Coraid EtherDrive products transform simple hardware into high-performance block storage so that your Ethernet network becomes a gigantic, easy-to-use SCSI/SAS disk array.
Select from the list of Coraid EtherDrive hardware series, all of which come preloaded with Coraid EtherDrive SRX software, and combine with a Coraid EtherDrive Host Bus Adapter (HBA) to create the perfect storage solution for your needs.
Coraid EtherDrive SRX Media Array software converts inexpensive hardware into high-performance Ethernet block storage without TCP/IP overhead with 10x price/performance advantage over Fibre Channel and iSCSI.
| Disk Drives | Supports a mix of SAS, SSD, and SATA disks, including 4K (4KN & 512e), in each appliance to match LUN use case. |
| Capacity | SRX software imposes no limitations on capacity allowing for unlimited scale-out storage capacity and IOPS performance (>65,000 appliances per network). |
| OS Compatibility | Supported in VMware, Windows, and Linux. |
| Management | Simple installation, updates, and management, including remote logging with text and email alerts. |
| Support Plans | Free email business hours technical assistance from Coraid engineering team included in annual subscription, weekend email, or 24x7 phone support available. Learn more about support plans→ |
With over 10,000 units in use today, Coraid’s trademark simplicity facilitates business for thousands of organizations across the globe. With new flexible hardware options specifically designed for Coraid’s SRX software, there’s never been a better time to join the Coraid community.
With versatile hardware options, using Coraid software is easier and more affordable than ever. This high-performance, reliable, and proven commodity hardware arrives preconfigured with Coraid media array software.
| SRX3641: Cheap and deep backup storage | SRX2421: Great for SSD flash | SRX2441: Faster performance HDD | SRX1631:Coraid SR1521/SRX2800 replacemnt | |
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| Form Factor | 4U | 2U | 4U | 3U |
| # of Drives | 36 x 2.5" / 3.5" | 24 x 2.5" | 24 x 2.5" / 3.5" | 16 x 3.5" / 2.5" |
| Drives | SAS , SATA, and SSD | |||
| Network Interface Cards (NIC) | Up to 3 of 2x 1GbE, 4x 1GbE, 2x 10GbE, UTP, or SFP+ for a maximum connectivity of 14 1GbE ports, or 6 10GbE + 2 1GbE | |||
Coraid EtherDrive VSX brings network storage virtualization intelligence to your Ethernet Storage Area Network (SAN). With this storage virtualizer you can now centralize and streamline Logical Volume Management (LVM), snapshots, clones, and remote replication across your enterprise—quickly, and easily.
| Snapshots and Clones | Create read-only snapshots of any logical volume at an exact point in time. Create read/write clones of logical volumes. |
| Logical Volume Management | Build and resize flexible virtual volumes that span multiple storage shelves. |
| Mirroring and Remote Replication | Create simultaneous, exact duplicate versions of a physical volume to a local host server. |
| No-Single-Point-of-Failure Configuration | Create no-single-point-of-failure configurations so data can be synchronously replicated to two separate storage arrays in any location. |
| Support Plans | Free email business hours technical assistance from Coraid engineering team included in annual subscription. Weekend email or 24x7 phone support available. Learn more about support plans→ |
The EtherDrive Host Bus Adaptor (HBA) is the low-cost, simple means to turn Ethernet into a gigantic disk array. HBAs translate VMware, Windows, and Linux SCSI/SAS commands for the Coraid EtherDrive SRX media array.
Every additional HBA added to your host improves system performance linearly. Multiple ports allow the use of multiple switches for fail-safe operation, all without needing multipathing configuration on the part of the user. Available in the following configurations:
Whether you’re ready to supercharge your storage by joining the Coraid community or have questions, the Coraid team will help you every step of the way.