ATTO Technology 2500C IPBridge 2500 provide storage options, IPBridge2500 features

1 iPBridge 2500 provide storage options

Two protocols available on the iPBridge 2500 allow storage devices such as hard drives, tape drives and libraries and CD jukeboxes to attach easily to Internet Protocol networks such as Gigabit Ethernet. The ATTO iPBridge supports the high throughput needs of streaming data transfers, optimizing performance and management using ATTO Technology intelligent Bridging ArchitectureTM.

The ATTO iPBridge 2500 has two models depending on the protocol you have chosen: either the iSCSI protocol or the NDMP protocol.

The iSCSI protocol increases the capabilities and performance of storage data transmission by transmitting data over local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), or the Internet, providing location-independent data storage and retrieval to enhance current and future Storage Area Networks (SANs).

NDMP version 4.0 provides backup for network- attached storage (NAS) tape and CD devices. NAS devices are dedicated file servers and cannot host applications such as backup software. NDMP defines a common agent to interface between any NAS device and any backup software program, minimizing demand on network resources, and enabling local backups and disaster recovery. The protocol is being developed by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) NDMP Working Group.

Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) is a transmission technology based on the Ethernet format and

protocol used in local area networks (LANs). It provides a data rate of 1 billion bits per second (one gigabit) as defined in the IEEE 802.3 standard.

intelligent Bridging Architecture, the engine

within ATTO FibreBridgeTM and iPBridge products, uses ATTO Data Routing Fabric topology and ATTO Virtual Device Manager to optimize performance.

The iPBridge 2500C/R/D provides a compact embeddable, rack or desktop solution which may be installed in a wide range of system configurations. Uniquely designed to support the high throughput needs for applications that require streaming data transfers (data backup), the iPBridge optimizes performance by using ATTO Technology intelligent Bridging Architecture.

You may choose an iPBridge 2500C/R/D which supports the iSCSI protocol or one which supports the NDMP protocol, maximizing application, system and network configuration flexibility and support.

iPBridge2500 features

•Physical configuration: board, rackmount or desktop

•1 Gigabit data transfer rate per sec.

•2 SCSI ports (SCSI bus 0, 1)

•Ultra 3 SCSI negotiation max capability

•Serial management port

•a 10/100/1000 Ethernet management port (MPn) which may be used as a data port in the iPBridge 2500 iSCSI model.

•two 10/100/1000 Ethernet data ports (DP0, DP1)

•iSCSI or NDMP protocol

•ATTO ExpressNAV browser-based management

•Advanced diagnostics

SpeedWrite: a performance-enhancing capability that significantly boosts Write performance by efficiently managing Write commands between host and a tape device. Using the iPBridge results in a higher throughput and shorter backup times compared to native Fibre tape or direct attached SCSI tape libraries.

Advanced Diagnostics: software event-logging capability time and date stamped by the real time clock. You can also determine numerous status and current configuration parameters.

ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual