Sans Digital TowerRAID TR5M+B - 5 Bay eSATA RAID 0/1/10/5/JBOD Performance Tower with 6G PCIe Card (Black)
The TowerRAID TR5M+B is a compact RAID tower utilizing the latest SATA II port multiplier feature, where one single eSATA cable connects to five 3Gpps SATA II hard drives. Bundled with a high performance RAID controller card RR622, its RAID 5 performance is capable of reaching over 200MB/s. Online expansion is a feature included in the controller card so that RAID could be expanded without the need to recreate the storage space or erase the existing data. Advanced monitoring functions include real time hard drives health status and e-mail notification for critical events. Designed with easy installation in mind, the TR5M+B is designed with five hot-swappable tray modules so that hard drives could be removed and installed with ease. The included dual-port eSATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID controller card allows the connection of up to two TR5M+B units (up to 10 hard drives) using only two cables and all drives could be configured into a single or multiple RAID arrays, providing over 200MB/s in performance. Bundled with RR622 dual-port eSATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID controller card for over 200MB/s RAID 5 performance. Dual-port eSATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID controller supports up to 2 units or 10 hard drives in a single or multiple RAID array. Backward compatible with PCIe 1.0. Supports RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 5+ spare, spanning and JBOD. Supports online expansion to expand capacity without the need to recreate the RAID volume and erase the existing data. Built-in real time hard drive health monitoring and e-mail notification for critical events. Supports PC, Linux and MAC OS, including Windows 7 and Snow Leopard. Accesses five hard drives using only one cable. Host interface: eSATA with Port Multiplier. Drive interface: 5 x 3.5" SATA I/SATA II.PerformanceThe new generation of TowerRAID+ is equipped with a new Dual eSATA 6 Gbps PCIe 2.0 x1 controller card utilizing a new and more powerful RAID engine providing the best return on investment for your stringent IT dollar. The new generation of TowerRAID+ series increase the performance by 5 times.Online RAID Migration & ExpansionUtilizing dedicated high performance processor and advanced RAID design, TowerRAID+ Series�is capable of real-time RAID mode alteration, and hard drive capacity expansion without the need to erase existing data minimizing down time. This is also no need to move existing data to a temporary location. All changes are performed in the background without interrupting data availabilty.Mulitple RAID VolumesTowerRAID+ series support smultiple RAID volume, where different RAID modes could be setup within a single unit, allowing flexibility for various environments and applications. A multi-bay tower could be divided into smaller volumes that could be operated and administrated individually.RAID RoamingTo increase protection, each RAID configuration is stored in both unit and the RAID controller card. In case of a hard drive and controller failure, RAID configuration is preserved allowing the administrator to move the complete RAID set to another system without loosing RAID configuration and most importantly, the data inside the RAID set.Advance Web Based WebGUI ManagementBuilt-in Web based GUI management tools provide all the necessary tools to create, manage and monitor your system. Real-time hard drives and RAID status, event log and e-mail notification of the RAID system can be setup in one easy to use interface.