Mac Reviews; Ultrabooks. Promise VTrak J300s. I assuming Promise either 1) gave you the SAS enclosure, for the review, or 2) 'lent' you the system for review. Either way, in my book, it. PROMISE Technology is a leading developer of high-performance storage solutions tailor-made for the data center, surveillance, cloud, and rich media markets. PROMISE specializes in providing the latest in scalable SAN storage, Thunderbolt enabled storage, NAS storage, and personal and enterprise cloud storage solutions for clients in different verticals.
Hi Stefan, Thank you for choosing Promise Technology, Inc. Dota 2 for mac. For your storage needs. The 10.x firmware is for MAC version of VTrak unit and 3.x version is for the windows version of VTrak unit. Hi there, Hoping for any assistance. We lost our Promise RJ11 to DB9 cable so purchased a new one off eBay, when trying to connect either directly into Xserve or attached to a DB9 to USB into a Mac Pro we are unable to type in Terminal, iTerm, Zterm or Serial (Serial does get to the username.
Hello Paradeshi:
It is possible to have multiple computers accessing the VTrak at the same time. If you have a dual port card in your Mac, you will need to connect each computer to both controllers in the back of the VTrak. Each controller will have 4 fiber channel ports. This should allow for both computers to see the volume.
NOTE: The VTrak does not control which computer has read and write access to the volume. If both computers have direct access to the volume, it will cause corruption. You will need SAN software to manage write access to the volume to prevent this. A couple of examples for SAN Software are XSan or SANmp.
The other route you can go is to have a volume isolated to each server. This will prevent the computers from overwriting the same areas of data that can cause the corruption.
If you would like more information about setting up the VTrak to work with multiple hosts, you can call Promise Technical Support at 1 (408) 228-1500. Warlock 2: the exiled crack. Our VTrak line is open 24x7.
Best Regards
Kris
Promise Technical Support
Apr 27, 2013 6:01 PM
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PROMISE VTrak Ex30 Series Specifications | ||
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Controller Module Features | 3U/16 Bay | 4U/24 Bay |
Model # - Single Controller | VTE630fS | VTE830fS |
Model # - Dual Controller | VTE630fD | VTE830fD |
Drive Support | Up to sixteen 3.5'/2.5' HDDs or SSDs | Up to twenty-four 3.5'/2.5' HDDs or SSDs |
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Data Cache | 2GB data cache per controller protected with hot-swappable battery backup unit (BBU) | |
Operational Features | ||
RAID Levels | 0, 1, 1E, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 | |
RAID Stripe Size Support | 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K and 1MB | |
Hot Spares | Global or dedicated with revertible option | |
Max LUNs per Subsystem | 1024 | |
Max LUNs per array | 32 | |
Advanced Storage Features |
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Supported Operating Systems | Mac OS X/Mac OS X Server (10.8), Microsoft Windows Server 2008 w/SP2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.0, RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.1, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.1, VMware ESX Server 4.1, VMware ESX Server 5.0 | |
Mechanical Specification | ||
Voltage | 100-240 Vac Auto-Ranging | |
Current (Maximum) | 10 A @ 100 VAC; 5 A @ 200 VAC | |
Power Conversion Efficiency | >80% @ 110V (>20% load), >80% @ 240V (>20% load) | |
Temperature Range | Operational: 5° to 35°C Non-Operational: -40° to 60°C | |
Humidity | Operational: 10% to 90% (Non-Condensing) Non-Operational: 5% to 95% (Non-Condensing) | |
Acoustic Noise Levels | 55 dB (Typical) 65 dB (Maximum) | |
Shock | Operational: 5G, 11 ms duration Non-Operational: 10G, 11ms duration | |
Vibration | Operational: 0.3G, 5 to 500 Hz Non-Operational:: 1G, 5 to 500 Hz | |
Safety | CE, FCC Class A, UL/cUL, TUV, BSMI Class A, VCCI Class A, CB, KCC, NOM, GOST-R, IRAM, C-Tick, S-Mark | |
Environmental Standards | RoHS, GreenPC, WEEE | |
3U/16 Bay | 4U/24 Bay | |
Power Supply | Dual 580W, 100-240 Vac auto-ranging, 50-60 Hz, dual hot swap and redundant withPFC, N+1 design | Dual 750W, 100-240 Vac auto-ranging, 50-60 Hz, dual hot swap and redundant withPFC, N+1 design |
Dimensions (H x W x D) | 13.1 x 44.7 x 50.7 cm 5.2 x 17.6 x 19.96 in | 17.4 x 44.7 x 50.7 cm 6.9 x 17.6 x 19.96 in |
Weight | 25 kg / 56 lbs (w/o drives) | 27 kg / 60 lbs (w/o drives) |
Warranty and Support | ||
Warranty | Three year complete system limited warranty with advanced parts replacement; optional extended warranty; onsite partsreplacement program - PROMISE Service Plus (optional in some regions) | |
Support | 24/7 e-mail and phone support (English only); 24/7 access to PROMISE support site-drivers, firmware and compatibility lists |
Download the PROMISE VTrak E-Class & J-Class Datasheet (PDF).
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