Confidential 1 Nexsan Product Overview Zophar Sante VP of Product Marketing Nexsan Technologies Inc. 555 St. Charles Drive Thousand Oaks, CA 91360.

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Nexsan Product Overview

Zophar SanteVP of Product MarketingNexsan Technologies Inc.

555 St. Charles DriveThousand Oaks, CA 91360

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Full ServiceFC SAN Storage

(block and volume services)

What are Boy and Beast GREEN RAID Storage Systems

RAID Storage SystemsSAS, SATA and SSD Disk TechnologyFC, SAS and iSCSI Host Connectivity

High Performance

• Up to 4 hardware RAID engines per system

Enterprise Reliability

• 3rd generation design

• Over 24,000 systems shipped into 60+ countries

• Used by leading organizations– GE, NASA, Agfa, Morgan Keegan

High Density – SAS, SATA and SSD

• Expand to 42 disks in a single 4U enclosure

• SSD support on most models

Ultra Green

• AutoMAID technology saves up to 60% in energy costs

Affordable

• Tier 1 storage at Tier 2 prices

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14 disk SATA RAID system14TB with 1TB disks in 3USupports SATA and SSD drivesSingle or dual redundant controllers

• 2x4Gbit FC host ports or 2x12Gbit SAS host ports per controller

• 2x1Gbit iSCSI host ports per controller

• Up to 2GB of BBU cache per controller

Hardware RAID 6

Multiple RAID types, sets and LUNs2.0)

Up to 4GB BBU cache with dual controllers

Support for failover modes: APPA, 4PAA, APAL (also DCNR)

Supports AutoMAID (Ultra Green Storage Technology) – save up to 60% in energy costs

SATABoy Performance and Price

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SASBoy High Performance

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High transaction performance• Databases, email, OLTP

14 disk SAS RAID system in 3U

Combine SAS, SATA and SSD to address multiple needs

Single or dual redundant controllers• 2x4Gbit FC host ports or 2x12Gbit SAS host ports

per controller

• 2x1Gbit iSCSI host ports per controller

• Now using dual RAID engines per controller

• Up to 2GB of BBU cache per controller

Hardware RAID 6

Multiple RAID types, sets and LUNs2.0)

Up to 4GB BBU cache with dual controllers

Support for failover modes: APPA, 4PAA, APAL (also DCNR)

Supports AutoMAID (Ultra Green Storage Technology) save up to 60% in energy costs

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New dual 8Gbit FC host ports

New dual 12Gbit SAS storage expansion ports

Required to support SSD drives

Same industry leading power savings, density and reliability

Includes 2 iSCSI ports and up to 2GB cache per controller

New 8Gbit FC Controller Optionfor SASBeast and SATABeast

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42 disk SATA RAID system

82TB with 42 2TB disks in only 4U

Support SSD with new 8Gbit FC controller

Add disks to increase capacity

Anti-vibration design maximizes disk reliability

Horizontal mid-plane maximizes airflow

Very high performance RAID

Single or dual redundant controllers• 2x4Gbit FC or 2x8Gbit FC host ports per controller• 8Gbit FC controller includes storage expansion ports• 2x1Gbit iSCSI host ports per controller• Up to 2GB of BBU cache per controller

Hardware RAID 6

Multiple RAID types, sets and LUNs2.0)

Up to 4GB BBU cache with dual controllers

Support for failover modes: APPA, 4PAA, APAL (also DCNR)

Supports AutoMAID (Ultra Green Storage Technology) – save up to 60% in energy costs

SATABeast High Capacity

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SASBeastHigh Performance and Capacity

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High IOPs and MBs performance

High capacity SAS up to 25.2 TB in only 4U

Support SSD with new 8Gbit FC controller

Combine SAS, SSD and SATA to address different needs

Anti-vibration design maximizes disk reliability

Horizontal mid-plane maximizes airflow

Very high performance RAID

Single or dual redundant controllers• 2x4Gbit FC or 2x8Gbit FC host ports per controller• 8Gbit FC controller includes storage expansion ports• 2x1Gbit iSCSI host ports per controller• Up to 2GB of BBU cache per controller

Hardware RAID 6

Multiple RAID types, sets and LUNs2.0)

Up to 4GB BBU cache with dual controllers

Support for failover modes: APPA, 4PAA, APAL (also DCNR)

Supports AutoMAID (Ultra Green Storage Technology) – save up to 60% in energy costs

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Utilizes any SAS/SATA Beast platform

Developed for Xserve and Mac Pro

Xsan compatibility

Supports non-Apple hosts

Final Cut Pro designed cache

SATABeast Xi – High Capacity for Xserve and Mac Pro

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Xserve

Mac Pro

Windows, Linux/Unix

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Selecting the “BEST” Storage SystemTo Match Your Business Needs

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Application SASBeast SASBoy SATABoy SATABeast

Large Transaction Based Databases Best      

Small Databases (Exchange, SQL, Access,

Sybase, Oracle, etc.)Best Best  

Mixture of Standard Databases with File, Web

and Print Servers Best Best Best  Best

Standard File, Web and Print Servers Best  Best Best Best

Data Warehousing and Mining

  Best Best

Long Term Data Archive   Best

High Capacity and Scalable Large File or

Image Storage, D2D Backup

    Best

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Boy and Beast Product Family ArchitectureEnterprise Class Reliability

Dual redundant power suppliesHot-pluggable Redundant fans

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3 hot-pluggable fan door (Cooling door for SATABeast only)

One or two redundant controllersHigh performance - hot-pluggableEach controller equipped with:

2 redundant FC host ports2 redundant iSCSI host portsor2 redundant SAS host ports2 redundant iSCSI host ports(SASBoy/ SATABoy Only)

2 redundant SAS storage expansion ports(SASBeast and SATABeast 8Gbit FC Only –

used for expansion)

Up to 2GB battery protected cache per controller

Support for failover modes: APPA, 4PAA, APAL (also DCNR)

Auxiliary cooling module(Cooling module for SATABeast only)

14 to 42 disk baysHardware RAID 6Multiple RAID levelsHot-pluggableGlobal hot spare

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Nexsan Storage Versatility

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Versatile Storage SystemsSupport FC and iSCSI connectivity from the same system

Combine SAS and SSD performance and SATA capacity within the same chassis

Use with different applications

Use dual controllers for online critical applications

Use single controllers for near line applications

Configure multiple RAID sets

Access any LUN from all ports for multi-pathing

FCSAN

iSCSI SAN

SAS / SSD Performance

SATA Capacity

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Nexsan Storage Efficiency

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Highly Efficient Storage Systems84TB in only 4U

AutoMAID GREEN Energy Savings

Up to 5X more capacity per rack

More high performance per U

Nearly 1/7th the energy and cooling costs with AutoMAID level 3

• Supported on SAS and SATA drives

• Three levels of energy savings

‒ Level 1, up to 20%

‒ Level 2, up to 40% (SATA only)

‒ Level 3, up to 60%

• Fast response to 1st I/O requests

‒ Level 1, sub-second

‒ Level 2, less than 15 seconds

‒ Level 3, less than 30 seconds

84TB in 4 U

84TB in 21 U

350 w/hr1 SATABeasts at

MAID 3 – 2TB disks

2800 w/hr 7 x 12 bay SATA arrays -1TB disks

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What is “Old” MAID?

MAID (massive array of idle disks)

Employs a select group of disks

Only disks in active use are spinning

Disks that are not active are not spinning

Slow - takes several minutes to access disks

Reduces power consumption

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Why is Nexsan AutoMAID Better

Old MAID Reduces application performance

for energy savings

• “On-or-off” approach to energy savings

• Usually only supported on SATA drives

• Minutes to spin up components to respond to IO requests

• Slow response confines use to just a few applications

AutoMAIDBenefits of MAID without the limitations!

Energy savings with application performance “Green with Speed”

Supported on SAS and SATA drives

Three levels of energy savings

• Level 1, up to 20%

• Level 2, up to 40% (SATA only)

• Level 3, up to 60%

Fast response to 1st I/O requests

• Level 1, sub-second

• Level 2, less than 15 seconds

• Level 3, less than 30 seconds

Fast and flexible response broadens use to include a wide range of applications

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Boy and Beast Product Family Simple to Learn and Manage

Nexsan NexScan onboard intuitive web/browser based GUI

Nexsan Tele-Guard provides standard SNMP and phone home alerts

Nexsan storage tools delivers active centralized monitoring of all Nexsan systems

Secure password protection, LUN masking, access control, and read only volume support

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Use Nexsan storage tools to simultaneously manage several Nexsan SAS/SATA storage systems

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Nexsan Product Warranties

Product Warranty

1- 3 year standard depending on product

Extendable service contracts

Advanced ship pre-exchange parts

Online software upgrades

Full depot repair services

Technology “refresh” program

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Nexsan Service and Support for Mission Critical Environments

Technical Support

Follow the Sun / 24 x 7 technical phone support

Remote access to field systems

US Support Center in California , USA

International Support Center in Derby, UK

Case number tracking

Staffed by Nexsan support engineers

Provide level 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 escalation

Onsite Support (3rd Party)

24 x 7 x 4hr

9 x 5 x NBD

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Conclusion – Boy and Beast Product Family

High Performance - High Capacity - Ultra Green

RAID Storage Systems

SAS, SATA and SSD Disk Technology

FC, SAS and iSCSI Host Connectivity

High Performance

• Up to 4 hardware RAID engines per system

Enterprise Reliability

• 3rd generation design

• Over 24,000 systems shipped into 60+ countries

• Used by leading organizations– GE, NASA, Agfa, Morgan Keegan

High Density – SAS, SATA and SSD

• Expand to 42 disks in a single 4U enclosure

• SSD support on most models

Ultra Green

• AutoMAID technology saves up to 60% in energy costs

Affordable

• Tier 1 storage at Tier 2 prices

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Nexsan Product Overview

Zophar SanteVP of Product MarketingNexsan Technologies Inc.

555 St. Charles DriveThousand Oaks, CA 91360

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Nexsan Boy and Beast General Product Family

Presentation GA031710-A

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