Digi-Data OpenNAS NAS + SAN solution

KEY BENEFITS Storage for your key applications is generally driven from the requirements of the application itself. • Leverage SAN investment by adding But for secondary storage, many applications with different storage requirements are difficult to both iSCSI and high-performance satisfy. The only constant is the requirement for cost effective storage. NAS connectivity

• Low latency NAS architecture As companies continue to move towards simplicity and cost control in their storage infrastructure, delivers fast file services - well suited implementing versatile, multi-purpose storage products is critical to getting the most out of the for large, rich media file types investment. To fully leverage the clustered architecture of the T-2000, Digi- • Rich set of internal storage Data offers the OpenNAS appliance – basically a NAS gateway into the system that serves up both management features simplifies block-level (iSCSI) and file-level (NAS) I/O. administration and data protection The OpenNAS system is designed to offer both NAS and SAN attachment to meet the diverse needs of all types of applications. Its scalability eliminates the proliferation of small NAS servers, and its high bandwidth SAN capacity can handle any data protection requirements that might strain smaller systems. The OpenNAS system just might be the answer to a lot of your storage challenges for the foreseeable future!

Network Attached Storage (file level) iSCSI SAN attach (block level) PCs, workstations, Email servers, servers needing file access tier-2 application servers (Windows, UNIX, , Apple)

GbE GbE

Fibre Channel SAN connections (block level) to large storage pools OpenNAS appliance

FC T-2000/T-3000 RAID controllers

FC switch FC

Database applications Digi-Data 16 or 46 bay Corporate application servers disk enclosure modules Large file servers