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TowerRAID TR8M-BP - 8 Bay eSATA RAID 0/1/10/5/JBOD Storage w/ 6G PCIe Card (Black)

TowerRAID TR8M-BP - 8 Bay eSATA RAID 0/1/10/5/JBOD Storage w/ 6G PCIe Card (Black)
TowerRAID TR8M-BP - 8 Bay eSATA RAID 0/1/10/5/JBOD Storage w/ 6G PCIe Card (Black)
Item# ST-SAN-TR8M-BP
$405.00
Model:  Controller Card Options:  This item is currently out of stock. Contact tech@sansdigital.com for more info

Discontinued - See TR8M+B as its direct replacement

The TowerRAID TR8M-BP is a compact RAID tower utilizing the latest SATA II port multiplier technology where two eSATA cable connects to eight SATA hard drives. Bundled with a high performance PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID controller card RR622, its RAID 5 performance is capable of reaching over 250MB/s. Online expansion is a feature included in the controller card which allows the RAID to be expanded without the need to recreate the storage space or erase the existing data. Advanced monitoring functions include real time hard drives health status and e-mail notification for critical events. Designed with easy installation in mind, the TR8M-BP is designed with five hot-swappable tray modules so that hard drives could be removed and installed with ease. The included dual-port eSATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID controller card allows the connection of eight harddrives using only two cables, while all drives could be configured into a single or multiple RAID arrays, providing over 200MB/s in performance.


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)
  • Bundled with RR622 RAID controller card for over 250MB/s of RAID 5 performance.
  • Supports RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 5+ spare, spanning and JBOD.
  • Backward compatible with PCIe 1.0.
  • Supports online expansion to expand capacity without the need to recreate the RAID volume and erase the existing data.
  • Built-in real time hard drive health monitoring and e-mail notification for critical events.
  • Supports PC, Linux and MAC OS;;including Windows 7 and Snow Leopard.
  • Accesses eight hard drives using only two cables.
  • Host interface: eSATA with Port Multiplier.
  • Drive interface: 8 x 3.5" SATA I / SATA II.
 Model  TR8M-BP
 Form Factor  Compact Tower
 HDD Trays  8 Hot-Swappable 3.5"
 RAID Level  eSATA (via Port Multiplier)
 PCIe 2.0 x1 for RR622 RAID Controller
 Maximum Capacity  16TB
 Host Interface & Transfer Rate  eSATA 3Gbps (via Port Multiplier)
 Drive Interface  8 x 3.5” SATA I / SATA II
 Cooling Fan  4.7" Ball Bearing Fan
 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)  13
 Safety Regulations  CE, FCC, UL, RoHS
 Limited Warranty  1 Year

Desktop Hard Drive Bundles
 Model  TR8M-BP  TR8M-BP4T  TR8M-BP8T  TR8M-BP12T  TR8M-BP16T
 Hard Drive  No HDD
 Bundle		  500GB Desktop
 SATA II * 8 		 1TB Desktop
 SATA II * 8 		 1.5TB Desktop
 SATA II * 8 		 2TB Desktop
 SATA II * 8
 Total Storage Size  N/A  4000GB = 4TB  8TB  12TB  16TB

Enterprise Hard Drive Bundles
 Model  TR8M-BP  TR8M-BP4E  TR8M-BP8E  TR8M-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

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.