Sans Digital TowerRAID TR8X+P - 8 Bay 6G SAS/SATA RAID 5 Storage Enclosure with 6G PCIe 2.0 x8 Card (Silver)

The TowerRAID TR8X+P is an 8-bay RAID 5 tower with mini-SAS connection for high transfer rates of up to 650MB/s. The TR8X+P is bundled with a high-performance RAID controller card (RR2722, PCIe 2.0 x8 6G RAID controller) that offloads complicated RAID calculations from the computer to lower CPU utilization. High performance could be achieved with a lower cost of ownership compared to RAID embedded subsystems. RAID setup and maintenance could be controlled via built-in web browser interfaces, and the unit is supportive of e-mail notification and real-time event log. Utilizing high bandwidth mini-SAS (SFF-8088) cabling, the TR8X+P supports 6Gb/s SAS or SATA hard drives to deliver superior read/write speeds that are crucial in performance-driven environments such as video editing industry and high performance computer. The mini-SAS connection connects eight hard drives connections into two ports, reducing possible points of failures, while preserving uninterrupted data transfer. The TR8X+P also supports SATA drives, allowing users the option to choose between high performance and high capacity storage solutions. Windows, MAC, Linux and VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0 or 4.1 are supported. Complete RAID storage solutions, no extra component needed. Supports Eight 3.5-inch 6G SAS or 6G SATA hard disk drives. PCIe 2.0 x8 6G controller allows the offload of RAID calculation to controller card. Supports RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 5 and JBOD with hot spare. Easy to setup Web-browser interface. High Performance delivery over 650MB/s read write performance. Cable-less backplane design supporting the hot-swap of SATA 6G and SAS 6G hard drives with removable trays. Supports plug & play for easy installation. Compact enclosure with dust-free cover. Supports PC, MAC and Linux. VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0 supported.