Coraid Debuts 1TB EtherDrive Storage Appliance

By DE Editors

Coraid (San Clemente, CA), the inventor of the open ATA-over-Ethernet (AoE) storage protocol, introduced the EtherDrive SR2421 Storage Appliance, which offers RAID storage for 24 SATA disks in a 4U rack mount chassis. Users can install 1-terabyte (TB) SATA disks into the SR2421's chassis to build SAN storage systems for a total cost of less than $0.50 per gigabyte (GB).

Coraid's EtherDrive uses ATA-over-Ethernet (AoE) for the most efficient Ethernet-based storage protocol, providing a simple and reliable alternative to more complex and expensive iSCSI and Fibre Channel SAN technologies. Coraid's SR2421 is designed for demanding storage environments that require very high disk density at an affordable price. The appliance can hold up to 24 standard 3.5-in. SATA disks giving you more than 24TB of storage in just 4U of rack space.

Coraid's EtherDrive Storage products use standard Ethernet and the open AoE storage protocol to deliver the fastest, lowest cost and most scalable networked storage available. AoE eliminates the complexities and high cost typically associated with iSCSI or Fibre Channel systems by removing the need for expensive ToE (TCP/IP off-load Engine) cards or HBAs (Host Bus Adapters). Instead, AoE enables disks to be shared on a network to create highly scalable storage systems at the lowest possible price.

The EtherDrive SR2421 retails for $4,995. The SR2421 provides storage access at greater than 200MBps and comes with dual 1Gb Ethernet interfaces, 24 hot-swap SATA disk carriers, slide out rack mount rails, and redundant how swap power supplies. For more information and pricing, visit Coraid.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.