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ATTO Technology ExpressSAS R680 8-External Port 6Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID Adapter
- Price: $1,018.35
- Free Shipping (USA)
- In Stock
- B&H # ATESASR680
- Mfr# ESAS-R680-000
Product Highlights
- 8-External Ports
- 9.6Gb/s Throughput in Full-duplex Mode
- x8 PCIe 2.0 Host Connection
- SAS 2.0, SAS, SATA II, SATA Connectivity
- Supports Up To 128 End Devices
- Data Recovery Mode
- Windows, Linux & Mac OS X Driver Support
- 512Mb Memory
- GUI Based Configuration Utility
- Low-profile Form Factor
The ATTO Technology ExpressSAS R680 8-External Port 6Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID Adapter adds high-performance RAID protection to direct attached SAS and SATA JBOD storage. Delivering significant advancements in performance and flexibility with enterprise-class features, ExpressSAS R680 provides an affordable and reliable transition from 3 to 6Gb/s SAS/SATA storage infrastructures in general IT, media and entertainment environments.
The ExpressSAS R680 provides 6Gb/s SAS/SATA connectivity to Direct Attached Storage via 8 external ports. With transfer rates of upto 1200MB/s per port, the ExpressSAS R680 is well suited for high-bandwidth workflows, such as digital content creation, streaming video and audio, transactional databases, and email and web servers. The ExpressSAS R680 combines advanced engineering and innovative features to ensure smooth data transfers and consistent performance. Leveraging ATTO's market-tested RAID stack and exclusive latency management features, the ExpressSAS R680 helps customers create, share and protect data and digital assets more effectively.- RAID Levels Supported
- ExpressSAS R680 supports RAID Levels 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 10, 40, 50, 60 and DVRAID, an advanced RAID level for digital video environments* 1
- Long-Standing RAID Experience
- ExpressSAS R680 features the time-proven ATTO RAID Stack, DVRAID and CacheAssure, proprietary technology developed to provide the most robust RAID based connectivity solution in the industry.
- Flexible Connectivity Solutions
- The ExpressSAS R680 is ideal for a wide variety of IT and digital media environments requiring high-performance and parity RAID protected data. ExpressSAS R680 offers driver support for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, providing a single connectivity solution for customers with heterogeneous operating system environments.
- Performance Engineered
- The ExpressSAS R680 allows users to instantly protect their critical data while enhancing performance. ExpressSAS R680 is designed to maintain full performance in degraded mode and to minimize downtime with 50% faster rebuilds, limiting exposure to a second drive failure.
- Advanced Management Tools
- The ExpressSAS R680 Adapter's easy-to-use configuration tool features an intuitive GUI that simplifies RAID group configuration, management and monitoring. It also offers the most advanced performance tuning capabilities and troubleshooting utilities, providing users with sophisticated diagnostics and the flexibility to control settings for specific applications.
- Advanced Data Streaming Technology
- Latency-management technology that controls the acceleration of data transfers to move large amounts of data faster and more efficiently.
- DriveAssure Technology
- Drive assessment and latency management technology that prevents premature drive failures to ensure uninterrupted access to data.
- CacheAssure Technology
- NV cache data protection module providing a maintenance-free solution that safeguards against the loss of cached data during a power or system failure.
- Data Recovery Mode
- Mechanism that increases the probability of fully or partially recovering data that is lost due to a disk failure and offline RAID group.
| Ports | 8 External |
| Bus Specifications | x8 PCI express 2.0 host interface |
| Form Factor | Low profile |
| Connectors | 2 mini SAS (x4) SFF 8088 External |
| User Benefits | High performance host-based RAID for direct attached storage Four port configurations for flexible connectivity Full performance in degraded or rebuild mode Flash-based cache protection protects against lost data during power or system failure More options for retrieving data from a failed drive with data recovery mode 50% faster rebuilds Efficient scalability with host-level RAID Maintain high priority workflows with tunable rebuilds RAID group partitioning for better management |
| Management Tools | User-friendly GUI for quick and easy RAID setup Command line interface for advanced functionality ATTO config tool: BIOS-based RAID management and configuration utility |
| Connectivity | External: x4 mini SAS connectors Low profile form factor; Full-height bracket included |
| Operating System Support | Windows Server 2003, 2008 Windows XP, Vista, 7 SUSE Linux RedHat Linux Mac OS X (10.4.x - 10.6.x) |
| Agency Approvals and Compliance |
FCC part 15, subpart B, Class B EN55024: 1998 + A1: 2001 + A2: 2003 EN55022: 2006, Class B EN60950-1: 2001 RoHS-6 compliant |
| RAID Features and Functionality | SAS 2.0, SAS, SATA and SATA II support RAID Levels 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 10, 40, 50, 60, JBOD, DVRAID ATTO RAID stackCommand coalescing Staggered drive spin-up RAID level migration Hot swap with auto rebuild Online performance metrics and event logs Native command queuing 512MB ECC protected cache memory SES, SNMP and S.M.A.R.T. support Pass-through support for tape and tape devices Configurable stripe size Online capacity expansion Global and dedicated hot spares Automatic and tunable online rebuilds N-way mirroring |
| Operating Temperature | 32 - 104° F (0 - 40° C) |
| Storage Temperature | -40 - 157° F (-40 - 70° C) |
| Operating Humidity | 10 - 90% non-condensing |
| Storage Humidity | 5 - 95% non-condensing |
| Operating Voltage | 9.6W (typical) |
| Air Flow | 150 lf/m (min) recommended |
| Dimensions (LxH) | 6.60 x 2.71" (16.76 X 6.88 cm) |
| Weight | Not specified by the manufacturer |
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