Promise VTrak D5800xD SAN/NAS Storage System

The Promise VTrak D5800xD SAN/NAS Storage System is an enterprise-grade, unified storage solution designed to power data-driven organizations with unmatched flexibility and performance. Built for high-bandwidth workloads and mission-critical applications, the D5800xD combines robust hardware with adaptive software to deliver a storage platform that can scale with your business. Whether your environment demands fast block storage for databases and virtualization or scalable file sharing for collaboration and analytics, the D5800xD unifies SAN and NAS under a single, easy-to-manage system. It’s engineered to streamline operations, reduce latency, and lower total cost of ownership by consolidating multiple storage silos into one efficient solution. With comprehensive data protection, multi-protocol support, and enterprise-grade reliability, this system helps IT teams accelerate deployments, simplify management, and safeguard valuable data across the organization.

Designed for multi-workload versatility, the VTrak D5800xD is optimized to handle diverse data requirements—from transactional databases and data warehouses to scalable file servers and virtualized environments. Its architecture emphasizes resiliency, ensuring business continuity through redundant components and proactive health monitoring. The result is a storage platform that not only meets today’s performance expectations but also adapts to future growth. In addition to raw speed, the D5800xD emphasizes intelligent data management features such as automated tiering, snapshots, cloning, and replication—giving administrators powerful tools to protect, optimize, and recover data with ease. By supporting both SAN and NAS protocols, it eliminates the need for separate storage silos, reducing complexity and enabling centralized control over capacity, performance, and access.

For organizations pursuing rapid deployment with IT simplicity, the D5800xD offers an intuitive management experience that integrates with existing virtualization environments and IT workflows. Its flexible protocol support covers Fibre Channel and iSCSI for block storage, along with NFS and SMB for file storage, making it compatible with a wide range of hosts, hypervisors, and collaboration platforms. The intuitive management interface provides real-time monitoring, capacity planning, and health checks, helping teams optimize performance and resource utilization. Additionally, the system is designed for easy expansion, allowing you to scale capacity and performance incrementally as your data needs grow, without sacrificing reliability or ease of administration.

• Unified SAN and NAS in one scalable platform: The VTrak D5800xD unifies block and file storage, enabling streamlined data access across servers, databases, and users while reducing management overhead and storage sprawl.
• High performance for data-intensive workloads: Built to deliver consistent throughput and low latency for virtualized environments, databases, and analytics workflows, supporting demanding applications with confidence.
• Flexible protocol support and multi-cloud readiness: Supports Fibre Channel and iSCSI for SAN, plus NFS and SMB for NAS, with options for replication and cloud integration to suit modern IT architectures.
• Enterprise-grade data protection and reliability: Features robust RAID configurations, snapshots, replication, and hot-swappable components to minimize downtime and protect critical data assets.
• Seamless scalability and simplified management: Modular expansion choices and a centralized management interface empower administrators to plan capacity, monitor health, and deploy resources rapidly across the environment.

Technical Details of Promise VTrak D5800xD SAN/NAS Storage System

• Unified storage design: Combines SAN (Fibre Channel, iSCSI) and NAS (NFS/SMB) access in a single, cohesive system.
• Redundant, enterprise-grade architecture: Dual controllers and hot-swappable power supplies and fans for high availability.
• Expandable capacity: Modular drive enclosures and scalable capacity to accommodate growing data stores.
• Data protection features: RAID options, snapshots, replication, and data tiering to safeguard information and optimize performance.
• Management and monitoring: Centralized administration with health monitoring, alerts, and reporting to simplify day-to-day operations.

How to install Promise VTrak D5800xD SAN/NAS Storage System

• Prepare the data center: verify rack space, cooling, and power availability; ensure appropriate environment for redundant components.
• Unpack and rack-mount the VTrak D5800xD unit, connect dual power supplies, and attach required network and SAN connections (Fibre Channel switches and/or Ethernet switches for NAS).
• Power on the system and access the management interface through the dedicated console port or a connected management network.
• Initialize drives and create storage pools or RAID configurations according to your performance and protection requirements, then allocate LUNs or file shares as needed.
• Configure SAN and NAS access, set up user permissions, and define data protection policies, such as snapshots and replication schedules for disaster recovery.
• Integrate with VMware, Hyper-V, or other hypervisors as needed, ensuring proper multipathing and path management for reliable host connectivity.
• Plan ongoing maintenance: enable alerting, monitor utilization, and schedule capacity planning to support future growth while maintaining performance levels.

Frequently asked questions

• What is the Promise VTrak D5800xD? A unified SAN/NAS storage system designed to provide scalable, high-performance storage for enterprise workloads with multi-protocol access and robust data protection.
• Which protocols does it support? It supports SAN protocols such as Fibre Channel and iSCSI, as well as NAS protocols including NFS and SMB for file-based access.
• Can it scale with my business? Yes. The D5800xD is designed for modular expansion, allowing capacity and performance to grow as data needs evolve, without sacrificing reliability.
• Is it suitable for virtualization environments? Absolutely. Its high bandwidth, low latency, and multi-protocol access make it well-suited for virtualization platforms like VMware and Hyper-V, among others.
• What about data protection and disaster recovery? The system offers RAID protection, snapshots, replication, and tiering features to safeguard data and support DR planning across sites or cloud resources.