Sans Digital: Dual Core SAS/SATA RAID Processor PCIE 2.0 8X HBA 8-Bay Tower

Sans Digital is announcing its high performance SAS capable 8-bay tower storage bundle solution.

Designed for the IT and Creative Content Professional, the MS8X6HP is capable of reaching read/write data transfer performance excess of 1,700MB/s using RAID 6/60 utilizing the new dual-core RAID processor on the HBA.

The MobileSTOR MS8X6HP bundle is based on the 6Gbps SAS expander technology supporting daisy-chained data storage expansion from the built-in SFF-8088 external SAS interface port. Using the bundled dual-core SAS/SATA RAID HBA, up to a total of eight MS8X6(s) can be daisy-chained providing up to 192TB of raw data storage capacity on the same RAID system. Using online expansion and online migration, storage capacity can expand without downtimes. The RAID Web GUI configuration provides easy configuration out of the box. Enterprise features such as real-time RAID health, system event logs and SMTP Email for critical event notifications also come standard. The optional battery backup modules are also available for mission critical applications.

It supports Windows, Linux and MAC OS as well as virtualization platform such as VMware, Citrix and Hyper-V. Compared with the previous generation single core 6Gbp SAS/SATA RAID controller HBA, the bundled dual core SAS/SATA RAID HBA provides a 15-20% overall performance increase. The new dual-core RAID SAS/SATA controller bundles are suitable for IO intensive computing applications such as high-definition video editing that requires high data transfer rates or database applications that perform concentrated IO calculations).

"The new MS8X6HP RAID bundled solution enables both IT customers and creative professionals significant storage capacity increase along with excellent performance at an affordable price point," said Stanley Chan, Director of Business Development, Sans Digital.