Conley Corp. Showcases SR-40 High-Availability RAID Storage Subsystem at SIA Show

Strategic Insights -

Conley Corp. is featuring its SR-40 High-availability Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) Storage Subsystem at the Securities Industry Association (SIA) Show, held at the New York Hilton Hotel from June 28-30. The SR-40 is a high-performance RAID product designed for UNIX/Open Systems, offering configurable features for various high-availability applications. With its ability to handle high data transfer rates and high I/O rates, the SR-40 provides a comprehensive and expandable RAID subsystem that supports multiple concurrent RAID groups.

Key Takeaways:

  • The SR-40 High-availability RAID Storage Subsystem features configurable customer-selectable features to suit various application requirements.
  • The subsystem incorporates performance, scalable capacity, data protection, reliability, and low cost, making it suitable for high-availability applications.
  • The SR-40 supports multiple concurrent RAID groups in levels 0, 1, 0+1, 3, and 5, with the ability to configure up to 8GB/RAID controller and 64 MB of battery-protected cache for high performance read and write operations.
  • Drive failures are managed by the Conley subsystem without interrupting system use or service to users, and can be replaced with hot spares in seconds.
  • The SR-40 features dynamically replaceable disk drives, power supplies, fans, cache, and controllers, allowing for high data availability and ease of module replacement.
  • Conley will demonstrate full fail-safe operations, two-host-sharing, and auto failover sensing data paths, controllers, and host systems at the SIA Show.
  • The RAID Utilities tool will also be demonstrated, allowing users to navigate the system via a host computer and configure the SR-40.

Statistics:

  • The SR-40 supports up to 8 concurrent RAID groups.
  • The subsystem features up to 64 MB of battery-protected cache for high-performance read and write operations.
  • The SR-40 can be configured with up to 8GB/RAID controller.
  • The subsystem can support multiple RAID levels (0, 1, 0+1, 3, and 5).
  • Drive failures can be replaced with hot spares in seconds.
  • The SR-40 features dynamically replaceable components.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "Conley Corp. to Feature SR-40 High-Availability RAID Storage Subsystem at SIA Show," June 29, 1995.
  • Conley Corp., Sales & Marketing, 420 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017, (212) 682-0162.