Seagate Launches New High Density Enclosure with Next Generation Operating System
January 08 2018 - 4:31PM
Business Wire
Seagate Systems’ real-time storage operating
system powers common controllers that support multiple chassis
footprints, offering unparalleled optimization and reliability
Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX) today announced the launch
of the 5U84 high-density enclosure built with a next-generation
operating system that together delivers performance, capacity and
reliability. The 5U84 enclosure and firmware technology will enable
businesses to store massive quantities of data in a
high-availability enclosure that provides high performance access
to data. What’s more, Seagate Systems’ operating system not only
powers the high density 5U84, but dramatically improves the
system’s performance and reliability, increasing confidence in
using high-density enclosures.
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As with any technology, it is critically important to create
layers of protection when it comes to data storage, particularly in
markets such as video surveillance, where the integrity of the data
is critical. Using next generation data protection technology,
Seagate’s Advanced Distributed Autonomic Protection Technology
(ADAPT) can eliminate up to 95% of performance degradation during a
disk drive rebuild when compared to traditional RAID solutions,
meaning the 5U84 is essentially “self-healing”. The technology
disperses data across multiple drives, allocating more resources to
rebuilds, thereby reducing the time needed, minimizing the risk of
a data unavailability issue and giving the end user uninterrupted
access.
A recent study by IDC and Seagate showed that by 2025 the global
datasphere could grow to a staggering 163 zettabytes, with
enterprises being responsible for creating 60% of this data. With
the sheer volume of data forecasted to be created over the coming
years, businesses are looking for a way to solve their capacity
needs without having to sacrifice on space. The 5U84 system
delivers just that, a space-conscious storage model that packs up
to 1.0 PB of raw storage capacity into a single chassis, which is
expertly designed to occupy only five data center rack units.
Hosting 84 drive bays that are rigorously tested to function with
8, 10, and even 12 TB drives, the product density of the 5U84
allows for a large quantity of data to be stored in a smaller
space. Due to the 5U84’s density, the cost of floor space is
reduced, along with heating, cooling and maintenance.
Commenting on the launch, Ken Claffey, vice president,
Seagate Systems said:
“Increasingly, our customers are focused on maximizing up-time
and minimizing the cost of service. Traditional data protection
approaches in a high-density enclosure often result in
un-manageable rebuild times in the event of a device failure. With
this new operating system release, we are enabling customers to use
high density enclosures with high capacity drives more confidently
as we have dramatically reduced the rebuild window required.
Businesses need storage with all the performance, security, and
management features technology can offer, but they also need to be
able to access their growing data sets with accuracy and speed to
promote business continuity. With this next-generation operating
system, businesses are provided with multi-core functionality,
allowing multiple cores to share the workload as specific
processing tasks are distributed to individual cores, meaning every
resource is used to its maximum potential. A surveillance company
for example, would therefore have fast access to actionable
intelligence and insight, allowing them to make informed, real-time
decisions. Seagate is committed to creating innovations that meet
the complicated needs of today’s businesses, as demonstrated by
this technology release.”
Key Features:
- 5U rack-mount enclosure stores up to 8
petabytes of data per rack
- Efficient power conversion
- Up to 84 3.5” SAS hard disk drives or
solid state drives per 5U enclosure
- Drawer design provides extremely high
density per rack unit
- Easy access to hot swap drives
- Expansion capability up to 336
drives
- Dual 12Gb SAS I/O modules with integral
data path redundancy for high-availability
- Dual controller configuration that
supports multiple chassis, which lowers SKUs and complex
configuration issues
- Unparalleled optimization and
reliability
- Ultra high performance of 600K IOPS at
1ms latency for 2U24 AFA configurations at 1ms latency for near
instantaneous access to data
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