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Nexsan
The Edge
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| The Edge Advanced |
| 1U NAS, w/ iSCSI, (1) 4GB Fibre connection |
#AS-EDA-001 Call for Pricing Toll Free: 1-800-663-5523 |
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| 1U NAS, w/ iSCSI, (1) 4GB Fibre connection, Dual PSU |
#AS-EDA-001D Call for Pricing Toll Free: 1-800-663-5523 |
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| 1U NAS, w/ iSCSI, (2) 4GB Fibre connections |
#AS-EDA-002 Call for Pricing Toll Free: 1-800-663-5523 |
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| 1U NAS, w/ iSCSI, (2) 4GB Fibre connections, Dual PSU |
#AS-EDA-002D Call for Pricing Toll Free: 1-800-663-5523 |
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| 2U NAS, w/ iSCSI, 3TB Raw, no HBA |
#AS-EDA-004 Call for Pricing Toll Free: 1-800-663-5523 |
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Overview:
- Greater capacity and improved density - up to 84TB
- More robust reliability with Nexsan enterprise class RAID storage
- FC connected RAID storage for higher performance
- Green benefits with Nexsan's energy saving AutoMAID technology
- Consolidates file and block into a single solution with CIFS, NFS and iSCSI
The Edge is designed for
businesses that need to consolidate and centralize
all their data and storage needs onto a single
centralized solution.
The Edge includes fully
integrated, Fibre Channel connecting enterprise
class Nexsan SAS and/or SATA RAID storage systems.
With Nexsan storage, The Edge offers significant
advantages over other commodity NAS products. RAID
operations are separate and off-loaded from The Edge
NAS server maximizing NAS server CPU and memory
performance.
The Edge is based on Microsoft
WUDSS. Microsoft WUDSS is a dedicated file and
storage server technology designed for
dependability, seamless integration and delivers the
best value in networked storage. WUDSS integrates
with existing infrastructures and supports
heterogeneous file serving as well as backup of
stored data. Its web-based user interface makes
management easy and enterprises can make full use of
commonly used network environments and standard
management software. Nexsan Edge Management GUI –
NEM, provides a single interface to WUDSS services
and Nexsan storage.
The Edge includes a complete
set of data integrity and protection features.
Battery backed RAID cache and multiple RAID levels,
including hardware RAID 6, ensure data integrity
during power outage or double drive failure.
Built-in Microsoft snapshots provide data protection
of both file and block storage. Microsoft DFS
replication protects site data by replicating files
to another location.
Energy Saving NAS
The Edge offers the
energy saving benefits of Nexsan's revolutionary
AutoMAID™ technology. AutoMAID™ (Massive Array of
Idle Disks) allows The Edge SASBoy, SATABoy and
SATABeast storage units to place its disk drives
into several levels energy savings without
compromising application performance. This powerful
energy saving capability enables users to lower the
cost of owning NAS storage.
Advanced Features:
- 1U compact size with integrated FC storage ports and IP host and client ports
- Quad core processor with 4GB of memory and two 80GB drives configured in a mirror
- Based on Microsoft WUDSS (Windows Unified Data Storage Server) for simple integration with existing infrastructures and support for heterogeneous file serving as well as backup of stored data
- Provides both file and block storage with CIFS / NFS (files) and iSCSI (block/databases). Supports up to 2000 volumes
- Up to 84TB of capacity with Nexsan’s fully integrated enterprise class SAS and/or SATA RAID storage systems
- Utilizes enterprise class server hardware and fibre channel attached to Nexsan enterprise class storage for increased performance and reliability
- RAID processes are off-loaded from The Edge NAS server and performed by the Nexsan storage system therefore maximizing NAS server CPU and memory performance
- Create SAS and SATA storage tiers to support different applications
- Nexsan boasts enterprise class RAID with battery backed cache and hardware RAID 6 to ensure data integrity during power outage and double drive failure (includes global hot spare drives for automatic rebuilds)
- Microsoft snapshots provide data protection of both file and block storage offering 512 snapshots per logical volume for up to 64 logical volumes
- Microsoft DFS replication protects site data by replicating files to another location
- Find files easily using Microsoft index based search or archive files to Nexsan Assureon CAS Archive
- Includes Nexsan SAS and SATA ultra GREEN storage with AutoMAID energy saving technology delivering amazing, energy-efficient NAS storage without compromising application performance
Competitive Edge:
Whether you have 20,000 employees or 20
employees, you have the same needs. You need to
consolidate your data and have as much performance,
reliability and scalability as your budget allows.
How is Nexsan changing the rules of storage? By
delivering NAS at a price to meet your budget with
enterprise class features to meet your needs. All of
this delivered with industry leading green storage.
Performance
How did we get enterprise class NAS performance
in the Edge?
- Fibre Channel connected RAID
- RAID offloaded from NAS CPU & memory
- Dedicated high performance RAID controllers
- Large 2GB cache
Reliability
How did we get enterprise class reliability in
The Edge?
- Hardware RAID 6 protecting against dual
drive failure
- Battery-backed cache ensures data integrity in
case of power loss
- Dual redundant power supplies guarantees
continuous operation during power supply or
power connection failure
Enterprise Class Scalability
How did we get enterprise class scalability in
The Edge?
- High density - up to 84 TBs in only 9U of
space
- Tiered storage using SAS & SATA storage
- Largest NAS in class (up to 84TBs)
Enterprise Class Reliability
- Multiple RAID levels 0,1, 1+0, 4, 5, 6
- Guard against dual drive outage with hardware
RAID 6
- Battery protected write cache ensures data
consistency
- Global hot spare drives rebuild without user
intervention
- All components are redundant and hot
swappable
- Microsoft snapshot data protection
- Microsoft DFS file level replication
Enterprise Class Scalable
- Scale from a few TBs all the way to 84TBs
- Tiered storage using Nexsan SASBoy, SATABoy and
SATABeast
- Expand capacity while remaining online
- iSCSI MPIO ensures continuous server access to
The Edge iSCSI block storage
- Increase performance using SASBoy
- Expand capacity using SATABoy or SATABeast
Enterprise Class Performance
- High performance dedicated RAID controllers
delivering 400MB/sec to 800MB/sec
- RAID processing is separated from the NAS
server to maximize NAS CPU and memory
performance
- Reliable high speed RAID set rebuilds occur
without impacting performance
- Integrated with high speed Fibre Channel
- Full redundant hot-pluggable components provide
continuous access
Industry Leading Green Storage
- Energy saving AutoMAID reduces energy costs
by up to 60%
- All the benefits of green without the
limitations - near instantaneous response form idle
state
- Flexible levels of power saving allow you to
determine exactly how green you want to be
AutoMAID™ Energy Saving Technology:
Nexsan's evolutionary AutoMAID
(Automatic Massive Array of Idle Disks) energy
saving technology transparently places disk drives
into an idle state to vastly reduce power and
cooling costs. AutoMAID delivers the cost-effecdtive
benefits of MAID 2.0 without the limitations of slow
access times and special host software.
AutoMAID is granular to an individual drive or
RAID set and offers multiple levels of energy
savings. AutoMAID is user selectable enabling users
to determine the right level of response time
performance to energy savings. AutoMAID is the first
MAID 2.0 architecture that supports VTL, full file
format D2D and standard high performance RAID
implementations.
Key Points
- AutoMAID reduces power and cooling costs
- Nexsan’s AutoMAID delivers the benefits of MAID without the limitations
- Available on Nexsan Assureon, SATABoy, SATABeast, and SATABeast Xi
AutoMAID Defined
- AutoMAID automatically reduces power consumption and heat generation on idle drives
- Trade-off between response times and power savings are user configurable
- AutoMAID behavior happens automatically and transparently to host – no software changes required
- Typical configuration settings:
- Level 1: Heads Unloaded
- 15% to 20% savings
- Sub-second recovery time
- Level 2: Heads
Unloaded, slows to 4000 RPM
- 35% to 45% savings
- 15 second recovery time
- Level 3: Stops spinning
(sleep mode; powered on)
- 60% to 70% savings
- 30 to 45 second recovery time
AutoMAID Safety Features
- In maximum power saving mode, drive spin up is sequenced to reduce power surges
- Drives automatically wake up for periodic surface scan to ensure data integrity (user configurable)
- AutoMAID has no impact on performance if left on in data-intensive server applications
- Only two simple configuration settings – "timeout" and "power savings desired"
Technical Specifications:
| The Edge Technical Specifications |
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Specifications |
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Operating System |
Windows Unified Data Storage Server
(Standard Edition) |
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Single Management Interface |
NEM (Nexsan Edge Management) |
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Form
Factor |
1U |
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Processor |
Single Quad Core |
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LAN
Connectivity / Management Interface |
Qty. 2 Ethernet 1Gbit Ports |
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Storage Connectivity |
Qty. 1 or 2 Fibre Channel 4Gbit/sec
ports (Note: More ports can be added if
required) |
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ECC
Cache Memory |
Qty. 2 80GB SATA Drives Configured in a
Mirror |
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Power Specifications |
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Nexsan The Edge with Single Power Supply
Power Supply |
Single 345W PSU - Switchable 110/240
Auto switching / Auto ranging |
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Nexsan The Edge with Dual Redundant
Power Supplies Power Supply |
Dual 400W PSU - Switchable 110/240 Auto
switching / Auto ranging |
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Nexsan The Edge with Single Power Supply |
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Height |
1U - 1.68" (4.27 cm) |
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Width |
17.60" (44.70 cm) |
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Depth |
21.50" (54.61 cm) |
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Weight |
~ 26.0 lbs. (11.80kg) |
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Nexsan The Edge with Dual Redundant Power Supplies |
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Height |
1U - 1.68" (4.27 cm) |
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Width |
17.60" (44.70 cm) |
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Depth |
26.0" (66.04 cm) |
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Weight |
~ 29.66 lbs. (13.45kg) |
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Deployed Dimensions |
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Operating Temperature |
10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) |
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Operating Relative Humidity |
20% to 80% (noncondensing) with a
maximum humidity gradation of 10% per
hour |
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Non-Operating Temperature |
-40° to 65°C (-40° to 149°F) |
The Edge GUI - Configuration and Management:
Nexsan Edge Management – NEM™ – provides a
unified interface to Microsoft WUDSS management
services and Nexsan storage system management. The
Edge management system is simple to learn and use
and offers a single-pane-of-glass view into your
Edge system.
The Edge management system enables administration
and monitoring of all WUDDS services and storage for
terabytes of capacity and 100’s of volumes. It can
be accessed across any LAN, MAN or WAN. The user
interface is simple, automated, and intuitive. It
greatly reduces the time it takes to perform
administrative tasks.
In addition to NEM, the native Microsoft WUDDS
management interface and services can be used to
administer the entire NAS server. User
authentication for The Edge include: Microsoft®
Windows Server™ 2003 Active Directory® service,
Kerberos, Windows NT Domains, NTLM, and Apple User
Account Management (AUM), NIS.
Sample Nexsan Edge Management
- Additional access via the RS-232 serial port or network interface to an ANSI terminal or emulator.
- Event log for all significant events stored on disk.
- Single click access to summary of all problems and warnings.
- Arrays are verified before being put into production; automatic "parity scrub" (array verify) is performed as a background task every 24 hours thereafter.
- Shows status of disk drives, power supplies, fans, RAID controller. Information is automatically refreshed.
- Complete hardware status page lists all significant hardware conditions such as voltages, temperature, battery mode, cache settings, network settings, and blower RPM
- Supports automatic IP address assignment via DHCP, manually using a static IP address over serial port, via web page, or by use of the IP Config Tool.
- Cache management page allows configuration of Cache as enabled or disabled, or remotely settable via standard SCSI commands
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- Build RAID sets (and set RAID level and stripe size), partition RAID sets into Volumes, map Volumes to LUNs and Host Ports, and manage Spares.
- For each drive, complete Model Name, Capacity, Serial Number, and Firmware Revision is reported along with errors and retries, if any.
- Alerts and warnings sent out using SMTP email alerts with problem summary, hyperlink to the enclosure management page, plus user-defined fields.
- Basic SNMP trap support.
- Extra security feature requires manual confirmation of destructive media operations.
- Battery-backed Real Time Clock/Calendar is used to time stamp all major events.
- Configure and monitor subsystem using most standard web browsers.
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| The Edge Advanced |
| 1U NAS, w/ iSCSI, (1) 4GB Fibre connection |
#AS-EDA-001 Call for Pricing Toll Free: 1-800-663-5523 |
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| 1U NAS, w/ iSCSI, (1) 4GB Fibre connection, Dual PSU |
#AS-EDA-001D Call for Pricing Toll Free: 1-800-663-5523 |
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| 1U NAS, w/ iSCSI, (2) 4GB Fibre connections |
#AS-EDA-002 Call for Pricing Toll Free: 1-800-663-5523 |
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| 1U NAS, w/ iSCSI, (2) 4GB Fibre connections, Dual PSU |
#AS-EDA-002D Call for Pricing Toll Free: 1-800-663-5523 |
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| 2U NAS, w/ iSCSI, 3TB Raw, no HBA |
#AS-EDA-004 Call for Pricing Toll Free: 1-800-663-5523 |
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