Fujitsu today introduced its new global storage portfolio under the ETERNUS brand name. The new systems are entry-level RAID storage systems delivering new features such as reduced power consumption, simplified management and improved redundancy. According to Fujitsu both ETERNUS DX systems offer high availability, reliability and speed at an attractive price point.

The models, which are scalable from 292 GB to 120 TB (DX80), not only have redundant components and 4 or 8 Gigabit per-second Fibre Channel technology, but also add a number of new functions that ensure greater availability and significantly faster recovery, including eight snapshots (which can be extended to 1024) to enable rapid backups.

They also feature easy-to-activate encryption to prevent unauthorized access to confidential data. ETERNUS DX series models also introduce an EcoMode function, based on MAID (Massive Array of Idle Disks) technology, which allows disks that are no longer needed (such as disks planned for daily backups) to be shut down to conserve energy – a capability designed to contribute to green data centers.

No word on pricing.