Echo

Secure Back Up & Instantly-Available Media Archive

Data security is essential, as is an instantly-available media archive. GB Labs' scalable ECHO can fulfil both roles in a state-of-the-art nearline solution. ECHO can be housed locally or remotely, it can provide disaster recovery by replicating your entire Tier 1media assets. It also has the speed and capacity to hold your growing archive, giving users instant access to every file over standard Ethernet networks. 

ECHO is a fast nearline storage system for (a) Fast data back-up (b) Disaster recovery (c) Secondary graphics storage (d) Online media archiving

Unlike object-based technology which lacks network performance, GB Labs' ECHO nearline systems run at high speed, vital for broadcasters or post houses working to tight deadlines. As ECHO can sustain multiple streams of HD video, it can even stand in as a failover online platform in the event of central storage downtime. 

ECHO supports capacity expansion by connecting ECHO EX (16 disks) to the unit. Storage size can be increased dynamically, meaning that data can stay in place as the capacity changes and downtime is not required. Additional storage is SAS connected and allows the scaling of a single volume of multiples as required, expansion is easy to carry out and happens instantly using pre-formatted ECHO EX units. 

ECHO EX offers large storage sizes up to 160TB per unit, allowing total expansion of the ECHO to grow up to 2.8PB.

Specifications

• Package one weight: 33Kg 
• Dimensions of package one: 93 x 67 x 34 cm 
• Package two weight: 14Kg 
• Dimensions of package two: 43 x 28 x 33 cm 
• Input Range: 100 - 240 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz 
• Power Requirements Standby: 33W 
• Power Requirements Full Load: 350W
• PSU Safety / EMC - USA-UL listed, Canada-CUL listed, Germany-TUV Certified, EN60950/IEC60950-Compliant, CB Report, CCC Certification 80 PLUS gold certified 
• Operating Temperature Range: 10 - 35°C
• Non-Operating Temperature Range: -40 - 70°C
• Operating Humidity Range: 8 - 90% non-condensing 
• Non-Operating Humidity Range: 5 - 95% non-condensing
• 3U rack mount form factor (rack mounts included)
• 16 'Hot Swap' high performance 3.5" enterprise class drive units 
• RAID 6 operation for data protection 
• Dual redundant 1200W removable PSUs 
• 2 off 10G Ethernet (GbE) ports for client connection
• 2 off 1G Ethernet (GbE) ports for system administration
• 1 off |PM| Ethernet port for hardware monitoring 
• Option for additional 40/25/10/1G Ethernet (GbE) ports 
• USB 2.0/3.0
• 1 Year advanced replacement warranty on PSUs and drives 
• 1 Year return to base warranty on other parts 

Options

• Ethernet Cards: Additional connectivity can be added to the unit using PCI cards, with options for additional; 40GbE, 25GbE, 10GbE and 1GbE
• Redundant OS: Further resilience can be added by selecting a hardware mirrored OS; kit includes RAID controller and dual SSD.
• RAID Controllers: Additional performance controllers can be added to the unit for more capacity and performance; up to two controllers can be fitted to a single chassis. 
• Warranty Extension: Total peace of mind can be added with comprehensive Warranty, covering all parts inside the unit and all incremental software updates within that period; 3 Year Warranty (1+2), 5 Years Warranty (1+4). 
• Cold Spare Parts: Hardware replacement parts can be kept onsite for immediate response such as; hard disks, PSU, RAID controller. 
• Network Accessories: GB Labs storage is developed for total cross platform compatibility, allowing PC, Mac and Linux platforms to collaborate and share data freely and efficiently.