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Ariel

Blue Ray Optical Drive “The Ariel is the ideal solution for today’s small-to-midsize business
looking for cost effective RAID protection”

Globalstor’s newest addition to the SATAlite series of inexpensive RAID solutions is the Ariel featuring a newly designed compact 2U 12 bay chassis, this little system has the ability to store up to 36TB of raw storage. In addition the Ariel also incorporates the intel i80321 64-bit RISC microprocessor that delivers a level of performance that is typically unheard of for such a small appliance. The Ariel was designed with “simplicity” in mind, so rest assured those days of complex, complicated and time consuming operations are history!

With our innovative Plug-n-Play RAID technology, simple attach the Ariel to your Host server, follow the easy step by step built-in set-up options either through the on-board LCD panel, C-LINE or Ethernet interface and your up and running in minutes compared to today’s conventional disk array competitors that seem to be only designed with the experienced IT professional in mind. This cool little system brings greater confidence back to the end-user by delivering cost effective SATA RAID solutions that offer top performance and data reliability.

Hardware Manual
Software Manual

Features

Operating System Independent
The system has support for Windows, Macintosh, Solaris and Unix.

Compact Design
The Ariel features a 2U High-density cutting edge design with a locking front bezel to protect against accidental removal of disk drives and or intrusion

Disater Prevention
Using SMARTCor technology the Ariel supports Disk-self-test, Disk-scrubbing and Disk-cloning delivering unparallel data integrity and reliability.

Data Redundancy
Supported RAID Levels are 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5, 30, 50, NRAID and JBOD that will fulfill multiple data requirements

Configuration Flexibility
The Ariel allows for three points of accessibility to data front panel LCD:

  • RS-232
  • C-LINE Terminal emulation
  • Browser based GUI

The Ariel also supports event notification via on-board alarm:

  • Email notification
  • SNMP

Hardware and Technical Specifications

Performance
Up to 320Mb/sec throughput on SCSI models
Up to 200Mb/sec (400Mb/sec full duplex) throughput on FC models

Options
Up to 1GB DDR SODIMM cache memory on controller
On-board 72 hour BBU (battery back up) module

Dimensions and Weight
Unit weight: 47lbs. (21.3kg) fully populated with 12 disk drives
Shipping weight: 69lbs (31.3kg) carton packaging
Unit Height: 3.5” (2U) (88.9mm)
Unit Width: 19” (483mm)
Unit Depth: 20” (508mm)

Host interface
Supports: U320/SCSI HD 68 Pin or 4GB FC SFP Port
Host channels: (2)

Power
Power supply:
(2) 460 Watt Hot swap PFC redundant power supply units
Input range: 100 to 240V (+/-10%), 47 to 63Hz
Power source: (2) standard AC power cords

Cooling
Blowers: (2) 97mm Hot-swap 3600rpm blowers for maximized airflow
Temperature: 5° C to 40° C
Humidity: 10% to 85% non-condensing

Environmental Control
LCD view / Audio alarm / email notification or SNMP notification

Blue Ray Optical Drive
Blue Ray Optical Drive
Blue Ray Optical Drive