Sans Digital TowerRAID TR8M+B - 8 Bay eSATA RAID 0/1/10/5/JBOD Performance Tower with 6G PCIe Card (Black)
The TowerRAID TR8M+B is a compact RAID tower utilizing the latest SATA II port multiplier technology where two eSATA cable connects to eight SATA hard drives. Bundled with a high performance PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID controller card RR622, its RAID 5 performance is capable of reaching over 250MB/s. Online expansion is a feature included in the controller card which allows the RAID to 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 TR8M+B is designed with eight 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 eight hard drives using only two cables, while all drives could be configured into a single or multiple RAID arrays, providing over 200MB/s in performance. Bundled with RR622 RAID controller card for over 250MB/s of RAID 5 performance. Supports RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 5+ spare, spanning and JBOD. Backward compatible with PCIe 1.0. 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 eight hard drives using only two cables. Host interface: eSATA with Port Multiplier. Drive interface: 8 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.