New Nexsan NST5000 Increases Storage Capacity
Imation today made available the latest version of its Nexsan NST5000 unified hybrid storage system. The system combines solid-state technologies, disk storage and software.
Designed for small to midsize enterprises, the NST5000 unified hybrid storage system promises to deliver exceptional performance without the capacity limitations and high price points of SSD-only solutions. The NST5000 uses the right amount of solid state cache to deliver the performance users need while controlling storage costs. The system offers a capacity of more than five petabytes along with a streamlined management and administration for larger scale installations and managed service providers - including SNMP support for complex environments, a full command line interface (CLI) for advanced users, and an enhanced GUI that is faster to use.
In addition, the support for VMware vStorage API for Array Integration (VAAI) accelerates vSphere server performance by up to 50% - providing hardware acceleration on the NST5000 when integrated into a VMware ESX/ESXi environment.
The latest version of the NST5000 comes in large, medium and small configurations.
In addition, the support for VMware vStorage API for Array Integration (VAAI) accelerates vSphere server performance by up to 50% - providing hardware acceleration on the NST5000 when integrated into a VMware ESX/ESXi environment.
The latest version of the NST5000 comes in large, medium and small configurations.
Category | Feature | Nexsan NST5100 | Nexsan NST5300 | Nexsan NST5500 | Nexsan NST5100X | Nexsan NST224X |
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Storage Capacities | Maximum number of drives in chassis |
15 |
N/A |
N/A |
16 |
24 |
Maximum SATA capacity |
93TB |
1440TB |
5040TB |
48TB |
N/A |
|
Maximum SAS capacity |
18.6TB |
86TB |
130TB |
9.6TB |
14.4TB |
|
Maximum number of drives w/ expansion chassis |
31 |
360 |
1260 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Minimum number of drives |
8 |
9 |
9 |
16 |
24 |
|
NL-SAS 7200RPM drives (TB) |
1 / 2 / 3 |
N/A |
N/A |
1 / 2 / 3 |
N/A |
|
SATA 7200RPM Drives (TB) |
N/A |
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 |
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
SAS 15K RPM 3.5" drives (GB) |
450 / 600 |
450 / 600 |
450 / 600 |
450 / 600 |
N/A |
|
SAS 15K RPM 2.5" drives (GB) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
300 |
|
SAS 10K RPM 2.5" drives (GB) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
450 / 600 |
|
Mix drive types in chassis |
NO |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
|
Expansion chassis supported |
NST5100X |
E-Series NST224X |
E-Series NST5224X |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Storage Controller | Base / maximum controllers per system |
2/2 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
N/A |
N/A |
Base / maximum number of CPU cores per controller |
4/4 |
4/8 |
12/12 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Base / maximum system memory per controller |
12/12 |
24/48 |
48/96 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
RAID Levels |
5,6,10 |
5,6,10 |
5,6,10 |
5,6,10 |
5,6,10 |
|
FASTier | FASTier Package Contents |
8GB NVRAM, 40 / 80 / 160 / 300 / 600GB MLC, 200GB eMLC, 100GB SLC |
8GB NVRAM, 160 / 300 / 600GB MLC, 200 / 400GB eMLC, 100 / 200GB SLC |
8GB NVRAM, 160 / 300 / 600GB MLC, 200 / 400GB eMLC, 200GB SLC |
160 / 300 / 600GB MLC SSD |
N/A |
Maximum number of FASTier devices per system |
16 |
16 |
16 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
I/O Ports | Base / maximum 1Gb Ethernet ports per controller |
2/6 |
2/6 |
2/6 |
N/A |
N/A |
Base / maximum 10Gb Ethernet ports per controller |
0/2 |
0/2 |
0/2 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Dedicated/available Ethernet management ports per controller |
0/2 |
0/2 |
0/2 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Link aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Base / max # of 24GB SAS x 4 Ports for drive expansion per controller |
1 |
0/4 |
0/6 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Base / max # of 8Gb Fibre Channel ports for drive expansion per controller |
N/A |
0/4 |
0/6 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
High Availability | Dual Redundant storage controllers with automatic failover |
YES |
YES |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
No single point-of-failure architecture |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
|
Rails & Cables | Mounting Rails and SAS / FC Cables Included |
Optional |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NAS Services Capacities | Number of NAS heads in cluster base/maximum |
2/2 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
N/A |
N/A |
Maximum single file size (TB) |
16 |
16 |
16 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Maximum number of CIFS shares per controller |
512 |
512 |
512 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Maximum number of NFS shares per controller |
512 |
512 |
512 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Maximum file name length (bytes) |
255 |
255 |
255 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Maximum number of snapshots per share |
2048 |
2048 |
2048 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Management software included at no additional cost |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
|
iSCSI Block Services Capacities | LUN Security via CHAP, iSNS, LUN masking |
YES |
YES |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
VMware, Xen, Hyper-V, and Windows compatible |
YES |
YES |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Maximum LUN size |
16TB |
64TB |
64TB |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Maximum number of LUNs per system |
256 |
1024 |
1024 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Maximum number of snapshots per LUN |
2048 |
2048 |
2048 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Power & Cooling | Standard number of power supplies |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Power supplies are hot-swappable |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Wattage per Controller |
400 |
420 |
480 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Voltage and Frequency |
100-240V 50-60Hz |
100-240V 50-60Hz |
100-240V 50-60Hz |
100-240V 50-60Hz |
100-240V 50-60Hz |
|
NST5000 Main Chassis Heat Dissipation (BTU per hour) |
2750 |
2900 |
3350 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Typical power consumption for 60 SATA drives |
N/A |
1275 |
1325 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
AutoMAID power savings |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
|
Size, Weight and operating Conditions | Operating Temperature |
10-35C (50-95F) |
10-35C (50-95F) |
10-35C (50-95F) |
10-35C (50-95F) |
10-35C (50-95F) |
Operating Humidity |
20-95% Non Condensing |
20-95% Non Condensing |
20-95% Non Condensing |
20-95% Non Condensing |
20-95% Non Condensing |
|
NST5000 Main Chassis Height (U of rack space) |
5.2 in / 13.2 cm (3U) |
5.2 in / 13.2 cm (3U) |
5.2 in / 13.2 cm (3U) |
5.2 in / 13.2 cm (3U) |
3.5 in / 8.9 cm (2U) |
|
NST5000 Main Chassis Width |
17.2 in / 43.7 cm |
17.2 in / 43.7 cm |
17.2 in / 43.7 cm |
17.2 in / 43.7 cm |
17.6 in / 44.7 cm |
|
NST5000 Main Chassis Depth |
24.2 in / 61.5 cm |
24.2 in / 61.5 cm |
24.2 in / 61.5 cm |
24.2 in / 61.5 cm |
19.5 in / 49.53 cm |
|
NST5000 Main Chassis Weight |
84 lbs / 38.1 Kg |
68 lbs / 30.1 Kg |
70 lbs / 31.8 Kg |
84 lbs / 38.1 Kg |
60 lbs / 27 Kg |