ATTO Resource Guide

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1716
RAID Controllers
16Gb & 8Gb Fibre Channel RAID Storage Controllers
FastStream™ SC Products
ATTO FastStream Storage Controllers provide an aordable way to create real-time, shared
storage with managed latency for high performance workows. FastStream features technologies
which ensure optimal performance, ease-of-use management and exible connectivity to
address demanding requirements while also providing reliability and data protection for SAS and
SATA JBOD storage. Available in rackmount and embedded form factors, FastStream is perfect
as primary or secondary storage for a wide variety of performance oriented applications.
• Industry’s only independent and rst
16Gb RAID Storage Controller creates
a serverless, switchless SAN
• Uses o-the-shelf SAS/SATA storage to
create shared block storage for VMware and
Microsoft Hyper-V in Virtual environments
• MultiPath Director™, when combined with
ATTO Celerity™ Fibre Channel HBAs, allows
for continuous access to storage by providing
load balancing and fail-over protection
• Improves system "uptime" because drives
run longer, smoother and faster; drives
are groomed to eectively extend their
useful life, reducing maintenance costs
• 100% performance, even during
rebuilds; rebuild RAID arrays up to
50% faster than competitors
• Easy to setup, manage and maintain
without the need for an IT specialist
• Pay as you grow – easily add clients
or JBOD storage as needed
Supports:
• RAID levels 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 10, 40, 50, 60,
JBOD, DVRAID™, N-way mirroring
• Certied with industry leading
platforms and applications
Includes:
• Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™) Technology
• Pluggable optical SFP+
• ExpressNAV™ storage manager simplies
management, monitoring and diagnostics
• MultiPath Director™ Support
• DriveAssure™ Technology
• CacheAssure™ Technology (Optional)
• Data Recovery Mode
• Dual Flash ROM
• CLI, Telnet, SNMP and FTP via Gig-E or RS-232
Complementary Products:
• ATTO ThunderLink™ FC 1082 Desklink Device
• ATTO Celerity™ Fibre Channel HBAs
• ATTO premium cables
ATTO FastStream™ SC RAID Controllers
Product Features 9000 9000E* 8550 8550E
1
Part Number FSSC-9000-D00 FSSC-9000-E00 FSSC-8550-D00 FSSC-8550-E00
Part Number w/
CacheAssure™
FSSC-9000-DC0 FSSC-9000-EC0 FSSC-8550-DC0 FSSC-8550-EC0
Max. Sustained Transfer Rate 1300MB/s 1300MB/s 1000MB/s 1000MB/s
Max. Fibre Channel Initiators 96 96 96 96
Input Connectors (2) 16Gb Fibre
Channel SFP+ LC
(2) 16Gb Fibre
Channel SFP+ LC
(4) 8Gb Fibre
Channel SFP+ LC
(4) 8Gb Fibre
Channel SFP+ LC
Output Connectors (8) SAS/SATA
SFF 8088
(8) SAS/SATA
SFF 8088
(8) SAS/SATA
SFF 8088
(8) SAS/SATA
SFF 8088
Mangement Ports Gig-E/RS-232 Gig-E/RS-232 Gig-E/RS-232 Gig-E/RS-232
Devices Supported 128 128 128 128
10-Bit HD Streams Supported 6 6 6 6
ECC Cache Memory 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB
Form Factor 1U Rackmount MicroATX 1U Rackmount MicroATX
Warranty 2 year 1 year 2 year 1 year
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Embedded models available to OEMs only
Compatible Cables & Accessories Available - See Page 26.
Use Case
High Performance Serverless, Switchless Workgroup SAN
The FastStream can be used as a controller for high-performance, low latency
storage for a workgroup SAN. Up to four users can access the storage with the
advantage of expanding capacity by daisy chaining additional JBODs.
9000 Desktop
Clients with
Celerity™ 161E
Thunderbolt™ technology
enabled laptop with
ThunderLink™ FC 1082
“The ATTO FastStream RAID Controller’s simple plug-and-play usability has
made it an integral part of our video post production services. ATTO has made
an easy to use product that makes data streaming eortless.”
-Stuart Clark, Technical Engineer, Roundabout Entertainment
Fibre Channel
SAS/SATA
Thunderbolt
8550E with CacheAssure™ Technology