Infortrend Releases Converged Host Board
Future-proof Host Connection Flexibility in Storage Deployments
TAIPEI, Sept. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Infortrend® Technology, Inc. (TWSE: 2495) today announced its new converged host board, available as an upgrade feature for all EonStor DS Family storage systems to provide extensive connectivity via interchangeable 16Gb/s and 8Gb/s Fibre Channel, 10Gb/s iSCSI and FCoE ports.
As businesses evolve, so do their data centers' infrastructural needs. Changing data center deployments is usually a rather complex undertaking; however, with Infortrend EonStor DS systems' new converged host board, users can easily upgrade their storage systems to meet their growing data needs just by switching to the other host modes.
With a dual converged host board, the EonStor DS 4000 Series offers 20 iSCSI protocol, including sixteen 10GbE iSCSI and four 1GbE iSCSI; or it can also support sixteen 8Gb/s FC, or eight 16Gb/s FC. Having this level of connectivity with 4 types of port support, it provides hyper flexibility for data centers' configuration and deployment. FCoE connectivity support will be made available from December.
"We understand that our customers' data center needs are constantly evolving, so by providing flexible, future-proof products such as the new converged host board for EonStor DS Family, we ensure our customers achieve the highest possible ROI by choosing a solution that can grow and change according to their requirements without having to completely revamp their storage solution," said Thomas Kao, Senior Director of Product Planning at Infortrend.
Currently available exclusively for EonStor DS 4000 Series, Infortrend plans to extend converged board availability to the entire EonStor DS Family.
About Infortrend
Infortrend (TWSE: 2495) has been developing and manufacturing storage solutions for businesses and organizations since 1993. Innovation joins impeccable quality thanks to a passionate team of professionals and an emphasis on in-house design, testing, and manufacturing. Infortrend storage delivers performance and scalability with the latest standards, backed by user friendly data services, personal after-sales support, and unmatched value. Core product families are EonStor DS, EonNAS, and ESVA. For more Information, please visit www.infortrend.com.
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