Adaptec® IP SAN Storage Server 700i Series

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Adaptec® IP SAN Storage Server 700i Series
Enterprise-Class iSCSI Storage Systems
Overview
Businesses streamline their IT infrastructure
by moving from a piecemeal approach where
each server has its own direct attached storage
(DAS) to one where an iSCSI RAID storage
system is used to provide disk capacity to
multiple servers through an IP-based storage
area network (IP SAN). This consolidated
storage has the economic benefit of being
easier to administer than DAS, freeing time
for IT personnel to focus on more strategic
projects. Because storage is easily apportioned
to servers as needed, while they are up and
running, there is no need to over-provision
them with disks when they are installed,
saving money. The risk of a business
disruption because a server runs out of disk
capacity is minimised.
The RAID storage system provides
significantly better storage to the servers
than DAS. It is faster because it uses multiple
hard drives in parallel to provide increased
performance. RAID technology is utilised
to ensure that data will not be lost, and
that business operations will continue
uninterrupted, when a hard drive fails. Backups complete significantly faster because
the back-up server can access the data to be
protected directly from the RAID storage
system, without burdening critical business
servers.
Adaptec 700i Series storage systems provide
your Windows or Linux application servers
with enterprise-class iSCSI storage that is
economical, flexible, scalable and easy to
manage. They are designed for ultimate
uptime, and grow modularly with your needs.
Flexible and Scalable
The Adaptec 700i Series by Adaptec
delivers higher performance because data
is spread over multiple disks, permitting
disk operations to be performed in parallel.
Adaptec 700i Series storage systems are 1U
rackmount units that contain four hotswappable 250GB, 500GB or 750GB SATA II
hard drives for a total capacity of 1TB, 2TB
or 3TB. A unit is also available with four
hotswappable 300GB SAS drives for a total
capacity of 1.2TB. Add capacity modularly
using up to eight 2U Adaptec SANbloc S50
expansion chassis, each of which houses up
to 12 hot-swappable drives, to reach total
combined capacities as high as 52TB. Mix
and match SATA II and SAS drives within
the SANbloc S50 to optimise around highest
capacity or highest performance. Up to four
Gigabit Ethernet ports are available to handle
demand from one to 512 servers with classleading performance of up to 386MB/s while
providing path redundancy to the storage
system.
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Product Highlights
SAS or SATA, scalable to 52TB
High performance, up to
386MB/s throughput
Easy to manage with Adaptec
Storage Manager
Synchronous mirrored volumes
with automatic failover
Seamless back-up and recovery
via application-consistent
snapshots
Tight integration with Adaptec
RAID controllers
Ideal for use with Windows,
Linux and VMware
Modular, expandable iSCSI disk capacity from 1TB to 36TB per storage system
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Mirrored Wires
Configuring two servers in a Microsoft cluster with dual paths to two mirrored Adaptec 700i Series
storage systems provides the utmost reliability for the most demanding applications.
Easy to Manage
Adaptec 700i Series storage appliances
are Microsoft Simple SAN Component
compliant, and ship with automated,
easy-to-follow set-up wizards to
significantly reduce set-up time. The
auto-provisioning wizard performs all
the tasks necessary to add iSCSI storage
to a Microsoft Windows host. It guides
the user through creating disk pools,
assigning RAID levels and hot spares,
and defining iSCSI LUNs, as well as
performing all the tasks on the host
side, such as setting up multi-pathing,
associating iSCSI LUNs with drive
letters, formatting the new drives, and
establishing CHAP security between the
host server and the Adaptec 700i Series
storage system. Ongoing maintenance is
easy and powerful, as drives can be added
to any RAID pool, and LUNs can be
grown while the storage system is online
and being used by 24/7 applications.
RAID levels for a given disk group can
even be changed on the fly. SMART
reporting and background scrubbing
keeps you informed that your storage is
operating at peak efficiency. You can even
boot your diskless servers from LUNs on
the Adaptec 700i Series to save money,
reduce IT complexity and quickly recover
from server failures.
Designed for Uptime
Adaptec 700i Series storage systems
utilize redundant, hot-swappable
fans and power supplies for ultimate
reliability. Hard drives are hot-swappable,
and are driven by the Adaptec RAID
controller, which delivers the industry’s
most complete protection. Adaptec RAID
controllers lead the industry, powering
over 50% of servers worldwide. When a
drive fails, a hot spare can be instantly
used to rebuild the RAID group while
it is being used. Should power go down,
battery-backup on the RAID controller
holds information for 72 hours, and a
UPS can signal the storage system to
gracefully shut down. The fans, power
supply and temperature, as well as
drives, are constantly monitored, and
SNMP traps and email messages are sent
to inform management consoles and
administrative personnel of the need for
attention.
High availability is provided though a
variety of class-leading features. Support
for Microsoft Cluster Services permits
two servers to share volumes in the
Adaptec 700i Series. Should one server
fail, the other will pick up operations
instantly to keep critical applications
such as Exchange or SQL Server up and
running. The Adaptec’s DPM MPIO
driver is installed on Windows servers to
provide multiple paths for performance
and to protect against a path failure to the
storage system. Lastly, two Adaptec 700i
Series can be set up to synchronously
mirror all information written to a given
volume on one unit to a corresponding
volume on the other. Should one
Adaptec 700i Series fail, the other will
pick up operations instantly with no
need for manual intervention. Up to 256
snapshots can be scheduled or initiated
from any VSS requester running on a
Windows server, such as back-up and
restore, replication, or other management
software. Transportable VSS hardware
snapshots facilitate high performance
back-ups in a SAN.
Ideal for Use with Windows, Linux
and VMware
The Adaptec 700i Series has been
extensively tested for compatibility with
Microsoft Windows, Red Hat and SuSE
Linux, and VMware ESX Server. Adaptec
700i Series storage systems adhere to
key Microsoft standards including
compatibility with the Microsoft iSCSI
initiator that ships with Windows Server
2003 and Windows XP. The VSS hardware
provider takes up to 256 snapshots
within the storage system, and makes
them available for instant recoveries
or to another server on the SAN that is
responsible for performing back-ups or
replication. The VDS provider permits
a Windows system to administer the
Adaptec 700i Series storage system from
within familiar Windows administration
utilities. Microsoft Clustering Services
support keeps mission-critical
applications such as Exchange and SQL
Server up and running if a server fails.
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Detailed Features
Flexible and Scalable
Enterprise-Class Storage for 1 to 512 Servers
iSCSI target
Powered by the Adaptec OnTarget™ OS, which is based on Linux and tuned for delivering iSCSI storage using a hardware RAID controller with blazing performance and unsurpassed flexibility and reliability to meet the most demanding storage requirements.
IP SAN
Consolidate storage from several servers onto the Adaptec 700i Series to increase their storage performance and reliability while gaining flexibility in managing and allocating storage from a central storage resource.
1U rack-mountable
base chassis
Powered by a 2.6GHz Opteron processor with up to 2GB of DDR RAM, optional dual power, and 3 or 4 GigE I/O ports for high
performance and path redundancy.
Base capacities of 1TB, 2TB, or
3TB of SATA II drives or 1.2TB
of SAS drives
Uses four 250GB, 500GB, or 750GB hot-swappable SATA II drives or four 300GB hot-swappable SAS drives to deliver excellent I/O
performance, as disk operations can be spread across them.
Cost-Effective Modular Expansion
2U modular expansion
Expand with 1 or more 2U SANbloc S50 expansion chassis, each of which can house up to 12 hot-swappable drives.
SATA II and SAS drives
Mix-and-match 250/500/750GB SATA II drives, 146GB 15K RPM SAS drives, and 300GB 10K RPM SAS drives within the SANbloc
S50 expansion chassis.
Total SANbloc capacity
Up to 33TB with all SATA II drives, a maximum of 44 drives using 4 SANbloc S50s.
Up to 28.8TB with all SAS drives, a maximum of 96 drives using 8 SANbloc S50s.
Additional I/O Ports
2 USB 2.0 ports
Useful for communicating with an uninterruptible power supply to shut down gracefully in the event of a prolonged power failure.
Scalability and Performance
Category-leading performance
Up to 386MB/s throughput is over 3 times faster than popular competing storage systems.
Services up to 512 concurrent
host connections
Up to 50 times the number of popular competing storage systems.
Provides up to 512 volumes
Up to 8 times the number of popular competing storage systems.
Maximum volume capacity
Breaks the 2TB volume barrier. Supports volumes as large as 18TB with today’s disk capacities.
Support for multiple iSCSI
connections per
Increases performance and fault tolerance to satisfy demanding server applications.
Jumbo frames
Supported by modern switches and GigE ports on servers to increase I/O performance.
Easy to Manage
Management Software
Wizard for out-of-box setup
Fastest time to available storage from poweron to volume availability. The Adaptec Storage Manager simplifies initial setup as well as
Wizard for entire SAN setup
the creation of RAID disk pools and volumes in any number of Adaptec 700i Series storage systems. Further, it automatically assigns a
Wizard for creating OS volumes drive letter and formats volumes on the Windows host side.
Boot from SAN
Boot your Windows servers directly from LUNs in the Adaptec 700i Series to reduce IT complexity and eliminate the cost of requiring
a boot disk in the server. Should the server fail, a new one can be instantly booted from the LUN for rapid recovery. Utilizes emBoot
software, which works with standard Ethernet NICs. For the highest performance requirements, QLogic iSCSI HBAs are also supported.
No serial cable required for
out-ofbox setup
Initial setup and ongoing management of the Adaptec 700i Series is performed through the graphical user interface via a network
connection.
SAN-wide management from a
single GUI
Use Adaptec Storage Manager to discover, manage, and monitor host-side as well as target-side systems in your IP SAN network,
providing a complete and seamless iSCSI management application.
Microsoft VDS provider
Manage the Adaptec 700i Series from Microsoft Storage Manager for SANs or other SAN managers that utilize VDS.
Email events SNMP traps
Receive status information such as drive failure, RAID pool in rebuild state, and new RAID pool created through email and/or SNMP
traps.
Full CLI support
A fully functional command-line interface for advanced users.
SAN-wide firmware update
Adaptec Storage Manager simplifies firmware deployment by pushing updates across the SAN from your administrator’s desktop.
Read/write and read-only access for storage administration
Set up appropriate access permissions for storage administrators.
Support for iSNS Server and
SLP (Service Locator Protocol)
Simplifies connecting hosts to iSCSI targets and communicates status information back to hosts.
Scheduler for snapshot
Adaptec Storage Manager schedules hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly snapshots; and specify how many you want to retain of each (up
to 16).
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Capacity Management
Online RAID pool and volume
capacity expansion
Easily add 1 or more disks to a RAID 0, 5, or 6 RAID pool. Then any iSCSI LUNs exposed from that pool can be increased to provide
additional storage to servers in need.
Grow a volume through Adaptec Convenient GUI utility allows volumes to be created, deleted, or grown to mee changing needs.
Storage Manager for Windows,
Linux, or VMware
Grow a volume directly from
Using the Adaptec 700i Series VDS provider, Microsoft’s Storage Manager for SANs can extend your iSCSI volume.
the Microsoft Storage Manager
for SANs utility
RAID level migration
Flexibility to accommodate changing needs
– RAID 0 to RAID 0, 5, 10
– RAID 1 to Simple Volume, RAID 5, 10
– RAID 5 to RAID 0, 5, 10, 6
– RAID 6 to RAID 5, 6
– RAID 10 to RAID 0, 5
Remote management
Manage, grow, and monitor your Adaptec 700i Series storage system from anywhere on your network using Adaptec Storage Manager..
Import/export RAID Pool
Move disks between Adaptec 700i Series storage systems.
Security
CHAP authentication
Provide 1-way or 2-way authentication for securing your data
SRP
Provides secure remote password
Designed for Uptime
Hardware Protection
Redundant, hotswappable fans, Maximize the uptime of your storage
power supplies
Hot-swappable disk drives
Easy to replace failed disks, identified by a fault LED, with automatic rebuild for simplified management
Adaptec hardware RAID
controller
The proven, industry-leading solution that powers over 50% of RAID servers
Hardware RAID 0, 1, 1E, 5, 6,
10, 50, 60
Includes the industry’s most complete RAID protection
Hot spare disk drive
Available for automatic rebuild on disk failures.
72 hours of batterybacked
RAID cache
Maintains consistency of the RAID cache over prolonged power outages.
Background data scrubbing
Keeps your data “fresh” by scanning the disks in the background to ensure your data stays consistent.
SMART reporting
Alerts for predictive disk failures by monitoring certain online hard drive activities
UPS support with graceful
shutdown
System will power down gracefully on message from UPS that battery is low.
Enclosure monitoring
Includes fan, power supply, and temperature monitoring; drive failures; and managing drive LEDs.
High Availability
Synchronous mirrored volumes
For Windows hosts, all writes to a volume in one Adaptec 700i Series are synchronously sent to a volume in a second Adaptec 700i
Series to provide a high level of fault tolerance.
Automated failover of mirrored
volumes
In the event of a path or Adaptec 700i Series failure, Windows applications will automatically switch to the second Adaptec 700i Series
without interruption or user interaction.
Wizard to create mirrored
volumes
Simplifies setup and management of mirrored volumes.
Microsoft Windows Multipath
(MPIO)
Protects against GigE data path failure and Adaptec 700i Series port failure.
Microsoft Windows Cluster
Support
The Adaptec 700i Series can serve as shared storage to a Microsoft Cluster. In the event that one of the clustered servers fail, the other
will ensure continuously available operation.
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Backup and Recovery
Application consistent
snapshots
Supports Microsoft VSS snapshots initiated by a VSS requestor or from the Adaptec Storage Manager. Snapshots can be created on a
schedule or on demand.
Scheduled snapshots
Use Adaptec Storage Manager or the CLI to schedule hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly snapshots; and specify how many you want to
retain of each.
Read-only or readwrite
snapshots
Fast recovery times are possible by mounting previously taken snapshots as read-only or read-write.
Snapshot sets
Snapshot multiple volumes at one time to ensure application consistency.
Wizard for creating and
scheduling snapshots
Simplifies setup and management of application consistent snapshots.
Recovery points between
backups
Supports up to 256 snapshots per volume or per system.
Clone volume
Use the CLI to clone an active volume for data mining or testing.
Snapshot rollback
Use the CLI to choose a point in time to roll back any offline volume.
Snapshot retention policy
Use Adaptec Storage Manager to establish a snapshot retention policy such as keep all or keep the last 1 to 16.
Microsoft VSS hardware
provider
Creates snapshots on the Adaptec 700i Series in response to a VSS snapshot request.
Microsoft hardware
transportable snapshots
Snapshots created within the Adaptec 700i Series can be utilized by any Windows server on the SAN. This feature is commonly used by
backup and restore applications.
Ideal for Use with Windows, Linux, and VMware
Microsoft Application Server Compatibility
Microsoft Exchange support;
Microsoft SQL Server support;
Microsoft Sharepoint Server
support
Uses Microsoft’s VSS architecture for seamless application-consistent snapshots and backups. Also works with Microsoft’s MPIO architecture for ensuring high-availability configurations.
Compatible with Linux iSCSI
initiator, 32- and 64-bit
Thoroughly tested with Linux operating systems. Visit the Adaptec web site for a complete compatibility list.
Linux Compatibility
VMware Compatibility
Compatible with VMware ESX
iSCSI initiator
Thoroughly tested with VMware ESX operating systems. Visit the Adaptec web site for a complete compatibility list.
Compatible with Microsoft’s
iSCSI initiator, 32- and 64-bit
Thoroughly tested with Microsoft operating systems. Visit the Adaptec web site for a complete compatibility list.
Microsoft VSS hardware
provider
Creates snapshots on the Adaptec 700i Series in response to a VSS snapshot request.
Microsoft VDS provider
Manage the Adaptec 700i Series from Microsoft Storage Manager for SANs or other SAN managers that utilize VDS.
Microsoft MPIO support
Protects against GigE data path failure and Adaptec 700i Series port failure.
Microsoft hardware
transportable snapshots
Snapshots created within the Adaptec 700i Series can be utilized by any server on the SAN. This feature is commonly used by backup
and restore applications.
Microsoft Windows Cluster
support
The Adaptec 700i Series can serve as shared storage to a Microsoft Cluster. In the event that one of the clustered servers fail, the other
will ensure continuously available operation.
Microsoft Boot-From-SAN
Initiative
Boot your Windows servers directly from LUNs in the Adaptec 700i Series to reduce IT complexity and eliminate the cost of requiring a
boot disk in the server. Utilizes emBoot software, which works with standard Ethernet NICs. For the highest performance requirements,
the QLogic iSCSI HBAs are also supported.
Microsoft Windows Compatibility
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Adaptec 700i Series Comparison
Adaptec 720i
Adaptec 720i
Adaptec 730i
Adaptec 750i
1TB
2TB
3TB
1.2TB
4 x 300GB
Base Capacity
Base Drives
4 x 250GB
4 x 500GB
4 x 750GB
Base Drive Type
SATA II
SATA II
SATA II
SAS
GigE I/O Ports
3 Autosensing
10/100/1000Base-T,
RJ-45 network connections
3 Autosensing
10/100/1000Base-T,
RJ-45 network connections
4 Autosensing
10/100/1000Base-T,
RJ-45 network connections
4 Autosensing
10/100/1000Base-T,
RJ-45 network connections
Processor Speed
DDR Memory (std/max)
Power
Peak IOmeter Throughput
2.6 GHz
2.6 GHz
2.6 GHz
2.6 GHz
1GB / 2GB
1GB / 2GB
2GB / 2GB
2GB / 2GB
Single std / dual optional
Single std / dual optional
Dual standard
Dual standard
257 MB/s
257 MB/s
368 MB/s
368 MB/s
Hardware Technical Specifications
Hardware Technical Specifications
Physical
– Width: 17.5 in (444.5 mm)
– Height: 1.75 in (44.45 mm) 1U
Mounting
– Custom 19” rack mount slide rails included
– Minimum rack depth 32” (812.8 mm)
Agency Certifications
– UL, cUL, CE, FCC Class A, TuV, Nemko Standard LCD Display, C-Tick C-Tick added for Australia
– Backlit, 2 line, STN 16 character with system ID, IP address
Power
– Each chassis supports up to 2 hot-swappable autosensing
current shared power supplies.
– Power Rating: 400W, 100-240VAC, 50 – 60Hz, autosensing
– Input Current: 3.4A peak for 115VAC, 1.7A peak for 230VAC
– Power Consumption: 390W peak
– Heat Dissipation: 1057 BTUs/hr
Environmental Limits, Operating
– Temperature: 50° F to 95° F (10° C to 35° C)
– Non-Condensing Humidity: 20% to 80%
– Vibration: 0.1G at 10-300Hz random for up to 120 min.
– Shock: 6 pulses of 33G for up to 2ms
– Altitude: 0 ft. to 10,000 ft. (0 m to 3,048 m)
Environmental Limits,
Non-operating
– Temperature: 14° F to 149° F (-10° C to 65° C)
– Non-Condensing Humidity: 5% to 95%
– Vibration: 2G at 5-500Hz for 90 min.
– Altitude: 0 ft. to 35,000 ft. (0 m to 10,668 m)
Included with Unit
– European, UK and US power cable
– Adaptec 720i: 3 x Cat5 Ethernet cables
– Adaptec 730i: 4 x Cat5 Ethernet cables
– Adaptec 750i: 4 x Cat5 Ethernet cables
– Custom 19” rack mount slide rails
Warranty
Adaptec hardware and software are backed by world-class
service and support to protect your investment from downtime
and provide you with complete peace of mind.
Standard services with the Adaptec 700i Series include:
• Three-year limited hardware warranty, return to depot
• 90-day software support
Adaptec, Inc.
691 South Milpitas Boulevard
Milpitas, California 95035
Tel: (408) 945-8600
Fax: (408) 262-2533
– Depth: 29.25 in (743 mm)
– Weight: 41 lbs (18.6 kg)
Support
Today’s mission-critical environments require maximum
uptime and rapid resolution should problems arise. A
comprehensive suite of service and support upgrade options
help you protect your business operations. By providing 24 x
7 Technical Support, enhanced hardware warranty coverage,
exclusive access to all software updates, and even same day
onsite support, you can select the options that best fit your
business and resource requirements. For more information
about services, please contact your distributor, or call us at
1-888-343-7627.
World Wide Web: www.adaptec.com
Pre-Sales Support: US and Canada: 1 (800) 442-7274 or (408) 957-7274
Pre-Sales Support: Europe: Tel: (44) 1276-854-500 or Fax: (44) 1276-854-505
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