Proware EP-2243S-F4S3 & EP-2243D-F4S3 Fibre Channel RAID

24 bay 4Gbit Fibre Channel - SAS/SATA RAID - Single or Dual controller

Overview

The Proware EP-2243 is Proware's most versatile SAS/SATA II Disk Array system, ideal for midrange and high capacity storage application. The EP-2243 equipped Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface which supports both 2.5" SFF SAS and SATA II disk drives. The ability to mix SAS and SATA drives allows the EP-4423 to be used for a range fo applications that require different price/performance characteristics. Cost-effective SATA drives can be selected for high capacity orientated storage such as disk-to-disk backup applications including transactional databases. Hosting multiple tiers of data in an EP-2243 configuration gives organisations the flexibility to meet both their technical requirements and budgetry constraints with a single unified solution.

Unsurpassed Data Availability

  • High density 2U Rack mount Supports 24 2.5" SFF disk drives
  • RAID 6 capability provides the highest level of data protection
  • Expansion capability up to 4 enclosure and a total of 96 drives

Features

  • Single or dual controllers (active-active)
  • SAS or SATA-II support
  • MAID Functionality Support spin down drives when not in use to extend service
  • SAS JBOD Expansion capable
  • Fully redundant with hot swappable Controller, disks, cooling fans and power supplies
  • Transparent data protection for all popular operating systems
  • Supports Bad Blocks auto remapping and schedule volume check
Proware

VMware Ready

Datasheet

Exceptional Manageability

Proware EP-2243S & EP-2243D-F4S3 Specifications

Model
 EP-2243S/D-F4S3
RAID Controller
 FC-SAS
Controller
 Single or Redundant
Host Interface
 Two FC-AL (4 Gb/s) / Four FC-AL (4 Gb/s)
Disk Interface
 SAS 3Gb or SATA II
SAS expander
 4x mini SAS (3Gb/s)
Capacity
  
Direct Attached
 24 Disks
Expansion
 Up to 96 Disks
Processor Type
 Intel IOP341 64-bit
Cache Memory
 512MB~4GB / 1GB~8GB DDR-II ECC SDRAM
Battery Backup
 Optional
Management Port support
 Yes
Monitor Port support
 Yes
RAID Features
  
RAID level
 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60 and JBOD
Array Group
 Up to 128
LUNs
 Up to 128
Hot Spare
 Yes
Drive Roaming
 Yes
Online Rebuild
 Yes
Variable Stripe Size
 Yes
E-mail Notification
 Yes
Online capacity expansion, RAID level / stripe size migration
 Yes
Online Array roaming
 Yes
Online consistency checkr
 Yes
SMTP manager and SNMP agent
 Yes
Redundant Flash image
 Yes
Instant availability and background initialization
 Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support
 Yes
MAID
 Yes
Bad block auto-remapping
 Yes
Enclosure
  
Platform
 Rackmount
Form Factor
 2U
# of Hot Swap Trays
 24 (2.5")
Tray Lock
 Yes
Disk Status Indicator
 Access / Fail LED
Backplane
 SAS / SATA II Single BP
# of PS/Fan Modules
 400W x 2 w/PFC
# of Fans
 2
Power Requirements
 AC 90V ~ 264V Full Range 7.5A ~ 4A, 47Hz ~ 63Hz
Environmental
  
Relative Humidity
 10% ~ 85% Non-condensing
Operating Temp
 10°C ~ 40°C (50°F ~ 104°F)
Physical Dimensions
 559(L) x 482(W) x 88(H) mm
Weight (Without Disk)
 14 / 15 Kg