Unified iSCSI SAN and NAS for Simple IT Operations
To simplify storage management when facing diverse IT requirements, the Breeze VH630 offers unified iSCSI SAN and NAS (CIFS and NFS), seamlessly presented on one system with one intuitive interface. iSCSI-only alternatives force you to purchase isolated NAS gateways that increase cost and complexity. With the Breeze VH630, enterprises can centralize more data on one system, increasing efficiency and eliminating unnecessary hardware and software purchases.

SSD, SAS, and SATA for Unmatched Tiered Storage
The Breeze VH630 provides integrated solid state storage, 50 times faster than traditional hard drives, for fully-redundant Tier 0 capacity for I/O intensive data, such as virtual machine boot images and log journals for Oracle, SQL Server, and Microsoft Exchange. This dramatically accelerates application performance at a fraction of the cost of monolithic storage systems. The Breeze VH630 can be expanded with any blend of SSD, 15K/10K SAS, and SATA II hard drives, even within the same enclosure, to efficiently optimize storage based on speed, density, power, and cost.

Multi-I/O Architecture for Optimal Storage Scalability
The Breeze VH630 combines 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and SAS to deliver 24 times more bandwidth than clustered iSCSI arrays. Nimbus' Multi-I/O technology isolates server-to-storage traffic from storage-to-storage expansion traffic. This eliminates storage oversubscription common in Gigabit-based iSCSI arrays and enables application servers to run at their peak. The quad SAS links support up to twelve Breeze SM120 expansion modules for growth up to 144 TB.

10 Gigabit Ethernet for Superior Server Virtualization
Successful virtual computing with VMware ESX, Xen, and Microsoft Hyper-V demands 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Dozens of virtual machines can quickly overload a Gigabit-based iSCSI array, forcing users to trunk ports (increasing complexity), purchase more storage nodes (increasing cost), or scale back consolidation plans (reducing efficiency). The Breeze VH630's dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports offer redundant, high-bandwidth storage networking that can support dozens of servers and hundreds of virtual machines on one system. With 10 Gigabit Ethernet now just ¼ the cost of Fibre Channel, enterprises can multiply application performance while retaining the familiarity of IP.

Enterprise-grade Power in One Hour
Powered by Nimbus’ innovative HALO storage operating system, the Breeze VH630 provides robust data protection and capacity provisioning with the simplicity of Web-based management. First-time network storage users can set up the system in about an hour, using built-in context help to navigate the intuitive interface to quickly set up SAN and NAS volumes. Integrated features include snapshots, replication, volume cloning, and automatic storage health monitoring, without the cost and headaches of incremental license fees.

FlexScale Architecture for Cost-correct Expansion
The Breeze VH630, with FlexScale technology, makes storage expansion affordable. Unlike clustered iSCSI arrays, which require purchasing completely new systems just to add capacity, the Breeze VH630 scales up using inexpensive storage expansion modules that leverage the system's impressive bandwidth and processing power. This reduces cost/TB as more storage is added while increasing performance with more spindles or solid state drives.

Green Technology and Rugged Fault-tolerance Features
The Breeze VH630 meets new green computing standards by consuming up to 75% less power – as low as 19 watts per TB of data managed – than separate SAN and NAS devices. Persistent write-through caching securely stores data in the event of a power failure without costly UPS devices. Low voltage system components further reduce cooling requirements. Power supplies, fans, controllers, and host connections are redundant and hot-swappable for easy field replacement. A cluster option adds a secondary director for additional resiliency.