With four Gigabit Ethernet connections and a high-performance Intel Core2Duo CPU, the StorCenter ix12-300r can serve as the only shared storage device a small enterprise or remote workgroup needs in today’s data-intensive marketplace. The ix12-300r also has three USB 2.0 ports to support an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to ensure data integrity in the event of a power failure or to connect external storage capacity with USB drives for loading and unloading data. Two other new features debuting on the ix12-300r are 2GB of main memory to support both I/O workloads and software functionality, and user replaceable redundant hot-swap fans and power supplies to maximize system availability.
Key Features of the EMC LifeLine Software
The new StorCenter ix12-300r Network Storage array supports the entire LifeLine feature set that makes the ix12 one of the most advanced, innovative and easy-to-use network storage device for small businesses and distributed enterprises today. Additional new EMC LifeLine software capabilities announced with the StorCenter ix12-300r include:
- 64 bit EMC LifeLine software. In addition to the SMP support noted above, the ix12 features the first true 64-bit operating system in its class. LifeLine’s internal expanded addressing capability supports the ix12’s increased performance and storage capacity.
- High performance Ethernet network port bonding. The LifeLine software supports link aggregation between its 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports for high I/O workloads.
- Virtual LAN (VLAN) capability. The ix12 delivers the management simplicity of virtual LANs over a shared network infrastructure.
- Windows DFS (Distributed File System). The ix12 supports Microsoft’s DFS single file name space capability across multiple arrays. DFS simplifies both capacity expansion and management with a single file name as additional arrays are added.
- WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) enables applications to manipulate files directly on the ix12.
- Panasonic video surveillance camera compatibility with the ix12’s internal video surveillance application, which includes scheduling recordings, encoding and archiving video.
To review a comprehensive list of the LifeLine features, such as Device-to-Device Replication (D2D, iSCSI support, remote access, Time Machine® support, Bluetooth® capability and many others, please go to www. Iomega.com.
Major Use Cases for the StorCenter ix12-300r Network Storage Array
The StorCenter ix12-300r excels at providing high function shared storage for the most important IT functions found in small enterprises including production data repository, backup target and application data store.
- Production Storage. The ix12 provides high performance, easy to use, reliable shared block and file production storage. The ix12 can simultaneously store, retrieve and manage data for Windows-, Mac- and Linux-based desktop machines and Windows, Mac, Linux and UNIX servers as a NAS device using CIFS, NFS, AFP, FTP, http/s, and webDAV and as a SAN or DAS device using iSCSI.
- Backup to Disk (B2D) target. The ix12 is a perfect backup target for small businesses looking to improve performance and reliability of regular backups while simplifying the hands-on handling required by tape backup solutions. The ix12 has been tested and certified with popular backup applications for small and medium businesses including Symantec Backup Exec, EMC Retrospect and Acronis TrueImage and Backup and Recovery 10.
- Storage for server virtualization. All of today’s popular virtualization platforms and hypervisors take advantage of the capabilities of shared storage to provide data and application resiliency. The ix12 is certified for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer.
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. The ix12 enables users to build scale-out environments taking advantage of Exchange 2010 features. The ix12 has completed testing for the Microsoft ESRP initiative and should be listed under the program later in Q2.
- Video Surveillance. With up to 24TB of raw capacity, and availability features like redundant hardware and RAID 6, the ix12 can do dual duty in a SMB with one unit storing data and a companion unit storing video surveillance images for that business. Compatibility with select Panasonic cameras increases the ix12’s flexibility as a video surveillance storage application.
How Customers Can Buy the New Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Network Storage Array
The ix12-300r will be available from Iomega’s network of distributors and resellers, EMC Velocity channel partners and the EMC direct sales force. In the US, from May 10 until mid-June 2010, the StorCenter ix12 is available only from CDW. Outside the US customers can purchase the StorCenter ix12 from Iomega and EMC channel partners starting on May 4.
Compatibility
The StorCenter ix12-300r Network Storage array is compatible with Windows, Mac OS, and Linux and most UNIX operating systems. The interface is localized in 11 languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, German, and Russian).
The StorCenter ix12-300r is certified with industry leading virtualization and backup software, including VMware vSphere, Windows Server 2008 R2, Citrix XenServer, Symantec Backup Exec, EMC Retrospect, and Acronis TrueImage and Backup Server 10. Additionally, the ix12-300r is the first Iomega product to be listed on the EMC Support Matrix (ESM). Listing on the ESM ensures customers that EMC has tested a product against its own set of real-world test cases so that product will operate in the most demanding of IT environments.
Price and Availability
In Europe, the new Iomega StorCenter ix12-300r Rackmount Network Storage Array is available immediately from IT resellers via select distribution channels. The suggested list price starts at £3,799 ex vat for the 4TB configuration.
About EMC
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world’s leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC’s products and services can be found at www.EMC.com.
About Iomega
Iomega Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of EMC Corporation headquartered in San Diego, is a worldwide leader in innovative storage and network security solutions for small businesses, home offices, consumers and others. The Company has sold more than 425 million digital storage drives and disks since its inception in 1980. Today, Iomega’s product portfolio includes one of the industry’s broadest selections of direct-attached external hard drives; industry leading network attached storage products for the home and small business; as well as the ScreenPlay family of multimedia drives that makes it easy to move video, pictures and other files from the computer room to the living room. To learn about all of Iomega’s digital storage products and managed services solutions, please go to the Web at www.iomega.com. Resellers can visit Iomega at www.iomega.com/ipartner.
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