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VS-FY5x 2U Commercial Rack Mount 12 disk RAID


  • 2U 19" Rack Mount Enclosure
  • Up to 12 TB storage capacity
  • Single or Dual 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel Controllers
  • Dual Power Supplies
  • Dual Cooling Units

The VMETRO VS-FY5x provides a highly flexible, high performance Fibre Channel RAID storage solution that evolves to meet changing storage needs.

The VS-FY5x is a 2U rack mount high performance Fibre Channel RAID storage solution that can accommodate up to 12 low profile SAS/SATA disk drives for up to 12 TB of storage. Based on a modular, “building block” design, the RAID offers exceptional scaleability. Available in both single and dual RAID controller version, it supports various RAID levels. An optional 2U expansion chassis doubles the storage up to 24 TB.

Rear View of VS-FY5x

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The VS-FY5x is a perfect partner for VMETRO’s Vortex data recorder family. Some application examples include:

1) Using a Vortex VXS recorder with dual 4Gb/s Fibre Channel ports, the 12-drive SATA disk VS-FY5x can store data at 420MB/s on the inner tracks using RAID5.

Dual Fibre Channel Vortex Recording Engine to 12-disk RAID Storage System


2) Using a Vortex recorder with a single 4Gb/s Fibre Channel port, the VS-FY5x can store up to 320MB/s on inner tracks of 12-disk drives using RAID5.



Vortex Recording Engine with Single Fibre to RAID storage system

Please contact your local representative for the appropriate system configurations to meet your program requirements.

Last updated: Dec 20 2007, 12:44AM