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SAS Expansion and LUN Resizing functions for 4Gb/s FC and SAS RAID System

The Arena, a global supplier in enterprise-class RAID and storage solutions, today release its 4Gb/s FC-SATA (3U 16 Bay SA-6651E), 4Gb/s FC-SAS (3U 16 Bay SS-6651E), and SAS-SAS (3U 16 Bay SS-6652E) RAID system by adding the support to SAS expansion and LUN resizing. Maxtronic also introduced its 3U 16 Bay SAS/SATA JBOD systems ( SS-6692J, SA-6692J ) to be attached to SAS RAID systems.

Cost-effective and flexible construction of huge storage

To Fulfill the demand for building reliable storage of huge capacity has been one of the key requirements for RAID storage. By offering backend expansion on RAID system, users can build huge-size storage with a JBOD solution which using single RAID system to manage multiple JBOD systems as the back-end storage, instead of using multiple RAID systems and enjoy the flexibility to choose SAS or SATA disk drives depending on the applications.

Online LUN resizing as capacity-optimized solution

In addition to SAS expansion solution for provisioning huge capacity, Arena RAID system also offer embedded online LUN resizing utilities to manage the huge capacity so as to mprove the disk utilization and minimize waste.

Online LUN resizing eliminates capacity planning efforts

Traditional approach to capacity management requires users to predict the capacity demands and purchase the disk drives during the system deployment stage.

Online LUN resizing offers capacity-on-demand solution

The flexibility offered by Arena RAID systems to online adjust the capacity of LUNs offers a convenient on-demand scenario for capacity provisioning. In the beginning, all LUNs are provided with only small amount of capacity, and afterwards, the capacity of LUNs with
higher data growth rate can be expanded.

Maxtronic-Arena. is a worldwide RAID provider in design, manufacturing and marketing of full series of RAID solution, including Fibre Channel, SCSI/SAS, SATA-disk based interfaces. Maxtronic provides hardware and software customization services for customers to fulfill different kinds of applications and environments. With field-proven technology, Arena RAID systems are recognized as the most efficiency products in the market. For more information, please visit www.maxtronic.com.tw or contact sales@maxtronic.com.tw.