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iSCSI RAID Storage Array

Robust Cost-effective Storage Expansion

Data storage capacity continues to expand. Today's business environment requires simple, easy ways to grow capacity without sacrificing performance and scalability. The Newisys® Data Storage NDS-5125 RAID Storage array includes all the features required in today’s demanding IT environments. Data is easily moved, managed and protected with features such as online capacity expansion, RAID level migration, global hot sparing, battery back-up protection, multiple host support and hardware redundancy. The NDS-5125 can be expanded in a cost-effective way via its companion, the NDS-2120 storage expansion.

Partner with Newisys Data Storage

Partnering with Newisys Data Storage not only means accelerated time-to-market for storage products, but also the proven strength of our reliability and performance. Customers are backed by an industry-leading design team and a world-class Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) organization. The Newisys Flexible Storage Architecture (FSA) provides block-based modular designs and the configuration flexibility that can become the foundation of your storage solutions and accelerate your time-to-market.

Product Highlights:

  • Virtualization for optimized storage utilization
  • Full-featured robust high-performance RAID including RAID levels 0,1,5 with migration and drive roaming
  • Volumes maximized with different drive sizes in RAID group
  • Multiple 1GE host connections supports up to 800 MB/s
  • Hot dual-plug I/O controllers, and power supplies
  • Complete easy-to-navigate user interface (GUI)
  • Connection supports up to 1200MB/s
  • Flexibility to choose or combine SAS and SATA drives to achieve the right performance and price
  • Modular design increases product configuration flexibility
  • Standard chassis customization and branding available
  • Additional SAS daisy-chain expansion to additional NDS-2120 storage arrays
Product Specifications

HOST INTERFACE

iSCSI RAID controllers supports 8 IP connections

8 GE ports with failover and redundancy

Full wire-speed performance

Point-to-point or Ethernet switch

MEASURED PERFORMANCE

Up to 750MB/s (sustained reads)

CAPACITY

Up to 12 drives (12TB) capacity within the unit

SAS ports used for simple capacity expansion via NDS-2120 Storage Expansion unit(s)

SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE

RAID 0,1,5

Auto SES based FW

Complete NDS-2120 user GUI provided

I/O module features

NDS-5125D: Dual-active, redundant SAS and SATA support with expansion

NDS-5125S: Single SAS and SATA support with expansion

Auto negotiate speeds

In-band and out-of-band management

SMP and SSP command/protocol support

Redundant cable support

REDUNDANT HOT-SWAPPABLE COMPONENTS

Two advanced power and cooling modules (APC)

Two independent AC power inlets

Enclosure services

Up to 12 drives

RACKMOUNT ENCLOSURE DIMENSIONS

3.5 in. H x 17.6 in. W x 19.5 in. D

(8.9 cm H x 44.7 cm W x 49.53 cm D)

Weight with drives: 60 lbs (27 kg) max

MAXIMUM SAS CABLE LENGTHS

Up to 6 m

DISK DRIVES

12 independent 300MB/s point-to-point connections to each SAS or SATA disk drive with dual-port access

Common drive carrier for NDS-2120, NDS-8200, NDS-5120 and NDS-5125 Form factor: 3.5" SAS and SATA drives

Rotational velocity: 7200 RPM, 10K

Interface: 3Gb SAS; 3Gb/1.5Gb SATA

AC POWER

Input voltage: Auto ranging, 85-264V AC

Input frequency: 47-63Hz

Power factor correction: Per EN61000-3-2

Input current: 100-240V AC @ 4-2.5 A

Output power: 491W peak, 430W average

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

Temperature: 0° to 40°C

Temperature gradient: 20°C per hour

Relative humidity: 5 to 95 percent (non-condensing)

Altitude: -200 to 10,000 ft.

Shock: 5G at 11ms, 1/2 sine wave pulse

Vibration: 0.2G at 5Hz to 350Hz

ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSIONS STANDARDS

CE Mark, EN55022 Class A, EN61000

Class A, FCC Class A, Canadian DOC

SAFETY STANDARDS

UL 1950, CSA 22.2-950, EN 60950

QUALITY STANDARDS

Manufactured under an ISO 9002 registered quality system

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

RoHS and WEEE compliant

MONITORING

Temperature, advanced power and cooling modules including fan speed control, disk drives and I/O module(s), as well as error rates and quality of service

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