With capacities from 2.0TB up to 8.0TB, the HDPro is a high
performance storage solution at under $2 per gigabyte including host
interface card and all the accessories. The HDPro is deisnged for those
who need large mounts of protected storage for large media files,
database, photos, images. The HDPro can be configured as RAID 0,
1, 5, or 6 and the package is warranted for 3 years by CalDigit Inc.
Prices
start at US$3999 for a 2TB system which includes a CalDigit Controller
Card.
Each HDPro sytem holds up to 8 drive modules in a rack mount
enclosure or tower. The swappable functionality of the HDPro allows
users to upgrade the drive capacity as needed. There is no capacity
limitation to any single chassis. The CalDigit HDPro features SATA
3Gb/s and up to 16MB cache drives for the speed to meet the demands of
the most up-to-date video & content editing software. Each 7200-RPM
SATA hard drive connects to a dedicated SATA channel to eliminate
bottlenecks and maximize the 3Gb/s native SATA connection. With up to
20Gb interface to the host, the HDPro offers 2.5 times faster bandwidth
of 4Gb fibre-channel. As you add drives, HDPro scales in both capacity
and performance up to 400MB/s PEAK in RAID 5.
When configured in RAID 6 mode, fault tolerance is maintained by
the RAID engine, ensuring that the parity information for any
given block of data is placed on TWO drives separate from those used to
store the data itself. Such double protection is to protect your
valuable data even if two drives fail.
The CalDigit HDPro is designed for nonstop operation, with
uninterrupted access to your critical data. All components are modular
in design & can be replaced quickly with a minimum amount of
downtime and give you protection and replacement options to continue to
work without losing data or interrupting your project.
The HDPro will be featured at the CalDigit’s booth # 7.129 at IBC in
Amsterdam in September 7-11th of 2007. CalDigit will also be the
exclusive storage provider for Matrox at their booth # 7.228 at the IBC
show and CalDigit products will also be in several other locations at
the show. More information, including demo video files, can be on the website.