ATLANTA, NETWORLD+INTEROP, Sept. 11 Maxtor Corporation, a worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions, today announced its entry into the enterprise network storage market with the MaxAttach NAS 6000, a highlyscalable storage server offering capacities up to 5.7 terabytes (TB).
The Windows Powered MaxAttach NAS 6000 offers broad interoperability and establishes a platform for innovative solutions such as email archiving, disktodisk backup, and volume aggregation. The system enables complete data management solutions when combined with applications from leading software companies such uggs cyber monday as Legato Systems, OTG Software and VERITAS Software.
The enterpriseready MaxAttach NAS 6000 offers features specially designed for data center environments, backed by a comprehensive array of support services. These features include redundant hardware components for high system availability, and RAID 5 data protection and Persistent Storage Manager (PSM) snapshot capabilities for high data availability. PSM enables instant recovery of deleted or corrupted files. Operating Microsoft Windows 2000 with the Server Appliance Kit 2.0, MaxAttach systems are the only Windows Powered storage servers that ugg boots black friday utilize reliability frameworks to enhance operating system fault resiliency.
"With the combination of scalability, interoperability and onsite service support, the MaxAttach NAS 6000 extends our storage systems offerings into the enterprise market," said Eric Kelly, president of Maxtor's Network Systems Group. "We can now offer businesses a broad range of MaxAttach storage solutions, each based on the Windows 2000 platform, that can quickly and easily be deployed in data centers, remote offices and workgroup environments."
With support for Windows, UNIX/Linux, Macintosh and NetWare clients, the MaxAttach NAS 6000 enables file sharing among users from all of these environments. It supports Active Directory and is compatible with network management tools from leading vendors such as Computer Associates, HewlettPackard, and Tivoli Systems.
"IT managers can take advantage of the scalability, availability and reliability of the proven Windows 2000 operating system in the MaxAttach NAS 6000," said Keith White, senior director of the Embedded and Appliance Platforms Group at Microsoft Corp. "With support for features such as Active Directory, Persistent Storage Manager, antivirus and network management applications, IT managers can feel confident knowing the MaxAttach NAS 6000 offers a robust storage server with enterpriseclass features and data protection to meet today's demanding storage needs."
High scalability capacities from 1.9 TB to 5.7 TB.
High availability hotswappable drives, power supplies and cooling fans to ensure maximum uptime.
High density 1.9 TB occupies a 4U standard rack enclosure and is scalable to 5.7 TB in just a 12U rack space. For ease of installation, the fully configured system is available in a standalone 32inch cabinet.
Multiple connectivity options network interfaces include 10/100 Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet (copper or fiber).
Data protection hardware RAID levels 0, 1, and 5 for high performance and data availability.
Powerful processor and memory Dual Intel Pentium III 866 MHz and 1 GB ECC SDRAM.
"Companies are demanding improved storage management capabilities and greater value from their storage solutions," said John McArthur, vice president of storage research at IDC. "Maxtor has expanded upon the ATA technology found in workgroup class storage servers. By adding a comprehensive suite of storage management capabilities, the company's MaxAttach NAS 6000 will address a broader range of enterprise needs."
About MaxAttach NAS Storage Servers
The MaxAttach family includes the NAS 4100, NAS 4300 and NAS 6000 storage servers. They install in less than 10 minutes with no network downtime and provide centralized management through a familiar, easytouse Web browser interface. They provide network status reporting, automatic email alerts and RAID 0, 1 and 5 data redundancy for data protection. Features include automatic restoring of the operating system should it become corrupted and automatic rebooting of the MaxAttach should the operating system lock up. Multiple Ethernet ports, Gigabit Ethernet, a journaling file system and integrated UPS support ensure high performance, system availability and fault tolerance. A SCSI port and preinstalled backup software enable local backup to tape.