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BEAST

A datacenter workhorse ready to meet your demanding applications.

Industry-leading reliability
with enhanced performance.

The BEAST product family provides an all-in enterprise storage software feature set with encryption, snapshots, robust connectivity, and support for asynchronous replication.

High Performance Block

High-performance block (FC, iSCSI) supporting SAS and SSD drives.

High-Density

High capacity of up to 1.32PB in 4U or 3.96PB in 12U standard racks.

Data Protection

SED AES-256 and FIPS SED to protect data at rest.

Highly-Scalable

Start as small as 80TB and scale to over 1.3PB in 4U.

E-Flex Architecture

Select from 3 expansion systems to size your storage effectively.

Ultra-Reliable

All systems are stress-tested to deliver the highest reliability out of the box.

AutoMAID®

Improve energy efficiencies and cost-savings.

Anti-Vibration Design™

Service drives whiles keeping data available for access.

Cool Drive Technology™

Reduce heat to increase drive reliability and longevity.

BEAST Product Specs

Find the Nexsan BEAST high-density SAN that will meet your demanding storage requirements.

BEAST P

60 | 4U

BEAST Elite

60 | 4U

BEAST Elite F

60 | 4U

Maximum Drives with Expansion

Maximum Drives with Expansion

Maximum Drives with Expansion

180

Maximum Drives with Expansion

180

Maximum Drives with Expansion

180

Maximum Raw Capacity (chassis | total)

Maximum Raw Capacity (chassis | total)

Maximum Raw Capacity (chassis | total)

1.2PB | 3.6PB

Maximum Raw Capacity (chassis | total)

1.32PB | 3.96PB

Maximum Raw Capacity (chassis | total)

921.6TB | 3.56PB

2.5" SSD Drives (TB)

2.5" SSD Drives (TB)

2.5" SSD Drives (TB)

N/A

2.5" SSD Drives (TB)

1.92 | 3.84 | 7.68 | 15.36 - SED/SED FIPS Available

2.5" SSD Drives (TB)

1.92 | 3.84 | 7.68 | 15.36

3.5” 7.2K SAS Drives (TB)

3.5” 7.2K SAS Drives (TB)

3.5” 7.2K SAS Drives (TB)

8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20

3.5” 7.2K SAS Drives (TB)

8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22TB - SED/SED FIPS

3.5” 7.2K SAS Drives (TB)

N/A

Host Connectivity

Host Connectivity

Host Connectivity

1/10 GbE iSCSI | 8/16 Gb FC

Host Connectivity

1/10 GbE iSCSI | 16/32 Gb FC

Host Connectivity

1/10 GbE iSCSI | 16/32 Gb FC
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