Date: 30 June 2004

Source: LapiStor

LapiStor provides greater business continuity with new RAID Network Attached Storage controller

To provide enterprise networks with enhanced RAID data storage protection and business continuity, LapiStor have launched the NAS-5100, a Network Attached Storage controller in a compact 1U form factor.

Tony Howard, managing director of LapiStor said "The ability to attach a Datapac RAID to a network through the NAS-5100 controller is an important benefit – our customers have asked for this and we have delivered."

Based around an Intel Pentium III Tualatin CPU, the NAS-5100 features a built-in 1GB ECC DRAM and Dual Gigabit Ethernet, for fail-over and load balancing, as well as Dual Ultra 320 SCSI ports - for SCSI HDD/ External RAID Subsystem / Tape Drive.

Features include real time Remote Replication, real time Local Replication and Snapshot facilities. It also includes a 32MB Flash Memory.

With an embedded Linux Operating System, it uses a number of Network File Protocols, including Microsoft Networks (CIFS/SMB), Apple (AFP), UNIX (NFS v3), Novell Netware (NCP), Internet (HTTP) and File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Network Transfer Protocols include TCP/IP, NetBEUI, Apple Talk and IPX.

Network Security is provided by Microsoft NT Domain Controller (PDC) Authentication. Network Client Types include Microsoft Windows 95 /98 /ME /NT4.0 /2000 / XP, Macintosh OS 7.5 / 8.X / 9.X, Mac OS X, Linux / Unix, Novell Netware 3.x / 4.x / 5.x. Up to 32TB of RAID protection storage can be connected to the network by attaching Datapac RAID solutions to the NAS-500 external U320 SCSi ports.

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