Galaxy®HDX4 - Rorke Data

Highlights
» 7th Generation RAID technology with dual
667Mhz processors
» Supports up to 3TB SAS or SATA hard
drives
» Data Protection with snapshot, volume
copy/mirror
» Optional thin provisioning and remote
replication software
» Energy efficient design, green power
supply, cooling and drive spin-down
technologies
» 12bay SAS JBOD support up to 84 hard
drives
» Standard 2GB of RAM expandable to 4GB
» Hot-swap drives, fans, power supplies and
controller modules for easy maintenance
» Simple, built-in ‘Galaxy Array Management
software
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Galaxy ®
HDX4
The Galaxy HDX4 Advantage
HDX4 12 Bay Specification
The Galaxy HDX4 series is the newest member of Rorke Data’s award-winning Galaxy family
of direct-attached RAID, SAN appliance and NAS storage solutions. With over 15,000 Galaxy
systems installed globally, the HDX4 is ideally positioned as high-performance, value-based
storage for a wide range of rich media content, SMB, Cloud and Data Center needs. As with
every product from Rorke, you have access to our world-class, pre-sales Engineering for
design and application verification. Our products come with a three year standard warranty
and phone support is available for the life of the product. Rorke Data Professional Services
also offers a full host of additional, customizable post-sale support services including 24x7
phone, remote system access support, advanced parts replacement warranties, installation
and training.
About the HDX4 12 Bay
12 Bay RAID Storage
» Available in 8Gbit Fibre Channel, 6Gb SAS or iSCSI 1GbE Host Connections
» 2RU – 19” rackmount chassis
» 6Gbs SAS drive backplane supporting up to 3TB SAS or SATA drives
» Dual controller option for high-availability
» Expansion JBOD
» All standard RAID levels supported including RAID 6
Galaxy HDX4 Enterprise-Class Features
The Galaxy HDX4 has built-in software features to enhance the reliability beyond standard
RAID offerings. Every HDX4 now comes with snapshot and volume mirror/copy data
protection functionalities as well as optional thin provisioning and remote replication data
services.

Galaxy ®
System and Controller Features
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HDX4 12 Bay RAID Storage
Easy to Install and Manage
Since 1985, Rorke Data has been successfully bringing you easy-toinstall
products. Pre-configured, tested, and customized to your needs
before it leaves our ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 certified integration
facility, your system is ready to use out of the box. Setting up minor
configuration changes on site is simple. Our technical support staff is
well versed and can help with any installation issues you may incur.
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HDX4 12 Bay Specification
Chassis Rack mountable, compact 2RU steel and aluminum alloy enclosure with folding front handles, dual hot swap power supplies and cooling modules
Controllers Single or dual hot-swap HA controllers with 2 GB of RAM (upgradeable to 4 GB), Flash/RAM backup battery, supports 84 drives with up to 6 add on SAS JBODs
Drive Support Support for twelve (12) 3.5-inch 6b/s SATA or SAS drives up to 3TB capacity
Host I/O interfaces per controller Four 8Gb/s Fibre Channel, or two 6Gb SAS, or four 1GbE iSCSI
Management interfaces Ethernet for out of band management GUI, embedded manager uses RS232 or LCD keypad, fault and activity LED support
Operational Features
RAID protection / configurations RAID 0, 1 (0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60 Configuration options include up to 32 logical drives, 64 partitions/volume up to 1024 LUNs. Multi-path support
Data Services Built-in Local replication with Snapshots and Volume Mirror/Copy functions. Optional licensing increases Snapshot and local mirror copies as well as provides Remote Replication
and Thin Provisioning.
RAID Robustness Supports RAID Migration; Global, Dedicated or Enclosure-specific hot drive spares; Bad Sector re-mapping, SMART and NCQ support, scheduled intelligent data scans or while
idling, error recovery mechanisms and automated defect elimination, Dual controller models include two (2) pre-installed Cache Backup Modules (CBM), each including one Li-Ion
battery backup unit (BBU) and one Flash Backup Module (FBM)
Host Command Handling Multiple host concurrent queuing of up to 1024 commands
SAN Ready Supports most common SAN Management Software: HyperFS, Xsan, StorNext, FibreJet, metaSAN
System Management
Supported Operating Systems Windows, MAC OSX, Linux, Solaris, VMware
Data Protection Standard Software - max. 64 snapshots per source volume/1,024 snapshots per system. Addl. license req. for update to 256 snapshots per source volume/4096 snapshots per
system. Standard Volume Copy/Mirror offers 64 maximum replication pairs per system/4 max pairs per source volume. Addl. license increases max. replication pairs per system to
256 and 8 max .replication pairs per source volume.
(Thin provisioning & remote replication are optional features. Remote Replication offers 64 maximum replication pairs per system, 4 max. pairs per source volume)
Management Tools Embedded Web browser GUI, Telnet and SSH management support via Ethernet port; Embedded terminal management accessed thru RS232 DB9 connector;
Front panel LCD panel provides same utility and setup capabilities as Telnet. Easy to use error logs and status monitoring; Available reset of factory defaults;
Status Indicators Event Notification Operator panel: Power/Busy/Attention ; Drive:Fail/Activity ; Power Supply: Fail ; BBU: Fail ; Cooling Module: Fail Fan1/Fail Fan2 Controller: Status / Cache Dirty / Hot Temp / BBU
Link / Host Busy / Drive Busy FC or SAS I/O Status: Linked Notifications: Email ; LAN broadcast ; SMS ; SNMP traps, and MSN
Green Designs High-efficiency power supplies, Intelligent multi-level drive spin-down
Mechanical/Electrical Specifications
Voltage 100VAC @ 6A to 240VAC @ 3A with PFC (auto-switching) 47-63 Hz
Current (Maximum) 9 A @ 100 Vac; 4.5 A @ 200 Vac (current rating with two power cords)
Power Supply / Cooling Module Redundant 350W (single controller) or 530W (dual controller) power supplies and cooling modules with replaceable fans
Power Consumption 275 Watts (under load with SATA HDDs)
Operating Temperature / Humidity 0 to 40°C operating/ -40 to 60°C non-operating / 5 to 95% non-condensing, operating and non-operating
Dimensions 2U 19 inch rackmount 19 [W] x 3.5 [H] x 19.9 [D]
Approximate Weight
Net weight (system only): 18 kg (41 lbs) without drives, 19.8 kg (45 lbs) with 12 drives
[Assume each hard drive 0.67 kg] Gross weight (including carton): 42 kg (90 lbs) with drives
Safety / EMC CE, FCC, BMSI, UL RoHS, Microsoft WHQL- Windows Server 2003 EMC
Warranty and Support
Warranty HDX4 RAID: three years limited warranty ; drives: three years limited warranty
Support 24 x 7 Email and phone support options (Americas & EMEA); 24 x 7 access to Rorke Data support site ; Advanced replacements program
Service and Support
Rorke Data’s Engineering Services delivers a unique value proposition
for our customers. Through our US and EMEA customer support centers,
we offer customized and flexible service agreements, installation
and training, call center with online support options, advance parts
replacement to onsite 24x7 options, contracted phone, page, and web
support as well as extended equipment warranty options.
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