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SASBeast Features

Features Benefits
42 Drive Capacity Populate with 14 to 42 300/450/600GB SAS drives or combine with 1TB/2TB SATA drives
42 600GB SAS Disks in 4U for over 25TB Over 25TB SAS in 4U and over 6TB per U delivers exceptional density
E60X - 60 Bay Expansion Chassis When using the new 8Gbit FC RAID controller with dual SASx4 expansion ports you can add an additional 60 disks to the SATABeast or SASBeast for a total of 102 disks in a single system
Warm-pluggable Capacity Expansion Attach the E60X expansion chassis with minimal downtime
Hot-pluggable Disk Expansion Install new disks into empty bays and create a new RAID set for added capacity without any downtime
Single or Dual Controllers Use a single controller or use dual active/active RAID controllers for high availability
Multiple HA Access Modes Features APPA, 4PAA, APAL (also DCNR) connection and controller failover modes with full LUN access security
Hardware RAID RAID levels, including RAID6, are implemented in hardware, not software for optimized performance
2 RAID Engines per Controller Two RAID engines per controller and four engines in a dual controller configuration ensures maximum throughput across all drives.
Fully Redundant All active components (RAID controllers, modules, fans, power supplies and drives) are redundant and individually hot-swappable.
Global Disk Spare Automatically starts rebuilding a RAID set by using a designated spare drive without requiring user intervention
Dual FC and iSCSI Support Dual FC and iSCSI ports and connectivity are a standard feature for flexible system deployment
Supports Multiple RAID sets and LUNs Support diverse servers and applications with multiple RAID sets and multiple volumes per RAID set for a total of 254 LUNs
2GB Battery Backed Cache Increased performance with up to 2GB cache per controller with 72hr of data retention
Mix SATA and SSD Disk Types Combine SATA and SSD drives in the same storage system to address diverse applications
Redundant Power Supplies Two redundant power supplies with tachometer-monitored blowers are standard to provide maximum power, cooling and high availability
No Special Software Needed Completely OS independent and standards based - no special software drivers required
Embedded GUI Simple management using the embedded browser based web GUI over the 10/100/1000 IP port, supports email alerts and SNMP traps
Nexsan Storage Tools Manage and configure multiple Nexsan RAID storage systems from a single interface
AutoMAID - 67% Savings Reduced energy consumption and costs by 67% through AutoMAID® technology.
Horizontal Drive Plane Disks are installed into a horizontal disk plane to promote superior airflow
Anti-vibration Design Anti-accumulative rotational vibration design and technology maximizes drive reliability