Designed for mid-tier enterprise environments, the IP5500 leverages its modular architecture to allow on-the-fly additions to storage capacity, performance and availability. IT managers can connect new disk enclosures to the IP5500's controller, effectively adding storage without disrupting applications or users. Likewise, the addition of more controllers can dynamically increase performance, Intransa claimed.
The company also stated that the IP5500 runs 80 percent faster than its predecessors. Other features include N-way active-active failover from all hosts, volumes, and components; and point-in-time snapshots that promise to enhance granular data recoverability and can also be used for testing, data mining, and zero-downtime backup, Intransa said.
With the addition of modular, building-block disk enclosures and storage controllers, the IP5500 can scale from 2 terabytes (TB) to over 48TB. Traditionally, such capacities required the purchase of costlier and more complex Fibre Channel SAN systems. The IP5500 takes advantage of TCP/IP networking and lower-cost ATA drives.
In August, Intransa introduced the IP 3000 SAN appliance, a low-cost backup and recovery system designed for small- and medium-size businesses.
Available immediately, the 2TB IP5500 costs $60,000 and includes hardware, software, and one year of support. Pricing for the 4TB model starts at $66,000.
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