"Best of the Best" products of 2003 will make 2004 a better year! - Certance's CP 3100 - Dantz's EMC Symmetrix DMX series

Computer Technology Review, Jan, 2004

The new 4-wide configuration can simultaneously probe up to four SAS links at both 1.5 and 3Gbps transfer speed. It provides co-operative triggering and filtering across multiple (1, 2, 3 or 4) pathways, with the ability to record every frame associated with a single operation. This is a huge troubleshooting benefit to engineers trying to isolate protocol level problems within a 4-wide link. For testing within expander-attached storage systems, it adds simplicity, flexibility, expandability and cost savings.

With SATA becoming the established protocol for next-generation PC desktop disk storage, CATC also added a bilingual feature to the SASTracer. As engineers develop storage products, they want to design single enclosure subsystems that can be configured with SAS drives for performance or SATA drives for high capacity and lower cost. This creates the demand for bilingual storage protocol testing equipment--and the SASTracer provides that capability.

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The SASTracer includes all this functionality in a compact and portable design that is equivalent in size to a large laptop computer. The SASTracer is built on a modular platform that supports other storage technologies, such as PCI Express and FC, with additional plug-in modules.

CATC's 4-wide, bilingual version of the SASTracer analyzer shipped in December 2003.

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Certance introduced the CP 3100 Series data protection solution for small businesses and departmental workgroups seeking a fast, reliable and economical D2D2T solution for business-critical data. It is ideal for businesses seeking to protect up to 1-TB of data and resolves the issue of shrinking backup windows associated with traditional tape devices--making full backups during lunchtime a reality. Designed to simplify and automate data protection procedures, the CP 3100 provides enhanced backup/restore performance, simple and cost-effective data protection, remote management and proactive monitoring and notification, and effective data protection management for both existing legacy tape environments and businesses without a data protection plan.

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The CP 3100 provides the features and functionality of high-end solutions in a 5.25-inch half-height device form factor with key Intel technology and processors for a truly flexible solution at an SMB-affordable value with a starting price of less than $1500 (MSRP). The CP 3100 is a turnkey solution that is easy to install, easy to operate and easy to manage. It dynamically configures itself to recognize and emulate the attached tape drive automatically, dramatically simplifying installation and configuration. The CP 3100 goes even further with features that automatically migrate date stored on disk to tape for archiving, without intervention from the host or need for 'cloning' software. This feature relieves many of the operating constraints faced by IT managers who have limited backup windows. In addition, CP 3100 enables remote setup, management and monitoring via any Web browser to provide users with peace of mind.