 Product Overview |
A pioneer and leader in hybrid I/O technologies, Enhance Technology introduces the EnhanceRACK R8 ML, a 2U 8-disk storage array designed as JBOD or HBA RAID dependant storage. The R8 ML can also be an expansion unit to the advanced EnhanceRAID R8 XP Expandable RAID series featuring MultiLink™ I/O technology with two additional Multi-lane channels optioned for daisy-chaining to R8 ML disk array for storage expansion in addition to the built-in eight (8) Serial ATA I/II disks. The R8 ML rackmount storage system equipped with two (2) Multi-lane ports for host connection and is developed for OEM, VAR, & storage solution providers for daily Disk-to-Disk (D2D) backup, video editing, e-mail archive, etc.
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| Industry Proven SATALINK™ Technology |
The EnhanceRACK R8 ML was built on the world-known hybrid I/O technology, the SATALink™, a technology pioneered by Enhance Technology to bring low-cost SATA disks to the broadband high performance computing environments. The propriety MultiLink™ I/O technology is introduced to connect additional disk array system through Multi-lane interface that helped resellers and integrators to offer more cost/effective storage solution to the end customers.
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| Versatile RAID storage Module |
The versatile R8 ML storage array is a host dependent storage unit which provides a transparent and driverless method of adding additional RAID protected storage to an existing IT infrastructure, regardless of your operating system or hardware. It is ideal for Microsoft Exchange and SQL server, and provides the fastest, simplest, safest way to share protected data between desktops, networks and work groups with a direct Multi-lane infiniband connection to the host. |
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| Product Specifications |
| MODEL
COMPARISON |
R8
ML |
R8
XP1000 |
>Form
Factor |
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>RAID
Level
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>Disk
Interface |
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>Host
Channel |
Multi-lane
I/O |
Dual
U320 SCSI |
>Number
of Disks Supported |
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>Connectivity |
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Single U320 SCSI & Dual Multi-Lane
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>Disk
(Capacity) Expansion |
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>Performance |
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>Power
Supply
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Single 250W
or
Redundant 2x300 Watt
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| Features & Benefits |
- Brushed metal construction
- 2U 8-Disk rackmount form factor
- Built-in SAS/SATA II compatible backplane
- Eight hot-swappable HDD drive trays
- Three hot-swappable low noise enclosure fan
- Fan-fail LED and alarm with mute button
- Power & Status LED indicators on the front panel
- Optional dual redundant power supply
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* Rack mount Kit NOT included with system. Please order optional sliding
rail kit part number RM-RAIL24 that includes all mounting hardware. |
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| Validated SATA 3.5 HDD |
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Hitachi Deskstar |
Seagate Barracuda |
Maxtor Diamond MAX |
| 160GB |
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X |
| 250GB |
X |
X |
X |
| 400GB |
X |
X |
X |
| 500GB |
X |
X |
X |
| 750GB |
X |
X |
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| 1TB |
X |
X |
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| 1.5TB |
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X |
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| Validated SAS 3.5 HDD |
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Hitachi |
Seagate |
Maxtor |
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Ultrastar |
Cheetah |
Atlas 10K V |
Atlas 15K II |
| 36GB |
X |
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| 36.7GB |
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X |
| 73GB |
X |
X |
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| 73.5GB |
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X |
X |
| 146GB |
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X |
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| 147GB |
X |
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| 147.1GB |
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X |
X |
| 300GB |
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X |
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| 400GB |
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X |
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| 450GB |
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X |
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| Areca |
ATTO |
HighPoint |
LSI Logic |
| ARC-1680x |
ExpressSAS R380 |
RocketRAID 2322 |
LSI SAS3801E |
| ARC-1120ML |
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RocketRAID 3522 |
LSI SAS3801X |
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R8-ML Compact 2U 8-Drive SAS / SATA-to-Multi-lane
866.537.5140 | 
Contact Us | 
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