Description
Product Overview
The TowerRAID TR5M+ is a compact RAID tower utilizing the latest SATA II port multiplier feature, where one single eSATA cable connects to five 3Gpps SATA II hard drives. Bundled with a high performance RAID controller card RR622, its RAID 5 performance is capable of reaching over 200MB/s. Online expansion is a feature included in the controller card so that RAID could 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 TR5M+ 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 up to two TR5M+ units (up to 10 hard drives) using only two cables, while all drives could be configured into a single or multiple RAID arrays, providing over 200MB/s in performance.
The use of enterprise hard drives are recommended 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.
Features
- Bundled with RR622 dual-port eSATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID controller card for over 200MB/s RAID 5 performance.
- Dual-port eSATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID controller supports up to 2 units or 10 hard drives in a single or multiple RAID array.
- Backward compatible with PCIe 1.0.
- Supports RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 5+ spare, spanning and JBOD.
- 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 five hard drives using only one cable.
- Host interface: eSATA with Port Multiplier.
- Drive interface: 5 x 3.5″ SATA I / SATA II.
- Default color in silver (aternative color in black)
Specifications
- RAID Level: RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 5+spare, Spanning and JBOD, (via Bundled RR622 RAID Controller Card)
- Maximum Capacity: 15TB
- Host Interface & Transfer Rate: eSATA (via Port Multiplier), PCIe2.0 x1 for RR622 RAID Controller
- Cooling Fan: 4.7″ Ball Bearing Fan
- Safety Regulations: CE, FCC, UL, RoHS
- Package Contents: TR5M+ (1), Hard Drive Trays (5), Power Cord (1), eSATA Cable (1), RR622 Dual-Port eSATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID Controller (1), Screws (1 set), Quick Installation Manual & CD (1)
