Date: 26/11/2009

Mid-range and enterprise disk storage systems from Fujitsu

Fujitsu has made available mid-range ETERNUS DX400 series disk storage system, and enterprise-class ETERNUS DX8000 series, both featuring maximum data and system availability, security, and operational efficiency.

The ETERNUS DX400 and DX8000 series provides multi-dimensional scalability and maximize the benefits of pooling storage resources.

ETERNUS DX400 series scale up to 428 TB, and ETERNUS DX8000 series offer large capacity with more than 2.7 petabytes. The 8Gb fibre channel host interface and fast quad-core processors increases performance.

Both the DX400 and DX8000 series offer added-value features such as Data Block Guard, which enhances RAID data protection by helping ensure data integrity both on data drives and in the system cache. Advanced data copying and mirroring capabilities protect against data loss during operation, while native 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) protects critical data from unauthorized access throughout its lifecycle, including disposal, when drives are removed from the storage system.

Power and cooling requirements are reduced with Eco-mode using Massive Array of Idle Disks (MAID), spin-down technology and support for low-power, high-performance enterprise Solid State Disks (SSDs).

Dave Egan, Senior Vice President Storage Business, Fujitsu America: "All ETERNUS DX systems offer high-end features and set new standards in innovation. The systems provide multi-dimensional scalability and the capability to maximize the pooling of storage resources. Eco-mode functionality places the ETERNUS DX400 and DX8000 series among the most energy-efficient systems in their class. Virtualization capabilities including Thin Provisioning make the systems ideal building blocks for Dynamic Infrastructures."

For more details visit www.fujitsu.com