHNICAL SPECS

SYSTEM STORAGE CAPACITY

Data listed in the table refers to a single 6U NST6000 Appliance unless indicated otherwise. Additional capacities are available for the NL-SAS HDDs and Performance-SAS HDDs listed below.

NST6530 NST6000 SAS Storage Connectivity: Nexsan E-Series V Array

Nexsan E-Series V RAID Array Number of Head Units

STANDARD CONFIG 3 E-Series Arrays 6 Expansion Units 9 Total E-Series

WITH SAS SWITCH 7 E-Series Arrays 14 Expansion Units 21 Total E-Series E-Series V Arrays Types Available E18: 18 3.5” drives in 2U E48: 48 3.5” drives in 4U E60: 60 3.5” drives in 4U E-Series V Expansion Units

Types Available

E18X: 18 3.5” drives in 2U E48X: 48 3.5” drives in 4U E60X: 60 3.5” drives in 4U Max 3.5" NL-SAS HDD Capacity

Based on use of E60 and E60X Number HDD | Capacity @ 4TB/HDD

STANDARD CONFIG 540 NL-SAS Drives

2,160 TB

WITH SAS SWITCH 1260 NL-SAS Drives

5,040 TB Max 3.5" Performance-SAS HDD Capacity

Based on use of E60 and E60X Number HDD | Capacity @ 600GB/HDD

STANDARD CONFIG 540 SAS Drives

324 TB

WITH SAS SWITCH 1260 SAS Drives

756 TB

NST6000 SAS Storage Connectivity: Nexsan NST224X Enclosure

HDD 2.5" 10K

Performance SAS HDDs

Number of NST224X Enclosures Up to 9. 24 HDDs / Enclosure. Max Performance - SAS HDD Capacity

Number HDD | Capacity @ 1.2 TB/HDD 216 Drives | 259.2TB

eMLC SSDs

Number of NST224X Enclosures Up to 9. 24 SSDs / Enclosure. Max External SSD Capacity

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TECHNICAL SPECS

SYSTEM STORAGE SERVICES

Data listed in the table refers to a single 6U NST6000 Appliance unless indicated otherwise

NST6530

Client Support Linux, OS X, Unix, Windows_{ESXi, Hyper-V, XenServer} Storage Services Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS, _{SMB, FTP}

Maximum Single File Size 16 TB

Max NFS Shares 512

Max CIFS Shares 512

Max Snapshots Per Share 2,048

Maximum LUN Size 64 TB

Max LUNs Per Target 255

System Max LUNs 255 - Fibre Channel_{1,024 - iSCSI}

Max Snapshots per LUN 2,048

ENVIRONMENTALS. DIMENSIONS.

Data listed in the table refers to single 2U NST6000 Controller unless indicated otherwise

NST6530

Operating Temperature 10-35C, 50-95F Operating Humidity 20-95% (non-condensing)

U of Rack Space 2U

Height 3.5in, 8.76cm Width 17.2in, 43.8cm Depth 27.87in, 70.78cm Weight >40lbs, >18.1Kg # hot swappable power supplies 2 Maximum Power/Controller Node < 430 W

Voltage, Frequency

Voltage (110): 90-132V; Frequency 47-63 Hz

Voltage (220): 180-246V; Frequency 47-63 Hz

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VAULT PROTECTION MODULE

SYSTEM STORAGE SERVICES

Data listed in the table refers to a single NST6000 Vault Protection Module unless indicated otherwise

NST6000 Vault Protection Module

DIMENSIONS 120 V 230 V

Dimensions (H x W x D, inches) 1.7 (1U) x 17.2 x 21.8 1.7 (1U) x 17.2 x 21.8 Dimensions (H x W x D, mm) 43.2 x 438 x 554 43.2 x 438 x 554

Weight (kg) 20.0 19.36

Weight (lbs) 44.1 42.7

BATTERY

Battery Description Sealed. Lead-acid. Maintenance free.

Battery Management Battery life management and advanced warning for battery replacement

ELECTRICAL 120 V 230 V

Input / Output Connections Input: (1) NEMA 5-15P; Output: (5) _{NEMA 5-15R} Input: (1) C14; Output: (6) C13 Input / Output Nominal Voltage 120V (adjustable to 100/120/125 V) 230V (adjustable to 200/208/220/230/240 V)

Input / Output Frequency 50 / 60 Hz 50 / 60 Hz

On Utility Voltage Regulation 102 – 132 V 102 – 132 V

On Battery Voltage Regulation - 10% - + 6% of Nominal - 10% - + 6% of Nominal COMMUNICATIONS

User Interface LCD Graphical Display

LEDs Load protected, on battery and fault

Communication Card Slots One Slot

OTHER

RoHS Compliance Yes

Heat Dissipation (BTU) Line: 113, Battery 714

Audible Noise < 45 dB at 1 meter

Operating Temperature 0-40C, 32-104F

Performance – Safety – EMC UL 1778, UL497A

Safety Markings cULus, CE

EMC Markings IEC 62040-2 C1-C2 / EN 55024 / CISPR22 Class B / FCC part 15 Class B

Storage Temperature -15 – 40C, 5-10F

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FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Complete host connectivity in a single system and software stack: Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS, SMB and FTP. NST6000 provides fully unified storage with no need to administer discrete tasks, code bases and separate licenses.

Application-friendly: Flexible read/write I/O acceleration tier, customizable to the needs of the Pools, LUNs or Shares presented to Hosts. NST6000's FASTier acceleration technology increases storage I/O performance, lowers latency and extends the life of SSDs.

Smart, practical use of solid-state technology: Fault-tolerant DRAM delivers the highest write caching performance possible and enterprise-class SSDs accelerate read I/O performance. NST6000's hybrid storage solution optimizes the use of solid-state technology for maximum effectiveness.

High-performance continuous availability: Powerful active/active controllers linked together via a high-speed backplane provide up to 700,000 IOPs and non-disruptive failover. NST6000's mirrored write cache with cache vaulting ensures the highest levels of performance and availability. Combined with active/active RAID controllers within the underlying E-Series storage, NST6000 provides high availability storage that can scale up to 5 petabytes.

Adaptable storage infrastructure: Use SSDs, Performance-SAS HDDs and NL-SAS HDDs to meet varying storage requirements. NST6000 is a unified hybrid storage platform that can be customized and deployed for performance-oriented workloads, capacity-oriented workloads, or deploy both performance and capacity tiers within the same system. With the non-disruptive addition of FASTier or new disk enclosures, performance and capacity can be independently scaled.

Intuitive single-pane management: Interface and set-up assistants designed for the IT generalist. For advanced users the management software offers a command line interface for scripting. NST6000's E-Centre GUI provides a single view to manage file and block traffic while leveraging various types of storage media.

ABOUT IMATION

Imation is a global data storage and information security company. Imation’s Nexsan portfolio features solid-state optimized unified hybrid storage systems, secure automated archive solutions and high-density enterprise storage arrays. For more information, visit www.imation.com/nexsan.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Block – Fibre Channel, iSCSI

• File – NFS, CIFS, SMB and FTP

• NestOS storage operating system

• FASTier Acceleration Technology

• Multi-Core Xeon CPUs

• Fault-tolerant DRAM

• Enterprise-class eMLC SSD or SLC SSD

• Scalable up to 5 PB (using NL-SAS HDDs)

• Scalable up to 756 TB (using Performance-SAS HDDs)

• Compact 2U NST224X SAS enclosures

• Efficient E-Series V SAS storage arrays and expansion units