SAS to SATA RAID Subsystem Comparison

Item
PS800
PS850
A804
A1204
A1604
A2404E
A2454E
Form Factor
Tower/Desktop
Tower/Desktop
2U
2U
3U
4U
4U
Type
RAID
RAID
RAID
RAID
RAID
RAID
RAID
Controller
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single
Single
Redundant
Cache per controller
Up to 1GB DDR
Up to 1GB DDR
Up to 2GB DDR
Up to 2GB DDR
Up to 2GB DDR
Up to 2GB DDR
Up to 2GB DDR
Host Interface
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
Drive Interface
SATA II 3Gbps
SATA II 3Gbps
SATA II 3Gbps
SATA II 3Gbps
SATA II 3Gbps
SATA II 3Gbps
SATA II 3Gbps
No. of Host Channels
1 ( SAS)
2 ( SAS)
2 ( SAS )
2 ( SAS )
2 ( SAS )
2 ( SAS)
4 ( SAS )
No. of Drive Channels
8 ( SATA II )
8 ( SATA II )
8 ( SATA II )
8 ( SATA II )
8 ( SATA II )
24 ( SATA II )
24 ( SATA II )
No. of Host Port
1 ( 4 multi-lane SAS SFF-8088 )
2 ( 4 multi-lane SAS SFF-8088 )
2 ( 4 multi-lane SAS SFF-8088 )
2 ( 4 multi-lane SAS SFF-8088 )
4 ( 4 multi-lane SAS SFF-8088 )
4 ( 4 multi-lane SAS SFF-8088 )
8 ( 4 multi-lane SAS SFF-8088 )
No. of Drive Port
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No. of Drive Bay
8
8
8
12
16
24
24
Expansion Port
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
No. of JBOD
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
4 JBOD ( for each RAID subsystem )
2 JBOD ( for each RAID subsystem )
Max. Expansion
8 ( SATA II ) HDD
8 ( SATA II ) HDD
8 ( SATA II ) HDD
12 ( SATA II ) HDD
16 ( SATA II ) HDD
264 ( SATA II ) HDD - with JBOD and Cascade
168 ( SATA II ) HDD - with JBOD and Cascade
Corresponding JBOD
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
S16S-J1000-S
S16S-J1000-R
RAID Level
0, 1(0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60
0, 1(0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60
0, 1(0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60
0, 1(0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60
0, 1(0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60
0, 1(0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60
0, 1(0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60
Battery Backup
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
2
Cooling Modules
Separate I/O board
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
PSUs
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
LCD Panel
1 x 250W
2 x 250W
2 x 350W
2 x 350W
2 x 530W
3 x 405W
3 x 405W
Software Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
RAID Engine
SANWatch
SANWatch
SANWatch/ EonPath
SANWatch/ EonPath
SANWatch
SANWatch/ Snapshot/ EonPath
SANWatch/ Snapshot/ EonPath
SANWatch
SANWatch
SANWatch/ EonPath
SANWatch/ EonPath
SANWatch/EonPath
SANWatch/ Snapshot/ EonPath
SANWatch/ Snapshot/ EonPath

 

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