RAID Machine R4208RM 8-bay 12G SAS Expander Rackmount JBOD Enclosure w/ Redundant PSU

RAID Machine products combine a precisely targeted feature set to address your needs with excellent value and impeccable support.

Our SAS Expander Enclosures are rated at 12gbps using an SFF-8644 HD mini SAS connection to the controller in your server or storage subsystem. It is a great choice for proven, reliable and high performance DAS, JBOD or RAID.

The design is completely plug & play, with hot-swap, built-in rails, redundant power supply, and complete thermal management. We combine solid construction, 48-hour burn-in testing, lifetime phone and email support, and 3-year warranty to provide you with a robust package.

JBOD enclosure with 12G LSI expander, 4800MB/sec max throughput.
Zoning support for partitioning the unit between multiple servers (max. 3 groups).
Three SFF-8644 connections with daisy chaining capability.

RAID Support
Requires SAS RAID controller card in the host system.

Cooling
2 standard chassis fans with alarm. Improved efficiency due to unique horizontal backplanes backplane design.

Expander
LSI 12Gbps chipset with DataBolt technology accelerating 6gbps drives.

Drive Carriers
Included, U-frame design.

Drive Compatibility
All 3.5†SATA Desktop or Enterprise Hard Drives. (Green & Archive drives not supported.)

Management
Expander adjustments available through serial port for link speed, fan speed and alarm settings. Primary management through server controller card.

Monitoring
Activity, Failure, Locator lights. Fan, temperature and voltage monitoring.

Protocols Supported
SAS3 (backwards compatible), SATA3 (backwards compatible), SES, I2C, SGPIO.

Rails
27†to 42†sliding rails included, 23-24" option available.