RAID Storage--Exploring All Channels

MicroNet's Lee reports that a popular Genesis configuration integrates ATTO Technology's dual FibreBridge, allowing users to leverage current investments in legacy SCSI drive mechanisms, while achieving high-speed fibre channel connectivity.

As another alternative, RAID provider Ciprico offers two fibre channel disk arrays that are solid fits for SAN environments: the 7000 Series and FibreSTORE. The 7000 Series RAID array operates at full speed fibre channel and can be striped together for even higher speeds. Inside the 7000 are nine drives (9GB, 18GB or 36GB capacities in each drive) for up to 288GBs per disk array. In the event a drive fails, it can easily be hot-swapped, and there is no performance degradation. The failed drive data is regenerated on-the-fly. The 7000 also comes with hot-swap power supplies and cooling modules.