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StoneFly Upgrades StoneFusion Network Storage Platform to Boost IP SAN Replication, Encryption and Server Virtualization Capabilities
(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SAN DIEGO, CA, July 8 / MARKET WIRE/ --
StoneFly(TM), Inc., a leading supplier of
integrated IP storage area network (SAN) systems and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Dynamic Network Factory, Inc. (DNF), today unveiled
StoneFusion 6.1(TM), a new more robust release of the company's intelligent
network storage platform, which is integrated into all StoneFly IP SANs to
provide block-level provisioning and centralized storage management,
control and monitoring of logical storage volumes.
Key Updates
-- StoneFly's entry-level Integrated Storage Concentrator (ISC) line of
IP SANs now supports SAS
-- StoneFly Reflection(TM), designed for local, campus and remote
mirroring, now offers improved asynchronous replication
-- Enhanced system management now available with SNMP, and additional
options offered for SAN boot
-- Performance improvements for larger virtual server environments
Updated ISCs with SAS Support
StoneFusion 6.1 expands StoneFly's tiered IP SAN offerings to now include
the ISC line. All ISCs can now utilize Serial Advanced Technology
Attachment (SATA) and 10,000- and 15,000-RPM Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
drives in the same chassis. With SAS drives, the ISCs better support
transaction-intensive as well as high-definition video streaming and other
business-critical applications requiring high disk performance. At the same
time, they also provide improved IP SAN options for tiered storage
flexibility.
Improved StoneFly Reflection
StoneFly Reflection has undergone a number of improvements since the 6.0
release. With StoneFusion 6.1, three asynchronous mirrors are available
for each volume to allow data to be copied to three separate locations on
the WAN to further bolster disaster recovery initiatives.
StoneFusion 6.1 also delivers higher levels of monitoring for Reflection
volumes, with a new history and status summary screen that displays all
asynchronous activities. Using the "guest login" feature, remote
administrators can now log in to check replication status of their volumes
copied to an alternate DR site.
Enhanced System Management Features
Also, new Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support allows
customers to receive StoneFusion notifications and alerts, including
availability of storage resources and volumes, through standard SNMP
monitoring tools including HP OpenView and IBM's Tivoli.
This release also expands StoneFly's support for SAN Boot technologies with
support for bootable iSCSI initiators from Intel, Qlogic and emBoot.
Support for Larger Virtual Server Environments
To support growing virtual server implementations, StoneFly has doubled the
number of storage volumes per IP SAN to 200. Additionally, StoneFly now
supports more iSCSI connections per SAN, with up to four 1Gb or 10Gb ports
per SAN, depending on the configuration. Previously, only two iSCSI ports
were available on each IP SAN.
About StoneFusion
StoneFusion was first introduced when StoneFly launched in 2000 as a
pioneering provider of IP SANs. Since then, the company has continued to
build upon the software's best-in-class capabilities, including its
patented storage virtualization engine. StoneFusion also offers StoneFly
Reflection for local and campus mirroring, and StoneFly Snapshot(TM) for
fast, efficient data recovery, as well as capabilities for data migration,
storage consolidation, access control, volume management, and provisioning
to present SAN storage to hosts as local disks.
StoneFusion 6.1 will be standard on all new systems starting in mid-July.
For existing customers, please contact StoneFly Support for upgrade
information.
About StoneFly, Inc. and Dynamic Network Factory, Inc.
StoneFly, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, was founded in April 2000 to
deliver upon the vision of simple and affordable storage optimization and
disaster recovery protection through IP SAN solutions. StoneFly is a
subsidiary of Dynamic Network Factory, Inc. (DNF), a leading maker of
high-performance network attached storage, storage area networks, RAID and
iSCSI systems. For more information on StoneFly, please visit
www.stonefly.com or www.iscsi.com.
Founded in 1989, Dynamic Network Factory, Inc. (DNF) is a privately held
company based in Silicon Valley (Hayward, Ca.). DNF started as a U.S.
subsidiary of the publicly traded Japanese IT conglomerate, CSK
Electronics, in 1989. In 1998, the company refined its strategy and began
to focus the hardware group on storage solutions. Within a year, DNF's
rapid growth resulted in its emergence as an independent, privately held
spin-off. In 2006, DNF completed its acquisition of StoneFly Networks, an
iSCSI storage pioneer and developer of complete, turnkey IP SAN solutions.
Since its inception, DNF has designed custom solutions for organizations of
all sizes and built products for many major computer manufacturers. Today,
DNF consists of seven business divisions including StoneFly, DNF Security,
DNF Professional Services, DNF Medical, DNF Defense, DNF Systems and DNF
Storage. DNF has thousands of customers ranging from consumers and
small-to-medium businesses, to government agencies, universities,
hospitals, financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies. For more
information, visit www.DNFCorp.com.
Contacts:
Jame Ervin
StoneFly, Inc.
+1.800.947.4742 x208Email Contact
Paula Johns
Paula Johns Communications, Inc.
+1.760.487.1799Email Contact
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