Dot Hill Product Evolution

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2 Dot Hill Product Evolution Neptune Krypton 2730 / 2730T xx2 Mercury 2122 added 2322 / / / Titanium 3120 / / / / / Series JBODs can be attached to the 3000 Series controllers 2000 Series storage (Neptune and Mercury) can be upgraded with 3000 Series controllers Upgrade will be available after the product launch

3 Product Features Dot Hill 3930 / ports 8Gb Fibre Channel AND 2 ports 1Gb iscsi host attach 2u12 and 2u24 chassis Dot Hill 3730 / Ports 8Gb Fibre Channel host attach per controller 2u12 and 2u24 chassis Dot Hill 3530 / ports 6Gb Serial Attached SCSI 2.0 host attach 2u12 and 2u24 chassis Now shipping SAS 2.0 host attach! New Technology Intel Tolepai 1.2Ghz integrated chipset and Linux OS 2GB system RAM per controller Low cost 2u12 chassis (ULC) and 595W power supply 7 chassis JBOD support, up to or total drives 6Gb SAS interconnect between drives & chassis

4 3000 Series Key Features Improved Disaster Recovery with AssuredRemote Off-site replication capability with new AssuredRemote feature Support for up to 1,000 Snapshots per storage array Combined FC and iscsi capability in the entry level market Hardware to compliment to the AssuredRemote DMS software Improved value and flexibility in dual-use environments The time is now for 8Gb Fibre Channel 8Gb infrastructure has come to the entry level market Performance advantages with 8Gb dual port speeds Improved back end and drive attach performance with 6Gb drive support Support for up to 7 JBOD chassis or 144 drives attached

5 AssuredRemote Simple bi-directional replication software option for 3000 arrays Now AssuredRemote software option for all 3000 arrays 3000 R series, fully bundled remote-replication enabled storage appliance (e.g. 3930R) Creates new class of entry level appliance with mid-range level features Totally integrated no server level application s/w required Easy to use asynchronous remote data replication

6 Fibre Channel Evolution FCoE Used for ISL and edge 3000 series FCoE uses Ethernet as it s physical transport 10G FCoE Roadmap to 100GFCoE! FC ISL These are used for ISL s ONLY 10GFC 20GFC Inter-Switch Links (ISL) provide higher core bandwidth than its sister edge speed Roadmap to 160GFC ISL! FC Edge These speeds can also be used for ISLs 1GFC 2GFC 2000 series 4GFC 8GFC 16GFC 3000 series Edge Links are the predominate SAN inter-connect Roadmap to 128GFC Edge! Source: FCIA web site FC Edge and FC ISL speeds compatible back and forward 2 generations with auto-negotiation!

7 3000 Series SAS Key Features Higher performance with SAS 2.0 6Gb per second and 4 lanes per cable have the capacity to deliver 24Mb/s to each attached server This is 3 times the performance than 8Gb FC, and over 2 times 10Gb iscsi 4 SAS ports per controller Each controller supports up to 4 attached servers, 8 total ports in a dual controller configuration This configuration has the capability of delivering an entry-level switchless SAN An effective low cost clustering solution The ability to support 4 servers in a fully redundant configuration The performance to meet any specific configuration need The architecture simplicity of direct attach

8 Improved Customer Experience RAIDar 2.0 First introduced with the 2xx2 Series products - RAIDar 2.0 Provisioning and configuration wizards provide step-by-step, intuitive screens enable users to quickly bring storage online A number of unique views provide alerts of important storage events and warnings Users can drill down to understand the health status of a drive, power supply, controller or any other field replaceable unit Details on health status, usage, and manufacturing details are available Ideal for troubleshooting and proactive maintenance 3720 / u24 design 3730 / u12 design

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10 Dot Hill 3930 Performance 3930 vs (RAID 5, 12 Drives) Iometer testing demonstrates 2x throughput improvement over previous generation (2730) More performance testing currently underway SSD Testing Competitive testing 3 Gbit vs. 6 Gbit

11 Competitive Throughput Sequential Write 12 Drives, RAID 5 Optimum Config Dot Hill MB/s 1450 MB/s Fujitsu Eternus DX MB/s 1 Infortrend EonStor G6 870 MB/s 2 1 Measured with Iometer 2 Published on

12 3930 Performance RAID vs 2730 (RAID 10, 12 Drives)

13 Taking Advantage of the x86 Roadmap Progressive Levels of Performance 37x Performance 2730 Neptune: -566MHz Celeron -100MHz PCI-X -30K/90K IOPS MBps (read) -600 MBps (R5 write) 2730T Neptune Turbo: -700MHz Pentium -100MHz PCI-X -50K/150K IOPS MBps (read) -700 MBps (R5 write) 2722 Mercury: -1.8 GHz Turion -120MHz PCI-X -90K/230K IOPS MBps (read) -800 MBps (R5 write) Titanium - 1.2GHz Tolapai - 2.5Gb PCIE - 2x DDR K/264K IOPS MBps read MBps R5 write Krypton: -2.0GHz Turion -120MHz PCI-X -150K/375K IOPS MBps (read) MBps (R5 write)

14 3730/3720 versus the F6500 Feature Dot Hill 3730 Xyratex F6500 Dot Hill Advantage Replication Native replication over Ethernet & Fibre Channel No embedded remote replication feature Built-in support for remote replication, no special hardware or software. four clicks to replication Network connections Fibre Channel and optional iscsi Fibre Channel Flexible iscsi hosting and high performance Fibre Channel hosting Drive Interface 6 Gbit SAS backend 3 Gbit SAS backend Drive sizes 2.5 drives, 3.5 drives 3.5 drives only Current technology Better performance potential Shorter depth design with 2.5 drives Faster performance with higher drive counts in a 2u chassis Availability Shipping now Announced in 2008, not yet shipping You can start using one today! No hybrid, older technology, needs an OEM to proceed

15 3730/3720 versus the LSI 4900 Feature Dot Hill 3730 LSI 4900 Sun 5020 IBM DS5020 Dot Hill Advantage Drive types SAS and SATA Fibre Chanel and SATA Drive sizes 2.5 drives, 3.5 drives 3.5 drives only Chassis size 2u rack mount 3u rack mount Lower cost SAS for performance users Nearline SAS option for capacity markets Shorter depth design with 2.5 drives Faster performance with higher drive counts in a 2u chassis Higher density storage in a comparable rack size Maximum drive count drives drives Higher maximum drive count with 2.5 drives Competitive against a Higher priced, tier 4 product

16 3000 Series versus the LSI 2600 Feature Dot Hill 3000 LSI 2600 IBM DS3500 Dot Hill Advantage Drive types SAS, SATA, and SSD SAS and SSD Lower cost SATA for capacity users Host attach options Fibre channel, SAS, FC & iscsi SAS, SAS and Fibre Channel, SAS and iscsi Hybrid 8Gb Fibre Channel and 1Gb iscsi model available 4 port SAS model does not require an upgrade Chassis size 2u rack mount 3u rack mount Higher density storage in a comparable rack size Maximum drive count drives drives 96 drives Higher maximum drive count with 2.5 drives Snapshot capability 128 snapshots per volume, 1000 total 8 snapshots per volume, 256 total Improved ability to snapshot and manage users data Weaknesses in an LSI catch-up entry level array

17 3730/3720 versus the DX90 Feature Dot Hill 3730 Fujitsu DX90 Management Replication Intuitive GUI, easy to setup Native replication over Ethernet & Fibre Channel Complicated GUI, slow, confusing No embedded remote replication feature Drive Interface 6 Gbit SAS backend 3 Gbit SAS backend Dot Hill Advantage Simple to setup and manage Saves time; fewer mistakes Built-in support for remote replication, no special hardware or software. four clicks to replication Current technology Better performance potential SATA drive support Yes No Lowest cost archive technology still supported with failover Interfaces Fibre Channel, iscsi Fibre Channel Flexible iscsi hosting and high performance Fibre Channel hosting No 2.5 drive support, Complex user interface

18 3930/3920 versus the SASBoy Feature Dot Hill 3930 Nexsan SASBoy Dot Hill Advantage Remote Replication Easy to use replication via FC and iscsi No embedded remote replication feature Easy to use remote replication for disaster recovery Fibre Channel connection 8Gb Fibre Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel Drive Interface 6 Gbit SAS backend 3 Gbit SAS backend Power management Bronze rated power supplies, drive spin down capability Standard power supplies, AutoMAID drive power management Current network technology Improved throughput support, still capable of supporting older 4Gb connections Current technology. Better performance potential Support for 6Gb Nearline SAS drives More efficient power supplies Comparable power savings with drive spin down 4Gb hybrid, No Remote snapshot support

19 3730/3720 versus the G6 2u Feature Dot Hill 3730 Infortrend G6 Dot Hill Advantage Replication Native replication over Ethernet & Fibre Channel No embedded remote replication feature Built-in support for remote replication, no special hardware or software. four clicks to replication Network connections Fibre Channel and optional iscsi Fibre Channel Flexible iscsi hosting and high performance Fibre Channel hosting Drive Interface 6 Gbit SAS backend 3 Gbit SAS backend Drive sizes 2.5 drives, 3.5 drives 3.5 drives only Current technology Better performance potential Shorter depth design with 2.5 drives Faster performance with higher drive counts in a 2u chassis Maximum drive count drives and drives drives Higher maximum drive count for greater storage needs No Hybrid capability, 3Gb SAS to drives

20 Competitive Matrix Brand Model Drive attach Hybrid capable Drive support (SFF, LFF, SSD) Maximum drive count U size Comments Dot Hill 37x0 39x0 6Gb SAS & SATA Yes All 96 / 144 2u The market solution! Xyratex F6500E 3Gb SAS & Not available No SFF & LFF 96 2u, 4u SATA No hybrid, older technology, needs an OEM to proceedin channels IBM / LSI DS3500 LSI2600 4Gb FC & SATA Follow on to the market leading 3000 Series Follow on Yes to the LFFmarket leading Series 3u Optional disk encryption Fujitsu Eternus No 2.5 drive support, Complex user interface DX80 3Gb SAS No LFF, SSD 120 2u Nexsan SASBoy SASBst SAS & SATA SAS & SATA Yes Yes LFF LFF u 4u 4Gb hybrid, No Remote snapshot support Hybrid only, no 8Gb FC support Infortrend G6 Line 3Gb SAS & SATA No hybrid, older technology No LFF 84, 112, 104 2u, 3u, 4u 1u using SFF has 4Gb FC Dot Hill is a leader in Entry Level market with remote replication

21 HDD Support Low RPM (below 10,000) drives, often with a SATA drive interface Best value for cheap and deep solutions, $/GB is key purchase criteria LFF 3.5" HDDs satisfies this better than SFF 2.5 HDDs High RPM (10,000 and above) drives, often with a SAS drive interface Best value for performance driven solutions, $/IOP is a key purchase criteria Two 10k 2.5 drives can outperform a single 3.5 drive spinning at 15k RPM Solid State Drives (SSD) SSD delivers the best performance, but at a premium price LFF 3.5" HDDs satisfies this better than SFF 2.5 HDDs

22 39x0 Series Backplane 8Gb Fibre Channel via two preinstalled SFPs Two optional 1Gb iscsi ports with the 3930/3920 Command line control via serial and new mini- USB connections Future function with USB type A connection (not used in T100) New 8088 SAS Expansion connecter with 6Gb support Network management port Continued evolution of the R/Evolution design

23 35x0 Backplane Four SAS 2.0 6Gb ports with on on each each controller SAS 2.0 expansion connecter with 6Gb support Entry-level Switchless SAN with 4 ports per controller

24 3000 Series Configurations First digit is the Product Family (2xxx, 3xxx, 5xxx) Second digit is the host attach (9 for Hybrid, 7 for FC, 5 for SAS, 1 for JBOD) Third digit represents 3.5 2u12 (xx3x) or 2.5 2u24 (xx2x) chassis Fourth digit represents the version (0 for LX) Fifth digit represents the bundle (C for Dot Hill, S for copy and snapshot, R for remote) Dot Hill model 8Gb FC 1Gb iscsi 6Gb SAS 2.0 6Gb JBOD expansion DC Power option Single controller option DMS snapshot and copy bundle DMS Assured Remote bundle 3930 / 3920 X X X X 3730 / 3720 X X X 3530 / 3520 X X X 3130 / 3120 X X 3930C / 3920C X X 3930R / 3920R X X X X 3730C / 3720C X 3730S / 3720S X X 3130C / 3120C X

25 Data Protection Services AssuredSnap (Snapshots) now with 1,000 snaps Point-in-time logical image of a physical volume Protect against accidental or malicious loss or corruption of data AssuredCopy (Volume Copy) Complete physical and independent copy of a volume Additional protection against complete vdisk or volume failure Mitigates multiple application I/O contention (e.g., production vs. data mining) computer virus AssuredSnap/R (Remote Snapshot Replication) Remote data replication Disaster Recovery capability Centralized backup human error 32% 7% 14% 44% 3% hardware or system malfunction Software program malfunction Site disaster 60 Trial included on all software options Causes of data loss source: Ontrack, a data availability service provider

26 R/Evolution Architecture Overview Modular Design with Maximum Redundancy Compact 2U, 12 or 24 Drive Form Factor Single or Dual Controllers with dual host ports Redundant, hot swap components Common Elements Firmware Data Management Software Field Replaceable Units (FRU)s Unrivaled Data-in-place Migration AC/DC Power Options Advanced Technology EcoStor battery-free cache backup SimulCache low latency cache mirroring Nebs Level 3/MIL-STD-810F compliant Continuation of the r/evolution storage architecture

27 3000 Series Overall Family 2U24 2U Host Interface iscsi 10 Gb SAS 6Gb FC 8Gb FC 8Gb, iscsi 1Gb FCoE 10Gb Expected Availability 4H 2010 Now Now Now 2011 Storage Controllers Enclosure Cache Memory (per controller) Storage Controller Processor High-Performance Mirrored Cache Cache Protection Maximum Drive Count Maximum Volumes Single or Dual 2U12 or 2U24 2GB 1.2 GHz SimulCache: High-Performance Mirrored Cache EcoStor: Battery-free Super Capacitors Up to 7 expansion chassis, maximum 144 drives per system 128 per RAID set, 256 per system Maximum Initiators 64 RAID Levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50 Data Protection Options Storage Unit Management NEBS Level 3 & MIL-STD-810G AssuredSnap (1000 max) & AssuredCopy, AssuredRemote 16-way 60 day try and buy RAIDar 2.0 web console, SNMP, SMI-S Compliant

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29 Core technology competence iscsi to SAS/SATA FC to SAS/SATA SAS JBOD SAS to SAS/SATA Subsystem SCSI to SATA SATA SAS esata HBA RAID Core/ WebPAM Management Software NAS Gigabit Ethernet esata ASIC & 3rd Party SOC DAS IEEE 1394 ROMB esata USB 2.0

30 The PROMISE Portfolio Addressing the needs of every market Desktop/Workstation/ Server Home/SOHO SMB Enterprise FASTTrak Software RAID SMARTStor NAS & DAS VESS Single Controller RAID & JBOD systems VTrak Dual Controller RAID and JBOD systems SUPERTrakEX Hardware RAID Complete Portfolio of Flexible, Scalable RAID Platforms

31 The PROMISE Portfolio Addressing the needs of every market SuperTrak EX Family of SAS/SATA RAID Controllers - High performance hardware based SAS/SATA RAID controllers with enterprise class performance, features, and reliability. SuperTrak TX Hardware RAID Controller - Entry-level hardware based SAS/SATA RAID controllers to support entry-level servers and SAS Tape drivesatures, and reliability. FastTrak TX RAID Controllers - A unique combination of the reliability of Promise RAID technology with the economy of a software RAID solution and the flexibility of SAS/SATA connectivity. SuperTrak EX Hardware RAID

32 The PROMISE Portfolio Addressing the needs of every market Home, SOHO and Small Business: - User Friendly SMB to SOHO NAS Storage - DNLA and UPnP Support - One Touch Backup, Smartsync, Snapshot - 10/100/1000 Ethernet Interface SmartStor NAS

33 The PROMISE Portfolio Addressing the needs of every market SMB - Midrange to Entry Level - VessRAID and JBOD Subsystem - VTrak M-Class - SAS and SATA disk drives - Single Controller - 4x3Gb SAS Wide Host Connectivity - iscsi SAN and Parallel SCSI Host Connectivity VESS Single Controller RAID & JBOD systems

34 The PROMISE Portfolio Addressing the needs of every market VessRAID 1000f Series - unified solutions for SMB - Scale up to 112 Hard Disk Drive via VessJBOD Expansion units - SAS and SATA disk drives - Single Controller - 2x8Gb FC & 2x1Gb iscsi SAN and NAS Host Connectivity VESS New model!!!

35 The PROMISE Portfolio Addressing the needs of every market Enterprise Class - VTrak RAID and JBOD Subsystems - SAS and SATA disk drives - Dual Controller High Availability - 4Gb Fibre Channel SAN Host Connectivity - 4Gb SAS Wide Host Connectivity VTrak Dual Controller RAID and JBOD systems

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