Innovative Storage Solutions

From Dot Hill Systems

Dot Hill Company and Product OverviewNext Generation SAN/DAS Disk Arrays

Dot Hill Corporate Update

• Provider of OEM Storage Solutions

Over 300,000+ Systems In Use WWe 40+ OEM & SI Partners Worldwide Headquartered In Carlsbad, California Technology Development Centers

Longmont, CO Minneapolis, MN

289 Employees In 7 Locations (Oct 30.09) Over 40% Engineering CA, CO, MN, Tokyo, UK, Germany, China

$272.9M annual sales in 2008

Corporate Milestones

• Aug 1999 Dot Hill founded through merger of Box Hill Systems and Artecon Inc.

• Feb 2004 Acquisition of Chaparral, establish design center in Longmont Colorado (LTC)

• Jan 2006 Announce technology partnership with Fujitsu-Siemens

• Jan 2008 Announce extension of private label OEM agreement with HP from one to five years.

• Sept 2008 Enter into manufacturing, assembly, and testing partnership with Foxconn

• Sep 2008 Acquisition of Ciprico RAIDCore and NAS platform intellectual property

• Feb 2009 Report record FY2008 revenues of $273 million

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Product Milestones

• Oct 2006 Release of the first R/Evolution series platform 4G FC host (2730)

• Oct 2006 Shipment of 100,000th unit of Sun StorageTek 3000 family of SCSI workgroup storage systems

• Apr 2008 Release of first R/Evolution class 3G SAS host storage controller (2530)

• Oct 2008 Awarded patents for mirrored writes (SimulCache), Battery free Cache backup (EcoStor) and performance improvements through use of DMA

• Nov 2008 Announced support of DC power options for 2000/5000 series products

• Jan 2009 Release of Industry first 2U24 FC/SAS host and complimentary JBOD Storage platforms

• Jun 2009 Announced new 3000 series with 6Gb backend and

8G FC host interface • July 2009 Announced support for 2TB SATA drives

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Key OEM Partnerships

40+ OEM Customers World Wide

MSA-2000 Product Family

Networked Storage Market Size

•Band 1 – Highest growth but smallest market (1%) in 2008•Bands 2/3 – 2nd highest growth; $2.2B (11%) in 2008•Bands 4/5 – 3rd highest growth; $9.7B (49%) in 2008•Bands 6-9 – Negative growth; $7.5B (38%) in 2008

Worldwide Disk Storage Systems External RAID Revenue by Storage System Price Band, 2006–2011 ($M)

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

2006–11 CAGR

(%)

Band 1 ($1–4,999) 128.4 153.1 218.5 327.6 484.2 674.7 39.4Band 2 ($5,000–9,999) 524.6 680.2 851.8 1,094.9 1,453.5 1,794.8 27.9Band 3 ($10,000–14,999) 1,089.0 1,217.0 1,385.4 1,516.7 1,769.0 2,106.9 14.1Band 4 ($15,000–49,999) 3,457.2 3,852.1 4,394.1 5,093.3 5,658.2 6,009.1 11.7Band 5 ($50,000–149,999) 4,415.6 4,865.7 5,301.0 5,717.2 6,024.5 6,229.8 7.1Band 6 ($150,000–299,999) 2,356.1 2,549.8 2,775.5 2,992.8 3,096.6 3,163.8 6.1Band 7 ($300,000–499,999) 2,111.2 2,193.9 2,189.2 2,110.9 2,025.5 1,943.3 -1.6Bands 8–9 ($500,000+) 2,930.9 2,811.7 2,561.0 2,165.8 1,826.7 1,614.6 -11.2Total 17,012.9 18,323.5 19,676.6 21,019.1 22,338.2 23,537.0 6.7

(Source: IDC WW Disk Storage Systems 2007-2011 Forecast - May 2007)

Why Dot Hill?

• Exceptional execution at Tier 1 ･ 2 OEMs HP, Netapp, Sun, Fujitsu-Siemens 、 Stratus, 　　 Motorola, NEC, Oki, Samsung Quality excellence and time to market leader Flexibility, Responsiveness and

Time to Market advantages

• Technology that matters EcoStor™ - eliminates batteries changes SimulCache™ - highest performance for

redundant configurations

• Product excellence Proven robustness and maturity Excellent price/performance and differentiation Portfolio to address multiple markets Technology leadership – numerous patents held Unified product architecture – with rapid evolution

R/Evolution Architecture

You Have Choices – Why Dot Hill

• Product Family

Learn one – understand them allcommon components and GUI for all the

platform 2000 , 3000 and 5000 series• Easy Sell

Sell the customer on storage, THEN ask what type of interface they need

• Flexibility, Flexibility, Flexibility

Interface flexibility : 4G & 8G FC, 1 G & 10G iSCSI,

3G & 6G SAS

Performance flexibility : 2000, 3000 and 5000 Drive type flexibility : SAS, SATA, SSD

R/Evolution Architecture Overview• Modular Design with Maximum Redundancy

Compact 2U, 12 or 24 Drive Form Factor Single or Dual Controllers with dual host ports Redundant, hot swap components

• Common Elements Firmware Data Management Software Field Replaceable Units (FRU)s Unrivaled Data-in-place Migration AC/DC Power Options

• Advanced Technology EcoStor™ battery-free cache backup SimulCache™ low latency cache mirroring Nebs Level 3/MIL-STD-810F compliant

Next-Generation Flexible Storage Architecture

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Dot Hill Competitive Features• Battery-Free Cache Protection

Uses super capacitors and compact flash for cache backup

Better Data Protection Environmentally responsible Outstanding Financial Benefits

• SimulCache™ Technology High Performance / Low Latency Cache Mirroring Better Write Performance

Mirrored Writes Are 92% More Efficient Than Non-mirrored Reduces Load On Controller Processor & I/O Bus

Better Data Protection• Data Management Services

Data Protection Snapshots / Volume Copy / Remote Replication

Simplify and Reduce Management Costs VSS / VDS / MPIO

• Certifications Mil Spec, NEBS, Microsoft, VMware, …

Key Customer Benefits

• Continuous Availability• Performance levels previously available only

in high-end storage solutions • Optimum flexibility• Dynamic online scalability• Easy to use and maintain• Cost-effective solution for

I/O-intensive or high-bandwidth data traffic• Advanced software features• Environmental Benefits

Drive Sled

I/O Module

Mid-Plane

Power Supply12 drives in low cost 2U chassis

2U12, 3.5” drive storage system

2U24 2.5” drive storage system

• 2U12 and 2U24 use the same power supply and compatible mid-plane as other members of the R/Evolution Architecture family

• 24 x 2.5” HDDs in 2u Chassis (vs. 12 x 3.5” HDDs)

Based on the R/Evolution Architecture

Drive Sled

Dual AC or DC Power Supplies, one displayed

Single or dual I/O Module

Dual mid-plane design supporting up to 24 drives

R/Evolution 2U12 Family Line Up

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R/Evolution ２ U12 2x32 Series

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2332 2532 2732iSCSI (1Gb) SAS (3Gb) Fibre Channel （4Gb）

Host Port Connections

Storage Controllers

Enclosure

Cache Memory(per Controller)Storage ControllerProcessorHigh-PerformanceMirrored Cache

Cache Protection

Maximum Drive Count

Maximum Virtual Disks

Maximum Volumes

Maximum Hosts

RAID Levels

Enterprise Class DataManagementNEBS Level 3 & MIL-STD-810F

Compliant

Up to 96 drives, 2.5” drive

AssuredSnap (256 max) & AssuredCopy

1GB

64

0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50

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128 per RAID set, 256 per system

1.8GHz

SimulCache: High-Performance Mirrored Cache

EcoStor: Battery-free Super Capacitors

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Single or Dual

2U

Host Interface

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R/Evolution ２ U24 2x22 Series

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2322 2522 2722

Host Interface iSCSI (1Gb) SAS (3Gb) Fibre Channel （4Gb）

Host Port Connections

Storage Controllers

Enclosure

Cache Memory(per Controller)Storage ControllerProcessorHigh-PerformanceMirrored Cache

Cache Protection

Maximum Drive Count

Maximum Virtual Disks

Maximum Volumes

Maximum Hosts

RAID Levels

Enterprise Class DataManagementNEBS Level 3 & MIL-STD-810F

Compliant

Up to 96 drives, 2.5” drive

AssuredSnap (256 max) & AssuredCopy

1GB

64

0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50

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128 per RAID set, 256 per system

1.8GHz

SimulCache: High-Performance Mirrored Cache

EcoStor: Battery-free Super Capacitors

2

Single or Dual

2U

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R/Evolution 3000 Series33203330

35203530

37203730

39203930

38203830

Host Interface iSCSI 10 Gb SAS 6Gb FC 8GbFC 8Gb, iSCSI

1GbFCoE 10Gb

Expected Availability 2010 2010 Q3 09 Q4 09 2010

Storage Controllers Single or Dual

Enclosure 2U

Cache Memory (per controller)

2GB

Storage Controller Processor 1.2 GHz

High-Performance Mirrored Cache

SimulCache: High-Performance Mirrored Cache

Cache Protection EcoStor: Battery-free Super Capacitors

Maximum Drive Count Up to 144 per system

Maximum Virtual Disks TBD

Maximum Volumes 128 per RAID set, 256 per system

Maximum Hosts 64

RAID Levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50

Data ProtectionAssuredSnap (1000 max) &

AssuredCopy

AssuredSnap (1000 max) &AssuredCopy,

AssuredSnap/R

AssuredSnap (1000 max) &AssuredCopy

NEBS Level 3 & MIL-STD-810F

Compliant

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3000 Series Product Lineup

Description Chassis Disks Available

3730/3720

8G Fibre Channel RAID 2U 12/24 3.5” / 2.5” Q1 2010

3130/3120

6G SAS JBOD expansion unit

2U 12/24 3.5” / 2.5” Q1 2010

3930/3920

8G Fibre Channel 1G iSCSI hybrid

2U 12/24 3.5” / 2.5” Q2 2010

3530/3520

6G SAS RAID 2U 12/24 3.5” / 2.5” Q2 2010

3330/3320

10G iSCSI RAID 2U 12/24 3.5” / 2.5” Q2 2010

3830/3820

10G FCoE RAID 2U 12/24 3.5” / 2.5” Q3 2010*

All Controllers support: active-active, active-passive dual controller SAS, SATA, SSD10G FCoE is still under consideration

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Family of Scaled SolutionsP

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Scaled Solutions

Krypton:-2.0GHz Turion-120MHz PCI-X-150K/300K IOPS-1600 MBps (read)-1375 MBps (R5 write)

Mercury:-1.8 GHz Turion-120MHz PCI-X-80/120K IOPS-1200 MBps (read)-800 MBps (R5 write)

Neptune:-566MHz Celeron-100MHz PCI-X-30K/90K IOPS-1000 MBps (read)-600 MBps (R5 write)

Neptune Turbo:-700MHz Pentium-100MHz PCI-X-50K/105K IOPS-1100 MBps (read)-700 MBps (R5 write)

2730

2730T

27x2

5730

Progressive Levels of Performance

Titanium - 1.2GHz Tolapai- 2.5Gb PCIE- 2x DDR2-400- 72K/264K IOPS-1750 MBps read- 1375 MBps R5 write

37x0

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Expansion JBOD SupportMix and Match JBOD

support

• Users can intermix 2.5” and 3.5” JBOD within reason

• Chassis count limited only by total drive count

• Supports attach of older (3Gb) 2u12 and 2u24 JBODs

Same 3.5” drive support ascurrent 2u12 chassis

• 2u RAID, 144 drives• 2.5 or 3.5” RAID head, 2u24

shown

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Data Protection Services

• AssuredSnap (Snapshots) Point-in-time logical image of a physical volume Protect against accidental or malicious loss or

corruption of data

• AssuredCopy (Volume Copy) Complete physical and independent copy of a

volume Additional protection against complete vdisk or

volume failure Mitigates multiple application I/O contention

(e.g., production vs. data mining)

• AssuredSnap/R (Remote Snapshot Replication) Remote data replication Disaster Recovery capability Centralized backup

WAN

Assured Family - Protect against logical failures to wide-area disasters

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Market segment for Dot Hill Product

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•TelecomNEBS certification, DC Power

Motorola, Lucent, NEC, Oki, Samsung

•Video surveillance and editingHigh capacity with small foot print

Uniadex, DVS, Avvid, DDN

•Backup (VTL)FalconStor, Sepaton

•VirtualizationVMWare, FalconStor, DataCore

•Unified Storage, NASNexenta (ZFS base solution)