Key Features

Disk drives are doubling their capacity every 12-18 months, thus you want a server with a flexible storage architecture— both in terms of hours of storage and in bandwidth (for when you move to high definition or add more channels).

The PFC500 is a 3.5 rack unit (RU), 10-drive Fibre Channel disk array with all of the key features you expect in a storage device: RAID drives, hot spares, dual power supplies (optional), redundant controllers (optional), and spare fans—all of which are hot swappable.

The PFC500 family comes with either 36 GB (PFC536) or 73 GB drives (PFC573). Cost-effective expansion can be done with the PFC536E/573E expansion system which houses 5 or 10 drives but does not need a RAID controller. The PFC500's RAID controller will control up to 2 expansion frames (30 total drives) for truly economical storage.

The PFC500 family offers optional redundant RAID controllers. If one fails, the system will automatically switch over to the second controller within a few seconds.

For further information download the Profile^® XP PFC500/E Datasheet.