SAN Storage Comparison Review
iSCSI SAN Storage Area Network devices of EqualLogic, NetApp, EMC, HP, Fujitsu and Dell Storage to Cybernetics iSAN Storage Area Network Series. The iSAN iSCSI SAN Storage devices provide much better IOPS performance (up to 700,000), faster Transfer Rates (up to 1.5 GB/s), have greater scalability, include more features, allow more options and is significantly cheaper in price than competing iSCSI SAN devices. Cybernetics iSAN SAN Storage series has a base capacity of 64TB and can scale to 448TB. iSCSI SAN Storage competitors in its class can't compete with Cybernetics Entry, Mid or Enterprise iSAN Storage series. Review the complete iSCSI SAN Storage Area Network family: 1000 (Brochure), 3000 (Brochure), 4000 (Brochure), 5000 (Brochure), 6000 (Brochure) & 7000 (Brochure). Enterprises with greater performance demands will likely want a pure SSD SAN series with up to 1,000,000 IOPS performance and 4 GB/s transfer rates: 6140 (Brochure), 6140 (Brochure), 6520 (Brochure), 4520 (Brochure), 2520 (Brochure).
Review iSCSI SAN device comparisons of price, performance, architecture, options, flexibility and scalability for yourself. All iSAN devices out perform the competition in thier class. The best designed SAN Storage solution will always outperform a hybrid SAN, even an all SSD SAN. However the ability to mix and match disk drive types (SATA, SAS & SSD) can be important, but not all SAN Storage devices offer this flexibility. Does the SAN Storage vendor your looking at offer flexible configurations or only a few fixed configurations that don't exactly meet your requirements or budget? Environments with an excessive number of connections or various types (Fibre Channel and SAS mix) will find even less SAN Storage options on the market. After factoring in optional items you need or want, you likely find an even smaller playing field. In the end, you could be stuck paying a high price to get exactly what you need. That's why you need to consider Cybernetics iSAN models, offering everything you need in a SAN, with best in class performance and for a low price.
SAN Storage Comparison Chart
iSAN Series
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1000 Series | 3000 Series | 4000 Series | 5000 Series | 6000 Series | 7000 Series |
Capacity | 64 TB | 64 TB | 96 TB | 64 TB | 96 TB | 64 TB |
Capacity w/ Expansion |
192 TB via 2 Exp Units |
320 TB via 5 Exp Units |
768 TB via 6 Exp Units |
448 TB via 6 Exp Units |
448 TB via 7 Exp Units |
448 TB via 7 Exp Units |
Max Performance | 100,000 IOPS | 300,000 IOPS | 400,000 IOPS | 500,000 IOPS | 600,000 IOPS | 700,000 IOPS |
Max Transfer Rate | 200 MB/s | 500 MB/s | 1.2 GB/s | 1.2 GB/s | 1.5 GB/s | 1.5 GB/s |
Controllers | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Dedicated I/O Cache | 4GB per Controller | 12GB or 24GB Upgradeable | 24GB, 48GB or 96GB | 24GB, 48GB or 96GB | 48GB, 96GB, or 192GB | 48GB or 96GB |
Controller Upgrades | Yes | |||||
Drive Bays | 16/24 | 16/24 | 8/12/16/24 | 16/24 | 8/12/16/24 | 16/24 |
Drive Types |
1TB, 2TB, 3TB & 4TB SAS 7,200 RPM |
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Mix Drive Types in Same Chassis |
Yes | |||||
1 GbE Ports | 2 per Controller +1 Admin |
4 per Controller, Upgradeable | 9 or 18 | 6 per Controller, Upgradeable | 9, Upgradeable | 6 per Controller, Upgradeable |
10 GbE Ports | Optional | |||||
Fiber Channel Support | 8Gb or 16Gb FC | |||||
miniSAS Support |
6Gb/s Included | |||||
LUNs / Volumes | No Limit | |||||
SnapShots | 256 per Volume, Unlimited Available | No Limit | ||||
SnapShot Replication | Site-to-Site Included, Multi-Site Optional |
Multi-Site Included | ||||
Deduplication | Yes | |||||
Dynamic Expansion | Yes | |||||
Backup to Portable Disk |
Yes | |||||
Backup to Tape | Yes | |||||
Redundancy Hot-Swap |
Disk Drives, Controller & Power Supply | |||||
High Availability | Dual Controller, Auto-Failover | |||||
SNMP Alerts | Yes | |||||
RAID Levels | 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 | |||||
Installation & Training Support | Included | |||||
Technical Support | Lifetime, Unlimited |
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Warranty | 2 Yr Parts & Labor | |||||
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