AccuRAID AR442F8 - 4U 42 Bay SATA / SAS to Quad 8G Fibre Channel RAID 60 Rackmount

The AccuRAID AR442F8 series is a high density 4U rackmount designed for storage hungry applications, and accommodates up to 126TB of storage space. The unit utilizes advanced Fibre technology when operating as direct attached storage (DAS), and could be setup as a storage area network (SAN) with the assistance of a Fibre Channel network switch. In addition, the quad Fibre Channel ports allow the support of clustering, where the unit could be accessed by multiple servers, ensuring continuous uptime in a production environment.

To reinforce the AR442F8’s ability to overcome hardware failure, two redundant and hot-swappable power supplies and cooling fans are available for added safeguard. Single controller (AR442F8) or Active-Active redundant controllers (AR442F8R) options are available for further failure protection when needed. Internally, the AR442F8 supports up to RAID 60, with RAID monitoring, RAID notification, automatic failover, and automatic recovery. Build-in expansion port allow additional JBOD unit (AS424X6 or AS424X6R for redundant controller) with up to 126 bays or 378TB. The unit’s built-in Ethernet port with web based management console and SES management features provide instant access to the status of the RAID array and the enclosure to reduce downtime.

Note: Sans Digital recommends the use of enterprise hard drives when in use with any RAID controller applications. Standard desktop or green desktop drive may not be supported and may compromise RAID system stability and performance. For more information on the difference between RAID and desktop hard drives, please see the Western Digital knowledge base. For a list of compatible RAID Edition SATA hard drives, please refer to the list below:

• Seagate 500GB (ST3500514NS) 
• Seagate 750GB (ST3750330NS) 
• Seagate 1TB (ST31000524NS) 
• Seagate 2TB (ST32000644NS)
• Western Digital 500GB (WD5002ABYS)  
• Western Digital 1TB (WD1002FBYS) 
• Western Digital 2TB (WD2003FYYS)
• Hitachi 500GB (0F11000)
• Hitachi 1TB (0A39289) 
• Hitachi 2TB (0F10452)
• Hitachi 3TB (0F12456)

Note: Please allow 3 days for rackmount testing before shipment.

Unique Features

• 4U 42-bay 126TB Fibre Channel system, expandable to 126 bays or 378TB with additional JBOD.
• Optional Redundant Active / Active-Failover RAID controllers provides extra redundancy and availability (AR442F8R).
• Complete modular designs on controllers, cooling fan and power supply to provide automatically failover and recovery.
• Supports up to RAID 0,1,10,3,5, 6, 30, 50, and 60. 
• Supports four servers / applications failover clustering by providing quad Fibre Channel ports to hosts, or supporting even more than four servers by utilizing Fibre Channel switches. Provides building blocks for SAN solution.
• High density design leveraging low-cost / high-capacity SATA disks for storage hungry applications. A major element for SAN-sharing applications.
• High performance SAS drives is support for performance intensive applicaions.
• Maxmiun LUNs: up to 1024.
• Online RAID expansion.
• Support Global / Local hot spare and automatic hot rebuilding.
• Optional battery backup.

Model	AR442F8
Form Factor	4U Rackmount
HDD Trays	42 Hot-Swappable 3.5", expandable up to 126 bays
RAID Level	0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6 , 50, 60
Maximum Capacity	126TB, expandable up to 378 TB
Memory	1GB, Upgradable to 4GB DDR-2 ECC SD-RAM Memory
Auto Rebuilding	Yes
Hot-Spare	RAID 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, 30, 50 and 60
Host Interface & Transfer Rate	Quad Fiber Channel (8 Gbps)
Drive Interface	SAS or SATA (Additional mux board required for SATA drives with redundant controller)
Cooling Fan	4 x Blower Fans
Power Supply	1100W x 2 Redundant Power Supply Modules
Control Interface	LCD Panel, RS232, RJ-45 Ethernet
Status Indicators	1 LED/ HDD
Dimension (in)	7"H x 19"W x 30.7"D
Weight (lb)	100 (w/o hard drives)
Limited Warranty	3 Years

Model	AR442F8	AR442F821E	AR442F842E	AR442F884E	AR442F8126E
Hard Drive	No HDD  Bundle	500GB RAID Edition  SATA * 42	1TB RAID Edition  SATA * 42	2TB RAID Edition  SATA * 42	3TB RAID Edition  SATA *42
Total Storage Size	N/A	21TB	42TB	84TB	126TB

Model	AR442F8	AR442F821S	AR442F842S	AR442F884S	AR442F8126S
Hard Drive	No HDD  Bundle	500GB SAS * 24	1TB SAS *24	2TB SAS * 24	3TB SAS * 24
Total Storage Size	N/A	21TB	42TB	84TB	126TB

Model	AR442F812K	AR442F825K
Hard Drive	300GB SAS  15K RPM * 42	600GB SAS  15K RPM * 42
Total Storage Size	12.6TB	25.2TB

Note: All hard drive bundles are pre-installed and tested before shipment. Hard drives are then packaged individually to avoid damage during shipping.