Overview

Product description | PSPs | Specifications

Product description

This site provides information about Storage Area Networks (SAN) as they pertain to Creo workflow products.

SAN DataDirector (SDD) is a new intelligent network infrastructure device developed to manage and transport vast quantities of files, job data and images over a Fibre Channel network. Beeing a SAN appliance, it does this at very high speeds between multiple Brisque systems, to and from shared storage resources. SDD integrates seamlessly into existing Brisque workflow environments to substantially improve performance, availability and manageability of data. SDD redefines the roles of SAN components to provide high-performance, streamlined data access in CTP output systems.

SAN DataDirector:

• Improves the performance of Brisque environments by up to 250%. It does this by maintaining throughput in direct proportion to additional storage needs as further Brisque systems are added. The SDD maintains 100 MB/sec per SAN port and 800 MB/sec to the disks for up to 8 Brisque workflow systems.
• Provides the means to consolidate data storage and centralize management. Added Brisques do not require their own direct attached storage and can plug directly to the SDD.
• Allows allocating capacity where it is needed. SDD enables “on the fly” user assignment of storage capacity to specified Brisque workflow systems.
• Reduces the total cost of ownership through centralized, consolidated storage, scalability and maximum redundancy.
• Eliminates the need for a backup window. Backups can be performed from SDD directly to tape and no LAN resources are required.

Product support plans (PSPs)

• CreoScitex SDD PSP

Specifications

• SAN DataDirector Specifications