McDATA UltraNet Storage Director - eXtended

Extend disk and/or tape storage in Fibre Channel, FICON, ESCON, or mixed environments; for enterprise-class networks.

The UltraNet Storage Director-eXtended (USD-X) is a high-performance platform that supports all storage-related data replication applications for both disk and tape, along with remote channel networking for a wide range of device types. This multi-protocol switching platform interconnects host-to-storage and storage-to-storage systems across the enterprise—regardless of distance—to create a high capacity, high performance storage network using the latest high-speed interfaces.

Ideal for mixed environments.
The USD-X is available as a 6-slot or 12-slot chassis and supports the following applications in both mainframe and open systems environments:

• Synchronous or asynchronous disk mirroring
• Backup/restore
• Extended tape or virtual tape
• Extended disk
• Data migration
• Content distribution
• Shared storage
• Channel-to-channel extension

High performance SAN switching platform
The USD-X works at the core of storage network infrastructures in local, campus and wide-area environments to create a robust, scalable solution that integrates and fully exploits new high speed channel and network technologies.

• Consolidates channel and network interfaces to fewer high-speed interfaces
• Combine and share storage resources across disparate networks
• Optimize bandwidth utilization by supporting multiple applications simultaneously and through
• Optimize performance regardless of distance