The HardBank is a ruggedized version of the award-winning MiniBank™ product that is ideal for military, air-constrained, and mobile applications that have poor ventilation, high particulate matter, or heavy vibration. Up to six HardBanks can be configured together as a high-performance iSCSI SAN HardBank Array. Each HardBank contributes a free virtual server that can access the shared capacity and performance of the SAN. Both storage and applications are protected in the case of a HardBank failure. The award-winning innovation of hosting servers in an iSCSI SAN eliminates the need for standalone physical servers resulting in dramatic reduction in power, cooling, rack space and cost.