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Nexsan E-Series Tech Specs

SPECIFICATIONS E18 E18X E48 E48X E60 E60X
Storage Density 18 drives in 2U 18 drives in 2U 48 drives in 4U 48 drives in 4U 60 drives in 4U 60 drives in 4U
# of Active Drawers 2 2 3 3 3 3
Expand with E18X N/A E48X N/A E60X N/A
Maximum # of Drives in chassis 18 N/A 48 N/A 60  N/A
Maximum # of Drives with one expansion chassis 36 N/A 96 N/A 120 N/A
Mix and Match SSD, SAS, SATA drives Y Y Y Y Y Y
SSD Drives 100 / 200 / 400 GB 100 / 200 / 400 GB 100 / 200 / 400 GB 100 / 200 / 400 GB 100 / 200 / 400 GB 100 / 200 / 400 GB
SAS 15K RPM Drives 450 / 600 GB 450 / 600 GB 450 / 600 GB 450 / 600 GB 450 / 600 GB 450 / 600 GB
SATA 7200 RPM Drives 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 TB 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 TB 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 TB 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 TB 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 TB 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 TB
Maximum LUN Size 72TB 72TB 72TB 72TB 72TB 72TB
LUNs per RAID Disk Set 254 254 254 254 254 254
Maximum Volumes per System 254 254 254 254 254 254
RAID Levels 0, 1, 1+0, 4, 5, 6 0, 1, 1+0, 4, 5, 6 0, 1, 1+0, 4, 5, 6 0, 1, 1+0, 4, 5, 6 0, 1, 1+0, 4, 5, 6 0, 1, 1+0, 4, 5, 6
Mounting Rails Included Y Y Y Y Y Y
All Software Included Y Y Y Y Y Y
Battery-backed Cache per Controller 2GB N/A 4GB N/A 4GB N/A
Dedicated RAID6 Hardware Y N/A Y N/A Y N/A
Two RAID6 Engines per Controller Y N/A Y N/A Y N/A
Dual Active/Active Controllers Y N/A Y N/A Y N/A
Simultaneous Fibre Channel and iSCSI Y N/A Y N/A Y N/A
10Gb iSCSI Ports per Controller (optional) 2 N/A 2 or 4 N/A 2 or 4 N/A
24Gb SASx4 Ports per Controller (optional) 2 N/A 2 or 4 N/A 2 or 4 N/A
8Gb Fibre Channel Ports per Controller (opt.) 2 N/A 2 or 4 N/A 2 or 4 N/A
1Gb iSCSI Ports per Controller 2 or 4 N/A 2 or 4 N/A 2 or 4 N/A
10/100Mb Ethernet Management Ports 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
LUN Security via CHAP Y N/A Y N/A Y N/A
Vmware, Xen, Hyper-V, & Windows Compatible Y N/A Y N/A Y N/A
24Gb SASx4 back-end ports per storage system (with dual controllers) 4 N/A 8 N/A 8 N/A
Stress test individual drives Y Y Y Y Y Y
Test all drives in the system that will ship Y Y Y Y Y Y
Array-based Snapshots and Replication      Y  N/A  Y  N/A  Y  N/A
Anti-vibration TechonologY™ Y Y Y Y Y Y
Cool Drive Techonology™ Y Y Y Y Y Y
Active Drawer Technology™ Y Y Y Y Y Y
Standard 1000 mm Rack Recommended Y Y Y Y N (not if rear doors are used) N (not if rear doors are used)
1200 mm Rack Recommended N N N N Y Y
Dimensions - Width 17.64 inches / 44.8 cm 17.64 inches / 44.8 cm 17.64 inches / 44.8 cm 17.64 inches / 44.8 cm 17.64 inches / 44.8 cm 17.64 inches / 44.8 cm
Dimensions - Width with mounting flanges 19.00 inches / 48.26 cm 19.00 inches / 48.26 cm 19.00 inches / 48.26 cm 19.00 inches / 48.26 cm 19.00 inches / 48.26 cm 19.00 inches / 48.26 cm
Dimensions – Height 3.9 inches / 8.81 cm (2U) 3.9 inches / 8.81 cm (2U) 6.93 inches / 17.6 cm. (<4U) 6.93 inches / 17.6 cm. (<4U) 7 inches / 17.78 cm. (4U) 7 inches / 17.78 cm. (4U)
Dimensions – Depth 31.5 inches / 80.0 cm 31.5 inches / 80.0 cm 32.87 inches / 83.5 cm 32.87 inches / 83.5 cm 37.40 inches / 95.00 cm 37.40 inches / 95.00 cm
Dimensions - Depth with required front bezels 34.92 inches / 88.7 cm 34.92 inches / 88.7 cm 40.39 inches / 102.60 cm 40.39 inches / 102.60 cm
Dimensions - Depth with required front bezels and rear handles 34.5 inches / 87.6 cm 34.5 inches / 87.6 cm 35.92 inches / 91.3 cm 35.92 inches / 91.3 cm 42.72 inches / 108.50 cm 42.72 inches / 108.50 cm
Maximum Installed Weight w/mounting rails, all drives and controllers 101 lbs / 45.7 Kg 91 lbs / 41.3 Kg 191 lbs / 86.45Kg 191 lbs / 86.45Kg 225 lbs / 102Kg 212 lbs / 96 Kg
Standard Dual Power Supplies (redundant, load sharing, hot-pluggable, auto-sensing) 2@1200 Watt 115-230V 2@1200 Watt 115-230V 2@1600 Watt 115-230V 2@1600 Watt 115-230V 2@1600 Watt 220-240V 2@1600 Watt 220-240V
Operating Temperature Range 5°C to 30°C (41°F to 86°F) 5°C to 30°C (41°F to 86°F) 5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F) 5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F) 5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F) 5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F)
Operating Humidity Range 20% to 80% non - condensing 20% to 80% non - condensing 20% to 80% non - condensing 20% to 80% non - condensing 20% to 80% non - condensing 20% to 80% non - condensing
Operating Altitude 0 to 2,133m (0 to 7,000ft) 0 to 2,133m (0 to 7,000ft) 0 to 2,133m (0 to 7,000ft) 0 to 2,133m (0 to 7,000ft) 0 to 2,133m (0 to 7,000ft) 0 to 2,133m (0 to 7,000ft)
Non-operational Altitude 0 to 12,192m (0 to 40,000ft) 0 to 12,192m (0 to 40,000ft) 0 to 12,192m (0 to 40,000ft) 0 to 12,192m (0 to 40,000ft) 0 to 12,192m (0 to 40,000ft) 0 to 12,192m (0 to 40,000ft)