Promise Technology VessRAID 1000f Series Datasheet

Brand: Promise Technology

Model: VessRAID 1000f Series

Category: NAS & storage servers

Type: Datasheet

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essRAI

1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series

Product Guide

ForVideoSurveillanceApplications

www.PROMISE.com

Version:1.0

Date:2010.

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VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

For Video Surveillance Applications

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Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformwithouttheexpressed,written

permissionofPromiseTechnology,Inc.

Trademarks

©2010PROMISETechnology,Inc.AllRightsReserved.PROMISE,thePROMISElogo,VTrak,SmartStor,SuperTrak,

FastTrak,VessRAID,Vess,PerfectPATH,PerfectRAID,SATA150,ULTRA133VTrakS3000,BackTrak,HyperCache,

HyperCache‐R,HyperCache‐W,DeltaScanandGreenRAIDareregisteredorpendingtrademarksofPROMISE

Technology,Inc.intheU.S.andothercountries.Allothertrademarks

arethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.

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ThisdocumentiscreatedasareferenceguideforPromiseTechnology’spartnersspecializedinvideosurveillance

areas.Thedocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

For Video Surveillance Applications

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TableofContents

Copyright................................................................................................................................................2

Trademarks ............................................................................................................................................2

TableofContents ............................................................................................................................................3

1GeneralInformation .....................................................................................................................................5

1.1SurveillanceMarketTrend ......................................................................................................................5

1.1.1ExecutiveSummary .........................................................................................................................5

1.1.2ReadytoGoIP?...............................................................................................................................5

1.1.3MegapixelandHDCamera ..............................................................................................................6

1.2SurveillanceinaTotalSolution................................................................................................................7

1.2.1YourReliableStorageforSurveillance ...............................................................................................7

1.2.2ComprehensiveProductCoverageforVideoSurveillance....................................................................7

1.2.3VideoSurveillanceStorageProductLineup ........................................................................................8

2AboutPROMISE............................................................................................................................................9

2.1QuickFactsaboutPROMISE ....................................................................................................................9

2.1.1Introduction....................................................................................................................................9

2.1.2TechnologyMilestones ....................................................................................................................9

2.1.3CoreTechnology–SuperiorRAIDTechnology ..................................................................................11

2.1.4Product&SolutionCoverage..........................................................................................................12

2.2PROMISEQualitySystem ......................................................................................................................15

2.2.1ISOCertifications...........................................................................................................................15

2.2.2PhaseGateDevelopmentProcesses................................................................................................15

2.2.3EndtoEndQualityOwnership ........................................................................................................15

3SMBStoragesforMidrangeVideoSurveillance ............................................................................................16

3.1ProductIntroduction ............................................................................................................................16

3.1.1VessFamilyOverview ....................................................................................................................16

3.1.2ProductSeries...............................................................................................................................16

3.1.3ProductLineupMatrix ...................................................................................................................17

3.2SystemFeaturesandHighlights.............................................................................................................18

3.2.1RAIDStorageSystem .....................................................................................................................18

3.2.2FeaturesandHighlights.................................................................................................................18

3.3ProductPictures...................................................................................................................................21

3.3.1VessRAIDSystemFrontViews.........................................................................................................21

3.3.2VessRAIDFCSeriesRearViews .......................................................................................................21

3.3.3VessRAIDiSCSISeriesRearViews ....................................................................................................21

3.3.4VessRAIDSASSeriesRearViews .....................................................................................................21

VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

For Video Surveillance Applications

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3.3.5VessRAIDSystemFrontBezels ........................................................................................................21

3.3.6VessRAIDPowerSupplyUnits.........................................................................................................22

3.3.7VessRAIDBattery(2‐cell)BackupModule........................................................................................22

3.3.8VessRAIDDriveCarrier...................................................................................................................22

3.3.9CLIInterface .................................................................................................................................22

3.3.10Web‐basedManagementSoftware(WebPAMPROe)......................................................................22

4Warranty....................................................................................................................................................23

4.1LimitedWarranty .................................................................................................................................23

4.2DisclaimerofOtherWarranties .............................................................................................................23

5SpareParts.................................................................................................................................................24

5.1SparePartsList ....................................................................................................................................24

5.2SparePartsWarranty ...........................................................................................................................27

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VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

For Video Surveillance Applications

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1GeneralInformation

1.1SurveillanceMarketTrend

1.1.1ExecutiveSummary

It’sallaboutyoursecurity.Whetherproperty,assets,orevenpeople’slives,weat

PROMISEunderstandthatyousellsecurity–andinvideosurveillancesecuritymeans

100%reliability.Thiscanonlybeachievedbyfindingtherightsolutionfortheright

customer.So,howdoyouensurethatyoudeliverthebestpackages?It’sabig

questionwhendealingwithabewilderingarrayofsurveillancepackagesthatincludehost

recordingsystemslikeDVRorNVR,cameras,storagearraysandoperatingsoftwarewith

technicalsupport.Therearesomanychoicesthatfindingananswercanseem

impossible.Whatkindofcameraisgoodforhomeuse?Andhowmanycamerasdo

weneedintheoffice?IsH.264orMPEG4compressedvideoevidencerecognizedbylaw?

Andwhichprotocolbestfitsvideorecording?SCSI?GigabitEthernet?eSATA?Or

USB?

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1.1.2ReadytoGoIP?

It’sahottopicrightnow.IPbasedcamerasareblushingundertheattention.Currently,

onseminars,forums,webinarsandblogs,thequestionringsoutonwhetherit’sworththe

initialinvestmentforbusinessestogoIP.Butthey’rethefutureandtheyknowit.Frost

&Sullivan,aleadingbusinessresearchandconsultingfirm,estimatedtheIPsurveillance

marketat$1.4billionin2008and$6.5billionin2012withacompoundannualgrowth

rateof47percentfor2005‐12,andthistrendshowsnosignsofabating.

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IPVideoMarkt.infoalsoindicatedanimportantmarketshiftforthe videosurveillancein

March,2010whileinthelast6monthsIPvideosaleshavereboundedandCCTVanalog

salescontinuestodecline.Thisisinfactanimportantmarketindicatorthatmoreand

morefielddistributors,integr atorsandinstallersarewillingtobuy,sell,andplanIP

solutionsinvideosurveillance.

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BelowisthevisualfromIPVideoMarket.infoafterexaminingrecentfinancialstatements

worldwide.

VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

For Video Surveillance Applications

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Asinalltechnologicalwalksoflife,digitalisrapidlytakingoveranalogueinthe

surveillanceindustry.IP‐basedcamerasaregainingpopularity.H.264/AVChasalready

becomethemainstreamdatacompressiontechnology.Andnetworkinfrastructureisset

tobeking.ChoosinganIPbasedsolutionmeansfindingabetterwa yinthebeginning.

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1.1.3MegapixelandHDCamera

Anumberofmanufacturershavebeguntopromotemegapixelcamerasbusinessasit

representsmoreprofitandcompetitiveadvantagecomparedtoanalog.Whileanalog

camerashavenomorethan400,000pixels,allmegapixelcameras(includingHD)have

onemillionormorepixels.HDisatypeofmegapixelcamera.AllHDcamerasare

megapixelbutnotallmegapixelcamerasareHD.

Therearesomekeydifferentiatorstoidentifyboth,buttheeasiestoneisthevideo

formateachcanpresent.HDvideoformatis1920x1080or1280x720whilemegapixel

videoformatcanbenumerous.Thereisnoclearcuttellingwhichoneisbetterbecause

asinavarietyofdeploymentenvironmentseverythingdepends.Itdependsonthe

applicationwheresomereallyneedhigherframeratesbutsomedonot.Onethingin

clearforsureisthatthey’rebothflashingunderthespotlightinverticals.

VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

For Video Surveillance Applications

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1.2SurveillanceinaTotalSolution

1.2.1YourReliableStorageforSurveillance

Videosurveillance’sgoalistohelppeoplesafeguardtheirproperties,assets,andlife

safety.Thecommonchallengeinallvideosurveillancedeployments,eitherlargeor

small,isnotonlytodecideproperinterconnectedcomponentsrequiredforrecordingbut

alsofindappropriatedatastorageswhereallsurveillancevideocanbekeptinasecured

databaseforlaterretrievalandreview.Onceanincidentstrik es,awell‐preservedvideo

archivecanprovideenoughanalyticalvisibilitytotheviewerstoprofileanddetailall

possiblesecuritythreatsthathadoccurredinwidespreadsurveillancecheckpoints.Itis

thereforeimportanttorealizethatstorageisnotsimplyaspaceprovidedtostorevideo

stream,butasafedatacenterinwhichreliabilityandcapabilitygreatlymatterswhenit

comestosurveillancevideoprotection. 

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1.2.2ComprehensiveProductCoverageforVideoSurveillance

PROMISETechnologyhasdesignedandmanufacturedsophisticatedRAIDsolutionsfor

morethan21years.Cateringtosmall,midsize,andlargescalevideosurveillance

requirements,ourprofoundknowledgeanddedicationmeansthatwecanproduce

storagerequirementsforalllevelsofneed.Forentryleveluserswecanprovide

comprehensivestoragesolutions,includingNASandDASappliancesfor1to16camera

installationbases.ForSMBs,weofferhost‐basedRAIDcontrollersforinternaland

externaldiskdriveconnectionsfrom16to64cameras.Andforlargescaleenterprises

wecandeployhighavailablestandaloneRAIDsubsystemsformorethanthousandsof

networkedcameras.Assuchsurveillanceintegratorsandinstallerswhowanttohavea

singleumbrellastoragesolutionabletostreamlineacontrolofvideodatamanagement,

PROMISEcanpromisetomeetallyourneeds.

VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

For Video Surveillance Applications

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1.2.3VideoSurveillanceStorageProductLineup

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VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

For Video Surveillance Applications

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2AboutPROMISE

2.1QuickFactsaboutPROMISE

2.1.1Introduction

 FoundedinSanJose,CA,USAin1988

 EstablishedTaiwanofficein1991,andlistedinTaiwanStockExchangein2002

(3057.TW)

 22YearsexperienceinRAIDstoragefield

 Shipped16millionPROMISERAIDcoreworldwide(includingRAIDchip,RAID

Controllercards,SubsystemandSoftwarelicense)

 Worldwideoffices:USA,Taiwan,China,Japan,Netherlands,Germany,ItalyandUK

 Over450employeesworldwide,over40%R&D

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2.1.2TechnologyMilestones

Ittakesauniquevisiontobecomeamarketleader.Astheworld’sleadingRAIDsolutions

provider,thePROMISEvisionbeganwiththerecognitionthatbycombininghardware,

software,firmwareandverticalapplications’designcapabilityinhouse,PROMISEcould

morerapidlydeliverversatiledatastoragesolutions.Thismarkettransformationcoupled

withourtechnologicalinnovationshascontinuedthroughoutour20+yearlegacyinthe

globalstoragemarket.

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PROMISEhasalwaysbeenapioneerthatcreatednumerousworldfirstswithleading

marketshareinthestorageindustry.Withnewstoragetechnologiescontinuallyevolving

andreshapingthemarkettrend,PROMISEisalwaysabletobringthatessenceintoour

solutionsandbenefitourusersthroughprofessionalevaluationandstrongexecution.

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2010

 FC/iSCSI‐to‐SAS/SATARAID6externalstoragesystem(VessRAID1000fSeries)

2009

 SAS‐to‐SAS/SATARAID6externalstoragesystem(VessRAID1000sSeries)

 iSCSI‐to‐SAS/SATARAID6externalstoragesystem(VessRAID1000iSeries)

 SOHONASandDASStorageAnnouncement(SmartStorNS4600andDS4600)

2008

 VTrakE‐ClassRAIDSubsystemsQualifiedforMacOSXandFinalCutStudio

VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

For Video Surveillance Applications

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 2‐bayNASStorageAnnouncement(SmartStorNS2300N)

2007

 3

generationiSCSI‐to‐SATA3Gexternalstoragesystem(VTrakM‐Class)

 FC‐to‐SAS/SATA3GEnterpriseClassRAID(VTrakE‐Class)

 4xSASwide‐to‐SAS/SATA3GEnterpriseClassRAID(VTrakE‐Class)

 4‐bayNASStorageCertifiedbyDigitalLivingNetworkAlliance,DLNA(SmartStorNS4300N)

2006

 4xSASwide‐to‐SAS/SATA3GEnterpriseClassJBOD(VTrakJ‐Class)

2005

 2ndgenerationiSCSI‐to‐SATA3Gexternalstoragesystem(VTrakM‐Class)

 FC‐to‐SATA3Gexternalstoragesystem(VTrakM‐Class)

 SATA3GHBAs

2004

 SATAcontrollers‐RAIDandnonRAID

 15‐drivebayiSCSI‐to‐SATARAID5externalstoragesystem(VTrak15200)

 SerialATA1.5Gwithextensionand3GRAIDcontrollers

2003

 SATAcontrollers‐RAIDandnon‐RAID

 World’ sfirstSATARAID5cardshippedbyOEM(Fas tTrakS150SX4)15‐drivebaySCSI‐to‐SATARAID5

externalstoragesystem

2001

 UltraATA/133controllers

 World’sfirstATA/133RAIDcontrollers

 8‐drivebaySCSI‐to‐ATARAID5externalDAS(UltraTrak)

2000

 UltraATA/100controllers

 ATA/100RAID0/1/10card(FastTrak100)

 RAID5card(SuperTrak100)

1999

 UltraATA/66drivecontrollers

 ATA/66RAID0/1/10card(FastTrak66)World’sfirstATARAID5card(SuperTrak66)

1997

 Introducedworld’sfirstATARAID0/1/10card(FastTrak®)

 ATA/33controllerbreaks8.4GBbarrier

VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

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2.1.3CoreTechnology–SuperiorRAIDTechnology

AttheheartofthePROMISEproductsandsolutionsisacommonreliableRAIDengine.

Eachoftheseexternalstorageproducts,aswithallPROMISERAIDproducts,ispowered

bythePROMISERAIDengine.ThisRAIDenginehasbeendevelopedbyPROMISEto

deliverprovenperformance,reliability,andstability.

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Thecentraltechnologythatcontrolshowastoragedeviceseesasetofharddrivesand

stores,retrieves,andprotectsthedataonthem.Byputtingthissameenterprise‐class

performancetechnologyattheheartofallofourproducts,weguaranteeexcellence.Our

commitmenttoprovidingcost‐effectivequality,reliabilityandsupportensuresthatusers

aroundtheworldknowthattheirdataissafe,continuouslyavailableandopento

multipleapplications,fromdatacentertestandproductiontosecuritysurveillance,from

audio/videoeditingtodigitalhomeentertainment.

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VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

For Video Surveillance Applications

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2.1.4Product&SolutionCoverage

VTrak

EnterpriseStoragewithFiberChannelSASoriSCSIconnections

ThePROMISEVTrakE‐ClassRAIDsubs ystemisa

HighAvailabilityRAIDsolutiondevelopedto

meettheneedsofenterprisesusingmission

criticalandcreativeapplications.Enterprise

customersthatrequirethehighestlevelsofperformanceandavailabilitycanchoosefrom

ourVTrakstoragesubsystemswhichoffereithercompleteendtoendSASbasedRAIDand

JBODsolutionsforDASconnectivityoraFibreChannelbasedsolutionforSANbased

storage.TheVTrakE‐ClasssupportsActive‐Active,dual‐controllerandfail‐overcapabilities,

whichassuresenterpriseusersa“nosinglepointoffailure”storageenvironment.

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Moreover,theVTrakE‐Classtrulyshinesinvideoenvironmentsbydeliveringconsistent

lowlatencyperformancewithoutframedropping.Whenusedinfilmandvideo

postproduction,userscanscaleperformanceandcapacitytosupportlargescale,

uncompressedHDworkflows.

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VessRAID

SMBStoragewithSASoriSCSIconnectors

VessRAIDstoragesubsystemsprovidesmallto

mediumbusinessandorganizationsofallsizesa

cost‐effectivewaytokeepdataonlinelonger,whileallowingfast

accessandreliabledataprotection.TheVessRAIDstoragesystem

isabletohand letoday'shigh‐capacitystoragerequirementsforvideosurveillance,

unstructureddata,disk‐to‐diskbackupandstillmeetthestrenuousbackuprequirements

necessaryforbusinesscontinuity.

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Withitslow‐costexpansioncapabilitiesandacompleteproductlineupinFC,iSCSIand

SAShostinterfaces,theVessRAIDsystemisidealforanyindustryconfrontingtheneedto

provideareliable,energy‐efficientandsecuremethodforthelong‐termstorageof

data. ForbusinessrequiringconnectionthroughputtheFiberChannelseriesprovides

best‐of‐breedfeaturesovercompetitivesolutionsasitnotonlydelivershigh‐performance

valuebutalsoflexiblyaccommodatesblockandfile‐baseddatatransferasaunified

storagesystemforvariedbusinessormissioncriticalapplications. TheSASseriesis

designedtosatisfydiversebackupneedsandverticalapplicationswhi l etheiSCSIseries

featuresIP‐SANdeploymentsusingblock‐levelfiletransfer,whichispracticalforvarious

VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

For Video Surveillance Applications

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IP‐basedapplications.

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AllVessRAIDscomewithourinnovativeOne‐Plug‐Auto‐Service(OPAS).ThroughoneUSB

stick,customerscandoautoscriptconfigurationforminimalinstallationfuss,hasslefree

firmwareupgrading,andsystemmaintenance,diagnosticsandtroubleshooting.The

VessRAIDfamilyalsofeaturesGreenRAID™,anenergyefficient80PLUSpowersupplythat

allowsthesystemtopoweronfromstandbymodetorunuser‐scheduled taskssuchas

backupsandarchivesbyleveragingitscomprehensivepowerschedulingcapabilities.This

reducesyourcostsandenvironmentalfootprintbyallowingsystemdowntimewithout

compromisingyouroperations.VessRAID’sgreenfeaturescanprovideannualcostsavings

ofupto70%overcompetitivesolutions.

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SuperTrak/FastT r ak

RAIDController/Server,WorkstationandDesktop

PROMISEhasbeentheleadingbrandofHBA

markettoworldwideTier‐1OEMcustomersfor

morethan15years.Forsystembuilders,

PROMISEoffersacompletelineofstorageHBAsfordesktops,

workstationsandenterpriseclassservers.Fromsingletomultipledrives,Non‐RAIDto

RAID,3Gb/sto6Gb/s,PROMISEcanoff eraproducttomeetyourcapacity,performance,

dataprotectionandavailabilityneeds.

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SmartStor

NASandDAS/SOHOStorageandDigitalHome

ForbothSOHOandHome

applications,theSmartStorNAS

andDASproductlinesoffer

comprehensivesolutions.OurNAS

rangecomeswithDLNAcertification,guaranteeing

totalinteroperabilitybetweenyourvariousmediadevices.Thismeansthatyoucanaccess

moviesandmusicstoredontheNASdirectlyfr omyourHDTV,gameconsoleorHi‐Fi

system.What’smore,familiescanremotelyshareallmediatypesacrosstheIn ternet,

evenonmobiledevices,suchasiPhones.Andbusinessescansafelyaccessandsharevital

datawithouttherisksoflosingportablestoragedevices.BothNASandDASarepowered

bythesamePROMISERAIDenginethatdeliversexcellenceacrossourrange.Thismeans

VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

For Video Surveillance Applications

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thatyourdataissafeandthatthesystemsarefullyexpandable.

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EmbeddedRAIDSolution

CustomizableRAIDonMotherboard(ROMB)solution

PROMISESoftwareRAIDwasconsideredasanaffordableandreliable

approachtoaddressentry‐levelRAIDneeds.NowwithCPUmoving

intohigh‐speed,multi‐coresarchitecture,thetraditional

performanceboundarybetweenSoftwareRAIDandIOPRAIDis

graduallydisappearing.BycombiningbothSoftwareandIOPRAID

intoanew“Hybrid”mode,PROMISEhascreatedthenewinnovative

approachformanufactureslookingforthebestSoftwareROMB

solutiononserverboardswithoutcompromisingRAIDperformance,qualityandreliability.

BasedonthesameRAIDcoretechnology,PROMISEisabletoassistsystemboard

manufacturesdesignanddeliverdesktopsystemsthathaveIOPlevelRAIDperformance 

withSoftwareRAIDcost.

VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

For Video Surveillance Applications

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2.2PROMISEQualitySystem

2.2.1ISOCertifications

PromiseTechnologyisISO9001:2008andISO14001:2004certifiedfordesignand

manufacturing.ISOcertificationsensurethatweeffectivelymanagethedefinition,design,

test,launch,manufactureandserviceofourstorageproducts.

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2.2.2PhaseGateDevelopmentProcesses

Promiseusesindustrystandardphasegatedevelopmentandtestprocesses.These

processesensuretheproductpassesridgedstandardsbeforeexitingeachdevelopment

phase.Technicalandbusinessreviewsoccurateachphasetoguaranteetheproductis

readytomoveahead.Promise’sphasegateprocessdelivershighquality,costeffective

storagesystemstoourcustomers.

2.2.3EndtoEndQualityOwnership

ThePromiseQualityOrganizationisasinglepointofownershipforallaspectsofdelivered

Quality.FromthedefinitionoftheISOprocessesusedtodesignanddeliverandtest

products,tosupplierandmanufacturingquality,includingqualitysystems,thevoiceof

thecustomerisrepresentedthroughtheQualityOrganization.

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3SMBStoragesforMidrangeVideoSurveillance

3.1ProductIntroduction

3.1.1VessFamilyOverview

VessRAIDFCRAIDStorageSystems

FiberChannel’sdominanceforapplicationsrequiringhighsubstantialbandwidthinthe

marketstillremainshighasitprovidesimprovedapplicationresponsetimes,increased

throughputandofcoursedatauptimereliability.Forbusinessesthatarealways

committedtouseFiberChannelstoragenetwork,VessRAIDallowsthemtoupgradetheir

existingdatastorageinfrastructuresatlowercosts.Bestofall,theproductisaunified

networkedstoragedesignthatsupportsfileandblockleveldatatransferviaIPandFiber

Channelports.Themultiprotocol‐supportVessRAIDisaunifiedplatformmaking

network‐attachedstorage(NAS)andstorage‐areanetwork(FCandiSCSI)datatransport

possibleinonesystem.

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VessRAIDiSCSIRAIDStorageSystems

iSCSIashostinterfaceforstoragesystemsbecomemoreandmorepopular.FouriSCSI

channelsmakesitpossibletotransferblockdatabetweenserversandVessRAIDstorage

systemsviafourEthernetLANlinessimultaneously.ThisbandwidthmakesVessRAID

idealforusinginStorageAreaNetworks(SANs)aswellascentralizedstoragesystemfor

severalserversorotheriSCSItargets,likecameras.VessRAIDiSCSIsystemssupportalso

NetworkAttachedStorage(NAS)functionality.Withfour1‐GigabitEthernetinterfaces

thestoragesystemswillbeboundedintoanexistingnetworkandofferahugefilesystem

toWindows,LinuxandAppleusers.

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VessRAIDSASRAIDStorageSystems

SerialAttachedSCSIinterfaces(SAS)arethetechnologicalfolloweroftheprovenparallel

SCSIinterfaceandistoday‘sstandardforhighperformanceconnectivitybetweenhost

serversandstoragesystems.VessRAIDstoragesystemsoffersdual(two)hostinterfaces

eachwithupto1.2GB/sdatatransferrate.

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3.1.2ProductSeries

VessRAIDSeries 

PromiseVessRAIDSAS/SATAexternalstoragesubsystemsoff erthreehostinterfaces

VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

For Video Surveillance Applications

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availableinFC,iSCSIandSAS.

 VessRAID1000fseriesproductfeaturestwoportsofFiberChannel8GbpsandtwoportsofGigabit

Ethernetinarobust3U/16formfactor.

 VessRAID1000sseriesproductsareprovidedintwoformfactors–1x40sfor3U/16drivesand1x30s

for2U/12drives.

 VessRAID1000iseriesproductsoff erthreeformfactors–1x40ifor3U/16drives,1x30ifor2U/12

drivesand1x20ifor2U/8drives.

AllVessRAIDproductsutilizePromise’shighperformanceV4RAIDenginewithrobust

errorhandlingfeaturestoensurehighdatareliabilityandavailability.

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VessJBODSeries

PromiseVessJBODSAS/SATAexternalstorageenclosurecontainstwoformfactors

(3U‐16bayand2U‐12bay).

 VessJBOD1000seriesproductsareprovidedintwoformfactors–1x40for3U/16drivesand1x30for

2U/12drives.

3.1.3ProductLineupMatrix

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*Initiatorstillrunsat3Gb/smode

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VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

For Video Surveillance Applications

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3.2SystemFeaturesandHighlights

3.2.1RAIDStorageSystem

 FCSANstoragewithtwoportsofFiberChannel8GbpsandtwoportsofGigabit

Ethernetinterfacesformultipleprotocolsaccess

 iSCSISANstorageviafourportsofGigabitEthernetforblocklevelstoragearea

networkstorageandfilelevelnetworkattachedstorage

 DirectAttachedStoragewithdualhostinterfacesofserialattachedSCSI

 Offersacomprehensiveandcost‐effectivestoragesolutionforSMBstoenhance

businesspotentialsatalowerpricepointwhileimprovingoverallITcapitaland

operationalefficiency.

 2U/3Urackmountversions

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3.2.2FeaturesandHighlights

VessRAID1000fSeries

 Perfectfor256to512surveillancecamerarange

 Upto1300MB/ssequentialbandwidth

 SAS/SATA6Gb/s*or3Gb/sdrivesupportinarobust3Uchassis

 Dual‐portFC8Gbanddual‐portiSCSI1GbEthernetaccesswithlinkaggregationand

jumboframessupport

 FCP,iSCSI,SMB/CIFS,NFS,FTPsupport

 Filed‐provenRAID0,1,1E,3,5,6,10,30,50,60

 Wake‐on‐LANandAutoRestartoncepowerresumesaft erblackout

 SurveillanceVideoDataRemoteReplication:Client‐to‐HostVolumeClone,

Box‐to‐BoxMirror

 USBserviceforeasymanagementandmaintenance:systeminforetrieval,firmware

upgrading,quickinstallation,andpasswordresetting

 UPSsupportviaUSB

 EnergySavings:Dual80PLUSpowersupply,MAID2.0fulllevel,AdvancedPower

Schedulingenablesscheduledpowerusage

 MicrosoftActiveDirectorySupport

 Scaleupto112HardDiskDrivethroughVessJBODExpansionunits

 Embeddedweb‐basedmanagementGUIviaEthernet–WebP AMPROe

 PerfectRAIDandPredictiveDataMigrationtechnologyforrobusterrorhandling

andrecoveryperfectforsurveillancevideodataprotection

 Wake‐on‐SASsupport(VessJBOD)

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VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

For Video Surveillance Applications



*Initiatorstillrunsat3Gb/smode

 DownloadVessRAID1000fSeriesDatasheet

VessRAID1000iSeries

 Perfectfor64to128surveillancecamerarange

 Upto250MB/ssequentialbandwidth

 SAS/SATA6Gb/s*or3Gb/sdrivesupportinarobust2Uor3Uchassis

 Quad‐port1GbEthernetaccesswithlinkaggregationandjumboframessupport

 iSCSI,SMB,CIFS,NFS,andFTPsupport

 Filed‐provenRAID0,1,1E,3,5,6,10,30,50,60

 Wake‐on‐LANandAutoRestartoncepowerresumesaft erblackout

 SurveillanceVideoDataRemoteReplication:Client‐to‐HostVolumeClone,

Box‐to‐BoxMirror

 USBserviceforeasymanagementandmaintenance:systeminforetrieval,firmware

upgrading,quickinstallation,andpasswordresetting

 UPSsupportviaUSB

 EnergySavings:Single/Dual80PLUSpowersupply,MAID2.0fulllevel,Advanced

PowerSchedulingenablesscheduledpowerusage

 MicrosoftActiveDirectorySupport

 Scaleupto112HardDiskDrivethroughVessJBODExpansionunits

 Embeddedweb‐basedmanagementGUIviaEthernet–WebP AMPROe

 PerfectRAIDandPredictiveDataMigrationtechnologyforrobusterrorhandling

andrecoveryperfectforsurveillancevideodataprotection

 Wake‐on‐SASsupport(VessJBOD)

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*Initiatorstillrunsat3Gb/smode

 DownloadVessRAID1000iSeriesDatasheet

VessRAID1000sSeries

 Perfectfor128to256surveillancecamerarange

 Upto900MB/ssequentialbandwidth

 SAS/SATA6Gb/s*or3Gb/sdrivesupportinarobust2Uor3Uchassis

 Dual‐port3GbSAS‐wideaccess

 Filed‐provenRAID0,1,1E,3,5,6,10,30,50,60

 Wake‐on‐LANandAutoRestartoncepowerresumesaft erblackout

 USBserviceforeasymanagementandmaintenance:systeminforetrieval,firmware

upgrading,quickinstallation,andpasswordresetting

 UPSsupportviaUSB

VessRAID1000f,1000i,1000sSeriesProductGuide

For Video Surveillance Applications

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 EnergySavings:Single/Dual80PLUSpowersupply,MAID2.0fulllevel,Advanced

PowerSchedulingenablesscheduledpowerusage

 Scaleupto112HardDiskDrivethroughVessJBODExpansionunits

 Embeddedweb‐basedmanagementGUIviaEthernet–WebP AMPROe

 PerfectRAIDandPredictiveDataMigrationtechnologyforrobusterrorhandling

andrecoveryperfectforsurveillancevideodataprotection

 Wake‐on‐SASsupport(VessJBOD)



*Initiatorstillrunsat3Gb/smode

 DownloadVessRAID1000sSeriesDatasheet

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