Sonnet Fusion RX1600 Fibre with Quad 8GB - 16TB, Storage System

The 16TB Fusion RX1600Fibre Storage System Hard Drive Array from Sonnet is an 8Gb Fibre-Channel RAID storage system, designed for use with Mac OS X, Windows and Linux-based computer systems. The array is housed in a 3U rackmount form factor, suitable for professional installation. The array features an integrated ATTO FastStream SC 8500E storage controller with hardware RAID. The controller is powered by a 1.2GHz Intel 81348 CPU and features 1GB of ECC-protected RAM. It is capable of many standard configurations, including RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 10 and 50. You'll be able to add Fusion RX1600 Expansion units thanks to a dual internal SAS expander system, without the need for an additional controller card. These units can be daisy chained, making it easy to grow your storage as your needs increase.

Performance So Good, You'll Want to Share: Sonnet's Fusion RAID systems have been providing fast, dependable, local storage for individual users for years. We want you to share. Sonnet is proud to introduce the Fusion RX1600Fibre 16-drive RAID Fibre-Channel storage system for multiple users. This is no ordinary general purpose shared storage system - this 16TB, 3U rackmount system is designed to be the stellar performer for video editing workgroups. Fusion RX1600Fibre features a high-performance internal RAID controller with a high speed, 4-port 8Gb Fibre-Channel interface that enables multiple users to connect and access data at the same time. This system can deliver 30 streams of ProRes 422 HQ (twice as many as general purpose Fibre storage) and also maintains aggregate stream capacity for multiple simultaneous clients - an area where general purpose Fibre storage falls behind

Service for Four, No Switch Required: The Fusion RX1600Fibre storage system is perfect for small video editing workgroups. Its 8Gb Fibre-Channel host interface is capable of providing four workstations direct, high-speed access to stored assets without the associated cost, complexity, cabling, rack space requirements and power consumption of an added Fibre-Channel switch - depending on your workflow and the SAN software used, even using a dedicated server is optional. Fusion RX1600Fibre delivers aggregate bandwidth up to 1000MB/sec, with high bandwidth available to individual workstations

Scalable Access: While ideal for small workgroups, the Fusion RX1600Fibre storage system is equally suited for use in larger storage area networks (SANs) with a switch and many video editing users. Because it employs a 4-port 8Gb Fibre-Channel host interface rather than a common 2-port 4Gb interface, the Fusion RX1600Fibre offers more speed and flexibility than general purpose shared storage systems. For example, you can connect two of the Sonnet system's ports to a Fibre-Channel switch to yield improved performance and redundancy for the general storage pool, while the remaining ports can be connected to two more workstations requiring the highest bandwidth. The high-speed 8Gb interface also delivers higher aggregate bandwidth, providing more users with up to one hundred percent more streams than general purpose shared storage systems

Power and Excellent Handling: Driving the Fusion RX1600Fibre storage system is the ATTO FastStream SC 8500E storage controller. This state of the art RAID engine is based on the latest-generation Intel 81348 RAID processor. Running at 1.2GHz and configured with 1GB of ECC-protected RAM, this controller can handle the throughput from all the drives with plenty of overhead, especially important to maintain data stream writes as the disk array nears capacity. Featuring ATTO's exclusive Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) Technology, this RAID controller provides controlled transfer acceleration for steady data streaming, especially important when working with video. ADS compensates for data transfer rate peaks and drops, maintaining a consistent data flow to allow more streams for the bandwidth available. The FastStream controller provides tunable rebuild priority, enabling the Sonnet system to deliver users full performance during a RAID group rebuild, unlike general purpose shared storage systems which typically experience a severe drop in performance during a rebuild

Multipathing Support: The Fusion RX1600Fibre supports multipath I/O, a technique that enhances performance and fault tolerance, combining data paths from two or more Fibre-Channel ports to increase performance and provide redundancy in case of a port or cable malfunction, the leading causes of storage failure. Multipathing additionally provides load balancing to distribute I/O across multiple paths for improved system and application performance

RAID Flexibility: Fusion RX1600Fibre systems support RAID 4 (DV RAID), 5, 6, 10 and 50 drive formatting for balanced performance and protection; RAID 1 for ultimate redundancy; and RAID 0 for pure, unadulterated speed; JBOD support is available, too.

Status Supervisor: The reliability of the Fusion RX1600Fibre is further enhanced through SES (SCSI Enclosure Services) 2.0 compliance and enhanced S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) data reporting for each hard drive installed in the system.

Easy Storage Expandability: When you need access to more than 32TB of assets, Sonnet offers an economical upgrade path that is simple to deploy - Fusion RX1600 Expansion storage systems.

Driving Force: Fusion storage systems employ Enterprise/RAID Edition hard drives that have been selected for their superior performance, error handling and reliability characteristics, especially when used in RAID groups.

Versatile Performance: These systems are ideal for use in mixed environments - various operating systems, editing applications and output demands requiring the flexibility and interoperability that Fusion RX1600Fibre storage systems provide.