So far, NetApp has been one of the most vocal supporters of iSCSI, announcing support for the IP storage protocol on its F800 and F900 systems immediately after it was approved
by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in February. Other storage systems vendors, including Dell, EMC, and HP, are proceeding more tentatively (see NetApp Blitzes on iSCSI and HP: iSCSI Still a Year Off).
NetApp CEO Dan Warmenhoven, who announced details of the FAS250 on the company's earnings call on Tuesday, said the system integrates a filer head and storage enclosure into a single 3U-high unit and supports up to 1 Tbyte of storage. He said the system will be begin shipping "in a few weeks."
Prices for the FAS250, which will run NetApp's Data OnTap software, will range from $15,000 to more than $30,000, depending on storage capacity and add-on software options. That lines up very closely with how many Microsoft NAS systems are priced.
Unlike NetApp's F87, the FAS250 can be upgraded to any of its higher-end appliances without requiring data migration. Company representatives would not provide additional details about the system until it's officially announced.
John Roy, an analyst with Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., says the FAS250 is clearly designed to stack up head-to-head against Microsoft-based NAS systems.
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