Guardian 4400

Guardian 4400

     For more information :

Overview

The ever-increasing demand for intelligent storage in enterprise workgroups continues to grow. Uptime and productivity are paramount. Yet budgets are tighter than ever.
The Guardian 4400 server is the ideal solution. Despite the low-cost and simplicity as a NAS device, the Guardian 4400 server provides blistering performance, reliability and availability.
It features cross-platform file sharing, seamless integration with popular management tools, extensive backup flexibility, hardware redundancy and advanced capabilities such as data replication and aggregation.

Benefits

  • High data availability/maximum user productivity thanks to four front-loading, hot-swappable disk drives and RAID 5, 1, 0 + hot spare capabilities, as well as dual Gigabit Ethernet network interface with load balancing and failover capabilities
  • Fast, sure data protection and recovery via Snapshot technology, local tape backup with Backup Express for Guardian and Server-to-Server (S2S) Synchronization software, plus network backup agent support and PowerQuest DataKeeper software for automatic Windows client backup
  • Simple, seamless integration: simultaneous support for mixed Windows, UNIX, Linux and Macintosh environments, as well as HTTP and FTP support
  • Easy, flexible management with support for Microsoft Active Directory Service (ADS), UNIX Network Information Service (NIS), SNMP, quotas and environmental monitoring tools

Specifications



Network Transport Protocols

TCP/IP
AppleTalk

 

Network Protocols

Microsoft Networks (CIFS/SMB)
UNIX (NFS v3)
Apple (AFP)
Internet (HTTP 1.1)
File Transport Protocol (FTP)

 

Network Client Types

Windows

95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, Me, XP

Macintosh

OS 8.x, 9.x, X v10.x

UNIX

Solaris 7, 8; HP-UX 11; AIX 4.3.3, SCO UnixWare 7.1.1;
SCO OpenServer v5.0.5 and most UNIX derivatives

Linux

Red Hat Linux 6.2, 7.2 and most Linux derivatives



Server Emulation

Windows 2000
Windows NT 4.0
AppleShare 6.0
NFS 3.0
DHCP



Network Security

Microsoft Active Directory Service (ADS)
Kerberos Authentication v5
Microsoft Dynamic DNS
Microsoft Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP v3) Client
Microsoft NT Domain Controller
UNIX Network Information Service (NIS)
File and Folder Access Control List (ACL) Security for Users and Groups
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) v3 128-bit Encryption
Secure Shell (SSH)



System Management

Browser-based User Interface for Remote System Administration
NASManager Client Platform-independent Setup Utility
SNMP (MIB II and Host Resource MIB)
User Disk Space Quotas for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX/Linux
Group Disk Space Quotas for UNIX/Linux
Environmental Monitoring
E-mail Notification Alerts

 

Network Connection

Standard Dual 10/100/1000 Copper Gigabit Ethernet

 

Automatic IP Address Assignment

Supports DHCP for automatic assignment of IP address

 

Multiple File System Options

The Guardian 4400 server can be configured for enhanced performance or maximum file protection. Options include:

  • RAID 5 (disk striping with parity): RAID 5 (drive stripping with parity): The size of one drive is reserved for parity checking. With four drives, yields 357GB usable capacity for the Guardian 4400/480GB model and 475GB usable capacity for the Guardian 4400/640GB model (shipping default).
  • RAID 1 (disk mirroring): Additional drive(s) duplicate the first drive for maximum data protection.
  • RAID 0 (disk striping): Large virtual drive with data striped across all drives of the array. No loss in usable capacity.
 

Java Application Environment

Enables hosting of applications based on Java Technology

 

Data Protection

Snapshots

Snapshot Technology enables immediate or scheduled Point-in-Time Image of the file system.

Network Backup

Compatible with VERITAS NetBackup/Backup Exec, CA BrightStor ARCserve, Legato NetWorker and Microsoft Backup Software for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me/XP. Compatible with Dantz Retrospect for Macintosh.

Backup Agents

Support for VERITAS NetBackup/Backup Exec, Legato NetWorker, and CA BrightStor ARCserve.

Client Backup

PowerQuest DataKeeper Software (unlimited user license) included for Backup of Windows Files.

Replication

Server-to-Server (S2S) Synchronization software copies the contents of one or more source Guardian servers to one or more destination Guardian servers.

UPS Support

APC PowerChute for graceful system shutdown.

 

 

Physical

Width

16.7 in

42.5 cm

Height

5.0 in

12.7 cm, 1U

Depth

18.4 in

46.8 cm

Weight

 

20.5 lbs

9.3 kg

 

Agency Certifications

UL, cUL, CE, FCC Class A, C-Tick, Nemko, TuV, BSMI

 

Processor

1.2 GHz Pentium III with 512KB L2 Cache (Guardian 4400/640GB model)
1GHz Pentium III with 256KB L2 Cache (Guardian 4400/480GB model)

 

Memory

512MB ECC SDRAM (Guardian 4400/640GB model)
256MB ECC SDRAM (Guardian 4400/480GB model)

 

Power

Power Supply

Single 162W supply

Power Rating

100-240 VAC, 50-60Hz, auto-sensing

Input Current

3.0A (RMS) for 115VAC, 1.5A (RMS) for 230VAC

Power Consumption

90W (steady state), 162W (maximum)

Heat Dissipation

307 BTUs/hr

 

Environmental limits, operating

Temperature

50° F to 95° F (10° C to 35° C)

Humidity

15% to 90% (non-condensing)

Shock

6 pulses of 33G for up to 2ms

Vibration

.25G at 5-500Hz for 120 minutes

Altitude

0 ft to 8,000 ft (0m to 2,438m)

   

Environmental limits, non-operating

Temperature

14° F to 140° F (-10° C to 60° C)

Humidity

5% to 95% (non-condensing)

Vibration

2G at 5-500Hz for 90 minutes

Altitude

 

0 ft to 35,000 ft (0m to 10,668m)

North American Warranty

Three-year Rapid Exchange
On-Site support available

 

Models

Guardian 4400/640GB
Guardian 4400/480GB