Snap Server® 520
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Scalable Rackmount RAID Storage
The Snap Server® 520 is ideal for growing businesses with a wide variety of storage needs. The Snap Server 520 provides outstanding performance and ease of use in a 1U rack mount network attached storage (NAS) server that is scalable and flexible, to fit an array of storage needs and budgets. It is configured with 4 hot-swappable enterprise-class SATA II drives for an initial capacity of 1, 2, 3 or 4TB and is expandable with up to 25.2TB of SAS or an additional 84TB of SATA storage. The Snap Server 520 supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6 and 10 to keep your data safe.
Built on the award-winning GuardianOS™; platform, the Snap Server 520 includes many enterprise-class features, including the capability to be remotely monitored and managed, along with other Snap Servers, from a central seat using Snap Server Manager™ software. Running Snap Enterprise Data Replicator (Snap EDR) replication software, data can be continuously, securely, and efficiently moved between sites. As part of a backup to disk solution, the Snap Server 520 can be the backup server, storing backup images on its hard drives, and later transferring backups to a remote site for safety, or onto tapes for long term archive.
With the ability to scale from 1TB to 88TB of storage capacity, you can right-size your storage environment by purchasing only what you need today, then expanding your system as your storage needs grow. With the ability to mix SAS and SATA, the Snap Server 520 also enables you to build a truly customized solution that fits your specific needs.
Highlights
Easy management and cross-platform file sharing out of the box
Unified block and file architecture
Provides exceptional random data access speeds for cost-effective performance and data protection
With SAS or SATA disk drives in the Snap Expansion S50 expansion storage the Snap Server 520 makes an ideal archival platform with the power to support a large number of replication clients.
Includes 1GB of memory for fast throughput
Optional dual hot-swappable power supplies, hot-swappable enterprise-class SATA II drives, and dual gigabit Ethernet ports with Ethernet teaming for load balancing and port failover
On-the-fly scalability with Instant Capacity Expansion (I.C.E)?
Integrated BakBone NetVault: Backup with upgraded 500GB Virtual Tape Library license
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Customer Needs
Growing businesses with a wide variety of storage needs, including the flexibility to customize their mix of SAS and SATA storage, as well as the scalability to increase their storage as their needs dictate - without the need to purchase a new storage system.
Benefits
Cost-effective file and block storage with performance and capacity that maximizes your storage budget and grows as business needs change.
Key Differentiators
Affordable performance and availability, built with one single-core 64-bit AMD Opteron processor, optional dual hot-swappable power supplies, unmatched price/performance, and scales easily to 88TB.
Capacity Options
Base configurations of 1TB, 2TB, 3TB and 4TB. Add up to 7 Snap Expansion S50 JBODs for a maximum capacity of 88TB.
Cross-Platform Support
GuardianOS, Windows, Linux, UNIX, Macintosh
Mounting
Custom 19" rack mount slide rails included
Minimum rack depth 32" (812.8mm)
Agency Certifications
UL, cUL, CE, FCC Class A, TuV, Nemko
Processor
One single-core AMD Opteron processor, with 1MB L2 cache and 1000MHz HyperTransport™
Memory
1GB DDR 1 400 ECC RAM standard
4 DIMM sockets support up to 4GB DDR 1 400 ECC RAM
Drive Configuration
4 x 250GB 7200 RPM hot-swappable enterprise-class SATA drives (1TB raw capacity)
4 x 500GB 7200 RPM hot-swappable enterprise-class SATA drives (2TB raw capacity)
4 x 750GB 7200 RPM hot-swappable enterprise-class SATA drives (3TB raw capacity)
4 x 1TB 7200 RPM hot-swappable enterprise-class SATA drives (4TB raw capacity)
Standard LCD Display
Backlit, 2 line, 16 character with system ID, IP address
Network Interface
Dual-Gigabit Ethernet ports (autosensing 10/100/1000)
Support for stand-alone, failover and load balancing modes.
Expansion Array Interface
Optional Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) host bus adapter for expansion
Supports up to 7 Snap Expansion JBOD arrays
PCI-X Expansion Card Support
Supports an additional full-height PCI-X expansion card
Local Tape Backup Interface
Ultra320 SCSI 68-pin VHDCI (integrated)
Hot Swappable and Redundant Components
Hot-swappable SAS disk drives; optional power supply for hot-swappable redundant power supplies
USB
Support for APC UPS device over USB
Support for USB 2.0 connected Printer
Software Included with Unit
GuardianOS and included features
BakBone NetVault: Backup Workgroup Edition
Snap Server Manager (without Multi-Server Administration Feature)
Evaluation licenses for optional software
Warranty
3-year hardware warranty, 90-day software maintenance and support
Configurations
| Servers | |
| Snap Server 520, 4TB | 5325302178 |
| Snap Server 520, 3TB | 5325302032 |
| Snap Server 520, 2TB | 2196200 |
| Snap Server 520, 1TB | 2196100 |
Expansion |
|
| Snap Expansion S50 Single JBOD | 5325302228 |
Disk Drive Modules |
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| SATA Drives 7200 rpm - 4 Packs | |
| Drive S50/500/600 1TB 7.2K SATA 4-Pk | 5325302207 |
| Drive S50/500/600 750GB 7.2K SATA 4-Pk | 5325302035 |
| Drive S50/500/600 500GB 7.2K SATA 4-Pk | 2223600 |
| Drive S50/500/600 250GB 7.2K SATA 4-Pk | 2223000 |
| SATA Drives 7200 rpm - Individual | |
| FRU, Drive S50/500/600 1TB 7.2K SATA | 5325302180 |
| FRU, Drive S50/500/600 750GB 7.2K SATA | 5325302034 |
| FRU, Drive S50/500/600 500GB 7.2K SATA | 2223500 |
| FRU, Drive S50/500/600 250GB 7.2K SATA | 2222900 |
| SAS Drives 15.5K rpm - 4 packs | |
| Drive S50/600 300GB 15K SAS 4-Pk | 5325302039 |
| SAS Drives 15.5K rpm ¨C Individual | |
| FRU, Drive S50/600 300GB 15K SAS | 5325302038 |
| Drive Slot Blanks | |
| FRU, Drive Slot Blank, S50 | 2226600 |
Software Options |
|
| Snap Server Manager, Multi-Server Admin | 5325301955 |
| Snap EDR Express - Department | 5325301953 |
| Snap EDR Standard - Department | 5325301879 |
| Snap EDR Standard - Windows / Linux / Mac OSX | 5325301881 |
| Snap EDR Standard - UNIX | 5325301882 |
| BakBone NetVault Bundle - 500/600 | 5325302261 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade - 1 | 5325302182 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade - 5 | 5325302263 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade - 10 | 5325302264 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade - 20 | 5325302265 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade - 30 | 5325302266 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade - 40 | 5325302267 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade - 50 | 5325302268 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade - 75 | 5325302269 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade -100 | 5325302270 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade -250 | 5325302271 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade -400 | 5325302272 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade -500 | 5325302273 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upgrade -750 | 5325302274 |
| BakBone NetVault Media Slot Upg Unltd | 5325302275 |
| BakBone NetVault VTL Upgrade - 500GB | 5325302187 |
| BakBone NetVault VTL Upgrade - 1TB | 5325302188 |
| BakBone NetVault VTL Upgrade - 5TB | 5325302278 |
| BakBone NetVault VTL Upgrade - 10TB | 5325302279 |
| BakBone NetVault Heterogeneous Client- 1 | 5325302189 |
| BakBone NetVault Heterogeneous Client- 5 | 5325302190 |
| BakBone NetVault Heterogeneous Client-25 | 5325302282 |
| BakBone NetVault Hetero SmartClient - 1 | 5325302283 |
| BakBone NetVault Hetero SmartClient - 3 | 5325302284 |
| BakBone NetVault Hetero SmartClient - 5 | 5325302285 |
| BakBone NetVault Hetero SmartClient ¨C 25 | 5325302286 |
| BakBone NetVault Client Encryption | 5325302195 |
| BakBone NetVault Open File Win 2000 | 5325302196 |
| BakBone NetVault VSS Open File Win 2003 | 5325302197 |
| BakBone NetVault MySQL Windows | 5325302290 |
| BakBone NetVault MySQL Linux | 5325302291 |
| BakBone NetVault Microsoft SQL Workgroup | 5325302200 |
| BakBone NetVault Microsoft SQL Standard | 5325302201 |
| BakBone NetVault MS SQL Enterprise | 5325302294 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle Standard Windows | 5325302295 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle STD Solaris x86 | 5325302296 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle STD SPARC | 5325302297 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle Standard AIX | 5325302298 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle Standard HP-UX | 5325302299 |
| BakBone NetVault ORCL STD Linux Itanium | 5325302300 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle Standard Linux | 5325302301 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle ENT Windows | 5325302302 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle ENT Solaris x86 | 5325302303 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle ENT SPARC | 5325302304 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle ENT AIX | 5325302305 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle ENT HP-UX | 5325302306 |
| BakBone NetVault ORCL ENT Linux Itanium | 5325302307 |
| BakBone NetVault Oracle ENT Linux | 5325302308 |
| BakBone NetVault Exchange Standard | 5325302202 |
| BakBone NetVault Exchange Enterprise | 5325302310 |
| BakBone NetVault WRK-DC Upgrade | 5325302311 |
| BakBone NetVault WRK-ENT Upgrade | 5325302312 |
| BakBone NetVault DC-ENT Upgrade | 5325302313 |
| StorAssure Personal Edition License | 5325301972 |
Support Options |
|
| 1-Year Software Maint, 520 | SWMAIN1E-S520 |
| 3-Year Software Maint, 520 | SWMAIN3E-S520 |
| 1-Year XchangeNOW, 520 | EWXNOW1U-S520 |
| 3-Year XchangeNOW, 520 | EWXNOW3U-S520 |
| 1-Year Bronze, 520 | EWBRNZ1U-S520 |
| 3-Year Bronze, 520 | EWBRNZ3U-S520 |
| 1-Year Silver, 520 | EWSILV1U-S520 |
| 3-Year Silver, 520 | EWSILV3U-S520 |
| 1-Year Gold, 520 | EWGOLD1U-S520 |
| 3-Year Gold, 520 | EWGOLD3U-S520 |
| 1-Year Software Maint, S50 | SWMAIN1E-S50 |
| 3-Year Software Maint, S50 | SWMAIN3E-S50 |
| 1-Year XchangeNOW, S50 | EWXNOW1U-S50 |
| 3-Year XchangeNOW, S50 | EWXNOW3U-S50 |
| 1-Year Bronze, S50 | EWBRNZ1U-S50 |
| 3-Year Bronze, S50 | EWBRNZ3U-S50 |
| 1-Year Silver, S50 | EWSILV1U-S50 |
| 3-Year Silver, S50 | EWSILV3U-S50 |
| 1-Year Gold, S50 | EWGOLD1U-S50 |
| 3-Year Gold, S50 | EWGOLD3U-S50 |
| 1-Year Supplemental, EDR, 520 | 5325302150 |
| 3-Year Supplemental, EDR, 520 | 5325302150-3 |
| 1-Year Supplemental, EDR, Win/Linux | 5325302157 |
| 3-Year Supplemental, EDR, Win/Linux | 5325302157-3 |
| 1-Year Supplemental, EDR, UNIX | 5325302158 |
| 3-Year Supplemental, EDR, UNIX | 5325302158-3 |
| 1-Year Supplemental, SSM | 5325302103 |
| 3-Year Supplemental, SSM | 5325302103-3 |
Field Replaceable Units |
|
| FRU, Front Bezel, 520 | 2208900 |
| FRU, Power Supply, 500/600 | 2209100 |
| FRU, Fan Module, 500/600 | 2209200 |
| FRU, HBA, SAS, 500/600/4500/18000 | 2219500 |
| FRU, Memory, 500/600 1GB (1x1GB) | 2229600 |
| FRU, Slide Rail Kit, 500/600 | 5325302076 |
| FRU, Rack Mount Shelf Kit, S50 | 2227000 |
| FRU, Enclosure, S50 (Replacement Only) | 2174400 |
| FRU, Power Supply/Fan Module, S50 | 2226900 |
| FRU, SIOM, S50 | 2173900 |
| FRU, Cable-Ext-SAS-1M, S50 | 2227200 |
| FRU, Cable-Ext-SAS-2M, S50 | 2227300 |
| FRU, Drive Slot Blank, S50 | 2226600 |
Applications
No brand gives you more value than Snap Servers, which integrate performance and server management software at no additional cost to you, and offers try-before-you-buy data protection software.
BakBone NetVault
Simple, powerful, scalable backup software
WorkGroup Edition and free upgrade to 500GB Virtual Tape Library license integrated into GuardianOS. Included with Snap Server 650, 520, 510, and 410; optional for Snap Server 210 and 110
BakBone NetVault Data Sheet
CA eTrust Antivirus
Comprehensive Virus Management - Protecting Your Storage
Award-winning comprehensive antiviral defense solution
Included with Snap Server 650 and 520; optional for Snap Server 410, 210, and 110
Guardian OS
Operating system for Snap Server storage systems for the distributed enterprise
Award-winning, high-performance operating system for next-generation data management for the distributed enterprise
Powers the Snap Server 110, 210, 410, 510, 520, 550, 650, 4200, 4500, 18000
GuardianOS
iSCSI Software
Powerful iSCSI Capability - Share storage across block and file applications
Share storage across block and file applications
Included with Snap Server 650 and 520; optional for Snap Server 410, 210, and 110
NDMP
Centralized Backup and Recovery
Included with Snap Server 650, 520, and 510; optional for Snap Server 410, 210, and 110
Snap Enterprise Data Replicator™ (Snap EDR)
Data protection, disaster recovery, and data management for distributed enterprises
Optional for Snap Server 110, 210, 410, 510, 520, 550, 650, 4200, 4500, 18000
Snap EDR
Snap Enterprise Data Replicator™ Advanced (Snap EDR Advanced)
Powerful remote data management for enterprise-wide backup, disaster recovery, and compliance operations
Optional for Snap Server 110, 210, 410, 510, 520, 550, 650, 4200, 4500, 18000
Snap EDR Advanced
Snap Enterprise Data Replicator™ Express (Snap EDR Express)
A cost-effective Snap Server disaster recovery solution
Optional for Snap Server 110, 210, 410, 510, 520, 550, 650, 4200, 4500, 18000
Snap EDR Express
Snap Server Manager™
Platform-independent centralized storage management software for managing multiple Snap Servers in an enterprise
Included with every Snap Server
Snap Server Manager
Snapshot Technology
Enabling fast backup and recovery
Optional snaphot techology enables immediate or scheduled point-in-time images of the file system.
Included with Snap Server 650 and 520; optional for Snap Server 410, 210, and 110