*Discontinued - See EliteSTOR ES108X+BP as its direct replacement.
The AccuRAID AS108XP is an 1U 8-bay 2.5" SAS/SATA/SSD RAID 5 rackmount with mini-SAS connection for high transfer rates of up to 650MB/s. Designed to use with 2.5" hard drives of different sizes and both SAS and SATA interfaces, the AS108XP supports both 9.5mm standard height and 12.5mm height small form factor (SFF). The AS108XP is bundled with a high-performance RAID controller card (RR2722, PCIe 2.0 x8 6G RAID controller) that offloads complicated RAID calculations from the computer to lower CPU utilization. High performance can be achieved with a lower cost of ownership compared to RAID embedded subsystems. RAID setup and maintenance could be controlled via built-in web browser interfaces, and the unit is supportive of e-mail notification and real-time event logs. Utilizing high bandwidth mini-SAS (SFF-8088) cabling, the AS108XP supports 6Gb/s SAS or SATA hard drives to deliver superior read / write speeds that are crucial in performance-driven environments such as video editing industry and high performance computers. The mini-SAS connection connects eight hard drives connections into two ports, reducing possible points of failures, while preserving uninterrupted data transfer. The AS108XP also supports SATA drives, allowing users the option to choose between high performance and high capacity storage solutions. Windows, MAC, Linux and VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1 are supported.
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 (ST9500620NS)
- Seagate 1TB (ST91000640NS)
Model |
AS108XP |
AS108XP4T |
AS108XP8T |
Hard Drive |
No HDD
Bundle |
500GB SATA RAID
Edition x8 |
1TB SATA RAID
Edition x8 |
Total Storage Size |
N/A |
4TB |
8TB |
Model |
AS108XP |
AR108XP4S |
AR108XP8S |
Hard Drive |
No HDD
Bundle |
500GB 7200RPM
SAS x8 |
1TB 7200RPM
SAS x8 |
Total Storage Size |
N/A |
4TB |
8TB |
Model |
AS108XP |
AS108XP2K |
AS108XP4K |
Hard Drive |
No HDD
Bundle |
300G 10K RPM
SAS x8 |
600G 10K RPM
SAS x8 |
Total Storage Size |
N/A |
4TB |
8TB |
Note: All hard drive bundles are pre-installed and tested before shipment. Hard drives are then packaged individually to avoid damage during shipping.