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SAIT PetaSite® tape storage libraries contain two SAIT-1 drives, Ethernet hub, terminal server, and PetaSite control unit in 19 in. rack console. They provide native storage capacity from 10 TB to 1.5 PB in automated solution that packs up to 250 TB of native capacity/m² of floor space. Sustained transfer rate is 2.88 GB/sec. Systems are scalable to house up to 12 drives and 216 cartridges for up to 108 TB of native capacity, and can exchange 400 cartridges/hr.
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Sony Delivers Sait-Based Petasite Storage Libraries with Extraordinary Storage Capacity
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 6,2003 - Sony Data System Solutions, a division of Sony Electronics, today announced the availability of its SAIT PetaSite® tape storage library systems, providing the first Sony branded automated solutions based on the industry's current highest capacity tape technology.
The Data Storage Division of Ovation Data Services (Ovation) is the first Master Systems Integrator to have purchased an SAIT PetaSite mass storage library, and the first to offer Sony-branded SAIT-based drives and libraries to value-added resellers (VARS) and system integrators in the United States.
Sony SAIT PetaSite systems deliver enterprise and digital content providers with native storage capacity from 10 terabytes (TB) to up to 1.5 petabytes (PB) in an automated solution that packs up to 250 TB of native capacity per square meter of floor space. The systems also feature a sustained transfer rate of up to 2.88 gigabytes (GB) per second (a standard file can be restored in just over one minute).
"As enterprise data volumes begin to reach the petabyte level, today's IT departments are demanding robust solutions that can effectively manage a continually increasing level of critical data and can easily scale to meet the storage demands of the future," said Tom Yuhas, director of data systems solutions for Sony Electronics' Business Systems & Solutions Company. "The availability of Sony's SAIT PetaSite systems answer the call by equipping IT managers with high-capacity, high-speed content management, data backup and enterprise data storage applications."
"We are proud to offer this new-generation Sony-branded SAIT technology to resellers and integrators in the U.S., as well as to our current customers. SAIT technology by far outperforms previously available technology. It is cost-effective, scalable, and can be easily incorporated into existing environments. We expect demand to be high from enterprise customers, whose needs continually grow for high-capacity near-line storage and access solutions, such as oil exploration and production companies, research laboratories, and government services," said Gerald Johnson, general manager of the Data Storage Division of Ovation.
A basic SAIT PetaSite system contains two SAIT-1 drives, an Ethernet hub, a terminal server, and a PetaSite control unit. This basic entry system, encapsulated within a standard 19-inch rack console, is scalable to house up to 12 drives and 216 cartridges for up to 108 TB of native capacity in a flexible and highly available configuration. Up to seven cartridge and/or drive consoles can be added to the basic system. The cartridge consoles allow users to add up to 330 cartridges for 165 TB of extra native capacity, and the drive/cartridge consoles house up to 12 additional drives and 258 additional cartridges, totaling nearly 135 TB of extra native capacity.
Since data management software is critical to support data warehouses that are seeing double-digit growth each year, Sony is delivering each SAIT PetaSite tape library model pre-configured with trial versions of its Sony's PetaServe® hierarchical storage management (HSM) and PetaBack® high-speed backup software applications.
PetaServe software is designed as a policy driven server storage management software that allows the end user to achieve maximum storage performance by automatically transferring data from hard disk to tape to achieve a cost-effective storage balance. This enables administrators to efficiently manage file migration through policies, while the data movement remains transparent to the end-user who is retrieving the files.
PetaBack software provides quick, automatic backup of files to the SAIT PetaSite system's drives, with high-speed restoration of data to the host computers hard drive. Yuhas said that PetaBack software, as part of Sony's PetaApp system solution, is optimized for LAN-free backup in storage networking environments.
Sony SAIT-Based PetaSite Libraries
The Sony PetaSite storage systems are now available in a variety of configurations and storage capacities that can grow with your data storage needs. The current lineup includes the following models:
o CSM-60BF with 10TB to up to 30TB of native capacity in a Fibre Channel configuration
o CSM-60BS with 10TB to up to 30TB of native capacity in a SCSI configuration
o CSM-100BF with up to 54TB of native capacity in a Fibre Channel configuration
o CSM-100BS with up to 54TB of native capacity in a SCSI configuration
o CSM-200BF with up to 108TB of native capacity in a Fibre Channel configuration
o CSM-200BS with up to 108TB of native capacity in a SCSI configuration
All models will offer the following key features:
o Configuration flexibility, and scalability for increased capacity;
o Fast cassette access, with the ability to exchange up to 400 cartridges per hour;
o High availability options with a redundant drives and library power supplies, interface cards and contrcilers;
o Remote maintenance and surveillance, with proactive reporting via e-mail;
o Pre-installed trial versions of PetaServe HSM and PetaBack software applications; and
o Hot-swappable drive and power supply exchange.
About SAIT Technology
SAIT technology is the latest development in high-capacity, high-performance recording for enterprise storage. The technology utilizes a half-inch, single-reel cartridge and provides over twice the uncompressed capacity of the nearest linear half-inch tape drive. The first generation of SAIT tape drives (SAIT-1) provide up to 1.3 TB of compressed capacity (500 GB uncompressed) and a transfer rate of up to 78 megabytes (MB) per second compressed (30 MB/sec uncompressed).
Currently, Sony's SAIT roadmap extends to a fourth-generation, with the aim of doubling capacity and performance from generation to generation.
Pricing and Availability
Sony SAIT PetaSite systems are now available for a suggested starting price of around $63,500 for an entry-level system with 3OTB. Library upgrades, other configurations, redundant components and consoles are available and priced separately. Sony-branded storage solutions can be purchased directly through Sony's professional services organization, value-added resellers (VARs) and system integrators.
