Atto Ipbridge Provides Storage Options; Embedded Software Features; Connectivity, Infrastructure Solutions - ATTO Technology iPBridge 2600 Installation And Operation Manual

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The ATTO iPBridge
storage into network-enabled addressable devices, creating scalable solutions for an iSCSI SAN.
The iSCSI protocol allows storage devices such as
hard drives, tape drives and libraries and CD
jukeboxes to attach easily to Internet Protocol
networks such as Gigabit Ethernet. The ATTO
iPBridge supports the high throughput needs of
streaming data transfers, optimizing performance
and management using ATTO Technology
intelligent Bridging Architecture
Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) is a transmission
technology based on the Ethernet format and
protocol used in local area networks (LANs),
providing a data rate of 1 billion bits per second
(one gigabit) as defined in the IEEE 802.3
standard.
The iSCSI protocol increases the capabilities and
performance of storage data transmission by
transmitting data over local area networks
(LANs), wide area networks (WANs), or the
Internet, providing location-independent data
storage and retrieval to enhance current and future
Storage Area Networks (SANs).
The iSCSI protocol enables complete SAN
solutions based on a Gigabit Ethernet network
infrastructure. iSCSI is a logical SAN alternative
to direct-attached storage where simplicity,
flexibility and price/performance are critical.
Data may be accessed from virtually anywhere
that can be reached through the Internet,
eliminating physical boundaries.
iSCSI also lowers the investment cost of adding
new servers to a SAN for both primary storage
and backup applications.
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2600 iSCSI to SCSI bridge offers an affordable opportunity to transform SCSI
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Embedded software features

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• SpeedWrite :a performance-enhancing
capability that significantly boosts Write
performance by efficiently managing Write
commands between host and a tape device.
• Security through Virtual LANs, Access Control
Lists (ACLs) and multiple levels of password
protection
• Advanced Diagnostics include software event-
logging capability time and date stamped by the
real time clock. You can also determine
numerous status and current configuration
parameters.
• Management and monitoring through ATTO
ExpressNAV, a web-based management
application that allows all of the configurable
settings for the iPBridge to be defined, viewed
and edited; E-mail notification of errors and
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
support.

Connectivity, infrastructure solutions

The topology of a heterogeneous Storage Area
Network shown on the next page demonstrates the
critical role ATTO products play in the design and
implementation of a SAN. Whether your
application needs are data-intensive or band-
width intensive, you need to store and manage
that data and then deliver it to end-users
efficiently. ATTO products have been engineered
with the highest performance and lowest cost
available today.