Unleash the power of the ATABeast™ disk vault from Nexsan Technologies, the first true online disk-based tape library replacement. Built upon Nexsan's groundbreaking EnterpriseATA™ technology, ATABeast delivers industry leading features with unparalleled density and security at a TCO less than tape. ATABeast maximizes the return on your storage hardware investment.

Near-line storage. You no longer need to store important data on slow and inaccessible media such as tape or optical. Now that data can be protected in a full featured disk array.

D2D - Disk to Disk Backup. Online access to data means superior business continuity. The ATABeast provides the speed, redundancy and availability to deliver superior disk-based backup with greater density and less cost than tape libraries.

Secondary Storage. The enterprise class features and performance of the ATABeast enable large file repositories for thousands of users to be stored on a single system. The high IOPS rating of the ATABeast makes it perfect in any data center.

Video or Audio archive. The unmatched capacity of the ATABeast easily handles the largest files. Massive video and audio archives can be stored and instantly accessed for play-on-demand applications.

Key Features

  • Enterprise Class Deep Vault Storage Array built around the latest ATA high-speed disk drives.

  • OS independent. No special software drivers or server-based management applications to support the ATABeast.

  • Online ATABeast delivers access to data up to 100 times faster than tape libraries.

  • Hot-pluggable drives, controllers and power supllies

  • WorldView™ - Provides ability to manage and configure multiple units from a single GUI

  • Single or dual RAID controllers

  • Auto-negotiating host speed / Auto-termination

  • U160 Supports RAID 0, 4 and 5 / 16 LUNS supported

  • Supports multiple RAID sets and multiple partitions per set

  • RS232 Management available

  • Ideal for high capacity applications - D2D, Digital Video, CCTV, online
    archives

  • Supports LUN security on fibre Channel version

  • LUN Masking

  • High IOPS performance -- all 42 drives can be active simultaneously

  • Anti-Rotational Vibration (ARV) design enables maximum performance.

  • Horizontal midplane design promotes superior airflow and alleviates insertion stress points

  • Fully scalable with internal capacity expansion - 10.5TB using 250GB drives, 12.6TB using 300GB drives

  • Up to 126TB in one data center rack

  • Embedded web-browsable GUI over 10/100 port, supports email alerts and SNMP traps

  • Three n+1 450 watt power supplies with tachometer-monitored blowers to provide maximum power and cooling