MobileSTOR MS8X6+BHG - 8 Bay 6G SAS/SATA PCIe 2.0 x8 RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50 SAS Expander Tower (Black)

The MobileSTOR MS8X+BHG is a 8-bay storage solution with bundled RAID-on-Chip RAID controller (RR4522, PCIe 2.0 x8), high bandwidth mini-SAS cables, and 8 bay storage tower. With two mini-SAS connections, MS8X+BHG provide high transfer rates for 6G SAS, SATA hard drives and SSD. Utilizing two high bandwidth mini-SAS (SFF-8088) cabling, the MS8X+BHG support 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 server application. The mini-SAS ports combine eight hard drives connections into two, reducing possible points of failures, while preserving uninterrupted data transfer. The MS8X+BHG also supports SATA and SAS drives, allowing users the option to choose between high performance and high capacity storage solutions. Bundled RAID-on-Chip controller increase overall performance by offload complex RAID calculation to dedicated RAID controller chips. This solutions 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, with performance over 1000MB/s in RAID applications.

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 1TB (ST1000NM0011)

Seagate 2TB (ST32000644NS)

Seagate 2TB (ST32000645NS)

Seagate 2TB (ST2000NM0011)

Seagate 3TB (ST33000650NS)

Western Digital 500GB (WD5002ABYS)

Western Digital 1TB (WD1002FBYS)

Western Digital 2TB (WD2003FYYS)

Western Digital 4TB (WD4000FYYZ)

Hitachi 500GB (0F11000)

Hitachi 1TB (0A39289)

Hitachi 2TB (0F10452)

Hitachi 3TB (0F12456)

Hitachi 4TB (0F14683)

Toshiba 1TB (MK2002TSKB)

Toshiba 2TB (MK2002TSKB)

Complete RAID storage solutions, no extra component needed. Package includes RAID-on-Chip controller card (RR4522, PCIe 2.0 x8), mini-SAS cables * 2 and 8 bay storage tower.

Supports Eight 3.5-inch 6G SAS or 6G SATA hard disk drives.

PCIe 2.0 x8 6G hardware RAID-on-Chip controller allows the offload of RAID calculation to controller card.

Supports RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 10, 50 and JBOD with hot spare.

Easy to setup Web-browser interface.

High Performance delivery over 1000MB/s read write performance.

Advance features include online RAID migration and online capacity expansion for futures upgrades.

Cable-less backplane design supporting the hot-swap of SATA 6G and SAS 6G hard drives with removable trays.

Supports plug & play for easy installation.

Compact enclosure with dust-free cover.

Hot-swappable cooling fan.

Redundant power supply options available.

Supports PC, MAC and Linux.

Model	MS8X+BHG
Form Factor	Compact Tower
HDD Trays	8 Hot-Swappable 3.5", SATA or SAS
RAID Level	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and JBOD
Maximum Capacity	32TB
Bundled RAID Card	Adaptec, Areca, ATTO, Dell, Highpoint, HP, Intel, LSI SAS / SATA RAID HBA controller cards.
Host Interface & Transfer Rate	mini-SAS * 2, PCIe 2.0 x8 for RAID controller
Drive Interface	3.5” 6G SATA or 6G SAS
Cooling Fan	3" Ball Bearing Fan * 2
Power Supply	300W (90V-264V)
Status Indicators	Status and Power LEDs
Dimension (in)	5.9"W x 13.4"H x 13.4"D
Weight (lb)	20
Safety Regulations	CE, FCC, UL, RoHS
Limited Warranty	1 Years
Package Contents	MS8X+BHG (1) RocketRAID 4522 RAID-on-Chip Controller (1) Hard Drive Trays (8) Power Cord (1) Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS Cable (2) Screws (1 set) Quick Installation Manual & CD (1)

Enterprise RAID Edition Hard Drive

Model	MS8X+BHG	MS8X+BHG8E	MS8X+BHG16E	MS8X+BHG24E	MS8X+BHG32E
Hard Drive	No HDD Bundle	1TB RAID SATA x8	2TB RAID SATA x8	3TB RAID SATA x8	4TB RAID SATA x8
Total Storage Size	N/A	8TB	16TB	24TB	32TB

SAS Hard Drive Bundle

Model	MS8X+BHG	MS8X+BHG8S	MS8X+BHG16S	MS8X+BHG24S	MS8X+BHG32S
Hard Drive	No HDD Bundle	1TB SAS x8	2TB SAS x8	3TB SAS x8	4TB SAS x8
Total Storage Size	N/A	8TB	16TB	24TB	32TB

15K SAS Hard Drive Bundle

Model	MS8X+BHG2K	MS8X+BHG4K
Hard Drive	300GB SAS 15K RPM x 8	600GB SAS 15K RPM x 8
Total Storage Size	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.