Designed specifically for enterprise computing environments, the VS4000 series storage system’s 4Gb/s connectivity and high speed disk performance enables faster, more responsive applications and makes it an ideal foundation for mid-level shared file system solutions. Its high availability features keeps data accessible and decreases the risk of downtime while optional software features for snapshot, mirroring and remote volume replication make it easy to control versioning, reduce backup windows and enable disaster recovery. Support for intermixing high performance Fibre Channel and high capacity serial ATA (SATA) disk drives enables a single VS4000 series storage system to satisfy primary and secondary storage requirements. Also, its extensive compatibility results in minimal or no impact on existing infrastructures.

The VS4000 series is available in two models: the VS4200 with 2GB of cache 4 host ports and support for mixed SATA and Fibre Channel drives and the VS4400 with 4GB of cache, 8 host ports and support for mixed SATA and Fibre Channel drives.

Each of the two models can scale to 56 terabytes of physical disk capacity using 6 VSEM storage expansion modules. The two VS4000 models use the latest in storage networking technology to provide an end-to-end 4Gb/s Fibre Channel solution. As part of the Verari Systems VS storage systems family, the VS4000 series uses the same common storage management software and highly available hardware design as the high performance VS7000 providing enterprise class capabilities but at a much lower price point.

Both the VS4200 and VS4400 support the intermixing of SATA and Fibre Channel drives within the same drive expansion module. This drive mixing support enables a single 3U VS4200 or VS4400 storage system to satisfy primary and secondary storage requirements in the most cost effective manner

The compact chassis design of the VS4000 series saves space and reduces power and cooling requirements. Housing 2GB or 4GB of cache, dual RAID controllers, four or eight 4Gb/s host ports, redundant power, cooling and battery backup and support for up to 16 drives and 8TB of capacity in a 3U RoHS compliant chassis provides a small footprint with massive scalability.

The modular design of the VS4000 series allows online capacity expansion, lowering acquisition and expansion costs. Purchase what is needed only when it’s needed and match the storage to the application.

Up to six 16-drive VSEM expansion modules can be added to the initial controller’s 16 drive bays, scaling up to 112 drives. The Verari Systems’ VS4000 series storage system is an affordable entry point and avoids over-configuration without sacrificing future scalability.

Previous Verari Systems VS storage systems can be upgraded data-in-place to the new, higher performance VS4000 series. In the event that future application requirements demand greater performance or scalability the VS4000 series can be upgraded to the much more powerful VS7000.

Like the other members of Verari Systems VS storage family, the VS4000 series is managed via SANtricityTM Storage Manager software. SANtricity lowers storage management costs with centralized set up and control, run anywhere flexibility, an intuitive GUI and fully integrated optional partitioning and replication features. SANtricity software improves storage utilization through configuration flexibility, incremental capacity and performance scaling, storage consolidation and capacity efficient data replication.