Proware EP-4423S-F8S3 & EP-4423D-F8S3

42 bay 8Gbit Fibre Channel - SAS/SATA RAID - Single or Dual controller

Overview

The EP-4423 series RAID subsystem features 8Gb FC-AL host performance to increase system efficiency and performance. It features high capacity expansion, with 42 hot-swappable SAS/SATA II hard disk drive bays in a 19-inch 4U rackmount unit, scaling to a maximum storage capacity in the terabyte range.

The EP-4423D series also supports dual controllers which provide better fault tolerance and higher reliability of system operation.

Features

  • Single or dual controllers (active-active)
  • SAS or SATA-II support
  • MAID Functionality Support spin down drives when not in use to extend service
  • SAS JBOD Expansion capable
  • Fully redundant with hot swappable Controller, disks, cooling fans and power supplies
  • Transparent data protection for all popular operating systems
  • Supports Bad Blocks auto remapping and schedule volume check

 
Proware
Proware EP-4423D-F8S3

VMware Ready

Datasheet

Exceptional Manageability

Proware EP-4423S & EP-4423D-F8S3 Specifications

Model
 EP-4423S/D-F8S3
RAID Controller
 FC-SAS
Controller
 Single or Redundant
Host Interface
 Two FC-AL (8 Gb/s) / Four FC-AL (8 Gb/s)
Disk Interface
 SAS 3Gb or SATA II
SAS expander
 4x mini SAS (3Gb/s)
Capacity
  
Direct Attached
 42 Disks
Expansion
 Up to 84 Disks
Processor Type
 Intel IOP341 64-bit
Cache Memory
 512MB~4GB / 1GB~8GB DDR-II ECC SDRAM
Battery Backup
 Optional
Management Port support
 Yes
Monitor Port support
 Yes
RAID Features
  
RAID level
 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60 and JBOD
Array Group
 Up to 128
LUNs
 Up to 128
Hot Spare
 Yes
Drive Roaming
 Yes
Online Rebuild
 Yes
Variable Stripe Size
 Yes
E-mail Notification
 Yes
Online capacity expansion, RAID level / stripe size migration
 Yes
Online Array roaming
 Yes
Online consistency checkr
 Yes
SMTP manager and SNMP agent
 Yes
Redundant Flash image
 Yes
Instant availability and background initialization
 Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support
 Yes
MAID
 Yes
Bad block auto-remapping
 Yes
Enclosure
  
Platform
 Rackmount
Form Factor
 4U
# of Hot Swap Trays
 42
Tray Lock
 Yes
Disk Status Indicator
 Access / Fail LED
Backplane
 SAS / SATA II Single BP
# of PS/Fan Modules
 1100W x 2 w/PFC
# of Fans
 11
Power Requirements
 AC 90V ~ 264V Full Range 7.5A ~ 4A, 47Hz ~ 63Hz
Environmental
  
Relative Humidity
 10% ~ 85% Non-condensing
Operating Temp
 10°C ~ 40°C (50°F ~ 104°F)
Physical Dimensions
 810(L) x 482.6 (W) x 176(H) mm
Weight (Without Disk)
 48.5 / 50 Kg