NexSAN SATAblade

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Performance SATA from Nexsan Technologies

Ultra low profile design

Extreme storage density - up to 8 TB of capacity in only 1U

High performance at an attractive price point

Dual Fibre Channel ports

SATABlade is designed for businesses that require the superior performance and cost advantages of a scalable SATA solution in a high density, low profile form factor. Its compact design offers increased flexibility and ease of implementation while saving valuable rack space.

SATABlade features individual drive independence within a unique 1U high physical architecture that allows easy access to eight hot swappable SATA drives. This advanced extreme-density design provides superior airflow for optimal thermal operation and maximum drive efficiency.

SATABlade supports the latest 10K SATA drives to deliver stunning performance for data intensive primary storage requirements and can be easily optimized to meet either performance or capacity requirements - up to 8 high capacity drives in 1U. With dual integrated fibre channel ports, SATABlade is a compact storage system that is easily integrated into a wide variety of storage environments including video editing, streaming media, HDTV, remote offices, and more .

SATABlade Advanced Features

Continual event monitoring with active user notification.

Dynamic spare pooling and dedicated spares; array verification.

All major components are hot swap supported

Tele-Guard™ - Active/Dynamic phone home notification.

Active array status monitoring; adjustable stripe width; automatic sector re-mapping.

Serial port access.

All system settings are stored in non-volatile flash memory in case of accidental power loss.

Dual hot pluggable power supplies

Alarm status displayed on the events page directly translated from and associated with the occurrence.

Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 1+0, 4, 5, and 6

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SATABlade with AutoMAID™ Energy Saving Technology
Nexsan offers the first and only high performance, high capacity RAID storage systems to provide the energy saving benefits of MAID(Massive Array of Idle Disks). SATABlade employs Nexsan's revolutionary AutoMAID™ energy saving technology transparently place SATABlade disk drives into an idle state vastly reducing power consumption and operational costs. AutoMAID delivers the cost-saving benefits of MAID (Massive Array of Idle Disks) but without the limitations of slow access times and special host software. Nexsan's AutoMAID is granular to an individual drive or RAID set and offers multiple levels of energy savings enabling users to determine the right level of access speed and energy savings for their environment. AutoMAID is the first MAID architecture that supports VTL (Virtual Tape Libraries), full file format D2D and standard high performance RAID implementations.

By integrating Nexsan's AutoMAID™ technology into our high performance, multipurpose SATA storage arrays, users now have the flexibility to support multiple applications within the same storage subsystem. AutoMAID is user-selectable allowing this feature to be implemented as desired. AutoMAID can be applied selectively by drive units and can be disabled for volumes requiring the very best response time.

Key Points
• SATABlade with AutoMAID can cool all drives at 100% activity (even with one or two fans

failed, even in a hot room)
• MAID reduces operational costs
• Nexsan’s AutoMAID gains the benefits of MAID without the limitations
• Available on Nexsan SATABoy, SATABlade and SATABeast

AutoMAID Defined
• AutoMAID automatically reduces power consumption and heat generation on idle drives
• Trade-off between response times and power savings are user configurable
• AutoMAID behavior happens automatically and transparently to host – no software changes

required
• AutoMAID is analogous to power saving modes on laptops
• Typical configuration settings:

- 28% savings – after 5 minutes of idle time, drives are programmed to unload heads and

slow down to 4000 RPM. Very fast recovery time.

- 42% savings – after 5 minutes of idle time, drives are programmed to spin down. Recovery

time on the order of 30 seconds.

AutoMAID Safety Features
• In maximum power saving modes, drive spin up is sequenced to reduce power surges
• Drives automatically wake up for periodic surface scan to ensure data integrity (typically, once a week for a few hours – user
configurable)
• AutoMAID feature has no impact on performance if left on in data-intensive server applications – busy systems will never invoke the
AutoMAID behavior
• Only two simple configuration settings – the timeout and the level of power savings desired

SATABlade Technical Specifications
External Host Interface / Channels:
Dual 2-gigabit Fibre Channel host ports SFP LC

Internal Device Interface / Channels:
Eight SATA device channels

Data Transfer Rates:
Up to 320 MB/s read and 190 MB/s write configured with RAID 5

Power

Dimensions and Weight

Current Voltage .......................	Dual 230W power supply	4A @ 115 or 2A @ 230 Switchable 115/230 Optional Autoranging with Power Factor Correction
Frequency ...............................	47-63 Hz
Operating Temperature ...........	5°C to 40°C


Height ..............................	1.7 in. (1U)
Width ...............................	19 in
Depth ...............................	29.5 in.

UL, cUL, CB, CE (including Alarm spec), FCC Approvals

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NexScan GUI - Configuration and Management

NexScan® is our embedded WEB enabled GUI ( Graphical User Interface ). NexScan provides easy access to your SATABlade system from any standard internet browser or from any host computer either directly connected or via a LAN or WAN. NexScan is platform independent. No software or patches required.

Additional access via the RS-232 serial port or network interface to an ANSI terminal or emulator.

Event log for all significant events stored on disk.

Single click access to summary of all problems and warnings.

Array is verified before being put into production; automatic "parity scrub" (array verify) is performed as a background task every 24 hours thereafter.

Shows status of disk drives, power supplies, fans, RAID controller. Information is automatically refreshed at a settable interval.

Complete hardware status page lists all significant hardware conditions such as voltages, temperature, battery mode, cache settings, network settings, and blower RPM

Supports automatic IP address assignment via DHCP, manually using IP Gleaning, over serial port, or via web page.

Cache management page allows configuration of Cache as enabled or disabled, or remotely settable via standard SCSI commands

SMART environmental monitoring support.

DNS support for symbolic addresses.

Build RAID sets (and set RAID level and stripe size), partition RAID sets into Volumes, map Volumes to LUNs and Host Ports, and manage Spares

For each drive, complete Model Name, Capacity, Serial Number, and Firmware Revision is reported along with errors and retries, if any.

Alerts and warnings sent out using SMTP email alerts with problem summary, hyperlink to the enclosure management page, plus user-defined fields.

Extra security feature requires manual confirmation of destructive media operations.

Battery-backed Real Time Clock/Calendar is used to time stamp all major events

Configure and monitor subsystem using any standard web browser.

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SATABlade Warranty / Support / Services
Regulatory Approvals CE, UL, CUL

Three Years Advance Replacement Warranty:
Nexsan Technologies storage systems are warranted for three full years from the date of shipment. Upon verification of failure, replacement equipment will be shipped out to our customers. Return material authorizations will accompany all equipment shipped and can be issued either by our phone, fax, or email. (drive warranties vary and may exceed three years, warranties are non-transferable without prior consent from Nexsan)

On Location Pre-Exchange Program:
An industry first program for maximum protection of critical storage devices, this program provides customers with an on location unit that features fully redundant fail-over hardware including the chassis for a nominal annual charge. This program enables our customers to have in their rack chassis a fully implemented system. Along with our 24-hour free phone support, customers can now be assured of rapid resolution to any problem. Defective components can then be advance replaced for constant availability.

On Site Warranty:
Nexsan offers World Wide On-Site support seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. (Some countries and costs vary, check with your sales representative for specific regional details). A simple call to our European or North American support offices and we will assist in diagnosis and dispatch an on-site technician as required. A call tracking number will be issued for convenience to our customers.

Telephone Support:
Nexsan Technologies is fully staffed in providing multiple regional Support centers in North America, United Kingdom and Central Europe. All of our regional support centers staff Senior Field Application Engineers who can provide phone or on-site support as requested. Support can be also be reached via email at support@nexsan.com.

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