Next Generation Enterprise class storage - Maestro series

Enterprise subsystems, 8Gb FC Host interface, up to 240 SAS drives

MaxTronic International, the supplier of high performance, high availability, high capacity RAID solutions, today release the new Maestro series to join the Arena product lines. The Maestro series is a complete new RAID hardware platform for Post and Broadcast video production as well as Enterprise Data Management.

Enterprise-class storage with high performance and availability makes the Maestro series capable of satisfying the most demanding business and technical applications as well as virtualized environments.

High Performance
The Maestro series is designed for high performance with Intel Xeon dual core CPU and DDR III memory to take full advantage of modern Hardware and Software architecture. These storage systems support latest connectivity interfaces including 8Gb FC and 10Gb iSCSI to hosts and 6Gb SAS disk interface, perfectly meet the requirements of mission-critical operations. The IOPS is 5 times of the previous Nova series. Maestro based solutions boost data throughput up to 5000MB/sec which is double the performance of other RAID solutions.


High Availability
HA hardware designs with redundant, hot-swappable hardware components including RAID controllers, power supplies and cooling fans to eliminate single point of failure. Featured with high-availability algorithm, firmware-embedded data protection functions, innovative cache backup module (CacheGuard) to protect cached data during power outage, Arena Maestro series deliver high-end availability which effectively meet the challenges of modern and future IT and Media environments.


High Scalability and Flexibility
The modular design, simple, easy to use management interface, scale up storage capacity to more than 240 drives to accommodate business expansion needs. The Maestro series support flexible drive types (2.5-inch or 3.5-inch, SAS or SATA, various size of HDDs or SSD) meet the needs for various applications requirement.

Arena Release the Nova Entry series iSCSI RAID System

MaxTronic International Co., Ltd. has released to add the 1Gb iSCSI interface product on the Nova Entry series, an entry-level, single controller storage system that is designed to meet the needs of small/medium businesses and Professional Video Surveillance footage applications.

The 1Gb/s * 6 ports allow more iSCSI host connection and maintaining basic storage infrastructures. Includes a browser based, free embedded graphical user interface, which does not require a comprehensive technical background. It is the simple and straightforward ways for SMBs and CCTV installers to configure and manage.

The Nova Entry iSCSI series deliver performance, scalability and ease of management, make it the most feasible entry IP SAN (Storage Area Network), which utilize the existing network infrastructure to store precious digital asset at affordable cost.

Various configurations including 2U/3U/4U platforms, and capacity can be expandable to 120 x HDD, capable of recording Megapixel IP video footages for more than 6 months.

The Nova Entry series iSCSI RAID system models are available now with following configurations:
• Nova 29S: 2U form factor, 6 x 1Gb/s iSCSI-host ports, 12 drive bays per RAID system, expansion up to 120 disk drives.
• Nova 39S: 3U form factor, 6 x 1Gb/s iSCSI-host ports, 16 drive bays per RAID system, expansion up to 120 disk drives.
• Nova 49S: 4U form factor, 6 x 1Gb/s iSCSI-host ports, 24 drive bays per RAID system, expansion up to 120 disk drives.


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MaxTronic announces the Partnership with Milestone Systems

Taipei, Taiwan, Nov. 28 2011, MaxTronic International Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce a partnership with Milestone Systems whereby MaxTronic is now a Milestone Solution Partner (MSP). MaxTronic’s Surveillance storage systems are compatible with Milestone software, and customers can be provided with seamless operation deploying MaxTronic’s surveillance storage solutions with video surveillance applications featuring the Milestone open platform.

Customers will now be able to integrate the high performance, high capacity RAID solutions from MaxTronic with the proven high quality of Milestone XProtect IP video management software. With Milestone XProtect Enterprise 7.0 , users are now able to record the images captured from IP or analog cameras through a standard PC server and store it with MaxTronic’s Arena RAID solution based on the retention dates policy set up in the system.

MaxTronic’s Arena RAID solutions integrated with enterprise class, leading technology components, various choices of host and disk interface, can deliver the highest level of storage capability and efficiency. With tailor-made features for video surveillance applications including hot-swappable RAID groups, AV streaming for video performance, data security and redundancy, and easy configuration and management, the Arena RAID solutions offer a comprehensive range of products for video surveillance applications from entry to mid-size up to large scale projects.


Milestone XProtect is open platform IP video management software that is known for its reliability and interoperability with other systems. Suitable for any industry and application, users can design the flexible and scalable surveillance system that fits their requirements both today and tomorrow.


“Integration with Milestone will provide different viewpoints to be able to proactively interact with video management software and to further strengthen our position in the market. We sincerely wish to continue to work with Milestone in the coming year to achieve our goal of fully integrating the configuration and management functions with Milestone,” stated Jason Cheng, Vice Chairman of MaxTronic.

For more information, please visit: http://www.maxtronic.com/news/583-maxtronic-announces-the-partnership-with-milestone-systemss-to-nova-professional-series

 

Arena adds "Remote Replication" functions to Nova Professional series

MaxTronic International Co., Ltd. has released the remote replication (Nova iReplication) functions is now available on its Nova Professional series RAID storage solutions, allowing SMBs to setup a more comprehensive data protection strategy. The Nova Professional Series design with 8Gb FC or 6Gb SAS host interface plus 1Gb iSCSI in one controller can accommodate 12/16/24 x hot swappable drive bays and is scalable up to 120 drives by connecting the JBOD solutions.

The Nova iReplication deploys the embedded iSCSI ports to synchronize full data across another Arena iSCSI RAID systems via WAN/LAN at different site. User can easily retrieve the source data from the remote site after a failure due to system malfunctions or other factors. The source data can be quickly synced with the remote copy when operation from the source site is back to normal.

The Nova iReplication is Firmware embedded, OS independent, application free and setup is easily through a GUI interface. Unlike the traditional replication strategy through of backup Software installed at a remote server, the Nova Remote Replication is cost effective, easy integration and easy management.

The Nova iReplication function is currently bundled free with the Nova 8Gb FC (20/30/40) and 6Gb SAS (26/36/46) model. Please contact sales@maxtronic.com.tw This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more details.

Arena Release Nova Entry 6G SAS RAID for SMBs and Video Surveillance

MaxTronic International Co., Ltd. has released the Nova Entry series, an entry-level, single controller storage system that is designed to meet the needs of small/medium businesses and Professional Video Surveillance footage applications. '

Integrated with 1.2GHz processor and SAS 6Gb interface, delivering performance, scalability and ease of management, make it the most feasible deployment for DAS (direct attached storage) to store essential data at affordable costs.

Various configurations including 2U/3U/4U platforms, and capacity can be expandable to 120 x HDD, capable of recording 16 x Megapixel IP camera images for 663 days at 24 x 7 operations by using the latest 3TB HDD.

Simple yet Feature Rich
The 6Gb/s * 4 bandwidth increases the host transforming performance and maintaining basic storage infrastructures. Includes a browser based, free embedded graphical user interface, which does not require a comprehensive technical background. It is the simple and straightforward ways for SMBs and CCTV installers to configure and manage. Maintaining the important data protection and security functions like Disk Scrubbing, Disk Clone, Array Recovery and SED Drives support, makes it the cost effective but feature rich solutions, providing the best fit for SMBs data management and video surveillance applications.

The Nova Entry series RAID system models are available now with following configurations:
• Nova 27S: 2U form factor, two 6Gb/s SAS-host ports, 12 drive bays per RAID system, expansion up to 120 disk drives.
• Nova 37S: 3U form factor, two 6Gb/s SAS-host ports, 16 drive bays per RAID system, expansion up to 120 disk drives.
• Nova 47S: 4U form factor, two 6Gb/s SAS-host ports, 24 drive bays per RAID system, expansion up to 120 disk drives.


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Arena announced the availability of Nova 40 series

MaxTronic International Co., Ltd., a global supplier specialized on comprehensive RAID storage solutions focusing on applications from Enterprise Data Management, Digital Content and Video Surveillance, today announced the availability of the 4U platform Nova 40 / 46 / 44 series of high-performance enterprise-class RAID storage solutions. The products come with 8Gb FC or 6Gb SAS host interface, accommodate 24 x hot swappable drive bays, scalable up to 120 drives by connecting the 4U JBOD solutions.

The Nova series embedded with friendly Graphic User Interface with quick setup procedure, allow non-technical users to configure a basic storage setup in only 3 steps. Building on the special expertise in architecture, the Nova series deliver superior price to performance value with leading reliability, availability and serviceability. The modular, configurable component, help the reseller to reduce the cost in configuration, inventory management and field service.

Other key features for Nova series are:

• Symmetric Active-Active Redundant Controller
• Battery Free cache backup module
• SED drives support
• Embedded Snapshot (for Nova Professional series)
• Embedded remote replication function through iSCSI port (coming soon, for Nova Professional series)
• 5-Years limited warranty

The new Nova 4x series RAID system covers following products:
• Nova 40S/40R: 4U form factor, single or dual controller, four 8Gb/s FC-host ports per controller, 24 drive bays per RAID system, expansion up to 120 disk drives. Best fit for Digital Content application, Enterprise Virtualization,
• Nova 46S/46R: 4U form factor, single or dual controller, two 6Gb/s SAS-host ports per controller, 24 drive bays per RAID system, expansion up to 120 disk drives. Feasible for SMB data management, near-line digital content backup, enterprise primary or 2nd storage.
• Nova 47S: 4U form factor, single controller, two 6Gb/s SAS-host ports per controller, 24 drive bays per RAID system, expansion up to 120 disk drives. Targeting for entry DAS configuration, easy management and deployment. Best fit for SMB data backup, cost sensitive video surveillance applications.
• Nova 44S/44R: 4U form factor, single or dual controller, JBOD enclosure for expansion capacity for Nova RAID systems.

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Arena announced the availability of Nova 30 series

MaxTronic International Co., Ltd., a global supplier specialized on comprehensive RAID storage solutions focusing on applications from Enterprise Data Management, Digital Content and Video Surveillance, today announced the availability of the Nova 30 / 36 / 34 series of high-performance, enterprise-class storage solutions. The products come with 8Gb FC / 6Gb SAS host interfaces, incorporates the Power PC 460SX processor, delivering a remarkable increase in performance and availability.

The Nova series implement the latest F/W to support Symmetric Active-Active Redundancy mechanism to ease management of the IT environment and improve efficiency. Help to simplify configuration on VMware clustered environments by eliminating the need to select a preferred path. There is no additional path management utility needed to manage multiple paths and load balance for operating systems already embedded MPIO.

Meanwhile, the newly released Nova 3x series also covered with the new 5-Years warranty policy for Nova Professional series. For any hardware problem within the first 3 years, MaxTronic will provide support, repair and replacement at free of charge. And continue to offer service with free labour for the 4th and 5th year, which customers only pay for cost for parts replacement.

The new Nova 3x series RAID system covers following products:

Nova 30S/30R: 3U form factor, single or dual controller, four 8Gb/s FC-host ports per controller, 16 drive bays per RAID system, expansion up to 120 disk drives. Best fit for Digital Content application, Enterprise Virtualization.

Nova 36S/36R: 3U form factor, single or dual controller, two 6Gb/s SAS-host ports per controller, 16 drive bays per RAID system, expansion up to 120 disk drives. Feasible for SMB data management, near-line digital content backup, enterprise primary or 2^nd storage.
Nova 37S: 3U form factor, single controller, two 6Gb/s SAS-host ports, 16 drive bays per RAID system, expansion up to 120 disk drives. Targeting for easy DAS configuration, management and deployment. Best fit for SMB data backup, cost sensitive video surveillance applications.

Nova 34S/34R: 3U form factor, single or dual controller, JBOD enclosure for expansion capacity for Nova RAID systems.

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