Highlights
The XDAS Mini RAID box offers a truly innovative eSATA(3.0Gbps)/USB2.0/ Firewire 800 (8 bay model) solution for use with your
PC and Mac workstation. Designed and leveraged with Aberdeen's existing high performance RAID technology,
this
RAID box delivers high-capacity performance at the best of cost/performance value. With RAID box
technology, it allows one HDD failure without impact on the existing data and failed drive rebuild
is transparent to the host.
Unparalleled Performance 8-Bay Model
The 8-bay XDAS Mini unleashes a truly innovative multiple hosts (with 3.0Gbps eSATA, USB3.0, FireWire 800, iSCSI/AoE and USB2.0) solution for both PC and Mac. The eSATA port delivers in excess of 220 MB per second (MB/sec) sustained RAID 0 reads and over 210 MB/sec RAID 0 sequential writes. High transfer rates make this unit well suited for audio/video application especially the rapidly growing demand from the Mac Video Editing markets. The Intelligent cooling continuously adapts to environmental conditions by automatically controlling the speed of the cooling fans. This XDAS mini also offers a super silent design, optimizing balance between noise reduction and necessary cooling.
Performance 4-Bay Model
The XDAS Mini RAID solution unleashes the power of 3.0Gbps performance and NCQ support on the
eSATA host port. The eSATA port delivers in excess of 210MB/s sustained RAID 5 reads and
over 176MB/s RAID 5 sequential writes. The result is superior overall performance compared to other 4 bay eSATA solution. High transfer rates make the XDAS Mini well suited for audio/video
application, especially the rapidly growing demand from the Mac Video Editing markets. With the target mode multiplier emulation, both eSATA and USB2.0 host channel (with port multiplier function) can support multiple volumes (up to 4).
Unsurpassed Data Availability
The XDAS Mini provides RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, Single Disk or JBOD RAID
configurations. Its high data availability and protection derives from the following capabilities:
Online RAID Capacity Expansion, Array Roaming, Online RAID Level / Stripe Size Migration, Global
Online Spare, Automatic Drive Failure Detection, Automatic Failed Drive Rebuilding, Disk Hot Swap,
Online Background Rebuilding, Instant Availability /Background Initialization, Auto
Reassign Sector and Redundant Flash Image. Greater than Two TB support allows for very
large volume set application in 64-bit environment such as data-mining and managing large databases.
Easy RAID Management
Manual configuration and monitoring can be done through the LCD Control Panel, RS-232 and LAN
port. The LCD Hot-Key supports one-step easy RAID configuration to simplify the setup of
the XDAS Mini. It’s API library supports customer to write its own monitor utility. The
hardware monitor can monitor system voltage, temperature and fan. Enclosure management
features include fault indicators and status LEDs, event notification and user configurable audio
alarms via eSATA in-band signal.
Features
• 400MHz storage I/O processor
• Unleash the power of 3.0Gbps and NCQ on the
eSATA host port
• NVRAM for RAID event & transaction log
• Write-through or write-back cache support
• Redundant flash image for controller availability
• RAID level 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, Single Disk or JBOD
• Multiple RAID selection
• Up to 4 volumes (Target mode multiplier
emulation)
• Online array roaming
• Online RAID level/stripe size migration
• Online capacity expansion and RAID level
migration simultaneously
• Online dynamic volume set capacity expansion
• Instant availability and background initialization
• Automatic insertion/removal detection and
rebuild
• Greater than Two TB per volume set
• Support SMART, NCQ, and OOB staggered
spin-up capable drives
