Thecus i5500

Thecus I5500

i5500Unrivaled performance and security for modern enterprises
Unparalleled Performance
Uninterrupted RAID Capacity Expand
Dynamic Volume Management
Cost Effective
Easy Integration

Features
Unparalleled Performance
For users that need their data in a hurry, the i5500/i4500R has them covered. The i5500/i4500R brings unparalleled data throughput via iSCSI. With a powerful Intel XScale CPU and 512MB of DDR memory, the i5500/i4500R delivers blazing performance for even the most demanding storage user.

Uninterrupted RAID Capacity Expand
Need to add more storage capacity to the i5500/i4500R but can't afford the downtime? The i5500/i4500R features online RAID capacity expansion, which means that users can have bigger hard disks added to available slot and joining an existing RAID without having to power down the system. The i5500/i4500R will automatically rebuild your RAID array and increase your storage capacity with zero downtime.

Dynamic Volume Management
With the i5500/i4500R, flexibility is the name of the game. With the i5500/i4500R, users can change volume sizes on the fly without having to reboot or restart the system. Is your database starting to outgrow the space you originally allocated it? Simply reconfigure the volume from the web interface and assign unused capacity to your existing volume without any service interruptions.

Cost Effective
The i5500/i4500R is far and away the price/performance leader. Instead of setting up a costly and complicated fiber channel network throughout your office for block level data sending, the i5500/i4500R accomplishes this via iSCSI. With the i5500/i4500R, users can obtain close to fiber channel class performance at a fraction of the cost.

Easy Integration
With its dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, the i5500/i4500R was designed to be easily integrated into existing network infrastructures. Simply connect the i5500/i4500R to your Ethernet network and begin enjoying legendary Thecus performance and data security.

Specs
Key Components
CPU: Intel Xscale IOP80331
Memory: 512MB DR333 DIMM supported
UARTs: Supports of serial interface of UPS.
Fast Ethernet port: For Web-based management use.
Microsoft Multipath I/O support (MPIO)
Front-end: One Intel GbE controller with two gigabit Ethernet ports.
LCM supported for easy management use.
NVRAM for IO transaction record
Max. system capacity 1TB x 5
Hot Swappable

Enclosure Monitoring
UPS management via the specific serial port
3.3V, 5V and 12V voltage monitor
Thermal sensor x 3 on controller board

RAID & Volume Operation
RAID level: 0,1, 0+1,3, 5,6, 10 and JBOD
Up to 256 logical volumes in the system
Global and dedicated hot spare disks
Write-through or write-back cache policy for different application usage
Dedicated or shared cache allocation for volume usage
Multiple RAID volume support
Configurable RAID stripe size
Online volume expansion
Instant RAID volume availability
Auto volume rebuilding
On-line volume migration

Management Interface
Management via web UI.
Online system firmware upgrade mechanism
Event notification via Email and SNMP trap.
Run-time IO transactions recording
Built-in LCD module to control most enclosure components

Advanced Data Protection
Local N-way mirror
Offline array roaming
Smart faulty sector relocation

Physical & Environment
Operating Temperature 10C ~ 35C
Non-Operating Temperature -10C ~ 50C
Operating Humidity 20% to 90% non-condensing

Supported Operating System
Windows XP Pro/2003/Vista
Mac 9.1 and above, including OSX, OSX Server, XSERVE
Linux (all latest builds) which support SCSI.
And all other systems supporting SCSI protocol