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Key Features
- 116TB (1 x 4TB U.2 SSD, 7 x 16TB HDDs)
- 8 x 2.5/3.5" Drive Bays
- NVMe and SATA III Drive Interfaces
- Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 4, 5, and JBOD
Bring flexible storage to your setup with with the ThunderBay Flex 8 116TB 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array from OWC. Designed to streamline production workflows, this RAID array features eight 2.5/3.5" drive bays preinstalled with one 4TB U.2 NVMe SSD and seven 16TB HDDs. Preconfigured in RAID 5, the ThunderBay Flex 8 also supports 0, 1, 0+1, 4, 5, and JBOD modes, allowing you to choose between speed or data redundancy. Thunderbolt 3 and SATA III interfaces as well as 7200 rpm HDD speeds ensure fast data access to make short work of video editing, VFX, digital imaging, and more. The 120mm cooling fan prevents overheating, and a lockable bay door and Kensington Lock slot ensure security.
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Are the drives in the Flex 8 enterprise drives?
Are the drives in the Flex 8 enterprise drives?
Spindle Speed: 7200 revolutions per minute - Features: Enterprise, RAID 5 - factory configured
Date published: 2022-07-17
What drives come preinstalled on this? SATA OR ...
What drives come preinstalled on this? SATA OR SATA III?
The Compatible Drive Interface is SATA III
Date published: 2021-12-18
Can two separate RAID Arrays be created within ...
Can two separate RAID Arrays be created within this device, ie one Array using the SSD's and a separate RAID array using the HDD's for backing up the first?
Yes, it is possible to run multiple RAID volumes on the OWC Thunderbay. However, these volumes would be spread out between multiple parts of all disks, and not confined to certain disks only - all disks would be part of all volumes present on the array.
Date published: 2022-11-10
Will Synology E10G18-T2 Dual-Port 10 Gb/s PCIe ...
Will Synology E10G18-T2 Dual-Port 10 Gb/s PCIe Expansion Card fit in the case and work?
No, the Synology Ethernet cards are only compatible with Synology devices. It will not fit inside the OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 88TB 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array (4 x 4TB U.2 SSDs, 4 x 18TB HDDs).
Date published: 2022-08-02
Can we purchase extra drives (same model) for hot ...
Can we purchase extra drives (same model) for hot swappable spares? Link?
The though of losing 144tbs of data with no redundancy is horrifying- so if I were to purchase this unit, I would need to purchase extra hard drives at the same time for hot swapping as protection. Do you have a link to the exact hard drives that would be needed for seamless hot swapping?
Date published: 2023-03-02
What exact hard drives are being used and is ...
What exact hard drives are being used and is there a link to extra drives I can purchase for hot swapping?
We don't have information on what exact drives OWC uses in the OWC ThunderBay Flex 8, but for replacement drives for hot swapping any 3.5" SATA III Drive will work. I recommend these WD 18TB WD181KFGX Red Pro drives here: https://bhpho.to/3JhPm4I.
Date published: 2023-03-06
hello, is this harddrive 144tb include? if yes, ...
hello, is this harddrive 144tb include? if yes, harddrive 18tb*8?
Yes, 8X18TB HDD's.
Date published: 2021-05-25
What brand and model of SSDs and HDDs are used in ...
What brand and model of SSDs and HDDs are used in this pre-configured version for OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 100TB 8-Bay 7x14TB HDDs?
Unfortunately we do not know which drives any given OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 100TB 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array (1 x 2TB SSD, 7 x 14TB HDDs) will ship with, as they use different drives throughout the lifetime of the RAID Array.
Date published: 2023-03-09