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Nomadic™ Product Comparisons

Nomadic offers a range of RAID Array products, each meticulously designed for specific applications. These products are tailored with a focus on crucial factors, making them well-suited for various scenarios. The distinguishing factors include speed, I/O state, space efficiency, noise levels, heat management, shock resistance, portability, hot-swapping capability, multiple I/O options, and cost-effectiveness.

Let's delve into the key functionalities to help you identify the Nomadic product that best suits your application:

  1. Speed:
    Nomadic RAID Arrays are engineered to deliver high-speed data transfer, ensuring swift access to your stored information.

  2. I/O State:
    The Input/Output state is carefully considered, offering optimal data flow and responsiveness for seamless operations.

  3. Space Efficiency:
    Nomadic products prioritize space utilization, providing efficient storage solutions without compromising performance.

  4. Noise Levels:
    Designed with acoustics in mind, Nomadic RAID Arrays aim to maintain low noise levels, making them suitable for diverse environments.

  5. Heat Management:
    Heat dissipation is a key focus, ensuring that Nomadic products operate within optimal temperature ranges for enhanced reliability.

  6. Shock Resistance:
    Nomadic RAID Arrays are built to withstand shocks, safeguarding your data during transportation or in rugged environments.

  7. Portability:
    With a portable design, Nomadic products offer flexibility, enabling you to transport and deploy them wherever needed.

  8. Hot-Swap Capability:
    The hot-swap feature allows for seamless drive replacement without interrupting system operation, ensuring continuous data accessibility.

  9. Multiple I/O Options:
    Nomadic RAID Arrays support multiple Input/Output options, catering to diverse connectivity requirements for enhanced compatibility.

  10. Cost-Effectiveness:
    Keeping affordability in mind, Nomadic products provide a cost-effective solution without compromising on performance or features.

Review the list above to identify which Nomadic product aligns with the specific requirements of your application. Whether you prioritize speed, space, portability, or cost, Nomadic offers a tailored solution to meet your storage needs effectively.


Nomadic Storage
The Nomadic Storage solution offers impressive capabilities, supporting up to 42.0PB in a 42U rack space. It features high-performance connectivity options including 10Gbit-400Gbit (NAS iSCSI), 64GB Fibre (SAN), 12GB Fibre (DAS), and an Infinity Band channel with a remarkable data transfer rate ranging from 40GB to 4x link width can deliver up to 400 gigabits/sec.

This versatile storage system has been rigorously tested, configured, and supports a wide array of Operating Systems, ensuring compatibility with diverse IT environments. The supported OS list includes Windows, Linux, NetWare, Solaris, HP-UX, VMWare, OS X, and OpenBSD. This broad compatibility makes Nomadic Storage a flexible and reliable choice for various computing platforms and applications.

 

 
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Description
SPECIFICATION:          
Support for total RAW RAID Storage 1,000TB 2,000TB 3,000TB 5,000TB 42PB
Maximum Capacity Supported Per Storage Module 400TB-1,000TB 400TB-1,200TB 400TB-2,400TB 570TB-3,400TB 2.2PB-50PB
Dynamic Volume Expansion Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Flash Copy, which enables point-in-time copies
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Max number of drive bay 12-48 12-64 16-96 24-128 480-2560
Support for 2TB and more for single RAID 5/6 volume Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
One RAID volume for entire storage Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SATA Drive Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SAS 12GB/sec drive support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
8GB/16GB Fiber Host Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
15,000 RPM Drive support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SSD Drive support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVMe Drive support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dual host interface per RAID controller Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cluster environment support per controller Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Share Complete RAID volume from single host interface Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gigabit host option Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Redundant fiber host interface Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Redundant Hot-Swap Controller No Yes Yes Yes Yes
1.6TB SAS SSD Drive Support 2.5" Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
15TB SAS Drive Support No Yes Yes Yes Yes
900GB SAS 12Gb/s Drive Support 15K RPM 3.5" Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
4x16G Fibre Host Interface No Yes Yes Yes Yes
4x32G Fibre Host Interface No Yes Yes Yes Yes
2x64G Fibre Host Interface/Per No Yes Yes Yes Yes
SAS 12Gbit/sec Drive Interface No Yes Yes Yes Yes
User install drive support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Drive direct connection to backplane No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dual backplane for drive redundancy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Separate backplane for drive and Power Supply Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Complete operation of RAID w/Single Power Supply Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2.0GB Cache per controller Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
8.0GB Total cache support Yes Yes No Yes Yes
2 x Controller Concurrent Active/Fail over Support No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Environmental monitoring system Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hot-swap Power Supplies Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
None Load-Sharing Power Supplies Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Number of Power Supplies 2 2 2 3 500
Total Watts Power Supply 270W-400W 340W 480W 900W 82KW
Future drive that would require over 30 Watts of power Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Power Supply Universal input (90V to 264V AC) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Power Supply power factor corrected Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dimensional Height 1.75 inches (4.5 cm) 1.75 inches (4.5 cm) 5.25 inches (13.34 cm) 7.25 inches (18.4 cm) 2x42U Rack
Dimensional Width 17 inches (43.2 cm) 17 inches (43.2 cm) 17 inches (43.2 cm) 17 inches (43.2 cm) 17 inches (43.2 cm)
Dimensional Deep 21 inches (53.34) 21 inches (53.34) 24 inches (60.96) 22 inches (55.9 cm) 22 inches (55.9 cm)
Fits EIA-301-D-compliant 19inch rack Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PERFORMANCE For Film:          
Dual Independent 4GB Fibre Interface Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Quad independent 8GB Fibre interface No Yes Yes Yes Yes
8 Concurrent Server Connection without Switch No Yes Yes Yes Yes
iSCSI Host Interface Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
4K-1080p support No Yes Yes Yes Yes
4K and Dual 1080/60P Performance qualify No Yes Yes Yes Yes
1080p 4:4:4 60 Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
8K Film Performance qualify no no Yes Yes Yes
4 Raid Controller support per box No Yes Yes Yes Yes
RELIABILITY:          
Dual independent Controllers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dual independent Backplanes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fast rebuild time Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
High I/O for data base Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Number of Backplanes 3 3 1 6 28
Zero Point of Failure (Zero Failure Architecture) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cache Backup Battery Modules (Optional) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 0+1,10, 30, 50, 60, 61 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Background RAID set creation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic variable background rebuilding Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Global hot spare drives per controller Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
DB-9 serial ports for UPS systems Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Available, End-User tested Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
MANAGEMENT:          
LCD Status for quick management Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote Ethernet option Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote Dialup Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote Management E-mail Alert Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote Management Pager Alert Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote Management Alert Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SUPPORT:          
Installed and Operational in mixed OS environment with UNIX,OS X, and Windows. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Direct Multi-platform Technical Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Support for Point-to-Point, Loop, and Fabric FC Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Host independent 16GB FC Ports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Multi-platform Host Support on single Controller Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Support for multiple RAID sets Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Support multiple hosts and LUN masking Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Direct Support for Win Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Direct Support for Sun Solaris Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Direct Support for HP HPUX Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Direct Support for VMWare Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Direct Support for Linux HW and other UNIX OS Yes Yes Yes Yes No
PURCHASING:          
Purchase Chassis only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Purchase Controller only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Purchase Drive Carriers without Hard Drives Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 

 



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