Astra ES Overview

Astra ES provides data storage solutions for applications where high performance and data protection are required. The failure of any single drive will not affect data integrity or accessibility of the data in a RAID protected logical drive.

A defective drive may be replaced without interruption of data availability to the host computer. If so configured, a hot spare drive will automatically replace a failed drive, securing the fault-tolerant integrity of the logical drive. The self-contained hardware-based RAID logical drive provides maximum performance in a compact external chassis.

Power Supply 1 Cooling Unit 1 Cooling Unit 2 Power Supply 2

with Battery

with Battery

RAID Controller 1

RAID Controller 2

Figure 1: Astra ES (FC Host) rear view

Power Supply 1 Cooling Unit 1 Cooling Unit 2 Power Supply 2

with Battery

with Battery

Controller 1

Controller 2

Figure 2: Astra ES (SAS Host) rear view

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