Price/Performance
- EtherDrive solutions start at $500/TB
- 500+ Mbytes/sec throughput on a 24-drive SATA array
Scalability
- EtherDrive platform scales out to multiple petabytes, 1000's of appliances
- Grow-as-you-go by adding inexpexsive arrays and HBAs
- ATA-over-Ethernet (AoE) leverages raw 1 Gb and 10 Gb Ethernet frames without TCP/IP overhead. Enables linear scaling of throughput and capacity.
Simplicity
- EtherDrive appliance installs with as little as 3 commands – no specialized storage skills required
- Lightweight SAN protocol eliminates complex topologies, works on standard Ethernet switches
- Enables management of storage from hypervisor; native Linux drivers
- Storage virtualization features provide flexible options to meet requirements
Virtualization Optimized
- EtherDrive and AoE deliver massive I/O, while eliminating SAN bottlenecks
- Flexible SAN topology automatically adapts to dynamic VM workloads
- Integrates seamlessly with VMware and Xen platforms
