Search the FAQ Archives

3 - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M
N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
faqs.org - Internet FAQ Archives

comp.arch.storage FAQ 1/2
Section - [7.11] RAID Vendors

( Part1 - Part2 - Single Page )
[ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index | Forum archive ]


Top Document: comp.arch.storage FAQ 1/2
Previous Document: [7.10] Software Striping {Brief}
Next Document: [8] Solid State Disk (SSD) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge
From: RAID {Full}

RAID vendors come and go quickly, OEM each other's equipment, change
names, and other activities that seem aimed at simply obscuring the
market. No list like this could be complete and up to date for long;
I'll gladly take updates.

See http://www.disktrend.com for one good list of RAID vendors, and
http://www.sresearch.com/search/105431.htm for another.

Other reviews are available at
http://techweb.cmp.com/techweb/nc/612/612rev3.html,
http://techweb.cmp.com/nwc/613/613rev1.html and
http://www.byte.com/art/9509/sec11/sec11.htm. (steven@nijenrode.nl
(Steven Hessing), 1996/3/30)

The November '94 issue of _Advanced Imaging_ has a big article on
storage, primarily RAID arrays, with a pretty comprehensive list. This
table is distilled from that. Most of the info appears to be from the
vendors themselves. Almost all of these are fast/wide SCSI; a few are
Fibre Channel, NuBus, PCI or HiPPI (usually with IPI-3 command set). 
Most of these vendors have more than one model, only a few are listed
here. (rdv,95/1/18)

Most of these have some web presence; a Lycos search would turn up
their sites.

PC = Personal Computer (IBM compatible)
MC = Macintosh
PS = PC Server (Netware, NT et al)
NT = Windows NT
UX = Unix (generic)
PU = Personal Unix
WU = Workstation Unix & workstation servers
MF = mainframe
MI = minicomputer (AS/400)
SU = Supercomputer

FC = Fibre Channel interface (usually SCSI command protocol)

Maker			Model		RAID Levels	Uses
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
AC Technology		Concorde	0,3,5		WU
ADJFILE Systems		Cougar, Tiger	0,1,3,5		??
ANDATACO		GigaRAID	0,1,3,5		UX,NT
AT&T Global Information	Series 3	??		WU,PS,PC
  Systems -- NCR
BusLogic		DA-x988		0,1,3,5		PC,PU,PS (PCI)
Canary Communications	IDA3500		0,1,3,4,5	??
Ciprico			6800 Real-Time	??		??
			RAID Array
Cybernetics		Xtreme		0		??
DEC			StorageWorks	0,1,5		??
			RAID Array 210
Distributed Processing	SmartRAID	0,1,5		PC,PU,PS
  Technology
DynaTek Automation	AddARRAY	0,1		??
  Systems
Fujitsu Comp. Prod.	DynaRAID	??		??
  America
FWB, Inc.		SledgHammer*FT	5		MC
IBM Storage Systems	7137 Disk Array	0,5		WU
Legacy Storage Systems	SmartArray	??		PC (PCI)
Maximum Strategy	Gen5 Storage	0,1,3,5		SU (HiPPI,FC)
			Server
Mega Driver Systems	MR & MK Series	0,3,5		PC,PU,PS,MC,WU
MicroNet Technology	RAIDbank Plus	0,1,5		PC,PS,MC,PU?
Micropolis		RAIDION,GANDIVA	??		PC,MC,PS,PU,WU
Microtech Int'l		XLerator	0,1		MC
Mylex			DAC960S		0,1,5,6?,7?	??
Procom Technology	LANForce-5	0,1,3,5		MC,??
Raidtec			FlexArray IX	0,1,3,5		??
Recognition Concepts	RDR series	??		??
Storage Computer	RAID 7		7?(4?)		??
Storage Concepts	Concept 910	??		??
Storage Tek		Iceberg		??		MF
XL/Datacomp		9638		5		MI,WU

User Contributions:

Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:




Top Document: comp.arch.storage FAQ 1/2
Previous Document: [7.10] Software Striping {Brief}
Next Document: [8] Solid State Disk (SSD) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Part1 - Part2 - Single Page

[ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ]

Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer:
rdv@alumni.caltech.edu





Last Update March 27 2014 @ 02:11 PM