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| Galaxy HDX2 Comparison |
| Bell Micro’s Galaxy® HDX2 is designed to exceed the high-bandwidth and high-capacity data storage requirements used by multi OS File sharing, Backup Server, Disaster Recovery, Spinning disk Archive, Business Continuance, plus today’s film, broadcast and video post production professionals. The Galaxy® HDX2 4Gb is 5th generation technology based on Bell Micro’s award winning Galaxy®HDX2™ SATA II RAID series of highly scalable, high speed RAID solutions. |
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Benefits |
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RAID 6 Technology
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Best RAID level for SATA ; Ultimate data protection
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High Performance
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Latest SATAll 1000GB disk drives testing shows over 1200MB/S
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OS agnostic
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Usage on Windows, MAC, UNIX user applications
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Flexible Models / Capacities
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Scalable8/12/16/24 drive chassis in 2RU- 5RU models ; 2TB-72TB capacities
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Embedded Front panel setup
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Unique front panel RAID settings , mapping, and diagnostic capabilities
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Remote Setup / Diagnostic
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RAID Watch allows remote monitoring, setup, grow RAID sets, and Diagnostics
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Hot Swappable components
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Ease and affordability of maintenance
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Unique Pre-configuration
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Each Galaxy is setup to your individual requirements at no charge
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Professional Services
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Free 800 phone tech support, 1 - 5 year overnight warranty program,
onsite service and installation services
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Galaxy® HDX2 |
EMC AX4 |
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FC <>SATA
MSRP + 1 year warranty |
$~1.55 [16x1TB SATA DFC]
Bell Pricelist |
$~2.98 [12x 750GB SATA DFC]
www.dell.com |
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Chassis RU Form Factor |
3 RU |
2RU |
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Parts Warranty |
3 |
3 includes 3 yr onsite |
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Ext Parts Warranty |
Yes 5 years @ addl cost |
onsite @ $800 per year |
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Redundant controller |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hosts assignments per RAID |
64 |
64 |
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Expansion chassis / type |
3 X 16 bay / SAS |
3 X 12 bay / SAS |
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Disk Type Supported |
SATAll / SAS |
SATAll / SAS |
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Maximum # Drives |
64 [64TB] |
60 [40TB] |
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FC Max Seq Write |
1200MB/S+ |
Dog slow [ user forums ] |
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RAID levels |
0.1,3,5,6,10, 30,50,60 |
1/0, 3, 5 |
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Cache size / BBU |
Up to 2GB / Yes |
Up to 512 MB / Yes |
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Browser based GUI utility |
Embedded Web based |
Web application based |
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Call Home Monitoring SW |
Yes |
No |
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Multipath Clustering Management |
Yes |
Yes |
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Adaptive Performance Enhancements
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DrvSmart, IOSmart, and SysSmart
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None |
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Hot Swappable |
Drive, Controller, PS, Fan
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Drive, Controller, PS, Fan
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Front Panel User Panel |
Yes |
No |
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RAID 6 Protection |
Yes |
No |
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Snapshot capable |
Yes |
Yes |
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“Green” drive power mgnt |
Yes |
No |
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Free 9x5 Phone Support |
Yes |
No* |
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Lead Registration |
Yes |
No |
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| Disclaimer: The Galaxy RAID & NAS storage platforms are extremely cost-effective and flexible, however not every feature regarding disk or host interface is available with every possible permutation. Please contact a Rorke Solution Architect or Sales Representative to discuss your requirements. |
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