Sans Digital MobileRAID MR5CT2 5 Bay SCSI RAID 6 Enclosure

Sans Digital Updated: 2009-01-06 RSS

The MobileRAID MR5CT2 Series is an external compact RAID solution designed for file servers, video editing, and data storage. With up to 5TB total storage capacity (max. 2TB per volume), this unit will be prefect for any application that requires a large portable storage solution. Utilizing both USB 2.0, Firewire 800 and/or SATA host interfaces, the MR5CT2 is guaranteed to achieve the best performance with fail-safe file protection. Five hot-swappable, 3.5" SATA drive trays allow quick replacement and simple trouble-shooting of storage units. The MR5CT2 RAID subsystem can also be easily scaled to RAID levels 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5, 6 or to just a simple JBOD configuration. Featuring durable, stylish acrylic housing, a conveniently located handle and a user-friendly LCD panel, the MR5CT2 will meet all of your mobile data storage needs.

Features

* RAID level 0, 1 (0+1), 3, 5, 6 and JBOD.
* Powerful on-line RAID Management Capability, Volume set, Capacity, RAID Level, Stripe size configuration.
* Host Interfaces: USB 2.0, Firewire 800, and SATA.
* Five SATA I/ SATA II Channels operate in parallel with XOR engine.
* O/S-Independent and Host Transparent RAID solution.
* Hot Swappable Function.
* Easy RAID Management, Front LCD control panel RAID Management, Firmware-embedded RAID Manage; Bootable RAID Manager utility, and web Browser-based RAID Manager.

Specifications

Model: MR5CT2
Form Factor: Cube
HDD Trays: 5 Hot-swappable 3.5"
RAID Level: 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5,6, JBOD
Maximum Capacity: 5TB total storage capacity (max. 2TB per volume*)
Auto Rebuilding: Yes
Hot-Spare: RAID 3, 5, 6
Host Interface & Transfer Rate: USB 2.0 (480Mbps), Firewire 800 (800Mbps), SATA
Drive Interface: SATA I / SATA II
Cooling Fan: 90mm Ball Bearing
Power Supply: 200W X 1
Control Interface: LCD Panel, RS232, and Ethernet
Status Indicators: 5 Drive LEDs & 3 Environment LEDs
Dimension (in): 8.2"W x 12 "D x 9.5 "H
Weight (lb): 12
Safety Regulations: CE, FCC, UL
Limited Watrranty: 1 Years
* The 2TB limitation is caused by the Operating System. The driver for USB, Firewire and SATA in Windows XP 32 bit version does not support a volume greater than 2TB. In Windows Server 2003 64bit version, the SATA driver already supports more than 2TB per volume; once you convert it to GPT disk, the OS should recognize the whole capacity of the volume set. However, the driver for USB/Firewire in 64bit WIndows still does not support 2TB per volume. So, in order to fully utilize the volume which is greater than 2TB, you have to have 64bit Windows and connect your unit using the SATA interface.