Overview

Xyratex F5412E 4Gb FS-SAS/SATA-II RAID

The F5412E combines Fibre Channel connectivity with Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA-II (SATA) drive technology for a cost effective, high performance 2U storage system. The F5412E includes sophisticated storage management software, flexible interface support, and highly reliable storage devices to deliver a cost-effective, ultra-high performance with the scalability and functionality necessary to meet the demands of today as well as tomorrow’s rigorous applications environment.

• Single (2) or Dual (4) 4Gb/s high speed Fibre Channel host connections per system
• 12 bays and with expansion units mix up to 60 high performance 146GB, 300GB and 450GB SAS and cost effective 500GB, 750GB and 1TB SATA-II drives
• Full RAID 6
• StorView(TM) controller or host-based management software - View Demo
• Dual active high availability and low cost single controller configurations
• Host based dynamic multi- pathing for high availability
• Online capacity growth through dynamic array and LUN expansion
• Redundant modular design with hot-swappable components
• RAID Advanced Power Management
• Add up to four RS-1220-E311-XPN Twelve Bay SAS to SAS/SATA 2U Rackmount RAID Expansion systems with Dual disk IO module, 3 4x SAS External connections, Dual Power Supplies, Removable Fan Module, and Integrated Enclosure Services for up to a total of 60TB

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Datasheet

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IT executives require significantly improved data storage infrastructure solutions for application and database archiving, e-mail, tiered storage, virtual tape libraries, and advanced data protection solutions. Addressing regulatory requirements, legal mandates, and improving disaster recovery along with much greater data storage power and volumetric efficiency have become critical success factors.

OEMs delivering solutions to meet these needs are also under pressure to address four key challenges: shorten time to market; reduce test, integration, warranty, and service costs; increase reliability; and bolster customer satisfaction. Xyratex RAID solutions reduce OEM development costs, feature enterprise-class RAID functionality including RAID 6 and Snapshot, ensure high availability, and they are highly reliable.

Enhance Applications with Storage: Xyratex F5412E

The F5412E combines Fibre Channel connectivity with Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA) drive technology for cost effective, high performance storage solutions. It combines high performance connectivity, sophisticated storage management software, flexible interface support, and highly reliable storage devices to deliver a cost-effective, ultra-high performance OEM solution with the scalability and functionality necessary to meet the demands of today as well as tomorrow’s rigorous applications environment. By leveraging the SAS full duplex, point-to-point architecture with dedicated connections, the F5412E delivers maximum data throughput, thereby providing faster, more responsive applications. In addition, the F5412E sustains maximum throughput (MB/s) for high bandwidth applications ranging from video editing to database-intensive online transaction processing.

Meanwhile, SATA-II drives in the F5412E provide the combination of high-capacity and cost-effective data storage normally found in nearline storage. Using SATA disks with their low cost-per-gigabyte design, the F5412E provides a cost-effective online repository for non-business-critical data, and offers the many advantages of tiered storage to the Small and Medium Business (SMB) market.

Managing Storage From A Single Pane of Glass

All models in the Xyratex 5000 RAID series come with Snapshot. Four snapshots are available to start implementing point-in-time recovery capabilities. An optional Snapshot upgrade allows for up to 24 snapshots per Logical Drive and up to 512 total snapshots per RAID system.

Xyratex’s StorView software configures and administers the F5412E storage system, and distinguishes it from other entry-level systems on the market today. Automated control of individual controller’s cache, arrays and devices via a web-based interface simplifies storage administration, while StorView’s full-function Command Line Interface (CLI) allows integration of array management into existing operational procedures. An optional upgrade to StorView Global Manager enables configuration, monitoring and management of any 5000 Series RAID controller from any location, anywhere on the network. The StorView software also enables access to the RAID Advanced Power Management which can be used to reduce the operational costs of the RAID storage system, while ensuring continuous availability to data.

Specifications

Xyratex F5412E 4Gb FS-SAS/SATA-II RAID

General Information
Product Code	RS-1220-F4-5412
External Interface	4Gb FC, point-to-point, loop and fabric (switched) topologies
Supported Operating	Windows 2003 (IA32, EM64T, IA64); RedHat
Platforms	Linux AS3/AS4 (IA32, EM64T, IA64); SuSE Linux 8/9 (IA32, EM64T, IA64)
Supported Hosts	256, 512 LUNs, LUN Masking, >2TB LUNs
Expansion Chassis	RS-1220-E3-XPN (4 max), SAS connected (SFF-8470), single & dual IO module config
Total Expansion	60TB, 1GB cache per controller (selectable
Capacity	by volume: read, adaptive read-ahead, write through, write-back), battery backup
Disk Drives
Disk Drives Supported	For a full list of supported drives, please contact your account or sales manager
Interface Types	SAS (3Gb), SATA-II (3Gb) dedicated
Supported	bandwidth to each drive
Max Drives per	12, 512 Logical Drives/system, automatic
Enclosure	bad sector assignment
RAID Controllers
No. RAID Controllers	1 (single) or 2 (dual – HA)
RAID Levels	Up to 60 disk arrays with independent
Supported	RAID level 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and 50 support, selectable strip sizes (64, 128, & 256K)
RAID Protection	Background initialization, background parity
Features	checking, and automatic drive rebuild with redundant RAID arrays
System Management
Software	StorView, StorView Global, StorView Path Manager, Snapshot
Interfaces Supported	Ethernet (out-of-band), FC host based (in-band)
System Availability
Hot Swappable	Disk drives, RAID controllers, power supplies
Components	and cooling module
Additional Reliability	StorView Path Manager – Windows host
Features	based dynamic multi-path failover Snapshot -Up to 24 snapshots per Logical Drive, Up to 8 Logical Drives
Dimensions
Height	87.9mm (3.46”) 2 EIA units
Width	443.7mm (17.49”) IEC rack compliant
Depth	550mm (21.65”)
Weight	32.2Kg (71 lbs.) dual controller configuration with drives
Electrical: AC Input
Voltage	100-240V AC @ 50/60Hz. Single Phase
Input Current	6.0A (115V AC), 3.0A (230V AC)
Input Power	300W Typical
Environmental: Operating
Temperature	5ºC to 40ºC (41ºF to 104ºF)
Humidity	8% to 80% non-condensing
Altitude	0 to 2,133m (0 to 7,000’)
Shock	5g 10ms ½ sine
Vibration	Random 0.21grms 5-500Hz
Acoustics	<58dB LpA @20º C
Approvals
CCC, BSMI, CE, UL, cUL, RoHS (R5), Microsoft WHQL, Microsoft RAID System Submission – w/MPIO (2-Node Cluster)

Documentation

Xyratex F5412E 4Gb FS-SAS/SATA-II RAID

• Xyratex F5412E 4GB Datasheet - View PDF
• StorView Datasheet - View PDF
• StorView Demo - View Demo
• Xyratex Compatibility Worksheet (June 15, 2010 r2) - View Excel Document

Typical Solutions

• Digital Video Production
• Medical Screening
• CCTV Surveillance
• Disk-to-disk Backup
• Securities Compliance