IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- WD®,
a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and world leader in storage
solutions, is expanding its business-class NAS portfolio with the
WD Sentinel™ DX4200 storage server. The WD Sentinel DX4200 is a
complete solution using Windows Storage Server, designed to meet
the demands of today's small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) by
combining Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 workgroup operating system
and the Intel® Atom™ C2338 Dual Core CPU.
With up to 16 TB of capacity, the WD Sentinel DX4200 enables
small businesses to expand their office storage by upgrading the
drives as the demands of their businesses grow. The WD Sentinel
DX4200 is an ideal backup solution and provides SMBs the advantages
of on-premise centralized storage.
"The WD Sentinel DX4200 provides the enterprise grade storage
and file services capabilities of Windows Storage Server 2012 R2
workgroup, in a compact package that is ideal for to the SMB
segment," said John Loveall,
Principal Program Manager, Windows Server and System Center,
Microsoft. "We are pleased to work with WD to serve our mutual
customers."
Whether personal or professional, digital content and important
files are invaluable and often irreplaceable. WD's Sentinel DX4200
utilizing Windows Storage Server provides several ways for
businesses to protect their information without user intervention.
The device comes pre-populated with WD Se enterprise-class drives,
Windows Storage Spaces for data protection, backup software,
redundant networking ports and a redundant power option.
Best-in-Class Data Protection
WD Sentinel DX 4200 provides data protection for every device on
the small office network and is supported by one-year of WD
Guardian Services.
- The Drives Inside: Pre-configured with WD's
award-winning enterprise-class drives for durability and
reliability.
- Storage Spaces: Featuring simple, mirrored and
parity volume configurations for data protection and speed.
- WD SmartWare™ Pro Backup: backup
and recovery software provides data back-up for up to 25 devices on
your network.
- Redundant Network Connectivity: Dual-redundant
Gigabit Ethernet supports teaming modes like Adaptive Fault
Tolerance (AFT) which automatically switches to the second network
port in the event of a network failure, Adaptive Load Balancing to
share the network load and provide fault tolerance in the event of
switch port, cable or adapter failure, and Static Link Aggregation
for increased network throughput by transmitting over both network
adapters.
- Optional Disaster Recovery Protection: Connect to
the small business cloud provided by optional disaster recovery
software and store your data offsite for disaster recovery.
- Boot Drive: Pre-installed activated operating
system.
WD Guardian™ Services for Small Business
The WD Sentinel DX4200 is backed by WD's world-class customer
service and support. All WD Sentinel DX4200 small business
customers will get WD Guardian Pro for one year from the time of
the first call. WD Sentinel customers may wish to upgrade their
service plan to one of two options:
- WD Guardian Pro: Offers a one year support
agreement with WD service, express parts replacement and priority
access to technical support.
- Guardian Extended Care: Service that
extends the product warranty from the standard two-year limited
warranty (see support.wdc.com for terms and conditions) to five
years.
Price and Availability
WD Sentinel DX4200 small office storage server is available at
select U.S. retailers and online at the wdstore.com. MSRP is
$1699.99 USD for 8 TB and
$2199.99 USD for the 16 TB.
About WD
WD, a Western Digital company, is a long-time innovator and
storage industry leader. As a storage technology pacesetter, the
company produces reliable, high-performance hard disk drives and
solid state drives. These drives are deployed by OEMs and
integrators in desktop and mobile computers, enterprise computing
systems, embedded systems and consumer electronics applications, as
well as by the company in providing its own storage products. WD's
leading storage devices and systems, networking products, media
players and software solutions empower people around the world to
easily save, store, protect, share and experience their content on
multiple devices. WD was established in 1970 and is headquartered
in Irvine, California. For more
information, please visit the company's website at www.wd.com.
Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), Irvine, Calif., is a global provider of
products and services that empower people to create, manage,
experience and preserve digital content. Its companies design and
manufacture storage devices, networking equipment and home
entertainment products under the WD, HGST and G-Technology brands.
Visit the Investor section of the company's website
(www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and
investor information.
Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are registered
trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. in the
U.S. and other countries. WD Sentinel, WD Guardian Services and
SmartWare are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in
the U.S. and other countries. Other marks may be mentioned herein
that belong to other companies. Pictures shown may vary from actual
products. Not all products may be available in all regions of the
world. Total space available for user content will vary based on
RAID/JBOD/spanning configuration chosen. As used for storage
capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB)
= one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes.
Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating
environment.
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