Cost-Effective Backup & Archival Storage

The Spectra nTier700 Backup and Archive Appliance is designed specifically for backup and archival data—all data that is no longer in active use and is ready to be moved off primary disk.

The nTier700 consumes less power and occupies less space than disk appliances, letting you cost-effectively store data after it leaves the expensive primary disk. Plus, it provides an integrated, flexible, and powerful storage platform that you can manage with the proven, easy-to-use BlueScale interface.

The nTier700 offers:

• Scalability
  A single nTier700 scales from 10-60 TB of RAID 6 protection in just 4U of rack space.
• Flexibility
  Supported* backup and archive applications include replication, disk-to-tape backup, tiered storage services, backup software applications, snapshot, and Microsoft Data Protection Manager (DPM) for continuous data protection
• Availability and reliability
  Built-in redundancy is provided through an easily maintained, modular architecture with hot-swap parts and hot-disk replacement options.
• Established trustworthiness
  Spectra Logic has built on decades of experience in protecting data and on in-depth knowledge of backup and customers needs to create the nTier design. We understand data, data protection, and what keeps your data safe.
• Options for purpose-built functionality
  Use your nTier700 solely as a global deduplication appliance to dramatically reduce your storage consumption and efficiently replicate data from nTier's at remote locations.

Manage your entire backup and archive environment with one appliance

• nTier hosts a number of backup and archival applications
• Manage the software, disk, and tape backup and archive environment through one easy-to-use graphical interface
• Minimize load on your SAN environment by moving data directly to nTier with no SAN requirements for replication or tape movement
• Reduces expenses in staffing and equipment through the use of an integrated media server and disk storage
• Simplifies your support process by using a single vendor for troubleshooting software, disk and tape

Built for long-term use

Primary disk manufacturers assume a lifespan of about three years for their products, which are designed for highly transactional data, rather than for storage density and energy efficiency. Spectra nTier is engineered to last for an extended lifespan, giving you durability, optimal power efficiency and exceptional scalability. When your storage requirements increase, you incrementally add drives throughout the life of the product. Implement what you need today— and be ready to add whatever you will need in the future.

Symantec Backup Exec—the gold standard in Windows data protection

Symantec Backup Exec gives you complete data protection for physical and virtual systems with comprehensive disk and tape backup and recovery support for Windows-based environments. Continuous data protection and patent-pending granular recovery technology delivers reliable point in time recovery for your critical Microsoft applications and helps ensure your individual Exchange emails, SharePoint documents and Active Directory user profiles can be restored in seconds.

With Backup Exec and nTier, you can efficiently meet strict recovery time objectives for physical and virtual servers, and reduce storage costs and management resources. VMware and Microsoft virtual files and server images are easily restored from a single backup, delivering comprehensive physical and virtual server data protection through one console.

Physical Characteristics

• Fits into 4U rack space
• 6.9" H x 17.5" W x 41" D
• 17.5cm H x 44.5cm W x 104.1cm D

Power Requirements

• 100-240 VAC

Capacity Options

• 10 TB - 60 TB (10 - 60 X 1 TB SATA drives)*
• Upgrades in increments of 10 TB

Interface Options

• SCSI
• Fibre Channel
• Gigabit Ethernet - iSCSI

RAID Options

• Provides RAID 6 data protection

CPU

• Redundant Intel Xeon Multicore Processors

Minimum Memory

• 4 – 8 GB

* Customers requiring more than 60 TB of archive storage will soon be able to move up to the nTier900. By utilizing storage resource clustering, the nTier900 will allow scaling to over 400 TB. Offering key features such as failover and the proven BlueScale management interface, the nTier900 will allow enterprise data centers to cost-effectively archive large amounts of data.

Standard Warranty

The nTier700 is warranted for one year from the date of shipment from the factory. This warranty includes a SpectraGuard Next Business Day service contract. SpectraGuard Next Business Day service includes the following:

• Next business day delivery on customer replaceable parts.  On verification that a part has failed, a replacement will be shipped from factory to arrive onsite the next business day. 
• Access to a SpectraGuard technical representative any business day (not including evenings, weekends, or Spectra Logic recognized US holidays) from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (customer local time).
• Software and firmware updates
• 24/7 access to the SpectraGuard Knowledge Base and online documentation

Service Options

The following upgradeable service options are available to customers purchasing the Spectra nTier700.

SpectraGuard Next Business Day On Site

• Access to a SpectraGuard technical representative any business day (not including evenings, weekends, or holidays) from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (customer local time).
• Service visit from a field service representative, upon verification that the unit has malfunctioned.  If Spectra Logic is notified by 4:00 p.m. (customer local time), a field service representative will be dispatched that day for arrival the following business day before noon.

SpectraGuard Same Business Day On Site

• Round-the-clock telephone to a technical support representative – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
• Four-hour response, on-site service 5 days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

SpectraGuard Four Hour On Site

Our SpectraGuard Four Hour On Site service sets the standard for customers who require enterprise-level support.  This service provides all of the features from our standard services plus:

• Call priority when contacting SpectraGuard Support
• Round-the-clock telephone to a technical support representative – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
• Parts replacement within 4 hours, 365 days a year.  After it has been determined a part is defective, a field engineer will be dispatched to be onsite within 4 hours to replace the failed part
• Onsite disk spares, including a spare data disk and boot disk
• Onsite factory engineer response for hardware or software escalations, when necessary and available

Warranty and Service Limitations

All standard warranties and service uplifts are subject to the limitations, disclaimers, and additional terms and conditions set forth in the Warranty and Hardware Support Agreement.