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Cost-effective Choice to Enrich FC SAN Configuration Possibilities

The A16F expansion enclosure is designed with 4Gb/s Fibre Channel connectivity and accommodates large-capacity SATA drives. Used with F16F-R/S4031 RAID subsystems or FF-R/S4030 controller heads, it introduces unique configuration possibilities to FC SAN storage. Scaling F16F up to a 224-drive configuration housing 16 FC drives and 208 SATA drives, users can adopt it for tiered storage where tier 2 applications, such as email messaging, non-mission critical database applications, scientific computing and near-line storage, demand much more capacity than tier 1, business-critical applications. Users can also combine FF controller heads with A16F expansion enclosures to deploy a 272-drive installation all housing SATA drives. The extraordinary scalability makes it an ideal match for the most capacity-hungry applications, such as media editing, broadcasting and surveillance. If users need more performance storage in the configurations, they can intermix the A16F-J with Infortrend's another SBOD offering supporting FC drives, F16F-J4000-R, to expand the EonStor SAN.

Robust Architecture to Deliver Efficiency, Reliability and Ease-of-Use

The A16F SBOD is built on high-efficiency and high-reliability architecture. Its built-in firmware intelligence increases access efficiency by 75% than the traditionally arbitrated loops and the fault-isolation algorithm ensures performance level in the event of drive failure. Its embedded system firmware comes with the intelligence to enhance configuration simplicity. Adding an SBOD to an existing installation is as simple as cabling, switching enclosure ID, and powering on.

Features Benefits
Four 4G FC host ports and sixteen SATA drive bays Cost-effective expansion alternative for high-performance SAN
  1. Used with F16F RAID subsystem: maximum expansion up to 224 drives
  2. Used with FF controller head: maximum expansion up to 272 drives
 Powerful "pay-as-you-grow" scalability; no waste on what you don't need, and no worries about what you will need
Intelligent firmware functions Easy configuration and sound data protection
Advanced firmware intelligence Increased access efficiency by 75% than traditionally arbitrated loops
Fault isolation algorithms Reduced performance impacts during disk drive failure
Fault-tolerant hardware modules Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fans for high-availability
Host Interface
  1. Four (4) 4Gb/s SFP ports
Drive Interface
  1. Sixteen (16) SATA-II, hot-swappable drive trays
  2. Accommodates 1-inch pitch, 3.5-inch SATA-II disk drives
  3. S.M.A.R.T. support
Controller Single
Form Factor 3U rack-mount
System Components
  1. One SBOD controller modules
  2. Two (2) 530W power supply units
  3. Two (2) redundant, dual-speed cooling modules
  4. Sixteen (16) hot-swappable drive trays
  5. LED diagnostic panel
Management
  1. Management handled by RAID subsystem or controller head
    1. Java-based SANWatch management software
    2. Terminal via RS-232C.
    3. Telnet/SSH
    4. LCD keypad panel
  2. Event notification methods: Email, fax, LAN broadcast, SNMP traps, SMS, MSN
  3. SES enclosure monitoring via host links
Dimensions 130(H) x 445(W) x 486.2(D) mm
Weight
  1. Net: 28.5kg (63 pounds)
  2. Gross: 30.5kg (67 pounds)

Spare Parts

Drive tray IFT-9373CDTray 3.5" Hard disk drive tray
Power supply module IFT-9273ECPSU Power supply module, for ES Enhanced 3U/16-bay subsystems, 530W capacity, FAN
Cooling fan module IFT-9273ECFanMod Cooling fan module, for ES Enhanced 3U/16-bay subsystems
Fibre to SATA controller module IFT-83AF24JE16M2 Fibre to SATA controller module, for ES A16F-J2430-G system, 4 x 4G FC SFP ports; 256MB DIMM
RS-232C serial cable IFT-9270ASCab RS-232C serial cable, audio-jack to DB9
Null Modem IFT-9011 Null Modem, DB9 female to DB9 male, wires swapped
LED panel IFT-9273CLED LED panel
256MB DDR RAM DIMM module IFT-DDRESCEM2 256MB DDR RAM DIMM module

Accessories

Small Form Pluggable Optical Transceiver IFT-9270CSFP2GA01 Agilent Fibre Channel 2.125 / 1.0625 GBd Small Form Pluggable Optical Transceiver, LC, wave-length 850nm, multi-mode
Small Form Pluggable Optical Transceiver IFT-9270CSFP4GA01 Agilent Fibre Channel 4.25 / 2.125 / 1.0625 GBd Small Form Pluggable Optical Transceiver, LC, wave-length 850nm, multi-mode
Optical FC cable IFT-9270CFCCab01 Optical FC cable, LC-LC, MM-62.5/125, Duplex, LSZH, O.D.=1.8mm x 2, 1 Meter
Optical FC cable IFT-9270CFCCab02 Optical FC cable, LC-LC, MM-62.5/125, Duplex, LSZH, O.D.=1.8mm x 2, 5 Meters
Optical FC cable IFT-9270CFCCab03 Optical FC cable, LC-LC, MM-62.5/125, Duplex, LSZH, O.D.=1.8mm x 2, 10 Meters
Slide rail assembly IFT-9273CSlider36 Slide rail assembly, for Enhanced ES 3U/16-bay subsystem, 23"~36" rack depth