The
EliteSTOR ES316X6+BS
is a 3U SAS 6G JBOD rackmount for high capacity storage
solution. Utilizing the latest 6G SAS expander technology, the ES316X6+BS provides over 24
Gb/s or 2400MB/s of bandwidth to fulfill the most demanding application. The ES316X6+BS
supports SATA or SAS 6Gbps hard drives or SSD and is backward compatible to 3Gbps SAS &
SATA hard drives. By utilizing the latest SAS expander technology, the ES316X6+BS supports
up to 16 SAS or SATA drives using only one mini-SAS cable. A built-in SAS expansion port
enables the system to connect up to 5 units or 120 HDD drives daisy-chained together. With
a high performance RAID controller card such as Areca ARC-1882X or LSI 9285-8E, the
ES316X6+BS is capable of delivering over 1700MB/s in read and 1500MB/s in write
performance, doubling the existing 3G SAS expander bandwidth. System status information is
provided by frontal LED lights, including hard drives, power supply and cooling fan status. All
necessary hardware comes standard including mini-SAS cable, hard drives tray modules and
built-in mounting rail. The ES316X6+BS is an ideal storage expansion solution for servers or
high performance video editing
workstations.
