Digital Publishing and Prepress : Disk Storage for High Definition Television or HDTV : Galaxy HDX2 RAID



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Featuring
RAID management software program


Rorke Data SATAII RAID w/optional Fibre Channel
  • System / Application Agnostic…means this RAID will work for you whether on a system or SAN, File server or HD Video editing station
  • Highest Performance… over 1200MB/S+ sustainable bandwidth is great for any streaming application
  • One Chassis with the Latest Drive Technologies…1TB Seagate ES SATAll drives, SAS and ‘Green’ drives are compatible
  • 88TB Drive Capacities…SAS expansion allows up to 4 additional enclosures per RAID
  • Up to Eight [8] Fibre 4Gb Host Connections*…maximizes multi-path configurations / could eliminate SAN switch
  • RAID 6 Dual Parity Support…allows a rebuild to continue even when a bad block is found on a different disk drive
  • Enhanced Media Scan and Error Handling…keeps the RAID working when there are degraded or damaged hard drives
  • Embedded SNMP, Email Event Notification…’Call home’ RAID errors sent to a RAID administrator
  • Hot Swappable Components / Easily Maintained…plus optional service packages including spares or 24X7 on site
  • Embedded Browser Management and Utilities…flexible configuration of RAID LUNs, remote monitoring of RAID conditions
  • Free 800 Tech Support / System Architectsuse our in house experts to maintain, design, or integrate Galaxy® into your applications  
*Galaxy 16 or 24 bay redundant controller models only

NEW FEATURES:

  • 2TB - 24TB / Enclosure
  • JBOD Expansion options for SAS & SATA up to 88TB!
  • 2RU-4RU, 8-24 drives / Enclosure
  • RAID Support 0,1,3,5,6,10,30,50,60
  • Drive Support SATAII, SAS, FIBRE
  • Connectivity 4GB Fibre, SAS, & ISCSI

What's new with Galaxy HDX2



Find the right Galaxy Data Storage Solution for you below.

 

Galaxy HDX2 Enhanced Features Stop Dropping Frames
  • Easy to use front LCD Panel
  • RAIDWatch,™ our web based RAID configurator and utility tool
  • Improved Media scan intelligent drive handling insures higher data security
  • Easy to maintain – all key components are hot-swappable
  • Real-time event notification, including Email, FAX, MSN, SMS, and ICQ instant messaging
  • Flexible LUN-masking and logical drive mapping path options to hosts

Robust functionality and adaptive algorithms facilitate fast and flexible chip-level operation. If a specific disk drive fails to respond in time, the firmware accumulates data from the adjacent stripes of the array to satisfy applications that require fast return of data. Adaptive write caching is dynamically engaged for I/O requests of diverse characteristics, to optimize array performance. If the firmware recognizes sequential strings of write requests, write caching is automatically disabled. Write caching is automatically enabled when receiving random requests.

 

Intelligent Drive Handling
RAIDWatch & Media Scan
The Rorke Data Difference

Media Scan:
Media Scan is an innovative Intelligent Drive Handling function that can be used for data retrieval from degraded or damaged hard drives. If two bad blocks occur on two member drives of an array, the integrity of the stored data will be endangered. Intelligent Drive Handling capabilities can be used to retrieve data from the damaged sectors.

Media Scan is able to handle ATA drives in both the degraded mode and during the rebuild process. Other Intelligent Drive Handling features, which provide further data security, include the transparent resetting of hung hard drives, Power-failure management and bad drive handling during LD expansion.

RAIDWatch:
Browser-based GUI manager on all major platforms


Rorke’s certified R&D/interoperability facility engineers test the latest storage and network products with professional digital content applications and hardware that our customers actually use:

  • Heterogeneous platform experience
  • Dedicated application engineers
  • Storage & Network interoperability
  • OEM certification
  • Proof-of-concept testing
  • Customer site emulation
  • Performance measurement
Rorke Data’s Galaxy HDX2: SATA II RAID featuring 4Gb Fibre Channel
 

Storage Focus: Rich Media & Fixed Content Applications and Workflow

 

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.

About Rorke Data, A Subsidiary of Bell Microproducts (NASDAQ:BELM): San Jose-based Bell Micro is a global Fortune 1000, $3.5 Billion distributor of data storage-centric components, devices and end-to-end solutions. As a wholly owned subsidiary, Rorke Data leverages Bell Micro’s world-class OEM supplier relationships and global footprint to deliver an extremely wide range of high-capacity cost-effective, feature rich RAID, SAN and NAS solutions, backed with comprehensive service and support options.

A unique Value Proposition for our OEM, System Integrator and Reseller Partners: Rorke’s contact management, ISO-certified global integration, warehouse facilities and logistics infrastructure are all tightly integrated. Therefore, our customers enjoy a very efficient, consolidated point of contact to manage a wide range of business-critical activities including: R&D, design and assessment, project management, global purchasing and customer support & maintenance.

 

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