ActiveStorage today announced its ActiveSAN high-performance Metadata server appliance, designed for video and film professionals. The ActiveSAN is designed to fill the void created by Apple’s discontinuance of its Xserve server.
The ActiveSAN is a 1U rackmount server based on Intel’s Nehalem platform; it features a quad-core Xeon processor and dual power supplies. It has Linux-based remote management tools and a Mac OSX-like interface to Quantum StorNext SAN file system.
The full specifications:
- 1U rack-optimized enclosure
- Intel Quad-core Xeon processor
- 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 ECC memory
- 1 available 16 lane PCI-e slot
- Dual port 8Gb Fibre Channel Card with SFPs
- Mirrored hot swap 1TB Hitachi Enterprise Class SATA hard drives
- Redundant hot swap 600W auto-sensing power supplies
- Locking power cords
- 4x USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 2 rear)
- 2x GbE ports
- 1x Serial port (for UPS support)
- VGA graphics port
- Rack rail kit with hardware
- Lights Out Management via Active Viewer
- Active Viewer and ActiveSAN Admin Software suite
ActiveStorage also announced an ActiveSAN training program for certified Xsan/Xserve administrators.
Availability
Pricing and availability information for ActiveSAN has not been announced; the company is expected to reveal more details in April.
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