Discontinued - See TR8X+BP as its direct replacement.
The TowerRAID TR8X-BP is an 8-bay RAID 5 tower with mini-SAS connection for high transfer rates of up to 650MB/s. The TR8X-BP 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 could 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 log. Utilizing high bandwidth mini-SAS (SFF-8088) cabling, the TR8X-BP 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 computer. The mini-SAS connection connects eight hard drives connections into two ports, reducing possible points of failures, while preserving uninterrupted data transfer. The TR8X-BP 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 4.0 are supported.
Model | TR8X-BP | TR8X-BP4T | TR8X-BP8T | TR8X-BP16T |
Hard Drive | No HDD
Bundle |
500GB
SATA II * 8 |
1TB
SATA II * 8 |
2TB
SATA II * 8 |
Total Storage Size | N/A | 4000GB = 4TB | 8TB | 16TB |
Model |
TR8X-BP |
TR8X-BP4E |
TR8X-BP8E |
TR8X-BP16E |
Hard Drive | No HDD
Bundle | 500GB RAID
SATA II * 8 | 1TB RAID
SATA II * 8 | 2TB RAID
SATA II * 8 |
Total Storage Size | N/A | 4000GB = 4TB | 8TB | 16TB |
Model |
TR8X-BP |
TR8X-BP4S |
TR8X-BP8S |
TR8X-BP16S |
Hard Drive | No HDD
Bundle | 500GB SAS
SATA II * 8 | 1TB SAS
SATA II * 8 | 2TB SAS
SATA II * 8 |
Total Storage Size | N/A | 4000GB = 4TB | 8TB | 16TB |
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.