Advantech Launches Reliable IStorage Solutions for Industrial Cloud Applications

SON, Netherlands - June 24, 2014 - PRLog -- Advantech announced its high-performance and cost-effective Industrial Storage (IStorage) solutions with a full range of selections. These include ASR-5200E External Disk Array, ASR-3272 and ASR-3472 Storage Appliances, and ASR-1400 Disk Expansion Enclosure, which fulfill the needs of mission-critical and industrial cloud applications, such as video-on-demand services, intelligent surveillance, data-mining analysis, factory automation, and traffic management.

High Availability Disk Array Solution for Mission-Critical Services

Traditional embedded systems have been moving toward intelligent system integration. Obviously, the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) ushers in a new era of big data applications. As businesses move their data to the cloud, they face tough challenges around data protection and scaling. To address these challenges, Advantech IStorage solutions have built-in innovations such as FlashCopy^®, an essential technology included in ASR-5200E External Disk Array, which can be used to help in recovery from situations where data has been lost due to virus or user error. Also, ASR-5200E comes with Remote Mirror, which makes asynchronous and synchronous copies to another ASR-5200E at a remote site for data backup and disaster recovery.

High Performance Industrial Storage Appliance with Reliable Data Protection

Advantech Industrial Storage Appliance ASR-3272 and ASR-3472 with H/W RAID, not only have high performance data access and protection, but also Remote Management built-in; this provides for remote monitoring, KVM, power on/off, protection, and recovery, as well as online expansion capability via JBOD to ensure the highest data availability. The IStorage series is compatible with advanced software, including Acronis for backup and recovery, McAfee to provide system protections, VMWare virtualization, and Windows Embedded Server operating system, to provide complete IStorage solutions.

IStorage Compelling Features

ASR-5200E
High-availability Disk Array Solution for Mission-critical Services with Zero Down Time

ž    Redundant Dual Controller Configuration

ž    2U12 (LFF)/2U24 (SFF), Two High-density Form Factors

ž    Default 2 x iSCSI 1Gb/s + 3 x SAS 6Gb/s per Controller

ž    Max 60 x 3.5"/120 x 2.5" SATA/SAS 6Gb/s drives

ž    Additional Host Options: FC 8G/iSCSI 10G/iSCSI 1G

ASR-3272
2U 12-bay Storage Appliance with Reliable Data Protection and Backup Solution

ž    Supports Intel® Xeon® E3-1200/E3-1200 v2 series up to 4 cores/8 threads

ž    Supports DDR3-1333/1600 MHz(ECC) U-DIMM up to 32 GB

ž    Supports 12x hot-swappable 3.5"/2.5" SATA/SAS 6Gb/s drives

ž    Advanced RAID feature by LSI SAS2108 ROC

ž    Remote management with Intel® AMT

ASR-3472
4U 24-bay Storage Appliance with Reliable Data
Protection and Backup Solution

ž    Supports Intel® Xeon® E3-1200/E3-1200 v2 series up to 4 cores/8 threads

ž    Supports DDR3-1333/1600 MHz(ECC) U-DIMM up to 32 GB

ž    Supports 24x hot-swappable 3.5"/2.5" SATA/SAS 6Gb/s drives

ž    Advanced RAID feature by LSI SAS2108 ROC

ž    Remote management with Intel® AMT

ž    BBU option for data protection

ASR-1400
4U 24-bay Reliable Disk Expansion Enclosure to Fit Industrial Applications

ž    Supports 24x hot-swappable 3.5" SATA/SAS 6Gb/s drives

ž    SES enclosure management and smart fan control

ž    Two 6Gb/s SAS host ports, storage daisy chain support

ž    High efficiency (80+) redundant power supplies

ž    Option: enable two SAS host ports for maximum performance

Advantech IStorage solutions are now available to order. For more information, please visit our website or contact your local sales representative.