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SANnet II U320

SANnet II U320

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the SANnet II U320?
    The SANnet II U320is the next generation of SCSI storage from Dot Hill based on the Ultra-320 SCSI specification and supports data rates up to 320MB/sec. Ultra-320 (U320) is the 7th generation of SCSI; it provides twice the performance of the previous Ultra-160 SCSI standard, improves data integrity and provides investment protection for existing Ultra-160 customers.
  • What are the benefits of the new U320 standard?
    The U320 specification includes a number of new capabilities that provide:
    • Twice the performance
    • Improved data protection
    • 100% backwards compatibility
    • Better application performance on the same servers
  • Why would I use another generation of SCSI vs SAN or NAS?
    Investment protection. The SANnet II U320 is 100% backward compatible with your current SCSI infrastructure and it provides a significant boost in performance for the same price.
  • What are the target market/applications for the SANnet II U320?
    According to IDC, SCSI DAS is still a $4.8 billion dollar market and is targeted at:
    • Intel White Box SMBs Servers
    • Existing telecommunications applications that require NEBS quality
    • Government applications that require Mil Standard systems
  • Why is the SANnetII U320 the leader in this space?
    Best price, highest capacity, highest performance and the highest quality. The SANnet II U320 is the only NEBS and Mil Spec product for the U320 market for OEMs. It provides the greatest number of host ports to provide better server support. It provides the highest IOPS, sequential read and sequential write performance in the industry. Our efficient chassis design supports the most drives in the smallest rack space.
  • What configurations are available for the SANnet II U320?
    The SANnet II U320 is available in fully redundant Dual RAID controller, Single RAID controller and JBOD configurations with cache options from 256MB to 512MB.
  • Is the SANnet II U320 NEBS and Mil Standard compliant?
    Yes, the SANnet II U320 supports:
    • NEBS Level 3
    • Mil-STD-810F
    • ETSI EN 300 019
  • What is the maximum capacity of a SANnet II U320?
    The base chassis holds 12 drives and can support up to 3.6TB. Additional JBOD units can be added to raise the capacity to over 10.8TBs.
  • What drive options are available on the SANnet II U320?
    • 73GB 10K and 15K RPM
    • 146GB 10K and 15K RPM
    • 300GB 10K RPM
  • What operating systems are supported?
    • Windows 2003
    • Solaris SPARC and x86
    • Red Hat Linux
    • SUSE Linux
    • HP-UX
    • AIX
  • Is SANnet II U320 compliant with new environmental standards?
    The SANnet II U320 is 100% compliant with RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) standards.