Easily Add Storage Capacity
Problem: Storage needs can grow unexpectedly, but storage vendors offer limited expansion capabilities and often
require product replacements or expensive upgrades to expand capacity. You need a solution that will expand
quickly when you need it - at a price you can predict.
Solution: With the StorageDirector 5000, Pogo Linux customers can start with just a few terabytes and add over
200 terabytes of industry standard drives as their storage needs expand. With a mini-SAS architecture, it is so easy
to add capacity when you need it.
Pogo Linux customers can rest assured that they have plenty of room to grow into.
Simple Storage Management
Managing storage can be complex and time consuming. The StorageDirector OS allows professionals to take
control of their important data, by allowing them to point-and-click their way to fi le sharing, backup and recovery,
and even high performance block storage. By incorporating enterprise features such as replication, snapshot,
failover, and other industry standard features, the StorageDirector OS is a robust platform to deliver easy management
of your storage resources. |
Value Leadership
Pogo Linux is able to provide the incredible expansion capabilities of the StorageDirector 5000 at breakthrough
prices by leveraging an open and standards based hardware architecture and the power of its Linux-based StorageDirector OS. While other storage architectures might require expensive fi ber channel or complex clusters in order
to expand beyond a few terabytes, the StorageDirector 5000 allows expansion over 200 terabytes with simple and
affordable off-the-shelf disk enclosures. Since the StorageDirector 5000 uses SAS technology that supports both high
end SAS drives and lower cost SATA drives, users can opt for low-cost, high-performance, or a combination that meets
their needs.
Integration and Interoperability
The StorageDirector 5000 can be added to a network and begin serving fi les and data immediately to a large
variety of users and applications. Because a single system supports all standard fi le protocols, as well as iSCSI, and
optionally fiber channel, a StorageDirector 5000 can simplify and expand the accessibility of data on a network. |
UPnP/WSDL Server:
The StorageDirector uses Simple Object Access
Control (SOAP) to leverage standard management
formats (XML) and protocols (HTTPS) to configure
multiple servers.
LDAP Client:
The StorageDirector permits user and group authentication
to an LDAP server for all network services and even
the webbased administration. This allows other Storage-
Director servers to coexist in an existing LDAP management
scheme.
Updates & Security:
The StorageDirector can be updated with signed Red
Hat Packages (RPMs) though an USB disk-on-key or USB
CD-ROM. In addition, system administrators can turn off
network updates and remove unused components if
required. The StorageDirector requires authentication
protocols through an encrypted channel (HTTPS) and
provides protection against security breaks by verifying
the change and signature of the system software. The
system software signature can be stored as a read-only
media file after being downloaded. This is done to keep
data secured and restricted from unauthorized users.
Multiple Root Control Services:
The StorageDirector offers Root Control Service (RCS) to
the operating system. With RCS, the administrator can
add or remove modules, restrict IP access control, and
creates NIS domain users, local Windows and LDAP users
groups. The StorageDirector grants access to the UNIX
shell command through SSL/TLS.
System Monitoring & Alerts:
The Advanced monitoring systems notifi es network administrators
on health disk status, system temperature,
RAID status, and spare drives on their systems. The StorageDirector
also generates logs that record monitoring
activity on a timely basis.
iSCSI (Initiator & Target):
The StorageDirector has the ability to transport data
across networks using the iSCSI protocol. The StorageDirector iSCSI software OS can act as an initiator and a
target on the same hardware platform at the same time.
This unique feature allows the StorageDirector target
and multi-path initiator clients to mirror data between
servers and remotely replicate mission critical information
for backup procedures.
Error Recovery Level 1 & 2:
The StorageDirector Error Recovery Level 1 (ER1) monitor
information packets that are sent over the network
from the iSCSI initiator to the iSCSI target. Error Level
Recovery 1 also supervises network communication and
recovers lost data during transmissions the connections.
Error Recovery Level 2 inspects the vitality of the network
connection and if a connection goes offl ine, then the
StorageDirector OS searches for an operational connection
and redirects all network traffic. |
Cross-Platform File Sharing
The StorageDirector supports Windows (SMB/CIFS),
Apple (Apple Talk), Unix/Linux (NFS), HTTP, and FTP file
sharing protocols for true interoperability.
Access Control List:
The Access Control List (ACL) allows administration to
restrict user rights and access policies through the network.
The ACL feature is convenient for fi le share administration
and remote network management.
Remote Replication:
With The StorageDirector’s Remote Replication feature,
organizations can improve their business continuation
model by backing up directly to disk. This shortens their
backup time and can retrieve archived information in a
matter of minutes. This allows both public and private organizations
that comply with federal regulations to eliminate
the traditional form of backup; transferring data into
tape, which is time consuming, generates multiple tape
copies, and often leaves sensitive information exposed.
Multiple Snapshots:
The StorageDirector snapshot captures data from a single
point-intime with the capability to aggregate multiple
snapshots in a sequence which can be used for backup or
data retrieval purposes.
Remote Mirroring:
With Remote Mirroring, The StorageDirector allows block
device replication of logical volumes. The allows network
fallover between two systems, where two volumes
are mirrored to provide some of the best redundancy
possible.
Hardware and Software RAID:
The StorageDirector offers integrated support that is
optimized to work with AMCC 3ware and Areca RAID
controllers as well as driver support for most other hardware
RAID controllers that support SATA, SAS, SCSI, and
Fibre HDD’s. In addition our StorageDirector OS provides
Software RAID 1, 10, 5 & 6.
IP Failover:
With IP failover, two StorageDirector servers can share the
same virtual IP address over the network. If one server
goes offl ine, then the other server can pick network
activity without causing interruption. |
