ADAPTEC 700i SERIES
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Adaptec® IP SAN Storage Server 700i Series
Enterprise-Class Storage for 1 to 512 Servers
iSCSI target
Powered by the Adaptec OnTarget™ OS, which is based on Linux and tuned for delivering iSCSI storage using a hardware RAID control-
ler with blazing performance and unsurpassed flexibility and reliability to meet the most demanding storage requirements.
IP SAN
Consolidate storage from several servers onto the Adaptec 700i Series to increase their storage performance and reliability while gain-
ing flexibility in managing and allocating storage from a central storage resource.
1U rack-mountable
base chassis
Powered by a 2.6GHz Opteron processor with up to 2GB of DDR RAM, optional dual power, and 3 or 4 GigE I/O ports for high
performance and path redundancy.
Base capacities of 1TB, 2TB, or
3TB of SATA II drives or 1.2TB
of SAS drives
Uses four 250GB, 500GB, or 750GB hot-swappable SATA II drives or four 300GB hot-swappable SAS drives to deliver excellent I/O
performance, as disk operations can be spread across them.
Scalability and Performance
Category-leading performance
Up to 386MB/s throughput is over 3 times faster than popular competing storage systems.
Services up to 512 concurrent
host connections
Up to 50 times the number of popular competing storage systems.
Provides up to 512 volumes
Up to 8 times the number of popular competing storage systems.
Maximum volume capacity
Breaks the 2TB volume barrier. Supports volumes as large as 18TB with today’s disk capacities.
Support for multiple iSCSI
connections per
Increases performance and fault tolerance to satisfy demanding server applications.
Jumbo frames
Supported by modern switches and GigE ports on servers to increase I/O performance.
Management Software
Wizard for out-of-box setup
Wizard for entire SAN setup
Wizard for creating OS volumes
Fastest time to available storage from poweron to volume availability. The Adaptec Storage Manager simplifies initial setup as well as
the creation of RAID disk pools and volumes in any number of Adaptec 700i Series storage systems. Further, it automatically assigns a
drive letter and formats volumes on the Windows host side.
Boot from SAN
Boot your Windows servers directly from LUNs in the Adaptec 700i Series to reduce IT complexity and eliminate the cost of requiring
a boot disk in the server. Should the server fail, a new one can be instantly booted from the LUN for rapid recovery. Utilizes emBoot
software, which works with standard Ethernet NICs. For the highest performance requirements, QLogic iSCSI HBAs are also supported.
No serial cable required for
out-ofbox setup
Initial setup and ongoing management of the Adaptec 700i Series is performed through the graphical user interface via a network
connection.
SAN-wide management from a
single GUI
Use Adaptec Storage Manager to discover, manage, and monitor host-side as well as target-side systems in your IP SAN network,
providing a complete and seamless iSCSI management application.
Microsoft VDS provider
Manage the Adaptec 700i Series from Microsoft Storage Manager for SANs or other SAN managers that utilize VDS.
Email events SNMP traps
Receive status information such as drive failure, RAID pool in rebuild state, and new RAID pool created through email and/or SNMP
traps.
Full CLI support
A fully functional command-line interface for advanced users.
SAN-wide firmware update
Adaptec Storage Manager simplifies firmware deployment by pushing updates across the SAN from your administrator’s desktop.
Read/write and read-only ac-
cess for storage administration
Set up appropriate access permissions for storage administrators.
Support for iSNS Server and
SLP (Service Locator Protocol)
Simplifies connecting hosts to iSCSI targets and communicates status information back to hosts.
Scheduler for snapshot
Adaptec Storage Manager schedules hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly snapshots; and specify how many you want to retain of each (up
to 16).
Cost-Effective Modular Expansion
2U modular expansion
Expand with 1 or more 2U SANbloc S50 expansion chassis, each of which can house up to 12 hot-swappable drives.
SATA II and SAS drives
Mix-and-match 250/500/750GB SATA II drives, 146GB 15K RPM SAS drives, and 300GB 10K RPM SAS drives within the SANbloc
S50 expansion chassis.
Total SANbloc capacity
Up to 33TB with all SATA II drives, a maximum of 44 drives using 4 SANbloc S50s.
Up to 28.8TB with all SAS drives, a maximum of 96 drives using 8 SANbloc S50s.
Additional I/O Ports
2 USB 2.0 ports
Useful for communicating with an uninterruptible power supply to shut down gracefully in the event of a prolonged power failure.
Detailed Features
Flexible and Scalable
Easy to Manage
