iQ1250 iSCSI Storage System

Enterprise-Level Features – Affordable Price – Simple Installation

iQstor’s iQ1250 iSCSI is ideal for organizations implementing entry-level SANs or migrating from Direct Attached Storage (DAS) to networked storage. The iQ1250 is a self-contained storage system that brings an intelligent, yet affordable solution to small and mid-sized companies.

Combining iQstor’s proven enterprise-level features with cost-effective Serial ATA (SATA I & II) disk drives, the iQ1250 delivers efficient storage growth, scalability, data protection, storage automation and plug and play simplicity - at a price point that’s dramatically less than comparable Fibre Channel solutions. The iQ1250 provides high density (up to 7.5TB using 500GB disk drives) at a very low cost, offering an excellent price / performance for end-users.

iQ1250 iSCSI offers:

• A familiar network technology that reduces training, management and operations cost.
• Proven Ethernet transport infrastructure which increases reliability.
• Protects investment by simple transition from 1Gb Ethernet to 10Gb.
• Offers lower total cost of ownership (TCO) by bringing Ethernet economics to storage.

iQ1250 iSCSI provides a cost-effective storage system for deployment in the following applications:

• Data Protection - Disk to disk backup and virtual tape.
• Server and Storage Consolidation - Link multiple storage systems to servers to achieve better storage utilization.
• Data Center Storage Networks -Compatible with applications such as databases, web serving and e-mail.
• Expansion into Metro and WANs -Centralize corporate data resources in one location for remote backup.

iQ1250 iSCSI is Simple and Low Cost

iSCSI SANs offer a lower cost alternative to Fibre Channel for organizations that do not need very high performance. iSCSI is also inherently less complicated since it does not require specialized host adapters, switches and cables. Business can now use their existing Ethernet infrastructure to implement an IP SAN. With iQ1250, users can transport block data over TCP/IP to and from servers that are dispersed throughout the network and located at a long distance from the storage system.

iQ1250 successfully combines the benefits of Ethernet networks with those of networked storage. With the iQ1250, small to mid-sized companies can realize all the benefits of a SAN at an affordable price, together with integrated data services features such as volume manager based storage virtualization, snapshot, mirroring, policy based storage provisioning, capacity growth, SAN management and remote support.