EMC Expands Centera Archiving Capabilities

EMC Corporation announced new software capabilities that double the amount of digital objects its EMC Centera content addressed storage (CAS) system can archive. CentraStar 4.0 - doubles the amount of objects that each individual disk drive in a system can hold, with each 500 gigabyte or 750 gigabyte drive now able to hold up to 25 million objects. In addition, the new version of the software, which is available as a free upgrade, improves the self-management and healing capabilities of Centera systems up to 25 percent faster than previous versions. The new version of the CentraStar operating software improves system flexibility and security. This includes a new capability that enables administrators to segregate, configure and separately manage application, management and replication traffic to optimize the mix of performance and protection. It also gives administrators additional system logging and auditing capabilities; including the ability to custom configure password complexity rules for enhanced security. CentraStar version 4.0 is currently shipping with all new Centera systems and is available to existing customers under software maintenance free of charge. Systems running CentraStar 2.4 and above can be upgraded to CentraStar 4.0. http://www.emc.com/