bae@auspex.auspex.COM (Brian Ehrmantraut) (10/18/89)
AUSPEX SYSTEMS LAUNCHES FIRST OF NEW CLASS OF UNIX SERVER
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The NS 5000 Delivers 10x the Network I/O Performance of Conventional Servers
SANTA CLARA, Calif., October 2, 1989 -- Auspex Systems, Inc., a venture capital
funded start-up company, announced today its premier product -- the first of
a new class of Unix servers specifically designed to supply more data to more
users at a lower cost per seat.
Called the NS 5000, Auspex's new Unix Network Server processes 1,000
8-kilobyte (8-KB) NFS operations per second (ops/s), and connects as many
as eight Ethernet local area networks for an I/O capacity of 80 megabits
per second (Mb/s) -- 10 times the network I/O performance of conventional
server architectures.
The NS 5000 is based on a unique, patent-pending Functional Multi-
Processing architecture that takes the network, file, and storage processing
functions typically performed by a conventional server's CPU, and distributes
them to multiple, dedicated processors.
Of particular note, Auspex has -- for the first time -- separated the
Unix file system from the operating system and optimized its performance with
a large, directly addressable primary data cache memory. This innovation, in
combination with other elements of the Auspex architecture, enables:
* Increased NFS throughput
- 1,000 8-KB NFS ops/s versus 100 ops/s achieved by existing
servers
- support for up to 100 or more diskless clients per server
versus 10 to 20 clients.
* Expanded network capacity and throughput
- support for multiple Ethernet segments (up to eight per server)
- cumulative network bandwidth of 80 MB/s versus a single
Ethernet segment of 10 Mb/s
- Full IP routing of up to 6,000 packets per second between
Ethernets.
* Greater disk capacity with faster data access
- over 16 gigabytes (GBs) of disk capacity in the base system
cabinet.
- parallel data paths between client workstations and multiple
server disk arrays.
- 50 megabytes per second (MB/s) peak storage processor channel
rate.
- 14 MB/s sustained aggregate I/O throughput per disk array.
* Simplified network and data management
- up to eight Ethernet segments become one cohesive network.
- eliminates need for IP routers between Ethernet segments.
- back up occurs on a single server, in a single location.
- redundant copies of shared applications, libraries, and data
reduced to a single copy.
The NS 5000 is fully compatible with industry standards, including
SunOS (Unix), Sun's Open Network Computing (ONC) Environment, Sun's Network
File System (NFS), Ethernet, TCP/IP, and VME.
By choosing Unix/NFS compatibility, Auspex has aimed its network server
squarely at a segment of the server market estimated by Dataquest at
$1.6 billion in 1990, and growing to $4.3 billion in 1994.
The NS 5000 is currently installed at beta test sites, with production
shipments scheduled for January 1990. Pricing for a base configuration with
2.6 GBs of formatted disk storage and two Ethernets is approximately
$100,000.
The NS 5000 will be demonstrated at Interop 89 at the San Jose
Convention Center, October 4-6. Please stop by and see it in action at our
booth. We will be giving a demonstration of 1,000 NFS operations/second
over eight ethernets.
Auspex Systems was founded in December, 1987. The company's management
team includes several second-time entrepreneurs, most notably its chairman,
Jim Patterson (founder of Quantum Corp.); president, Larry Boucher (founder
of Adaptec, Inc.); and vice president of marketing, Dick Bush (a founder of
Bridge Communications, now 3COM).
Auspex has received $7.8 million to date in venture financing from
Asset Management; Mayfield Fund; Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre; Mohr
Davidow Ventures; New Enterprise Associates; Technology Venture Investors;
and Weiss, Peck & Greer, L.P.
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For More Information:
Dick Bush, Vice President of Marketing Beth Johnson or
Auspex Systems, Inc. Susan Thomas
(408) 970-8970 Thomas Associates, Inc.
(415) 325-6236
bae@auspex.auspex.com
{uunet, mips, sun, bridge2}!auspex!bae
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The NS 5000 Network Server and Functional Multi-Processing are trademarks of
Auspex Systems, Inc.
NFS, SunOS, and ONC are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Unix is a registered trademark of AT&T.
Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporation.
--
Brian A. Ehrmantraut
UUCP: {uunet, mips, sun, bridge2} !auspex!bae, bae@auspex.auspex.com
BELL: voice:(408) 970-8970 fax: (408) 970-8977
USnail: Auspex Systems, 2903 Bunker Hill Lane, Santa Clara, CA 95054 bae@auspex.com (Brian Ehrmantraut) (10/25/89)
AUSPEX SYSTEMS LAUNCHES FIRST OF NEW CLASS OF UNIX SERVER
---------------------------------------------------------
The NS 5000 Delivers 10x the Network I/O Performance of Conventional Servers
SANTA CLARA, Calif., October 2, 1989 -- Auspex Systems, Inc., a venture capital
funded start-up company, announced today its premier product -- the first of
a new class of Unix servers specifically designed to supply more data to more
users at a lower cost per seat.
Called the NS 5000, Auspex's new Unix Network Server processes 1,000
8-kilobyte (8-KB) NFS operations per second (ops/s), and connects as many
as eight Ethernet local area networks for an I/O capacity of 80 megabits
per second (Mb/s) -- 10 times the network I/O performance of conventional
server architectures.
The NS 5000 is based on a unique, patent-pending Functional Multi-
Processing architecture that takes the network, file, and storage processing
functions typically performed by a conventional server's CPU, and distributes
them to multiple, dedicated processors.
Of particular note, Auspex has -- for the first time -- separated the
Unix file system from the operating system and optimized its performance with
a large, directly addressable primary data cache memory. This innovation, in
combination with other elements of the Auspex architecture, enables:
* Increased NFS throughput
- 1,000 8-KB NFS ops/s versus 100 ops/s achieved by existing
servers
- support for up to 100 or more diskless clients per server
versus 10 to 20 clients.
* Expanded network capacity and throughput
- support for multiple Ethernet segments (up to eight per server)
- cumulative network bandwidth of 80 MB/s versus a single
Ethernet segment of 10 Mb/s
- Full IP routing of up to 6,000 packets per second between
Ethernets.
* Greater disk capacity with faster data access
- over 16 gigabytes (GBs) of disk capacity in the base system
cabinet.
- parallel data paths between client workstations and multiple
server disk arrays.
- 50 megabytes per second (MB/s) peak storage processor channel
rate.
- 14 MB/s sustained aggregate I/O throughput per disk array.
* Simplified network and data management
- up to eight Ethernet segments become one cohesive network.
- eliminates need for IP routers between Ethernet segments.
- back up occurs on a single server, in a single location.
- redundant copies of shared applications, libraries, and data
reduced to a single copy.
The NS 5000 is fully compatible with industry standards, including
SunOS (Unix), Sun's Open Network Computing (ONC) Environment, Sun's Network
File System (NFS), Ethernet, TCP/IP, and VME.
By choosing Unix/NFS compatibility, Auspex has aimed its network server
squarely at a segment of the server market estimated by Dataquest at
$1.6 billion in 1990, and growing to $4.3 billion in 1994.
The NS 5000 is currently installed at beta test sites, with production
shipments scheduled for January 1990. Pricing for a base configuration with
2.6 GBs of formatted disk storage and two Ethernets is approximately
$100,000.
Auspex Systems was founded in December, 1987. The company's management
team includes several second-time entrepreneurs, most notably its chairman,
Jim Patterson (founder of Quantum Corp.); president, Larry Boucher (founder
of Adaptec, Inc.); and vice president of marketing, Dick Bush (a founder of
Bridge Communications, now 3COM).
Auspex has received $7.8 million to date in venture financing from
Asset Management; Mayfield Fund; Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre; Mohr
Davidow Ventures; New Enterprise Associates; Technology Venture Investors;
and Weiss, Peck & Greer, L.P.
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For More Information:
Dick Bush, Vice President of Marketing Beth Johnson or
Auspex Systems, Inc. Susan Thomas
(408) 492-0900 Thomas Associates, Inc.
(415) 325-6236
bae@auspex.com
{uunet, mips, sun, bridge2}!auspex!bae
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The NS 5000 Network Server and Functional Multi-Processing are trademarks of
Auspex Systems, Inc.
NFS, SunOS, and ONC are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Unix is a registered trademark of AT&T.
Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporation.
--
Brian A. Ehrmantraut
UUCP: {uunet, mips, sun, bridge2} !auspex!bae, bae@auspex.com
BELL: voice:(408) 492-0900 fax: (408) 492-0902
USnail: Auspex Systems, 2903 Bunker Hill Lane, Santa Clara, CA 95054