Award One Technology Pty Ltd
32/148 Chesterville Rd, Cheltenham, Victoria 3192, Australia
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Part Number: R8-PMR
Category
Components
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 Device Enclosures
  ENHANCE TECHNOLOGY
Buy Price GST Ex Buy Price GST Inc
$1,776.36 $1,954.00
Stock GST Rate
Call 10%
Description
Proavio 8 bay 2U Rackmount Hotswap enc, Dual PSU eSATA x 2 (Port Multiplier)

Features & Benefits

* Brushed metal construction
* 2U 8-Disk rackmount form factor with sliding rail sets
* Built-in SAS/SATA II compatible backplane
* Eight hot-swappable HDD drive trays
* Three hot-swappable low noise enclosure fan
* Fan-fail LED and alarm with mute button
* Power & Status LED indicators on the front panel
* Dual 350W redundant power supply

A Pioneer and leader in hybrid I/O technologies, Enhance Technology introduces the R8 PMR, a 2U 8-disk host card (HBA) dependent storage array system equipped with two (2) Port Multiplier port for host connection and is developed for OEM, VAR, & storage solution providers for daily Disk-to-Disk (D2D) backup, video editing, e-mail archive, etc.

The advanced R8 PMR model features the latest Port Multiplier I/O technology that wraps eight (8) high capacity SATA disks in one enclosure while connecting to the host system via one external eSATA cable. R8 PMR is the most compact, affordable and efficient rackmount Storage array system in the market.

Detailed Description
EnhanceRAID R8 Multi-lane Rackmount Storage
ArrowProduct Overview
A Pioneer and leader in hybrid I/O technologies, Enhance Technology introduces the R8 PM, a 2U 8-disk host card (HBA) dependent storage array system equipped with two (2) Port Multiplier port for host connection and is developed for OEM, VAR, & storage solution providers for daily Disk-to-Disk (D2D) backup, video editing, e-mail archive, etc. The advanced R8 PM model features the latest Port Multiplier I/O technology that wraps eight (8) high capacity SATA disks in one enclosure while connecting to the host system via one external eSATA cable. R8 PM is the most compact, affordable and efficient rackmount Storage array system in the market.
 
ArrowIndustry Proven SATALINK� Technology
The R8 PM is built on the latest I/O technology, the Port Multiplier (PM) connectivity, for multiple-disk configurations and superior airflow. The Enhance Technology R8 Series comes with highly reliable connector that combines eight (8) low-cost SATA disks to the broadband high performance computing environments. The R8 PM Series is the only and coolest external storage array helped resellers and integrators to offer more cost/effective storage solution to the end users.
R8 ML BackSide
ArrowVersatile RAID Storage Module
The versatile R8 PM storage array system is a host dependent storage unit which provides a transparent and driverless method of adding additional RAID protected storage to an existing IT infrastructure, regardless of your operating system or hardware. It is ideal for Microsoft Exchange and SQL server, and provides the fastest, simplest, safest way to share protected data between desktops, networks and work groups.
 
ArrowProduct Specifications
   MODEL COMPARISON
R8 PM
R8 ML

>Form Factor

2U 8-Drive Rackmount

2U 8-Drive Rackmount

>RAID Level

JBOD or RAID

JBOD or RAID

>Disk Interface

SATA/SATA II 3Gb

SATA/SATA II 3Gb

>Host Channel

Port Multiplier Multi-lane I/O

>Number of Disks Supported

Up to 8

Up to 8

>Connectivity

double eSATA Port

Dual Infiniband RX4

>Disk (Capacity) Expansion

None

None

>Performance

Over 300 MB/sec

Over 400 MB/sec

>Power Supply

Single 250W
or
Redundant 2x300 Watt

Single 250W
or
Redundant 2x300 Watt

 
ArrowFeatures & Benefits
  • Brushed metal construction
  • 2U 8-Disk rackmount form factor with sliding rail sets
  • Built-in SAS/SATA II compatible backplane
  • Eight hot-swappable HDD drive trays
  • Three hot-swappable low noise enclosure fan
  • Fan-fail LED and alarm with mute button
  • Power & Status LED indicators on the front panel
  • Optional dual redundant power supply


Models Description
square R8-PM Compact 2U 8-Drive SATA-to-eSATA

Disk Support
square R8-PM 8 Drives SATA Disks
square Max. HDD Supported 8+ SATA I/II or SAS HDDs
square Max. HDD Capacity 1.5TB
square Max. System Capacity Up to 12TB

Host Connections
square R8-PM 2x eSATA ports

Enclosure Specification
square Hot-Swappability 8 x Removable HDD Tray

square Drive Failure 1 LED indicator for each HDD
square System Fan 8cm x 4 Ball-Bearing fan (installed)
square Status LEDs 1 x access LED for each HDD
square Fan-fail LED 1 x Fan-fail LED for system
square Dimentions(H x W x D) 3.5 " x 17 " x 21.25"
square Weight (without disk) 40 Lbs


Cooling
square Everflow Model F 128025BH brushless fan
square DC 12V, 0.19 AMP

Operating Temperature
square 10�C ~ 35�C

Non-Operating Temperature
square -10�C ~ 50�C

Relative Humidity
square 5% to 95% non-condensing

 HDD Validation
 
 Validated SATA 3.5 HDD
 
Hitachi Deskstar
Seagate Barracuda
Maxtor Diamond MAX
160GB
 
 
X
250GB
X
X
X
400GB
X
X
X
500GB
X
X
X
750GB
X
X
 
1TB
X
X
 
1.5TB
 
X
 


 
  HBA Validation

HighPoint Silicon Image
RocketRAID 2314 SI3124
 
  Host OS: Windows, Macintosh
Windows Windows Mac Mc OX
Warranty Details
Warranty Period : 3 Years
* Stock amount is quantity held by Award One Technology and its suppliers