Iomega's StorCenter ix4-200d NAS is a new high performance four-drive desktop NAS appliance for small businesses, distributed offices and home office networks. The ix4-200d features enterprise class storage technologies (since it is an EMC company) as well as VMware certification for virtualization installations.
The ix4-200d is affordable and ideal for networks that require advanced data storage and protection features without the need for a dedicated IT staff.
The ix4-200d NAS appliance provides up to 8 TB of networked storage that can integrate with existing infrastructure for expanded storage, file-sharing and backup of critical business data. The ix4-200d delivers advanced features such as:
- iSCSI block-level access for efficient storage utilization
- Device-to-device replication to network targets for business continuity and file recovery
- Multiple RAID configurations for the highest level of data protection
- Windows Active Directory support
- Remote access and management
- IP security camera support
- A new front panel LCD and QuikTransfer button for easy one-touch copying of selected files
- VMware certification for virtualization installations
The NAS appliance is available in 2 TB, 4 TB and 8 TB capacities, utilises the EMC LifeLine software, a fully-developed Linux operating environment and a suite of applications that protects data stored on the appliance. EMC LifeLine software is designed for cross-platform support with PC, Mac and Linux computers.
The ix4-200d supports RAID 5 (pre-configured), RAID 10 (both with automatic RAID rebuild), as well as JBOD (just a bunch of disks). The four drives in the ix4 are user replaceable SATA II hard drives, minimising downtime.
The appliance also comes with dual Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, three USB 2.0 ports and a high-performance embedded architecture -- to boost productivity by making data readily accessible and secure over a local network.
The StorCenter ix4-200d NAS appliance is compatible with Windows, Mac OS, and Linux PCs. The interface is also localised in 11 languages.
Key Features of the StorCenter ix4-200d NAS Appliance:
- Device-to-device replication (D2D): Copy or backup files to and from the ix4-200d to any other NAS device without the need for a client computer.
- iSCSI support.
- VMware-ready certified.
- Remote access.
- Works in Windows, Linux and Mac environments with network protocol support including CIFS/SMB/Rally, NFS, and AFP/Bonjour. The ix4-200d also supports protocols such as HTTP, FTP and SNMP.
- Time Machine support for Apple users.
- Windows Active Directory support.
- UPS support.
- Supports up to five Axis network video cameras for real-time monitoring video surveillance.
- Print server.
- UPnP AV media server.
- Bluetooth capability -- this requires a Bluetooth USB adapter, which is sold separately.
- Picture transfer protocol (PTP).
- Supports file systems like FAT32, HFS+, NTFS or ext2/ext3 formatted hard disks.
- Provides e-mail and SNMP notification for quick system status.
- Provides easy-to-understand status information on space utilization, device, peripheral and backup status.
Availability
The Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d NAS appliance is now available worldwide.
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