Sans Digital Debuts 4- and 8-Bay 6Gb SAS RAID Towers
Up to 32TB and transfer rate of 1,400MB/s with 8 bays
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on August 8, 2014 at 2:50 pmSans Digital, Inc. is announcing TowerRAID TR4X6G/TR8X6G, 4/8-bay modularized mini SAS connection storage towers added to the current TowerRAID series’ products.
The TR4X6G is a 4-bay tower with a single mini-SAS (SFF 8088) connection module, while the TR8X6G is an 8-bay tower with two mini-SAS (SFF – 8088) connections module. Furthermore, there are TR4X12G/TR8X12G with HD mini-SAS (SFF -8644) connections models coming in two months.
Both come standard as diskless models. HDD and RAID controller bundles options are available. They also come with hot-swappable trays inside the dust-resistant ventilating door. The cooling system provides heat dispensing while remaining relatively noise-free. Both are compatible with the latest enterprise SAS HDDs, as well as high capacity SATA HDDs that provide flexibility to customers. When used with a high performance RAID controller card, the high transfer rates reach about 700MB/s (4-bay) and 1,400MB/s (8-bay).
“In addition to their market-leading technology, the appearance of the TowerRAID series stays true to Sans Digital’s contemporary design,” said by Stanley Chan, Sans Digital’s director of business development. “The TR4X6G/TR8X6G proves itself as the most viable choice between value and performance with the 6G performance.“
Hot-swappable tray
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HDDs are installed on HDD trays
SAS/SATA
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Support latest 6TB SAS/SATA drives
Performance
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700MB/s in TR4X6G
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1,400MB/s in TR8X6G