Additional Information  
 
 

Storage

  • Up to 8 Hot Swappable Ultra ATA or Serial ATA Drives
  • Hard Drive Capacities: 80, 120, 180, 200, 250, 300 & 400 GB (7200 RPM)
  • Up to 2 IDE CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, or tape drives
  • Up to 7 CD/DVD Readers
  • Supports SCSI tape drives (AIT, DLT, Super DLT, or LTO) (4200, 4400 & 8200)
  • Supports Tape Libraries (Check with AMS sales rep for supported models)

RAID

  • RAID Level 0, 1 & 5 support
  • Hot Swappable drives
  • Global hot spares
  • Hot RAID Expansion
  • Supports multiple RAID volumes
  • Bad sector re-mapping
  • Drive Roaming
  • Multiple RAID set support

CD/DVD Server Module

  • CD/DVD Formats: ISO-9660, Joliet, Rock-Ridge, HDF, UDF, HFS, HFS+, VCD, Hybrid & Multi-Session
  • Maximum # of CD/DVD Images: 4096
  • Supports Volume Sets
  • Includes remote imaging software
  • Includes local CD/DVD emulation software
  • Includes title management software
  • CD/DVD Recording Format: ISO 9660

Dual NIC Configuration

  • Load Balancing
  • Failover
  • Teaming
  • Dual Segment

Network Environment

  • Microsoft: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/2003/XP
  • Unix/Linux: Solaris, FreeBSD, Linux, and other UNIX derivatives
  • Macintosh: MacOS 8.x, 9.x, OS X

Network Protocols

  • TCP/IP, AppleTalk
  • HTTP, CIFS/SMB, NFS v3, FTP, AFP
  • BOOTP, RARP, DHCP; DNS; WINS; SMTP, SNMP; NTP; SSL

System Management

  • Web-based interface for system administration and alerts
  • LCD console for setting IP addresses and displaying system information
  • Alert email notification
  • NAStart software for server discovery, quick setup, and system configuration backup/restore
  • User Quota control
  • Environmental monitoring of system/CPU temperature, fan speed and CPU voltages
  • Run-time event logs
  • E-mail notification
  • SNMP management (MIB II)
  • System buzzer alerts
  • Upgradeable firmware
  • Data Snapshots*

Security Management

  • File/Folder/Share-level security
  • User/Group permissions
  • Supports Access Control Lists
  • User disk quota control
  • Secure Socket layer (SSL) 128-bit encryption
  • Built-in Trend Micro anti-virus software*

Directory Services Support

  • Microsoft Active Directory Service
  • Unix Network Information Service (NIS)

System Availability

  • Dual NICs with fail-over and load-balancing features
  • System configuration backup/restore
  • Dual redundant hot-swap power supplies*
  • Supports UPS with smart signaling

SmartSync Disaster Recovery

  • Easy to use and configure via a web GUI
  • Provides scheduled or manual synchronization between DakotaRAID-LP units
  • Instant access to synchronized data
  • Synchronization points can be any volumes or folders
  • Only transfers the differences in updated files, providing efficient network utilization
  • Optional compressed data link
  • SSL (secure shell) data encryption prevents risks of being eavesdropped
  • Administrator can view synchronization progress and interrupt a task at any time
  • Security information (ACL) can also be synchronized
  • Provides bandwidth control for each synchronization task
  • Revision control for tapeless backup*
  • One-to-many distribution*

Multilingual Support

  • Localized web-pages: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spanish
  • Code-pages: English and western European, CJK DBCS, Unicode

Bundled Software

  • NAStart software for server discovery, quick setup, and system configuration backup/restore
  • eMulateCD software for emulation of network folders on DakotaRAID-LP as native CD/DVD titles on your workstation (CD Server)
  • eContent software for CD/DVD library management (CD Server)

* Available on certain models (see model chart for details)

NAS/CD/DVD Models

  420C Desk 4200CT Desk
4200CR Rack

420P Desk 4200PT Desk
4200PR Rack

8200PR Rack

4420R Rack
4420RR Rack
8420R Rack
8420RR Rack
CPU Celeron 1.2 GHz P3 - 1.26 GHz P3 - 1.26 GHz P4 - 2.4 GHz P4 - 2.4 GHz
Memory

256 MB

(Up to 512 MB)

256 MB

(Up to 512 MB)

512 MB

512 MB

(Up to 2 GB)

512 MB

(Up to 2 GB)

Network 2 - 10/100/1000
PCI Expansion 1 for GbE or SCSI Tape 1 for GbE or SCSI Tape 1 for GbE or SCSI Tape None 1 for GbE or SCSI Tape
Serial Port for UPS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
LCD Configuration Panel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Max # of Hard Drives 4 - PATA 4 - PATA 8 - PATA 8 - SATA 8 - SATA
Hot Swap Drives

420 - No

4200 - Yes

420 - No

4200 - Yes

Yes Yes Yes
Throughput Up to 25 MB/s Up to 30 MB/s Up to 30 MB/s Up to 44 MB/s Up to 44 MB/s
Max # of Optical/Tape Drives

420 - 2

4200 - 1

420 - 2

4200 - 1

2 1 1
SmartSync Support Yes
Anti-Virus Support Yes
Snapshot Support Optional Optional Optional Yes Yes
NDMP Support No No No Q3-05 Q3-05
Redundant Hot Swap Power Supplies No No

Yes

4420R - No

4420RR - Yes

8420R - No

8420RR - Yes

Power Watts 250 W 250 W 370 W 250 W 350 W
Power Input Voltage 90-260 V 90-260 V 90-260 V 90-260 V 90-260 V
Operating Temperature 0 - 40 C 0 - 40 C 0 - 40 C 0 - 40 C 0 - 40 C
Operating Humidity 10 - 80% non-condensing 10 - 80% non-condensing 10 - 80% non-condensing 10 - 80% non-condensing 10 - 80% non-condensing
Height (mm)

T - 261

R - 43.5

T - 261

R - 43.5

177

43.5

88
Width (mm)

T - 178

R - 436

T - 178

R - 436

431

436

436
Depth (mm)

T - 363

R - 710

T - 363

R - 710

450

710

710
Approvals FCC Class A, cUL, UL, CE, BSMI FCC Class A, cUL, UL, CE, BSMI FCC Class A, cUL, UL, CE, BSMI FCC Class A, cUL, UL, CE, BSMI FCC Class A, cUL, UL, CE, BSMI

CD/DVD Tower Models

 

820CT Tower

820CR Rack - 4U

CPU
Celeron 1.2 GHz
Memory

256 MB

(Up to 512 MB)

Network
2 - 10/100/1000
Serial Port for UPS
Yes
LCD Configuration Panel
Yes
Max # of Hard Drives
2 - PATA
Hot Swap Drives
No
Throughput
Up to 30 MB/s
Max # of Optical Drives

2 - Writers

7 - Readers

SmartSync Support
Yes
CD/DVD Server Support
Yes
Anti-Virus Support
Yes
Snapshot Support
Optional
NDMP Support
No
SmartExtend Support

Target - Yes

Initiator - No

Redundant Hot Swap Power Supplies
No
Power Watts
300 W
Power Input Voltage
90-260 V
Redundant Hot Swap Cooling Fans
No
Operating Temperature
0 - 40 C
Operating Humidity
10 - 80% non-condensing

Dimensions (mm)

H x W x D

T - 470 x 180 x 458

R - 180 x 470 x 450

Warranty and Support

  • Three Year Warranty
  • One Year Advance Replacement of Failed Components
  • Toll-Free Tech Support
  • Free Firmware Upgrades