NEC Corporation of America Introduces First Unified Mid-Range Modular and Enterprise Storage System to Allow Non-Disruptive Onli
May 09 2007 - 6:55AM
Business Wire
NEC Corporation of America, a premier provider of IT, network and
identity management solutions, today introduced the NEC D-Series
storage systems that set a new standard for massive scalability,
high performance and high availability. Using the D-Series storage
arrays, small to large enterprises can for the first time
non-disruptively and cost-effectively scale storage from 219 GB to
1.152 PB�upgrades that can be made while the systems remain online.
Non-disruptive upgrades are possible with the NEC D-Series�
revolutionary design, the first to unify the characteristics of
mid-range modular and enterprise storage architectures in a single
system. With the D-Series arrays, enterprises can also scale from 2
GB to 128 GB of cache, from four to sixty-four 4 GB-per-second
fibre channels, and from three to 1,536 disk drives. This broad,
non-disruptive scalability provides businesses with incredible
flexibility in deploying a storage system for today�s needs that
can grow to meet tomorrow�s demands. "Customers across a broad
range of industries are experiencing tremendous growth in the
storage capacity and performance needed to support a successful
business," said Brad Nisbet, program manager for IDC Storage
Systems. "Storage systems like the D-Series from NEC that allow
customers to non-disruptively scale capacity, performance,
connectivity and availability across a broad range of entry-points
can provide the flexibility and investment protection that
customers are seeking." NEC D-Series is designed to meet the most
demanding requirements of enterprises� mission critical
applications for scalability, availability and business continuity.
In addition to online upgrades, the new system offers unmatched
functionality for maximizing throughput and availability,
including: RAID Triple Mirror (RAID-TM): Only NEC offers RAID-TM,
which combines solid random access performance with continuous
operation�even in the event of two hard disk drive (HDD) failures.
The D-Series also includes RAID-6. SAS disk drives: The NEC
D-Series is the first tier-one storage product to feature the
superior-performance Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) drives in addition
to Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) drives. NEC Phoenix
technology: NEC�s patented Phoenix technology reduces HDD
degradation, cutting the need to do rebuilds by up to 50 percent.
Cache Mirror Continuity: New with the D-Series is double-mirrored
cache to maintain high response rates in the event of a cache
failure. Double Redundant Power Supply: Double redundant power
ensures operational continuity in the event that multiple power
supplies fail. Scalability at Unprecedented Magnitudes: Starting at
less than 219 GB and scaling to over 1.1 PB, users can mitigate the
disruption caused by constant changes to their storage
infrastructure. "Enterprises of all sizes must continually manage
the growth, cost and complexity of the storage systems that support
their most critical business operations,� said Matthew Wolken, vice
president, Fault Tolerant Servers and Data Storage of NEC
Corporation of America. �With our new NEC D-Series, these
companies� decisions are simplified by the unprecedented
flexibility of right-sized storage systems that can scale to
support the most demanding operational and transaction
environments.� NEC D-Series Features Five Models The new NEC
D-Series is available in five storage array models. The D8-1010,
D8-1020 and D8-1040 provide a non-disruptive upgrade path for mid-
to large-size enterprises through NEC�s unified modular-monolithic
design. The D1-10 and D3-10, which require offline upgrades, offer
affordable high performance for small to medium businesses. D8-1040
Storage Array. NEC�s D8-1040 storage array provides high-end
performance accommodating the most demanding environments when both
a large compliment of hosts and considerable data storage is
required. The four-node version features up to 64 fibre channel
ports, 1,536 SAS/SATA HDDs, and 128 GB cache. D8-1020 Storage
Array. NEC�s D8-1020 mid-range model, positioned for medium-sized
businesses or enterprise business units, provides additional
capacity and throughput to handle more hosts and larger storage
requirements. The two-node version features up to 32 fibre channel
ports, 768 SAS/SATA HDDs, and 64 GB cache. D8-1010 Storage Array.
NEC�s D8-1010 mid-range model is designed for the medium-sized
businesses or enterprise departments. The single node array
features up 16 fibre channel ports, 384 SAS/SATA HDDs, and 32 GB
cache. D3-10 Storage Array. NEC�s D1-30 entry-level model for small
businesses or departments combines excellent performance, and
reduced TCO, with greater capacity and throughput. It features up
to 12 fibre channel ports, 144 SAS/SATA HDDs, and 4 GB cache. D1-10
Storage Array. NEC�s D1-10 entry-level model for small businesses
or work groups offers excellent performance and TCO reduction. It
includes 4 fibre channel ports, 72 SAS/SATA HDDs, and 2 GB cache.
All of the D-Series models are backed by NEC's storage software
suite, which is designed to meet the data management and business
continuity requirements to compete in the global market place.
NEC's data management software portfolio offers products in the key
areas of business continuity, configuration management, performance
monitoring, load balancing, seamless capacity expansion and
disaster recovery. Availability Pricing for the D-Series starts at:
D1-10: $15,000 � available immediately D3-10: $26,000 � available
immediately D8-Series: Prices range from $43,000 to $153,000 �
available at the end of summer 2007 About NEC Corporation of
America NEC Corporation of America is a leading technology provider
of network, IT and identity management solutions. Headquartered in
Irving, Texas, NEC Corporation of America is the North America
subsidiary of NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY), a Global 200 company
founded in 1899, which delivers technology and professional
services ranging from server and storage technologies,
virtualization and digital cinema solutions to biometric security,
optical network, radio communications and IP voice and data
systems. NEC Corporation of America serves carrier, SMB and large
enterprise clients across multiple vertical industries. For more
information, please visit www.necam.com. NEC is a registered
trademark of NEC Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Other product or
service marks mentioned herein are the trademarks of their
respective owners. � 2007 NEC Corporation of America.
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