Sun StorEdge T3 Array for the Workgroup

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Spanning from the workgroup to the midrange to the enterprise, the Sun StorEdge[tm] T3 array for the workgroup offers a flexible, scalable approach to your most challenging growth and data storage demands while reducing total cost of ownership. The system provides a high-performance RAID controller that delivers fibre-channel access to an array of nine disk drives. The array stores frequently accessed data and recently written information in up to 1 GB of cache, reducing latencies and delivering exceptional performance. In addition, the Sun StorEdge T3 array for the workgroup delivers outstanding three-way scalability of capacity, performance and availability. As capacity scales, additional cache provides consistent high performance, while added data paths and redundancy increase availability. Additional capabilities can also be added through firmware download or controller upgrades for outstanding investment protection. Sun Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment is an integral availability tool that provides health management services to help ensure high availability for Sun StorEdge arrays.

Highlights

• Key Applications:
  
  • Economical, powerful and scalable storage system that delivers advanced data services to the storage network
  • The Sun StorEdge T3 array for the workgroup also features multi-platform support
  • The advanced architecture of the Sun StorEdge[tm] T3 array meets the demands of a wide range of applications and workload requirements
  • Sun StorEdge administration software offers management, configuration, and health monitoring using an Ethernet connection separated from data traffic
  • In case of power failure, redundant batteries enable the write data stored in cache to be automatically saved to disk
  
  
  
• Key Specifications:
  
  • High capacity--5.2 TB per cabinet
  • Hot-swap redundant components include: power supplies, UPS batteries, cooling fans, unit interconnect cards, and drives
  • Hardware RAID improves data protection while helping reduce system overhead
  • Modular flexibility combined with full front-to-back fibre architecture allows configuration for high transaction, high bandwidth, or high performance computing
  • Sun StorEdge Component Manager software offers management, configuration, and health monitoring
  • Sun StorEdge Component Manager software allows easy and simple centralized single-point administration
  • Two host connections help ensure data availability by providing alternative paths to the array's data
  • Fabric connectivity to the host is enabled with the Sun StorEdge network FC switch
  • Open system connectivity includes support for HP-UX, IBM-AIX, Linux, Windows NT, and Solaris hosts
  
  
  
• Key Benefits:
  
  • Single point administration simplifies and improves management and serviceability
  • Provides increased capacity and performance as systems scale
  • Preconfigured storage allows easy installation
  • Sun[tm] Remote Services ready
  • Ability to upgrade cache from 256 MB to 1 GB provides investment protection
  • An extensive qualification matrix helps ensure that most storage configurations can be supported
  
  
• Key Related Software:
  
  • Sun StorEdge[tm] Component Manager
  • VERITAS NetBackup
  • VERITAS Volume Manager
  • VERITAS File System
  • Solstice Backup[tm]
  • Solstice DiskSuite[tm]
  
  
• Key Industries:
  
  • The Sun StorEdge T3 array helps maximize performance in online transaction, decision support, messaging, web hosting, and high-performance computing environments within industries such as, manufacturing, government, finance, and entertainment
  
  

Sun StorEdge T3 Array for the Workgroup Specifications