DNS-1660 4U-60 bay 6G 3.5" SAS/SATA JBOD

Ultra-Dense, Cost-effective SAS/SATA JBOD Expansion

The DataON DNS-1660 Ultra-Density 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA JBOD solution enables massive data capacity applications, at a price/performance point per Gigabyte (GB) that meets your fast-moving business requirements. Besides functioning as a standalone external direct attached storage (DAS) JBOD for standard serial attached SCSI (SAS) host connect, With up to 60 3.5” form factor SAS and/or SATA Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) per 4U enclosure, the industry-unique DNS-1660 is an ultra-dense, space and power savings solution.

The DataON DNS-1660 fits nicely into a standard 19” wide, 1m long, 42U rack that easily creates a 30TB/U (w/ 2TB SATA HDDs) data expansion building block that can be zoned to up to four different DAS Hosts. Additional DNS-1660 JBODs can be daisy chained to support deeper storage pools as supported by industry standard SAS HBAs and SAS RAID HBAs

Features

• Ultra Density 4U 60-bay 3.5" 6Gb/sec SAS 2.0 storage enclosure
• Operation with either single I/O controller or dual I/O controller for redundant failove
• Hot-pluggable I/O controller(s) and dual redundant high efficiency power/cooling (APC) modules
• Four SFF-8088 6Gb/sec SAS 2.0 host and expansion connections per SAS I/O Controller
• Up to 60 SAS/SATA HDDs or 120TB capacity (using 2.0TB SAS/SATA HDD)
• Modular design increases product configuration flexibilility
• SAS Point-to-point connectivity isolates drive failures, increasing reliability and fault tolerance, and improving performance
• SAS daisy-chain expansion up to four DNS-1660 JBODs via SFF-8088 SAS cables
• Multiple Drive partitioning/split-bus zoning modes

The DNS-1660 enclosure is heavy and requires assistance when lifting or installing the unit in a rack. A DNS-1660 can weigh up to 240 lbs (109kg) with 60 drives installed. It is recommended that no drives are inserted prior to installing the enclosure in a rack. A forklift or lift table is recommended when installing the DNS-1660 to prevent possible injury.