The Promise 32 TB VTrak E-Class 16x SATA RAID Subsystem from Apple delivers outstanding performance, reliability, and expansion for video and server applications. Equipped with sixteen 2 TB 7200 RPM 3 Gbps SATA drives (32 TB of raw capacity), each VTrak E-Class RAID subsystem has dual active/active RAID controllers with two 4 Gb Fiber Channel ports and 2 GB of cache per controller, redundant power supplies, and redundant cooling modules.
Featuring an aluminum look that complements Apple hardware, the Promise VTrak is an ideal storage solution for direct-attached or SAN-based applications. The Promise VTrak is qualified with Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Final Cut Studio 2, and Xsan 2.
32 TB of Raw Capacity
The VTrak E-Class RAID subsystem with sixteen SATA drives delivers outstanding performance, reliability, and expansion for video and server applications. Sixteen 2 TB 7200 RPM 3 Gbps SATA drives in a 3U rack-optimized enclosure provide 32 TB of raw capacity for assignment to one or more RAID sets supporting all the major RAID levels including hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6.
High-Availability Design
The high-availability design of the Promise VTrak E-Class RAID subsystem provides dual active/active RAID controllers with two 4 Gb Fiber Channel ports and 2 GB of cache per controller, redundant power supplies, and redundant cooling modules. An ideal storage solution for direct attached or SAN-based server and workstation applications, the Promise VTrak E-Class RAID subsystem is qualified with Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Final Cut Studio 2, and Xsan 2.
Flexible Configuration
The VTrak E-Class RAID subsystem provides flexible configuration and can scale along with your business. You can start with a four drive configuration and scale the RAID subsystem with additional SATA drives, high performance SAS drives, or an expansion unit as your requirements change.
High-Capacity Storage Applications
The VTrak E-Class supports attachment of up to four J-Class expansion chassis, providing 80 TB of raw capacity using 1 TB SATA drives for high-capacity storage applications like tiered storage, disk-to-disk backup, or archive.
High-Availability Active/Active RAID
This enterprise-class, cable-less system design includes fully redundant, hot-swappable controllers, power, and cooling units. All system components are constantly monitored to ensure continuous operation in case of failure or component malfunction. Dual active/active, failover/failback RAID controllers provide redundant data paths to help ensure availability.
4 Gb Fiber Channel Performance and Reliability
Dual 4 Gb Fiber Channel host interface ports per controller provide connectivity into widely deployed Fiber Channel storage networks, perfect for supplementing existing or building new storage networks.
Easy Installation and Management
The VTrak E-Class RAID subsystem features Bonjour discovery and configuration though an embedded browser-based management interface, WebPAM PROe, eliminating the need to install additional software. Simply open your browser and click on the VTrak unit you would like to manage. An easy-to-use guided setup allows novice users to create and provision the storage in just a few minutes. The VTrak's rich feature set gives advanced users powerful tools to rapidly deploy multiple units tuned for applications like Xsan 2 and Final Cut Studio 2.