System i Addict

Link to Press Release

I would first like to start out by begging. I will take one for those 4U units. If you want to donate to my 48TB Server Fund please email me and I will send you my Paypal account.

Details from the press release: “iXsystems recently unveiled the most rack-dense storage solution in the Nearline Storage Class: the Colossus SAN RAID Storage Device. The Colossus is a high-performance, energy-efficient, tiered storage solution, ideal for use in expanding data environments, and provides greater storage density (in terms of GB per rack unit) than any other storage product currently available. With more than 2x the storage capacity, up to 2x the throughput, and data transfer rates up to 100 MB/s (~15%) faster than the nearest competitor, the iXsystems Colossus addresses and exceeds the increasing demand for storage systems capable of managing and maintaining vast amounts of business-critical data.”

I am a fan of these guys and what they are doing. This is a great improvement. I only wished I had pictures or diagrams of the 4U server so I can see how they are doing it. Hats off to you guys at iXsystems, I am impressed with your hardware and dedication to the BSD movement.

Update: So if you ask you shall receive and the guys at iXsystems delivered. They actually sent me pictures of the Colossus last night. I was asking if I could publish them, but since they sent them and I know they are proud of their work I am going to have to put them up for your viewing pleasure. The pictures also make the mouth water. I really want a 48U rack full of them now. If only I had the funds? Yor going to have to go to the next page to see the pics of the Colossus!

Here are the pictures of the new system. I would put them in the same class as the Apple Xserve RAID. I think those two would compete well against each other? Maybe I am wrong.  I do think the Colossus would hold more disk per U so there is a leg up for it already. Plus I am sure the Colossus runs FreeBSD which is always nice too.

Features of the iXsystems Colossus SAN Raid Storage Device include the following: