Phoenix International: Small Form Factor Rugged NAS File Server

Phoenix International Systems introduced at AFCEA West 2018, the Phalanx II Rugged NAS file server with removable SSDs.

It is SWaP optimized and provides performance, capacity and secure storage for Unmanned Aerial, Underwater and Surface Vehicles (UAVs, UUVs and USVs) and Manned Airborne ISR applications. This small form factor NAS weighs less than eight pounds, provides up to 16TB of storage capacity with two SSDs and supports RAID-0 (mirroring) and RAID-1 (stripping). System configuration and management is provided via a web based GUI or CLI.

The Phalanx II houses two Removable Media Modules (RMMs) which can be removed to off load data and declassify the system. The RMMs can then be moved to separate locations and plugged into another Phalanx II NAS (or compatible ground station) on any other network. When used in conjunction with a network switch, the Phalanx II can communicate with any other network enabled device to store and retrieve data. This eliminates the need for separate DAS devices for each computer or workstation in a network centric environment.

Data security is a key component to any mass storage application and the Phalanx II addresses this with optional support for AES-256 hardware and file level encryption, FIPS140-2 and hardware and/or software triggered data elimination.

The Phalanx II allows networked devices to share and store data using all common network services: NFS (V3/V4), SBM/CIFS, FTP, TFTP, RSYNC and SSH. It supports a variety of network based file systems that allow multiple hosts to share and store information. Network connections are provided through four load balanced GbE ports, and it can support dual optical (or copper) 10GbE ports for low EMI susceptibility.

Major Features of the Phoenix International Phalanx II NAS:

MLC or SLC SSDs
Intel Core i7 CPU
Video: 1x VGA, 2x or 3x DVI video output
I/O: 5x GigE, 2x 10GigE, USB 2/3, serial (RS232/422)
Monitoring via SMART, SNMP, EMAIL (health/performance)
Operational temperature from -40° to +71°C
38999 connectors standard
12-36VDC @ 25-75W (option variable)
Optional AES 256 hardware and file level encryption
MIL-STD-810G, MIL-STD-461F, MIL-STD-704F/1275D

Phoenix International has been designing and building rugged storage systems for any application – from multi-terabyte FC RAID, NAS and SAN configurations to conduction cooled plug-in VPX and VME SSD storage modules – since 1993.

Based in Orange, CA, the company is an AS9100 Rev D/ISO 9001:2015 Certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

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217.05.12 | Press Release