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Trademarks
©2010PROMISETechnology,Inc.AllRightsReserved.PROMISE,thePROMISElogo,VTrak,SmartStor,SuperTrak,
FastTrak,VessRAID,Vess,PerfectPATH,PerfectRAID,SATA150,ULTRA133VTrakS3000,BackTrak,HyperCache,
HyperCacheR,HyperCacheW,DeltaScanandGreenRAIDareregisteredorpendingtrademarksofPROMISE
Technology,Inc.intheU.S.andothercountries.Allothertrademarks
arethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.
ThisdocumentiscreatedasareferenceguideforPromiseTechnology’spartnersspecializedinvideosurveillance
areas.Thedocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
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TableofContents
Copyright................................................................................................................................................2
Trademarks ............................................................................................................................................2
TableofContents ............................................................................................................................................3
1GeneralInformation .....................................................................................................................................5
1.1SurveillanceMarketTrend ......................................................................................................................5
1.1.1ExecutiveSummary .........................................................................................................................5
1.1.2ReadytoGoIP?...............................................................................................................................5
1.1.3MegapixelandHDCamera ..............................................................................................................6
1.2SurveillanceinaTotalSolution................................................................................................................7
1.2.1YourReliableStorageforSurveillance ...............................................................................................7
1.2.2ComprehensiveProductCoverageforVideoSurveillance....................................................................7
1.2.3VideoSurveillanceStorageProductLineup ........................................................................................8
2AboutPROMISE............................................................................................................................................9
2.1QuickFactsaboutPROMISE ....................................................................................................................9
2.1.1Introduction....................................................................................................................................9
2.1.2TechnologyMilestones ....................................................................................................................9
2.1.3CoreTechnologySuperiorRAIDTechnology ..................................................................................11
2.1.4Product&SolutionCoverage..........................................................................................................12
2.2PROMISEQualitySystem ......................................................................................................................15
2.2.1ISOCertifications...........................................................................................................................15
2.2.2PhaseGateDevelopmentProcesses................................................................................................15
2.2.3EndtoEndQualityOwnership ........................................................................................................15
3SMBStoragesforMidrangeVideoSurveillance ............................................................................................16
3.1ProductIntroduction ............................................................................................................................16
3.1.1VessFamilyOverview ....................................................................................................................16
3.1.2ProductSeries...............................................................................................................................16
3.1.3ProductLineupMatrix ...................................................................................................................17
3.2SystemFeaturesandHighlights.............................................................................................................18
3.2.1RAIDStorageSystem .....................................................................................................................18
3.2.2FeaturesandHighlights.................................................................................................................18
3.3ProductPictures...................................................................................................................................21
3.3.1VessRAIDSystemFrontViews.........................................................................................................21
3.3.2VessRAIDFCSeriesRearViews .......................................................................................................21
3.3.3VessRAIDiSCSISeriesRearViews ....................................................................................................21
3.3.4VessRAIDSASSeriesRearViews .....................................................................................................21
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3.3.5VessRAIDSystemFrontBezels ........................................................................................................21
3.3.6VessRAIDPowerSupplyUnits.........................................................................................................22
3.3.7VessRAIDBattery(2cell)BackupModule........................................................................................22
3.3.8VessRAIDDriveCarrier...................................................................................................................22
3.3.9CLIInterface .................................................................................................................................22
3.3.10WebbasedManagementSoftware(WebPAMPROe)......................................................................22
4Warranty....................................................................................................................................................23
4.1LimitedWarranty .................................................................................................................................23
4.2DisclaimerofOtherWarranties .............................................................................................................23
5SpareParts.................................................................................................................................................24
5.1SparePartsList ....................................................................................................................................24
5.2SparePartsWarranty ...........................................................................................................................27
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1GeneralInformation
1.1SurveillanceMarketTrend
1.1.1ExecutiveSummary
Itsallaboutyoursecurity.Whetherproperty,assets,orevenpeople’slives,weat
PROMISEunderstandthatyousellsecurityandinvideosurveillancesecuritymeans
100%reliability.Thiscanonlybeachievedbyfindingtherightsolutionfortheright
customer.So,howdoyouensurethatyoudeliverthebestpackages?Itsabig
questionwhendealingwithabewilderingarrayofsurveillancepackagesthatincludehost
recordingsystemslikeDVRorNVR,cameras,storagearraysandoperatingsoftwarewith
technicalsupport.Therearesomanychoicesthatfindingananswercanseem
impossible.Whatkindofcameraisgoodforhomeuse?Andhowmanycamerasdo
weneedintheoffice?IsH.264orMPEG4compressedvideoevidencerecognizedbylaw?
Andwhichprotocolbestfitsvideorecording?SCSI?GigabitEthernet?eSATA?Or
USB?
1.1.2ReadytoGoIP?
Itsahottopicrightnow.IPbasedcamerasareblushingundertheattention.Currently,
onseminars,forums,webinarsandblogs,thequestionringsoutonwhetherit’sworththe
initialinvestmentforbusinessestogoIP.Butthey’rethefutureandtheyknowit.Frost
&Sullivan,aleadingbusinessresearchandconsultingfirm,estimatedtheIPsurveillance
marketat$1.4billionin2008and$6.5billionin2012withacompoundannualgrowth
rateof47percentfor200512,andthistrendshowsnosignsofabating.
IPVideoMarkt.infoalsoindicatedanimportantmarketshiftforthe videosurveillancein
March,2010whileinthelast6monthsIPvideosaleshavereboundedandCCTVanalog
salescontinuestodecline.Thisisinfactanimportantmarketindicatorthatmoreand
morefielddistributors,integr atorsandinstallersarewillingtobuy,sell,andplanIP
solutionsinvideosurveillance.
BelowisthevisualfromIPVideoMarket.infoafterexaminingrecentfinancialstatements
worldwide.
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Asinalltechnologicalwalksoflife,digitalisrapidlytakingoveranalogueinthe
surveillanceindustry.IPbasedcamerasaregainingpopularity.H.264/AVChasalready
becomethemainstreamdatacompressiontechnology.Andnetworkinfrastructureisset
tobeking.ChoosinganIPbasedsolutionmeansfindingabetterwa yinthebeginning.
1.1.3MegapixelandHDCamera
Anumberofmanufacturershavebeguntopromotemegapixelcamerasbusinessasit
representsmoreprofitandcompetitiveadvantagecomparedtoanalog.Whileanalog
camerashavenomorethan400,000pixels,allmegapixelcameras(includingHD)have
onemillionormorepixels.HDisatypeofmegapixelcamera.AllHDcamerasare
megapixelbutnotallmegapixelcamerasareHD.
Therearesomekeydifferentiatorstoidentifyboth,buttheeasiestoneisthevideo
formateachcanpresent.HDvideoformatis1920x1080or1280x720whilemegapixel
videoformatcanbenumerous.Thereisnoclearcuttellingwhichoneisbetterbecause
asinavarietyofdeploymentenvironmentseverythingdepends.Itdependsonthe
applicationwheresomereallyneedhigherframeratesbutsomedonot.Onethingin
clearforsureisthatthey’rebothflashingunderthespotlightinverticals.
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1.2SurveillanceinaTotalSolution
1.2.1YourReliableStorageforSurveillance
Videosurveillance’sgoalistohelppeoplesafeguardtheirproperties,assets,andlife
safety.Thecommonchallengeinallvideosurveillancedeployments,eitherlargeor
small,isnotonlytodecideproperinterconnectedcomponentsrequiredforrecordingbut
alsofindappropriatedatastorageswhereallsurveillancevideocanbekeptinasecured
databaseforlaterretrievalandreview.Onceanincidentstrik es,awellpreservedvideo
archivecanprovideenoughanalyticalvisibilitytotheviewerstoprofileanddetailall
possiblesecuritythreatsthathadoccurredinwidespreadsurveillancecheckpoints.Itis
thereforeimportanttorealizethatstorageisnotsimplyaspaceprovidedtostorevideo
stream,butasafedatacenterinwhichreliabilityandcapabilitygreatlymatterswhenit
comestosurveillancevideoprotection.
1.2.2ComprehensiveProductCoverageforVideoSurveillance
PROMISETechnologyhasdesignedandmanufacturedsophisticatedRAIDsolutionsfor
morethan21years.Cateringtosmall,midsize,andlargescalevideosurveillance
requirements,ourprofoundknowledgeanddedicationmeansthatwecanproduce
storagerequirementsforalllevelsofneed.Forentryleveluserswecanprovide
comprehensivestoragesolutions,includingNASandDASappliancesfor1to16camera
installationbases.ForSMBs,weofferhostbasedRAIDcontrollersforinternaland
externaldiskdriveconnectionsfrom16to64cameras.Andforlargescaleenterprises
wecandeployhighavailablestandaloneRAIDsubsystemsformorethanthousandsof
networkedcameras.Assuchsurveillanceintegratorsandinstallerswhowanttohavea
singleumbrellastoragesolutionabletostreamlineacontrolofvideodatamanagement,
PROMISEcanpromisetomeetallyourneeds.
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1.2.3VideoSurveillanceStorageProductLineup
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2AboutPROMISE
2.1QuickFactsaboutPROMISE
2.1.1Introduction
FoundedinSanJose,CA,USAin1988
EstablishedTaiwanofficein1991,andlistedinTaiwanStockExchangein2002
(3057.TW)
22YearsexperienceinRAIDstoragefield
Shipped16millionPROMISERAIDcoreworldwide(includingRAIDchip,RAID
Controllercards,SubsystemandSoftwarelicense)
Worldwideoffices:USA,Taiwan,China,Japan,Netherlands,Germany,ItalyandUK
Over450employeesworldwide,over40%R&D
2.1.2TechnologyMilestones
Ittakesauniquevisiontobecomeamarketleader.Astheworld’sleadingRAIDsolutions
provider,thePROMISEvisionbeganwiththerecognitionthatbycombininghardware,
software,firmwareandverticalapplications’designcapabilityinhouse,PROMISEcould
morerapidlydeliverversatiledatastoragesolutions.Thismarkettransformationcoupled
withourtechnologicalinnovationshascontinuedthroughoutour20+yearlegacyinthe
globalstoragemarket.
PROMISEhasalwaysbeenapioneerthatcreatednumerousworldfirstswithleading
marketshareinthestorageindustry.Withnewstoragetechnologiescontinuallyevolving
andreshapingthemarkettrend,PROMISEisalwaysabletobringthatessenceintoour
solutionsandbenefitourusersthroughprofessionalevaluationandstrongexecution.
2010
FC/iSCSItoSAS/SATARAID6externalstoragesystem(VessRAID1000fSeries)
2009
SAStoSAS/SATARAID6externalstoragesystem(VessRAID1000sSeries)
iSCSItoSAS/SATARAID6externalstoragesystem(VessRAID1000iSeries)
SOHONASandDASStorageAnnouncement(SmartStorNS4600andDS4600)
2008
VTrakEClassRAIDSubsystemsQualifiedforMacOSXandFinalCutStudio
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2bayNASStorageAnnouncement(SmartStorNS2300N)
2007
3
rd
generationiSCSItoSATA3Gexternalstoragesystem(VTrakMClass)
FCtoSAS/SATA3GEnterpriseClassRAID(VTrakEClass)
4xSASwidetoSAS/SATA3GEnterpriseClassRAID(VTrakEClass)
4bayNASStorageCertifiedbyDigitalLivingNetworkAlliance,DLNA(SmartStorNS4300N)
2006
4xSASwidetoSAS/SATA3GEnterpriseClassJBOD(VTrakJClass)
2005
2ndgenerationiSCSItoSATA3Gexternalstoragesystem(VTrakMClass)
FCtoSATA3Gexternalstoragesystem(VTrakMClass)
SATA3GHBAs
2004
SATAcontrollers‐RAIDandnonRAID
15drivebayiSCSItoSATARAID5externalstoragesystem(VTrak15200)
SerialATA1.5Gwithextensionand3GRAIDcontrollers
2003
SATAcontrollers‐RAIDandnonRAID
World’ sfirstSATARAID5cardshippedbyOEM(Fas tTrakS150SX4)15drivebaySCSItoSATARAID5
externalstoragesystem
2001
UltraATA/133controllers
World’sfirstATA/133RAIDcontrollers
8drivebaySCSItoATARAID5externalDAS(UltraTrak)
2000
UltraATA/100controllers
ATA/100RAID0/1/10card(FastTrak100)
RAID5card(SuperTrak100)
1999
UltraATA/66drivecontrollers
ATA/66RAID0/1/10card(FastTrak66)World’sfirstATARAID5card(SuperTrak66)
1997
Introducedworld’sfirstATARAID0/1/10card(FastTrak®)
ATA/33controllerbreaks8.4GBbarrier
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2.1.3CoreTechnologySuperiorRAIDTechnology
AttheheartofthePROMISEproductsandsolutionsisacommonreliableRAIDengine.
Eachoftheseexternalstorageproducts,aswithallPROMISERAIDproducts,ispowered
bythePROMISERAIDengine.ThisRAIDenginehasbeendevelopedbyPROMISEto
deliverprovenperformance,reliability,andstability.
Thecentraltechnologythatcontrolshowastoragedeviceseesasetofharddrivesand
stores,retrieves,andprotectsthedataonthem.Byputtingthissameenterpriseclass
performancetechnologyattheheartofallofourproducts,weguaranteeexcellence.Our
commitmenttoprovidingcosteffectivequality,reliabilityandsupportensuresthatusers
aroundtheworldknowthattheirdataissafe,continuouslyavailableandopento
multipleapplications,fromdatacentertestandproductiontosecuritysurveillance,from
audio/videoeditingtodigitalhomeentertainment.
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2.1.4Product&SolutionCoverage
VTrak
EnterpriseStoragewithFiberChannelSASoriSCSIconnections
ThePROMISEVTrakEClassRAIDsubs ystemisa
HighAvailabilityRAIDsolutiondevelopedto
meettheneedsofenterprisesusingmission
criticalandcreativeapplications.Enterprise
customersthatrequirethehighestlevelsofperformanceandavailabilitycanchoosefrom
ourVTrakstoragesubsystemswhichoffereithercompleteendtoendSASbasedRAIDand
JBODsolutionsforDASconnectivityoraFibreChannelbasedsolutionforSANbased
storage.TheVTrakEClasssupportsActiveActive,dualcontrollerandfailovercapabilities,
whichassuresenterpriseusersa“nosinglepointoffailurestorageenvironment.
Moreover,theVTrakEClasstrulyshinesinvideoenvironmentsbydeliveringconsistent
lowlatencyperformancewithoutframedropping.Whenusedinfilmandvideo
postproduction,userscanscaleperformanceandcapacitytosupportlargescale,
uncompressedHDworkflows.
VessRAID
SMBStoragewithSASoriSCSIconnectors
VessRAIDstoragesubsystemsprovidesmallto
mediumbusinessandorganizationsofallsizesa
costeffectivewaytokeepdataonlinelonger,whileallowingfast
accessandreliabledataprotection.TheVessRAIDstoragesystem
isabletohand letoday'shighcapacitystoragerequirementsforvideosurveillance,
unstructureddata,disktodiskbackupandstillmeetthestrenuousbackuprequirements
necessaryforbusinesscontinuity.
WithitslowcostexpansioncapabilitiesandacompleteproductlineupinFC,iSCSIand
SAShostinterfaces,theVessRAIDsystemisidealforanyindustryconfrontingtheneedto
provideareliable,energyefficientandsecuremethodforthelongtermstorageof
data. ForbusinessrequiringconnectionthroughputtheFiberChannelseriesprovides
bestofbreedfeaturesovercompetitivesolutionsasitnotonlydelivershighperformance
valuebutalsoflexiblyaccommodatesblockandfilebaseddatatransferasaunified
storagesystemforvariedbusinessormissioncriticalapplications. TheSASseriesis
designedtosatisfydiversebackupneedsandverticalapplicationswhi l etheiSCSIseries
featuresIPSANdeploymentsusingblocklevelfiletransfer,whichispracticalforvarious
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IPbasedapplications.
AllVessRAIDscomewithourinnovativeOnePlugAutoService(OPAS).ThroughoneUSB
stick,customerscandoautoscriptconfigurationforminimalinstallationfuss,hasslefree
firmwareupgrading,andsystemmaintenance,diagnosticsandtroubleshooting.The
VessRAIDfamilyalsofeaturesGreenRAID™,anenergyefficient80PLUSpowersupplythat
allowsthesystemtopoweronfromstandbymodetorunuserscheduled taskssuchas
backupsandarchivesbyleveragingitscomprehensivepowerschedulingcapabilities.This
reducesyourcostsandenvironmentalfootprintbyallowingsystemdowntimewithout
compromisingyouroperations.VessRAID’sgreenfeaturescanprovideannualcostsavings
ofupto70%overcompetitivesolutions.
SuperTrak/FastT r ak
RAIDController/Server,WorkstationandDesktop
PROMISEhasbeentheleadingbrandofHBA
markettoworldwideTier1OEMcustomersfor
morethan15years.Forsystembuilders,
PROMISEoffersacompletelineofstorageHBAsfordesktops,
workstationsandenterpriseclassservers.Fromsingletomultipledrives,NonRAIDto
RAID,3Gb/sto6Gb/s,PROMISEcanoff eraproducttomeetyourcapacity,performance,
dataprotectionandavailabilityneeds.
SmartStor
NASandDAS/SOHOStorageandDigitalHome
ForbothSOHOandHome
applications,theSmartStorNAS
andDASproductlinesoffer
comprehensivesolutions.OurNAS
rangecomeswithDLNAcertification,guaranteeing
totalinteroperabilitybetweenyourvariousmediadevices.Thismeansthatyoucanaccess
moviesandmusicstoredontheNASdirectlyfr omyourHDTV,gameconsoleorHiFi
system.Whatsmore,familiescanremotelyshareallmediatypesacrosstheIn ternet,
evenonmobiledevices,suchasiPhones.Andbusinessescansafelyaccessandsharevital
datawithouttherisksoflosingportablestoragedevices.BothNASandDASarepowered
bythesamePROMISERAIDenginethatdeliversexcellenceacrossourrange.Thismeans
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thatyourdataissafeandthatthesystemsarefullyexpandable.
EmbeddedRAIDSolution
CustomizableRAIDonMotherboard(ROMB)solution
PROMISESoftwareRAIDwasconsideredasanaffordableandreliable
approachtoaddressentrylevelRAIDneeds.NowwithCPUmoving
intohighspeed,multicoresarchitecture,thetraditional
performanceboundarybetweenSoftwareRAIDandIOPRAIDis
graduallydisappearing.BycombiningbothSoftwareandIOPRAID
intoanew“Hybrid”mode,PROMISEhascreatedthenewinnovative
approachformanufactureslookingforthebestSoftwareROMB
solutiononserverboardswithoutcompromisingRAIDperformance,qualityandreliability.
BasedonthesameRAIDcoretechnology,PROMISEisabletoassistsystemboard
manufacturesdesignanddeliverdesktopsystemsthathaveIOPlevelRAIDperformance
withSoftwareRAIDcost.
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2.2PROMISEQualitySystem
2.2.1ISOCertifications
PromiseTechnologyisISO9001:2008andISO14001:2004certifiedfordesignand
manufacturing.ISOcertificationsensurethatweeffectivelymanagethedefinition,design,
test,launch,manufactureandserviceofourstorageproducts.
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2.2.2PhaseGateDevelopmentProcesses
Promiseusesindustrystandardphasegatedevelopmentandtestprocesses.These
processesensuretheproductpassesridgedstandardsbeforeexitingeachdevelopment
phase.Technicalandbusinessreviewsoccurateachphasetoguaranteetheproductis
readytomoveahead.Promise’sphasegateprocessdelivershighquality,costeffective
storagesystemstoourcustomers.
2.2.3EndtoEndQualityOwnership
ThePromiseQualityOrganizationisasinglepointofownershipforallaspectsofdelivered
Quality.FromthedefinitionoftheISOprocessesusedtodesignanddeliverandtest
products,tosupplierandmanufacturingquality,includingqualitysystems,thevoiceof
thecustomerisrepresentedthroughtheQualityOrganization.
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3SMBStoragesforMidrangeVideoSurveillance
3.1ProductIntroduction
3.1.1VessFamilyOverview
VessRAIDFCRAIDStorageSystems
FiberChannel’sdominanceforapplicationsrequiringhighsubstantialbandwidthinthe
marketstillremainshighasitprovidesimprovedapplicationresponsetimes,increased
throughputandofcoursedatauptimereliability.Forbusinessesthatarealways
committedtouseFiberChannelstoragenetwork,VessRAIDallowsthemtoupgradetheir
existingdatastorageinfrastructuresatlowercosts.Bestofall,theproductisaunified
networkedstoragedesignthatsupportsfileandblockleveldatatransferviaIPandFiber
Channelports.ThemultiprotocolsupportVessRAIDisaunifiedplatformmaking
networkattachedstorage(NAS)andstorageareanetwork(FCandiSCSI)datatransport
possibleinonesystem.
VessRAIDiSCSIRAIDStorageSystems
iSCSIashostinterfaceforstoragesystemsbecomemoreandmorepopular.FouriSCSI
channelsmakesitpossibletotransferblockdatabetweenserversandVessRAIDstorage
systemsviafourEthernetLANlinessimultaneously.ThisbandwidthmakesVessRAID
idealforusinginStorageAreaNetworks(SANs)aswellascentralizedstoragesystemfor
severalserversorotheriSCSItargets,likecameras.VessRAIDiSCSIsystemssupportalso
NetworkAttachedStorage(NAS)functionality.Withfour1GigabitEthernetinterfaces
thestoragesystemswillbeboundedintoanexistingnetworkandofferahugefilesystem
toWindows,LinuxandAppleusers.
VessRAIDSASRAIDStorageSystems
SerialAttachedSCSIinterfaces(SAS)arethetechnologicalfolloweroftheprovenparallel
SCSIinterfaceandistoday‘sstandardforhighperformanceconnectivitybetweenhost
serversandstoragesystems.VessRAIDstoragesystemsoffersdual(two)hostinterfaces
eachwithupto1.2GB/sdatatransferrate.
3.1.2ProductSeries
VessRAIDSeries
PromiseVessRAIDSAS/SATAexternalstoragesubsystemsoff erthreehostinterfaces
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availableinFC,iSCSIandSAS.
VessRAID1000fseriesproductfeaturestwoportsofFiberChannel8GbpsandtwoportsofGigabit
Ethernetinarobust3U/16formfactor.
VessRAID1000sseriesproductsareprovidedintwoformfactors1x40sfor3U/16drivesand1x30s
for2U/12drives.
VessRAID1000iseriesproductsoff erthreeformfactors1x40ifor3U/16drives,1x30ifor2U/12
drivesand1x20ifor2U/8drives.
AllVessRAIDproductsutilizePromise’shighperformanceV4RAIDenginewithrobust
errorhandlingfeaturestoensurehighdatareliabilityandavailability.
VessJBODSeries
PromiseVessJBODSAS/SATAexternalstorageenclosurecontainstwoformfactors
(3U16bayand2U12bay).
VessJBOD1000seriesproductsareprovidedintwoformfactors1x40for3U/16drivesand1x30for
2U/12drives.
3.1.3ProductLineupMatrix
*Initiatorstillrunsat3Gb/smode
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3.2SystemFeaturesandHighlights
3.2.1RAIDStorageSystem
FCSANstoragewithtwoportsofFiberChannel8GbpsandtwoportsofGigabit
Ethernetinterfacesformultipleprotocolsaccess
iSCSISANstorageviafourportsofGigabitEthernetforblocklevelstoragearea
networkstorageandfilelevelnetworkattachedstorage
DirectAttachedStoragewithdualhostinterfacesofserialattachedSCSI
OffersacomprehensiveandcosteffectivestoragesolutionforSMBstoenhance
businesspotentialsatalowerpricepointwhileimprovingoverallITcapitaland
operationalefficiency.
2U/3Urackmountversions
3.2.2FeaturesandHighlights
VessRAID1000fSeries
Perfectfor256to512surveillancecamerarange
Upto1300MB/ssequentialbandwidth
SAS/SATA6Gb/s*or3Gb/sdrivesupportinarobust3Uchassis
DualportFC8GbanddualportiSCSI1GbEthernetaccesswithlinkaggregationand
jumboframessupport
FCP,iSCSI,SMB/CIFS,NFS,FTPsupport
FiledprovenRAID0,1,1E,3,5,6,10,30,50,60
WakeonLANandAutoRestartoncepowerresumesaft erblackout
SurveillanceVideoDataRemoteReplication:ClienttoHostVolumeClone,
BoxtoBoxMirror
USBserviceforeasymanagementandmaintenance:systeminforetrieval,firmware
upgrading,quickinstallation,andpasswordresetting
UPSsupportviaUSB
EnergySavings:Dual80PLUSpowersupply,MAID2.0fulllevel,AdvancedPower
Schedulingenablesscheduledpowerusage
MicrosoftActiveDirectorySupport
Scaleupto112HardDiskDrivethroughVessJBODExpansionunits
EmbeddedwebbasedmanagementGUIviaEthernetWebP AMPROe
PerfectRAIDandPredictiveDataMigrationtechnologyforrobusterrorhandling
andrecoveryperfectforsurveillancevideodataprotection
WakeonSASsupport(VessJBOD)
VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide
For Video Surveillance Applications
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*Initiatorstillrunsat3Gb/smode
DownloadVessRAID1000fSeriesDatasheet
VessRAID1000iSeries
Perfectfor64to128surveillancecamerarange
Upto250MB/ssequentialbandwidth
SAS/SATA6Gb/s*or3Gb/sdrivesupportinarobust2Uor3Uchassis
Quadport1GbEthernetaccesswithlinkaggregationandjumboframessupport
iSCSI,SMB,CIFS,NFS,andFTPsupport
FiledprovenRAID0,1,1E,3,5,6,10,30,50,60
WakeonLANandAutoRestartoncepowerresumesaft erblackout
SurveillanceVideoDataRemoteReplication:ClienttoHostVolumeClone,
BoxtoBoxMirror
USBserviceforeasymanagementandmaintenance:systeminforetrieval,firmware
upgrading,quickinstallation,andpasswordresetting
UPSsupportviaUSB
EnergySavings:Single/Dual80PLUSpowersupply,MAID2.0fulllevel,Advanced
PowerSchedulingenablesscheduledpowerusage
MicrosoftActiveDirectorySupport
Scaleupto112HardDiskDrivethroughVessJBODExpansionunits
EmbeddedwebbasedmanagementGUIviaEthernetWebP AMPROe
PerfectRAIDandPredictiveDataMigrationtechnologyforrobusterrorhandling
andrecoveryperfectforsurveillancevideodataprotection
WakeonSASsupport(VessJBOD)
*Initiatorstillrunsat3Gb/smode
DownloadVessRAID1000iSeriesDatasheet
VessRAID1000sSeries
Perfectfor128to256surveillancecamerarange
Upto900MB/ssequentialbandwidth
SAS/SATA6Gb/s*or3Gb/sdrivesupportinarobust2Uor3Uchassis
Dualport3GbSASwideaccess
FiledprovenRAID0,1,1E,3,5,6,10,30,50,60
WakeonLANandAutoRestartoncepowerresumesaft erblackout
USBserviceforeasymanagementandmaintenance:systeminforetrieval,firmware
upgrading,quickinstallation,andpasswordresetting
UPSsupportviaUSB
VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide
For Video Surveillance Applications
©2010PromiseTec hno lo g y,Inc.Allrightsreserved.
20
EnergySavings:Single/Dual80PLUSpowersupply,MAID2.0fulllevel,Advanced
PowerSchedulingenablesscheduledpowerusage
Scaleupto112HardDiskDrivethroughVessJBODExpansionunits
EmbeddedwebbasedmanagementGUIviaEthernetWebP AMPROe
PerfectRAIDandPredictiveDataMigrationtechnologyforrobusterrorhandling
andrecoveryperfectforsurveillancevideodataprotection
WakeonSASsupport(VessJBOD)
*Initiatorstillrunsat3Gb/smode
DownloadVessRAID1000sSeriesDatasheet
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