Your
next generation of storage must manage ever-increasing volumes
of data with greater availability, accessibility, and protection.
At its core, it must be significantly more reliable with linear
scaling of performance and capacity to meet these needs.
Based on revolutionary
new Intelligent Storage Element
(ISE) technology, Emprise storage solutions provide
this solid foundation of reliability, performance, and scalability.
100x Reliability
Patented processes eliminate many typical drive failures,
and remediate failures in place, without intervention, to
effectively eliminate the vast majority of storage-related
service events.
#1 in Performance
Emprise storage systems delivered the best performance for the
price in two important categories tested by the Storage Performance
Council (SPC): I/Os per second (IOPS) and megabytes per second
(MBps).
Scalable to 1
Petabyte
Seamless, incremental scaling-from one terabyte to one petabyte-provides
effective storage for even the most demanding capacity requirements.
And, as capacity grows, so does performance, while maintaining
the easy management for which Xiotech has become known.
Intelligent Storage Element Overview
Intelligent Storage Element
technology is the result of nearly one million man-hours of
development by the Advanced Storage Architecture group of Seagate
Technology, LLC. Xiotech acquired this revolutionary technology
in 2007 and has incorporated it into its Emprise family of storage
solutions.
Inside the ISE
Each ISE is an integrated environment of:
Single or dual sealed
DataPacs, each with up to 8 terabytes of storage capacity
Dual Managed Reliability
Controllers, which locally manage cache, data protection
processes, and more
Dual power and cooling
units
Dual battery modules
ISE Innovations
The ISE includes all new code for improved performance, advanced
heal-in-place capabilities, and improved system telemetry. Additionally,
the ISE features physical innovations such as vibration reduction;
improved cooling; and increased reliability for the backplane,
connectors, power supplies, and fans.
Unmatched Reliability
The ISE's patented technology provides more than 100 times the
reliability of regular disk drives. With no drives to replace,
you save valuable time and eliminate the risk of associated
data loss. It also saves you considerable money, as disk replacements
comprise a large portion of most vendors' maintenance agreements.
Preventive Technology to Minimize Failures
Reduced heat and vibration
significantly extend the life of each DataPac.
Reconditioning and
error-detection processes locate and fix potential problems
before failure occurs.
Redundant, hot-swappable
components ensure continued availability.
Repair
Technology to Avoid Replacement
Self-healing
processes enable the DataPac to recover from most
failures.
Spare-in-place
technology automatically rebuilds data to another
area within the DataPac if needed.
Data recovery
in small increments yields faster rebuilds.
Maximum Performance
Most storage systems are
burdened with compatibility issues across many generations and
manufacturers of drives, drive enclosures, and storage system
controllers. In addition, controllers today must manage cache,
RAID, drive rebuilds, and other processes that eat away at system
performance.
In contrast, the ISE offers:
Far cleaner, simpler
design that optimizes performance and reliability of its
components.
Local processing power
and cache to enable capacity scaling without overburdening
controllers.
Linear scaling of
performance: Add ISEs to increase performance 2x, 3x, 4x,
and more.
High-performance,
grid-based RAID to protect data while delivering fast access.
Dual active-active
controllers that harness all available processing power.
Now your performance-hungry applications can reach their maximum
potential, and enable you to reap the benefits: faster processing
of sales, more responsive websites, and more.
Flexible
Scalability
In a single
manageable element, an ISE provides the capacity of 20 to 40
disk drives, plus processing power and cache. This makes it
easy to scale storage capacity up to one petabyte within a single
system, avoiding performance bottlenecks or the headaches of
managing thousands of discreet storage elements.
When you want more capacity or performance, simply add ISEs
to your system. You can even use an Emprise
5000 system as a foundation for an Emprise
7000 SAN solution-enabling you to grow without losing your
storage investment.
Flexible Configuration and Scale
DataPac options enable you to customize the ISE for your organization's
needs. You may choose from:
Performance
tier for transactional applications, such as Oracle Database
or Microsoft SQL Server.
Capacity
tier for cost-effective data backup and archiving.
Balanced
tier for applications that require a mix of performance
and capacity
Xiotech
Your
next generation of storage must manage ever-increasing volumes
of data with greater availability, accessibility, and protection.
At its core, it must be significantly more reliable with linear
scaling of performance and capacity to meet these needs.
ISE:
Intelligent Storage Element
