AccuSTOR AS442X6S - 4U 42 Bay 6G SATA / 6G SAS to 6G SAS JBOD Rackmount

AccuSTOR AS442X6S - 4U 42 Bay 6G SATA / 6G SAS to 6G SAS JBOD Rackmount
AccuSTOR AS442X6S - 4U 42 Bay 6G SATA / 6G SAS to 6G SAS JBOD Rackmount
Item# ST-SAN-AS442X6S
$14,500.00
Model:  Performance Options: 

The AccuSTOR AS442X6S series is a high density 4U rackmount designed for storage hungry applications, and accommodates up to 168TB of storage space. Supporting latest SAS 6G technology, AS442X6S provide 6G solution for 6G SAS or 6G SATA drives. By utilizing the latest SAS expander technology, the AS442X6S supports up to 42 SAS or SATA drives using only one mini-SAS cable. A built-in SAS expansion port enables the system to connect up to 2 units or 84 HDD drives daisy-chained together, up to 336TB. With a high performance RAID controller card, the AS442X6S is capable of delivering over 1700MB/s in read and 1500MB/s write performance, doubling the existing 3G SAS expander bandwidth. System status information is provided by the LED, including hard drives, power supply and cooling fan status. All necessary hardware comes standard including mini-SAS cable and hard drives tray modules. The AS442X6S is an ideal storage expansion solution for servers or high performance video editing workstations. Supported in Windows, MAC and Linux, including various file system such as ZFS.

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)
  • Hitachi 3TB (0F12456)
  • Hitachi 4TB (0F14683)

  • 6G SAS Expander Technology - Connect 42 SAS or SATA drives with only one  single SFF-8088 to 8088 Mini-.SAS cable to HBA (Host Bus Adapter) or RAID controllers.
  • Superior Performance - With support of SATA 6G or SAS 6G hard drives and 24Gbps bandwidth, performance can reach over 1700MB/s in read and 1500MB/s in write (tested with LSI9280-8E).
  • 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.
  • Support Industry Standard SGPIO - Serial General Purpose Input/Output (SGPIO) is utilized  to provide the hard drives health & enclosure real-time information via the mini-SAS connection cable to the HBA (host Bus Adapter) without additional serial cable.
  • Scalability - Supports up to 2 enclosures or up to 84 hard drives daisy-chained together for capacity expansion.
  • 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.
  • Standard Redundant Power Supply - Hot-swappable, redundant power is included for protection against power failure. Power supply status can be easily monitored by the status LED and audible alarm alert.
  • All hardware is included - Mini-SAS cable, cooling fan, and tray modules are included. By connecting to a SAS controller and hard drives will instantly increase the storage space.
  • Wide Range RAID Adapters Support - Compatible with Areca, LSI SAS MegaRAID, Intel SAS RAID, Adaptec SAS RAID, and 3Ware SAS RAID Adapters.

 Model  AS442X6S
 Form Factor  4U Rackmount
 HDD Trays  42 Hot-Swappable 3.5"
 RAID Level  JBOD (RAID is supported by additional RAID card) 
 Maximum Capacity  168TB (expandable to 2 unit or 336TB)
 Auto Rebuilding  Via additional RAID card
 RAID Controller Supported  Areca ARC-1680X
 LSI SAS MegaRAID
 Dell Perc SAS RAID
 Intel SAS RAID
 ATTO SAS RAID
 Host Interface & Transfer Rate  SAS 6G
 Drive Interface  SAS or SATA
 Cooling Fan  2 x Blower Fans
 Power Supply  600W x 3 Redundant Power Supply Modules
 Control Interface  LCD Panel, RS232, RJ-45 Ethernet
 Status Indicators  1 LED/ HDD
 Dimension (in)  7"H x 19"W x 30.7"D
 Weight (lb)  100 (w/o hard drives)
 Limited Warranty  3 Years

Model  AS442X6S  AS442X6S42E  AS442X6S84E  AS442X6S126E  AS442X6S168E
 Hard Drive  No HDD
 Bundle
 1TB RAID Edition
 SATA * 42
 2TB RAID Edition
 SATA * 42
 3TB RAID Edition
 SATA *42
 4TB RAID Edition
 SATA *42
 Total Storage Size  N/A  42TB  84TB  126TB  168TB

 Model  AS442X6S  AS442X6S21S  AS442X6S42S  AS442X6S84S  AS442X6S126S
 Hard Drive  No HDD
 Bundle
 500GB SAS * 24  1TB SAS *24  2TB SAS * 24  3TB SAS * 24
 Total Storage Size  N/A  21TB  42TB  84TB  126TB


Model  AS442X6S12K  AS442X6S25K
 Hard Drive  300GB SAS
 15K RPM * 42
 600GB SAS
 15K RPM * 42
 Total Storage Size  12.6TB  25.2TB



Note: All hard drive bundles are pre-installed and tested before shipment. Hard drives are then packaged individually to avoid damage during shipping.