Dedicated Storage Solutions

A dependable storage solution is the key to your continued success. As your critical data inevitably grows, dedicated storage frees up space on your primary server — especially if you share data across locations or have images, streaming video or backup files — and protects you from accidental data loss.

Hostway offers you a range of customizable entry-level to advanced storage solutions designed to fit your needs exactly. We house your data in our disaster recovery-ready, ultra secure data centers across the globe. You get a dependable, highly available and completely scalable storage environment for your critical data.

Why go with the Dell PowerVault MD Family and EMC CLARiiON AX series?

When you choose Hostway's line of Dell PowerVault MD or EMC CLARiiON AX solutions, you get:

• High availability direct-attach storage for critical applications, ideal for two-node clusters.
• iSCSI SAN solution for simple, low-cost storage consolidation.
• Modular design and expansion enclosure for pay-as-you-grow flexibility without the need for data migration and extended downtime.
• Powerful, user-friendly storage management software that eases the burden on your staff.
• Advanced data management with optional snapshot and virtual disk copy features for easy recovery if files are accidentally altered or deleted.
• Dell PowerVault storage designed to pair perfectly with all Dell PowerEdge servers offered by Hostway, enhancing reliability and usability.

Click on the following links to learn more, or call 1-888-874-1875 to find out how we can build the optimum solution for you.

1. Simple Storage Expansion: Direct Attached Storage (DAS)
2. High Availability Storage Expansion: Server Clustering
3. Fiber Channel Server Clustering
4. Storage Consolidation with Storage Area Network (SAN)

Simple Server Expansion: Direct Attached Storage (DAS)

The DAS system attaches a device directly to your server and is the most economical way to expand your storage. A DAS meets storage requirements for large amounts of static data, like pictures, streaming videos and backup data.

The Dell PowerVault MD1000 modular disk storage expansion enclosure is capable of up to 15 3.5-inch disk drives in a single 3U rackable chassis, and supports both SAS and SATA disk drives, enabling you to mix drives in a single enclosure, while the disk drives can be also be split between two servers.

DAS solution configuration example:

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High Availability Server Expansion: Clustering Storage Solution

An effective clustering storage solution can be used for load balancing and ensuring high availability of your data and critical applications. Reduce the risk of downtime for better business results with the PowerVault MD3000 modular disk storage array. This direct-attached array is built for high performance two-node clusters. The array includes dual active/active RAID controllers with mirrored cache and multi-path I/O management to help ensure that storage processing continues without disruption.

Clustering solution configuration example:

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Fiber Channel Clustering

A Fiber Channel Clustering Solution is similar to a normal clustering solution, but the servers communicate with the disk array through advanced Fiber Channel Protocol. The dual-controller Dell/EMC AX150 option provides high availability storage for two host clusters. Dual active storage processors, mirrored cache, N+1 redundancy cooling modules and dual hot-swappable power supplies deliver no-single-point-of-failure availability and end-to-end data protection to support business-critical applications. It provides superior application performance with front end host connectivity and improved I/O performance of SATA II disk drive technology.

Fiber Channel Clustering configuration example:

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Storage Consolidation

Storage Area Network (SAN) Solution – FC-SAN or IP-SAN

A SAN Solution is a dedicated storage network designed to meet consolidated storage requirements in a multiserver environment, allowing multiple servers to share data in the SAN network instead of taking a costly hit on performance. Leveraging EMC AX150 flexible connectivity options in combination with an FC Switch or an Ethernet switch, this solution can provide high performance FC-SAN or cost effective IP-SAN, and up to 10 network-connected or fabric-connected servers.

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Call 1-888-874-1875 or email to find out how our team can build the optimum dedicated storage solution for you.