KT-MS8X12 Sans Digital MobileSTOR MS8X12+B Drive Enclosure Tower - Black

The MobileSTOR MS8X12 series is an 8 bay mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) SAS expander tower comprised of the same engines as the AccuSTOR / EliteSTOR enterprise level rackmount storage. Utilizing the same engine structure as the enterprise level rackmounts, the MobileSTOR utilize 12G SAS expander technology, and provides up to 48 Gb/s or 4,800MB/s of data bandwidth to fulfill the most demanding application. The MS8X12 supports both SATA 6Gb/s or SAS 6Gb/s and 12Gb/s solid state drives and hard drives and is backward compatible to 3Gb/s SAS & SATA SSD and HDDs. By utilizing the latest 12G SAS expander technology, the MS8X12 supports up to 8 SAS or SATA drives using only one mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) cable. A built-in SAS expansion port enables the system to connect up to 8 units or 64 drives daisy-chained together. With a high performance RAID controller card such as Areca, ATTO, Highpoint and LSI 6G and 12G RAID controller, the MS8X12 is capable of delivering over 3,000MB/s in read/write performance with RAID controller, doubling the existing 6G SAS expander bandwidth. Drives status information is provided by the LED. All necessary hardware comes standard including mini-SAS HD cable, hot-swappable cooling fan, and hard drives tray modules. The MS8X12 is an ideal storage expansion solution for servers or high performance video editing workstations.

NEW DataBolt™ Technology, Maximize 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s hard drives and SSD in 12G performance
To allow 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s hard drives and SSD transit to newer 12G standard and performance, EliteSTOR SAS expander equipped with LSI DataBolt™ technology allow existing of 6G and 3G hard drives and SSD infrastructure to take advantage of 12Gb/s speed. Only available in 12G SAS expander series, LSI DataBolt™ technology can aggregate bandwidth from 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s hard disk drives and SSD to a 12Gb/s data stream by intelligently buffering data, resulting in over 50% increase. DataBolt™ technology is fully compatible with the 12Gb/s SAS T10 specification.

General Information
Manufacturer	Sans Digital
Manufacturer Part Number	KT-MS8X12
Manufacturer Website Address	http://www.sansdigital.com
Brand Name	Sans Digital
Product Line	MobileSTOR
Product Model	MS8X12+B
Product Name	MobileSTOR MS8X12 - 8 Bay SATA/SAS to 12G SAS Expander JBOD Enclosure (Black)
Packaged Quantity	1
Product Type	Drive Enclosure
Technical Information
Number of Hard Drives Supported	8
Total Hard Drive Capacity Supported	48 TB
Number of Solid State Drive Supported	8
Controllers
Controller Type	Serial ATA/600
Controller Type	12Gb/s SAS
Non-RAID Mode	JBOD
I/O Expansions
Number of Total Expansion Bays	8
Number of 3.5" Bays	8
Network & Communication
Wireless LAN	No
Interfaces/Ports
Host Interface	SAS
Physical Characteristics
Product Color	Black
Cooling Fan	Yes
Form Factor	Tower
Height	15.5"
Width	8"
Depth	13"
Weight (Approximate)	20 lb
Miscellaneous
Package Contents	MobileSTOR MS8X12 - 8 Bay SATA/SAS to 12G SAS Expander JBOD Enclosure (Black) 8 x Removable Tray Modules 1 x Power Cord 1 x Mini-SAS HD Cable 1 x Quick Installation Manual & CD Buil-in Mounting Rail Cooling Fan
Country of Origin	Taiwan
Environmentally Friendly	Yes
Warranty
Limited Warranty	1 Year