*New* RS-Series RS208X12G
2U 8 Bay 12G SAS/SATA JBOD Direct Connection Rackmount
The RS-Series RS208X12G series is a 2U 8 bay mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) SAS direct connection rackmount. The RS-Series RS208X12G use 12G SAS technology with 2x 12G SFF-8644 mini-SAS HD cables, up to 12G in 4 lane = 48 Gb/s or 4,800MB/s of data bandwidth for incredibly fast throughput per cables. The RS208X12G supports both SATA 6Gb/s or SAS 6Gb/s and 12Gb/s solid state drives and hard drives and is backwards compatible with 3Gb/s SAS & SATA SSD and HDDs. The RS208X12G can support up to 8 SAS or SATA drives using only two mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) cable. With a high performance RAID controller card such as Areca, ATTO, Dell, Highpoint, or Broadcom / LSI 6G and 12G RAID controller, the RS208X12G is capable of delivering over 3,000MB/s in read/write performance with RAID controller, doubling the existing 6G SAS bandwidth. Drives status information is provided by the LED. All necessary hardware comes standard including mini-SAS HD cable x2, hot-swappable cooling fan, and hard drives tray modules. The RS208X12G is an ideal storage expansion solution for servers or high performance video editing workstations.

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 CLICK HERE.
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  • Features
  • Specifications
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  • Direct connection from RAID or HBA to Drives - Eight 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch SAS or SATA hard drives to 2x mini-SAS HD SFF-8644 interfaces. Accesses eight hard drives using only two cables.
  • Superior Performance - With support of SATA 12Gb/s or SAS 12Gb/s hard drives and 48Gb/s of data bandwidth, performance can reach over 3,000MB/s in read and write (tested with 12G SAS RAID controller card (SAS RAID controller).
  • Staggering Spin-Up - Built-in staggering spin-up for hard drives during power up. Thus, extending the life / duty cycle of the hard drives and power supply.
  • Multi-purposes - Supports both SAS (Serial SCSI) and SATA hard drives to meet the requirements of different applications with different price/performance characteristics. Cost-effective SATA drives could be used for capacity orientated storage such as disk-to-disk backup, data-archiving, and digital video editing. Enterprise level SAS drives could be employed for I/O intensive applications such as transactional databases.
  • All hardware are included - Mini-SAS HD cable, cooling fan, tray modules. By connecting to a SAS controller and hard drives will instantly increase the storage space.
  • Wide Range RAID Adapter Support - Compatible with Areca, ATTO, Dell, Intel, HP, Broadcom / LSI SAS MegaRAID, and other industry standard 12G RAID card. 
Model
RS208X12G
​Form Factor
2U Rackmount
​HDD Trays
8x 2.5" and 3.5" SFF & LFF Supported Trays Modules
RAID mode supported
​JBOD (RAID is supported by additional RAID card)
​Maximum Capacity
128TB 
​*Based on latest 16TB HDD
Drive Interface
SAS 12Gb/s or SAS/SATA 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s
​Host Interface
2x 12G Mini-SAS HD / SFF-8644 
​Expansion Ports
No
​Cooling Fan
3x Hot-Swappable Modularized Cooling Fan
Power Supply
Single 500W Power Supply, 80 Plus Gold ​
​Controller Interface
RAID Setting control via Optional RAID Controller
Status Indicators
Hard Drives Activity / Failure LEDs, Systems Status LED
​Dimension 
3.5"x 19"x 25"
Weight
33lb
Safety Regulations
CE / FCC /UL / RoHS
Limited Warranty
3 Years