Thecus recently announced its i5500 NAS device for enterprises looking to store and secure mission-critical data.
The i5500 comes with an Intel Xscale IOP80331 CPU and 512MB of DDR memory. This enables the i5500 to deliver iSCSI performance up to twice that of its predecessor, the N5200 PRO, the company claimed adding that with block level data transmission over regular Ethernet, businesses can forgo implementing a fiber channel network altogether.
The i5500 comes with five hot-swappable SATA drive bays that accommodate up to 5TB of storage. A selection of RAID modes including RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5, 6, 10, and JBOD as well as instant RAID volume availability, auto volume rebuilding, and support for up to 256 logical volumes offers flexibility. And because downtime equals lost revenues, the i5500 also features online RAID expansion allowing businesses to increase their storage capacity without taking down their system.
Included with the i5500 is Logical Unit Number (LUN) support, enabling administrators to specify read and write access to specific hosts accessing the unit through the iSCSI protocol. The i5500 also packs data protection capabilities in its compact housing, including Local N-way mirroring, offline array roaming and smart faulty sector relocation. Compatibility with all major operating systems including Windows NT/XP/2003/Vista, Mac OS 9.1 and above including OSX, OSX Server and XServe, and all Linux builds with SCSI support ensures seamless integration with existing corporate environments. Administration can be conveniently performed through Thecus' sterling web interface, and should something go amiss, the i5500 can notify administrators immediately via email or SNMP trap.
Thecus i5500 NAS device for enterprises
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