The
EliteSTOR ES108X+B Series is a 1U 8-bay rackmountable solution with a dual mini-SAS connection, providing high performance JBOD storage. Utilizing high bandwidth mini-SAS (SFF-8088) cabling, the ES108X+B supports SAS or SATA hard drives to deliver superior read / write speeds that are crucial in performance-driven environments such as video editing industry and server application. Two mini-SAS ports combine eight hard drive connections into two cables, and reduce possible points of failures while preserving uninterrupted data transfer. The ES108X+B also supports SATA and SAS drives, allowing users to have the option to choose between high performance and high capacity storage solutions. Hard drive and RAID controller bundle options are available. When utilizing a SAS or SATA RAID controller, the unit could effortlessly support multi-streaming of compressed high-quality playback or a single-stream of uncompressed 10-bit high definition video under various RAID modes.
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:
- Intel Brand SSD
- OCZ Deneva 2 (D2CSTK251M11)
- OCZ VERTEX3
- Seagate 500GB (ST9500620NS)
- Seagate 1TB (ST91000640NS)
- Supertalent TeraDriveCT3 60GB (FTM06C325H)
- Supertalent TeraDriveCT3 120GB (FTM12C325H)
- Supertalent TeraDriveCT3 240GB (FTM24C325H)
- Supertalent TeraDriveCT3 480GB (FTM48C325H)
- Supertalent TeraDriveCT2 55GB (FTM55C225H)
- Supertalent TeraDriveCT2 115GB (FTM11C225H)
- Supertalent TeraDriveCT2 240GB (FTM24C225H)
- Supertalent TeraDriveCT2 480GB (FTM48C225H)
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Model |
ES108X+B |
ES108X+B4E |
ES108X+B8E |
Hard Drive |
No HDD
Bundle |
500GB RAID Ed.
SATA x8 |
1TB RAID Ed.
SATA x8 |
Total
Storage Size |
N/A |
4TB |
8TB |
SAS Hard Drive Bundle
Model |
ES108X+B |
ES108X+B4S |
ES108X+B8S |
Hard Drive |
No HDD
Bundle |
500GB 7200RPM
SAS x8 |
1TB 7200RPM
SAS x8 |
Total
Storage Size |
N/A |
4TB |
8TB |
10K SAS Hard Drive Bundle
Model |
ES108X+B |
ES108X+B2K |
ES108X+B4K |
Hard Drive |
No HDD Bundle |
300G 10K RPM
SAS x8 |
600G 10K RPM
SAS x8 |
Total Storage Size |
N/A |
2.4TB |
4.8TB |
Note: Please allow up to 3 days for hard drive installation and testing.
Note: All hard drive bundles are pre-installed and tested before shipment. Hard drives are then packaged individually to avoid damage during shipping.