Product Information: Isilon IQ Backup Accelerator Datasheet
"Traditional approaches to backup for file-based data become increasingly challenging as the number of files, volumes, and the amount of data continue to increase. Isilon has leveraged its clustered architecture to accelerate file-based backup."
Isilon Backup Accelerator: Seamlessly Scale Tape Backup Performance
As file-based data continues to proliferate throughout the enterprise, traditional storage systems are being overwhelmed, resulting in disparate data silos that complicate back-up operations, lengthening back-up windows, and jeopardizing data availability. Leveraging the simplicity and scalability of OneFS, the new Backup Accelerator delivers an enterprise-class back-up solution for file-based data, delivering up to 480 MBps of performance across four concurrent streams to eliminate the cost, complexity, and risks of downtime associated with traditional back-up operations.
Performance
Combining Isilon's OneFS operating system software with 4 GBps Fibre Channel networking, dual quad core Intel processors and 8 GB of RAM, the Backup Accelerator delivers up to 480 MBps of performance across four concurrent streams and up to 960 MBps across eight concurrent streams.
Seamless Integration
Featuring Fibre Channel networking and integration with all standard network protocols, the Backup Accelerator can be seamlessly added to any existing Isilon cluster in 60 seconds or less and integrates with any enterprise IT environment.
Minimize Risk
The Isilon IQ Backup Accelerator redefines performance and simplicity for file-based data back-up in enterprise IT environments, maximizing operational efficiency while minimizing the risk of business-critical data loss. By delivering industry-leading performance and simplicity to reduce back-up windows and storage management overhead, the Backup Accelerator ensures enterprise businesses' most important information is secure and available - no matter what.
